Tag: writing prompt
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DESTINATION
‘Where does it lead?’ ‘Wherever you are supposed to be.’ Kevin peered down the road to where it disappeared, enveloped in a thick cloud of mist. ‘That’s not very reassuring,’ he said. ‘That depends. Where do you think you should be?’ Kevin thought back. He had done some good things, he had done some things…
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OUTPOST
At last a sign that someone was looking for me. I managed to wave my red jacket in the air before I was pulled to the ground. Was it enough for the search plane to see me? It continued flying and disappeared beyond the horizon. Three weeks I’ve been held now, without explanation. The ropes…
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HEATWAVE
The sky is aflame at the end of the day. Another heatwave sweeps over the country. We’re used to them now. Soon it will be monsoon season again and the dust and dirt will be swept away and there will be some green lands. I’ll have a chance to grow some crops. But the sand…
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STOLEN WEEKEND
Hustle and bustle. Amongst it all I sit alone. Many come and go: commuters, tourists, pleasure seekers and shoppers. Smiling faces and laughter, serious looks with purposeful strides, blank expressions and automatic motions: all accumulate into the life of the station. The whistle signals an arrival. Her arrival. Loud squealing brakes and steam fill the…
Iain Kelly 