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.
Young boy and family fend off Valentine's Vampires
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…is here again at the old Comet Mall. Hey, howdy, chill to see y’all again for the returning Comet Mall shoppers. And welcome to all those who pulled off the interstate for lunch or that damn car light that needs a new bulb. Remember a Comet Shopper never…
By Alex Almeida
Read MoreAnimals and dating drama
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…a thin film of snow covering the meadow and every inch on the farm. Almost everyone was outside playing in the snow. The calves were, spending some of their last moments on the farm, rolling around in the snow covered hill. The temperature was just right for these activities. Soon these youngins would be…
By Alex Almeida
Read MoreGirl Scouts go camping.
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…I was ten my girl scout troop, all decked in green and satchels, waved to our clustered parents. I remember the smiles, and what appeared to be tears as our long yellow school bus drove away. We were leaving for the whole weekend. Our homework from school was finished or put off indefinitely. We sang…
By Alex Almeida
Read MoreAnimals on the menu
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…Goose had ended up on the menu is anyone's guess. Everything was going great. The trip down came off without a hitch. They made it to Miami in time for their cousins White party (When all the swans gather together to hook-up by the ocean). The city was beautiful all decorated for the holidays. And the weather…
By Alex Almeida
Read MoreYoung female starting on a journey to find her place in the world
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…walked along the outdoor mall of stores that included her personal favourites, Starbucks
and The Gap. She wore her usual beat up jeans and a NASA tee shirt from Target. She
remembered splurging on the tee shirt because she loved NASA. Typically, she would have…
By Alex Almeida
Read MoreShort Relationship begins PRIDE weekend
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…day I woke up and she was gone. She had packed what she had at my apartment while I lay sleeping. I'm a heavy sleeper, and I tend to sprawl out. I just like a lot of space. She left sometime after an evening of intense sex. She likes to be in bed by ten on school nights. I even thought things were going o.k., while…
By Alex Almeida
Read MoreA dystopia where women compete in board games to win husbands
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…SEQUENCE OF NEWSPAPER HEADLINES WITH TV MONITOR AUDIO - DAY
A NEWSPAPER photo montage and TV MONITOR VoiceOver of 21st and 22nd Century Viral
infection kills men until only about 1000-1 female to male ratio remains. Men are wanted…
By Alex Almeida
Read MoreQueer youth romance
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…old style Pepsi machine. Coin slot only. The options oscillated between light bulb on and light bulb off. The machined whirred and sputtered out of cadence, and a continuous low hum accompanied. She sighed and swore under her…
By Alex Almeida
Read MoreTeenagers of a small town go head to head with a suspected murderous mayor.
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…night was strangely silent for June. The New Moon made moving near the aft difficult. The pale young man easily lifted the contents of the fishing bucket and tossed it over the edge. He still had a few trips to make down below before the contents of the hidden compartment were completely…
By Alex Almeida
Read MoreWoman seeking new apartment for her and her dog
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…was a mild mid Summer day in Pasadena. The late afternoon sun had begun to produce dazzling reddish orange hues that danced around the quiet neighborhood. Shannon was showing the house, to Kelly, in order to finalize the sale of the house she had lived in for over nine years. Shannon waited to show the Library last on the…
By Alex Almeida
