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.
Antiques 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
The deepest sort of…
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…lack of money. Isn’t it as simple as that?
I don’t think so.
Poverty is more a state of mind…
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreIn the tapestry of my life…
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…navigating the intricacies of life without the presence of two parents, the letter ‘S’ not only symbolizes the essence of ‘single’ but also…
By Ariana Cheatham
Read MoreIt was devastating…
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After 40-some years of hanging out on the planet it finally occurred to me to wonder where I came from. I knew…
By K. L. Shipley
Read More…you wait so long for something, go through a lot while you wait, and while you contemplate giving up, it arrives. Spectacular. And you feel grateful you never gave in. The feeling, the sense of pride…
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreGold will always be…
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… can’t be done. Gold can be only formed from exploding stars. But not just any stars, only stars thirty times larger than our own star, the…
By K. L. Shipley
Read More…child in my class walked up to me and told me that he spotted me walking to school and he told his dad to pick me up in their car but his father said they were late and the stop would delay them…
By Benjamin Nambu
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