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.
Budgy learns how to grow…
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…I have been friends since we were born. He lived three doors down. My dad used to say we were thicker than flies; however, no one ever mixed us boys up. He was tall and skinny, with neatly combed black hair; I held onto my baby fat …
By Fay L. Loomis
Read MoreRenowned theatre director Toby Armitage arrived at the play-house just before nine o’clock in the morning. He was handed a cup of coffee and shown through to the auditorium. He removed his silk scarf and found a seat in the middle of the aisle…
By Chris Platt
Read MoreDeath comes in threes. On March 3, 2023, inside Boston’s John P. Bedlow Memorial Hospital, the flatlined trifecta included an atheist, a Muslim, and a…
By CraigE
Read MoreHaving spent over an hour and a half crawling through rush-hour traffic, Pete Winston arrived at the office more fed up than usual. As Pete got to his desk his phone was ringing. Whenever there was a phone call at work it meant there was a …
By Chris Platt
Read More… time I saw her I knew she was the one. I never believed in love at first sight until that moment. That very second, as soon as I saw her, I knew I was hooked. I was on the park for my morning stroll as usual, and she was out for a run. As she rushed by me…
By Chris Platt
Read More… they were suspicious. So, my going there was a gamble. Part of my reason for going there was to gain their …
By Benjamin Nambu
Read More…mother and my very step-mother that were fighting in our compound that caused commotion in the air. Before we knew it, neighbors had appeared and started separating them. We, the children, were little and all we could do…
By Lawal Rasheed
Read More…arrived at the pub just before seven o’clock. He scanned the bar, which was rather quiet as it was a mid-week night, and there was no quiz or football on TV to bring in the crowds. There was no sign of his friend Dean. His friend still might turn up…
By Chris Platt
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