Tag: Writing

• PLAGUE

  

  Angie came running in with her prisoner trapped inside the jar. ‘Look what I got, Mum.’ Mum was too busy scrubbing dust out of the clothes. ‘Look what I caught, Dad.’ Dad was too busy in the barn, shoeing the horse. Angie sat on the stoop. ‘Not one of them is interested.’ She watched the…

  Iain Kelly

  08/03/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  creative writing, Crops, family, Farm, Farmers, Farming, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Insects, literature, Locusts, Plague, Short Story, story, Writing, writing prompt

• THE PIANIST’S SET LIST

  A typical midweek night in the hotel bar. The usual collection of travelling business men and insipid locals. I stuck to the set list, occasionally adding a meagre jazz interlude. Gwen was sitting at the bar. Her cheap perfume stank the place out, the attempt at an alluring red dress screamed desperation. By eleven it was deserted. Behind…

  Iain Kelly

  06/03/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story

  Bar, creative writing, crime, Death, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, hotel, literature, mood piece, murder, noir, pianist, piano, prostitute, set list, setlist, Short Story, story, town, Writing, writing prompt

• Interview With Ian Kelly

  Originally posted on Mandibelle16: Goodmorning and welcome to my biweekly interview series. Today I have the honor of sharing with you the writing and blog of Ian Kelly. He’s a talented guy who has recently published a book of short stories. You can find Ian’s blog here: Ian Kelly Writing. Credit: Ian Kelly   1. Hi…

  Iain Kelly

  06/03/2017

  creative writing, Interview, Literature

  blog, blogger, blogging, collected sketches, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Interview, Writing, writing process

• OBSESSION

  I watch the fire fading in the chiminea, poking at the dying embers with a stick. Three in the morning and the party was winding down. Everyone else had gone inside half an hour ago. Beth had gone inside, with Daniel’s arm draped round her shoulders. I wish it could have been me in Daniel’s…

  Iain Kelly

  05/03/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Sunday Photo Fiction

  chiminea, creative writing, dark, disturbed, Fiction, Flash Fiction, hammer, jealousy, Knife, literature, murder, obssession, party, pathological, psychological, psychopath, revenge, Short Story, stalker, story, Sunday Photo Fiction, torture, violence, Writing, writing prompt

• BLOODHOUND LAW

  The steamboat Yellowstone sat at the dock. The new boat for the American Fur Company was due to depart up the Mississippi later that day. Grafton Edgefield looked out between wooden planks. He hadn’t eaten since he’d arrived in St. Louis three days ago. His clothes were in pieces, his bare feet shredded. He’d avoided the slave…

  Iain Kelly

  04/03/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, What Pegman Saw

  action, America, bloodhound law, bloodhounds, creative writing, drama, escape, Fiction, Flash Fiction, grafton edgefield, historical fiction, history, literature, mississippi, mississippi river, river, Short Story, slave catchers, slavery, st. louis, steamboat, story, underground railway, What Pegman Saw, Writing, writing prompt