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.
Meaning is important, but so too is insinuation and association.
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…many say, "in the gloaming", these days. Too bad. Gloaming is a fine old Scottish word for twilight, with a poetically mystical cadence in its very pronunciation. Glowing and gloaming are linguistic…
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreMove down, move…
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….felt dreadfully puzzled. The Hatter's remark seemed to have no sort of meaning in it, and yet…
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreAunt Maxine never heard…
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…Aunt Maxine has lived her whole life in the simple straightforward manner of children, animals and saints. She is without guile or artifice. She says what she thinks, and she means what…
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreIt was almost too good to be true.
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In 1894 a mysterious collection of erotic poems was published in Paris. They were presented as work…
By K. L. Shipley
Read More…dreams of nuns tell a truth we will never know about ourselves, the builders of Stonehenge. They are the desires that lurk in a secret place that we all share but never discuss…
By Buckspinster
Read MoreForgiveness is the…
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…is a saying much abused - Never apologize. Never explain. A more useful version might be - Always apologize. Never explain. How many times have you heard someone say…
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreInformation is only…
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…differences in reliable remembering between these three modes of telling may be due to the different amount of energy each requires for the remembering. What is said disappears as soon as the…
By K. L. Shipley
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