Iain Kelly's Blog, page 52

LONELINESS

The wind howled round the lighthouse. Jackson looked up at the bright beam as it circled round, shielding his eyes from the driving rain. Satisfied that all was in order he went back inside. He took off his soaked oilskin jacket and walked up the staircase to his bed. The relief wouldn’t be able to … Continue reading LONELINESS

Book Review: A Justified State

Originally posted on pensitivity101:
I enjoy Iain’s posts and so ordered my copy from Amazon which arrived last week. Our main characters are Danny, a State Cop grieving the loss of his family, Gabriella our assassin and Phillips, a Secret Service guy. The book gives good descriptions of a world in the not so distant…

Meet Guest Author – Iain Kelly…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
‘Write about what you know’ – it’s the advice author after author and book after book tells you when you’re starting out. Well, what if all you know is pretty humdrum and ordinary? I’ve never travelled much, I’ve never had a family tragedy or a…

HIS DAILY PERAMBLE

The first snow of the winter arrived. He looked out at the path and the fields, transformed, covered in a smooth white cowling. This might be the last time he would see such a sight, the pure untrodden blanket, but he’d thought that every winter for the last decade and still he soldiered on. Each … Continue reading HIS DAILY PERAMBLE

FAMILY REMAINS

After Dad had passed away, it fell to Dave to empty out the family home. In the garden shed, Dave looked at the collection of oil cans. There was no use for them now and they weren’t worth anything. He picked up one and opened the lid. There wasn’t oil inside, it was something else. … Continue reading FAMILY REMAINS

THE VISIT

We were still heading away from the private beach, the staff on the sand were dots in the distance. ‘Shouldn’t we turn back now, Dad?’ He only smiled and carried on rowing, ‘Just a little further.’ Should I be panicking? This wasn’t some mad attempt at reaching another country, was it? ‘I’ve had enough, Dad. … Continue reading THE VISIT

WOMAN ‘PROVES’ NESSIE EXISTS

“Man ‘Definitely’ Saw Aliens!” “Doctor ‘Heals’ With Touch Alone!” “Scientists ‘Travel’ Back In Time!” The Editor-in-Chief threw the papers across the room as he spat out each headline. “It would be nice, just once, to have a front page that was genuine and didn’t require quotation marks for legal reasons.” “Remember we did try that, … Continue reading WOMAN ‘PROVES’ NESSIE EXISTS

HIDDEN

She sneaked away from the rest of the group as they splashed around in the water. ‘Come on, Alice,’ beckoned her friends. It was not often they got the opportunity to enjoy the sunshine by the river. Enthusiasm had got the better of one, then two, and soon all their clothes lay in a pile … Continue reading HIDDEN

UNITED IN LOVE

‘Meet me at our favourite spot,’ she wrote two weeks ago. Today was the appointed time. She sat by the river watching the water rushing along, mirroring the tumult in her heart. Here they had first fallen in love, before circumstance and war had torn them apart. She lay on the grass, listening to the … Continue reading UNITED IN LOVE

FIRST SNOW

Agnes loves Christmas. As soon as they finish forking out a small mountain of sweets to the trick-or-treaters at Halloween, Agnes starts her Christmas build-up. It starts small. A few ‘extra’ items in the supermarket shop: a decoration here; a little snack food there. Then wrapping paper, cards, presents. Before November is out, Archie is … Continue reading FIRST SNOW