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.
"Oh, what's the fuss? We…
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…hard to picture Hippos on the lam. They don't have the lean hard physique typical of fugitives. Although they can run very fast. I don't…
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreModern machines never…
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…what the barefoot Rastaman at the electronic repair shop said to me. I had brought in my old fax machine for repair. “How long you have this Mon”? I said, “Oh, I don’t know, maybe nine or…
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreWhen embellishment is…
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…like the musical sound of this word. It's not quite onomatopoeia, but there…
By K. L. Shipley
Read More…are overviews of whatever is being generalized. Specifics are not useful until they’re recognized as part of a pattern. A pattern of similar, yet, disparate events produces the possibility…
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreI recently turned 17. With the number…
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…said that there is a fine line between being alone and loneliness. One is filled with self-content, whereas the other a stark, constant reminder of the lack thereof. The former implies that your company is sought after only if I value it greater…
By Ishani Manvi
Read MoreSophistication, even at its…
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…words, with strained relations. They are words often at odds with each other, but bound by lineage, nonetheless. The Greeks of the Classic Age had varying views of Sophia. For some, she was the goddess of wisdom. For others, it was…
By K. L. Shipley
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