Tag: Writing
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DELAYED
They had been waiting for three hours in the airport terminal. The departure boards were full of yellow-highlighted rectangles reading ‘DELAYED.’ The fog looked thicker than ever out the window. The children were climbing on the seats again. ‘Joe get down from there and let go of your sister,’ Claire said. The kids ignored her. Pete…
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CHASING PAPER DRAGONS
Lucas finished folding the paper dragon and added it to the pile in the middle of the empty room. Three hundred and sixty-five paper dragons. Three hundred and sixty-five days since he had last chased the dragon. A whole year clean. Three hundred and sixty-five days since Angie had chased the dragon too hard and…
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TOKYO STORY
Shūkichi and Tomi waved to their son and daughter as they got into the taxi ‘A pleasant visit,’ Tomi said to her husband when they were on the train back to Onomichi in the countryside. ‘They are both doing well in their careers.’ ‘Hai,’ Shūkichi nodded. ‘And such a lovely apartment they live in. So high up.’…
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FADING STAR
Olivia Hildebrand drained the bottle of beer. She took a long drag on a cigarette and stubbed it out on her expensive Armani dress. She tripped, one of her Gucci heels had broken, and landed on the ground. She looked up at the Hollywood sign looming brightly over her. ‘This is how it ends then.’ She stared at her…
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FIRST DATE
Walking down the brightly-lit street, Darryl took Victoria’s arm in his. The evening couldn’t have gone any better. Dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant where the conversation and wine had flowed. His month’s wage had just covered the bill. Now he was beside this elegant woman. Her skin flawless, hair dark and straight, eyes deep and…
Iain Kelly 