Tag: writing prompt

• THE TROUBLE WITH CHOICES

  Life’s all about choices. Take diet: instead of the full fat burger, choose the veggie burger. Instead of wine, water. Instead of chocolate, carrot and dip. Everything in moderation. Take exercise: instead of sitting in front of the television, choose getting out for a walk or a run. Take politics: instead of supporting the rich…

  Iain Kelly

  14/01/2021

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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• ONE LAST SHOW

  

  Ultraviolet spotlights checked. Chairs unfolded. The old hall was looking good. Breathe in and get that musty scent. This was where it all started. They had been on quite a journey since then. Now, time for one last show. ‘Okay, open the doors.’ He watched them enter from behind the curtain. In they came, gathered…

  Iain Kelly

  13/01/2021

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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• OPERATION LOCKDOWN

  

  He tried not to tense. Stay relaxed, but focussed. He was sweating in the warm sun, the droplets of moisture ran into his eyes. He blinked them away and carried on. Almost there. He skilfully removed the bone, held between the small tweezers, from the opening in the arm and when he drew the instrument…

  Iain Kelly

  11/01/2021

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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• MODERN WARFARE

  This was war. Storm the capital. Tear down the barricades. Release the hounds of hell. This was his crucible. He would destroy them. Save the country and his people. He was armed and dangerous and ready. He waited for the signal. The signal to war. The message blipped up onscreen: DeathDestroyer23452 has signed in. ‘Yo,…

  Iain Kelly

  09/01/2021

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, weekend writing prompt

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• CONSTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE

  I don’t mean to interfere, but people tell me that I do. Frequently. It’s just a habit, I guess. Sometimes it’s just taking an interest or offering advice or offering an opinion. Other times I interfere more directly. Like when I saw that guy shouting abuse at his girlfriend in the street. Or when that…

  Iain Kelly

  08/01/2021

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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