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.
The physics of quantum…
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…beyond explanation are often thought to be magic, or miracle, or some other force outside normality. Scientists with knowledge of quantum physics aren’t inclined to think magic, miracles…
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreMagic is the word of choice...
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... title of song by the Lovin’ Spoonful in 1965. The magic they were singing about was less of the occult and more of the festival. It was about good-time-groovy-freeing-you...
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreFocus on individual...
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...a rough game for rough boys. It reduces the historic struggle for wealth and power to simple clarity: Climb to the top of the hill: Knock down the reigning...
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreThoughtful design could easily...
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... most everyone who has ever used a computer will remember the awkwardness of first contact. It’s not so much the complexity as it is the obscurity. The words on the ribbon display appear to be in English, but their ...
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreInside it was a magic...
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...Saturday afternoon no matter what was showing. I didn’t have to walk any further than the end of my street. Saturday matinees included cartoon, newsreel, and two full-length feature films ...
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreSeparation by time...
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...often discovers in another’s writings other perfections
than those which the author has consciously imparted to them,
and lends to them a richer meaning...
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreAntiques have all suffered...
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...like watching Antiques Roadshow. Unlike most TV shows, It’s calm. The pace is slow. The presentation is free of the usual TV drama. Experts examine all sorts of items brought in by local...
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreCorrupt the leaders...
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...is most effective when the manipulator is silent, invisible, and better yet, widely believed to be...
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreShouldn't a fundamental…
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…something like that. I think the original in Isaiah 5:13 was, "are destroyed", rather than, "perish". The meaning is the same. I can't help thinking a lot of people these days don't have enough knowledge…
By K. L. Shipley
