The Abstract Art Gallery
A writing gallery created by writers from around the world. From poetry to song lyrics, from essays to entire novels and short stories.
…anyone heard of the attack was when word went around that something was happening at the university library. That was all the text messages and social media posts said. Something was happening. Details were always sketchy at the start of …
By Chris Platt
Read More…night, I heard voices when I slept. I thought I was losing it, something sick. A few months ago, my brother, Darren, split this world for another life. I’d left no tear wasted. When I got the news, I couldn’t bear to carry…
By Andy Cooper
Read More…approached the couple perusing the samples in kitchen showroom. He straightened his tie, and adjusted his cuff-links, before giving them his most…
By Chris Platt
Read MoreA Mysterious Explorer …
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Wearing gloves, scarfs and hats, the three kids enjoyed final crystal placid lake winter…
By Marc OBrien
Read MoreYou’re hopeless…
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…you never notice anything. We were roosted there, minding are own business, then click, click, click. that lady started clicking…
By K. L. Shipley
Read More…wheeled her bicycle out of the garage. Out on the street, she peddled her bike along as quickly as she could. She was running late for work. The management weren’t too strict but she didn’t want to push her luck. She had slept in…
By Chris Platt
Read More… about Jesus at a megachurch, but after her husband died four years back from headlights that crossed the center lane, the wind in her faith fell flat. Those around her prayed she’d come out of the slump the devil devised with an empty tomb in her…
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreDinner time rings the bell…
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…a big joke to everyone,” exclaimed Paulie while tending the fields, commentary catching the Zebra’s attention, “one way, I am this royal highness figure born into a special life with all things planned out, and all I have to do is stand here in the field watching the Zebra…
By Marc OBrien
Read More…wife shook him gently by the shoulder to wake him. Ray sat up in bed. Ellen was beside him, a look of concern on her …
By Chris Platt
Read More… the owner of Carter’s Auto Salvage, Danny Lee Carter, spiked his wife’s and two tot’s supper Coca-Colas with crushed-up Ambien tablets, then dragged their somnolent bodies from the…
By CraigE
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