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.
“1929” is the story of a man who lost his fortune in the stock market crash and with it his…
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…was not an impulsive man. He’d given it a lot of thought—his decision final. He stood atop the Savings and Exchange Bank in the financial district of Los Ange-les. The wide box toes of his oxfords suspended over the roof’s ledge. Ten stories high, with no awning to catch a leg, the sidewalk empty, there would be…
By DC Diamondopolous
Read MoreThe chauffeur of a mysterious limousine takes Marjorie to places where she misbehaved in the past.
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…was in the middle of washing dishes in her tiny kitchen when her smart phone beeped at her. She liked calling it her smart-aleck phone. The beep signaled a new text…
By Anita G. Gorman
Read MoreThe tail-section of the plane broke off on impact and resurfaced about 30 yards…
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…not many Americans who remember the name Arland Williams. Air Florida Flight 90 crewmember Kelly Duncan, and passengers Patricia Felch, Priscilla Tirado, Joseph Stiley and Bert Hamilton will never forget his name, nor the sacrifices he made…
By Pete Black
Read More…men like Dad, they don’t make ‘em anymore. You know what I mean? Kiss wife, through door, sit at desk, dogmatically shuffle wire paperclips for forty-odd…
By Bungler Bill
Read More…decided to become happy, she was not exactly sure how to make that come about. She had often immersed herself in the dregs of misery, and she was acutely aware of the consequences, which were not good at all. Most of the time she felt depressed and hopeless, as did, she noticed, most of…
By Anita G. Gorman
Read MoreA mother and her son hide their emotions on the morning after he moves out to his college hostel
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…he howled from under the blanket. There was no response. He pulled the blanket doubly over his face so that the sound of the alarm doesn’t disturb him. It kept…
By Ranjit Kulkarni
Read More…miss video games. It was a time waster as my mom called it but I definitely had some great times playing even if I was just playing by myself. They were my home away from home. The friends I never had. The family I never had. The lovers I never had. Whatever I was missing. The sounds, the colors, the catchy…
By Cristina Collazo
Read MoreAfter an environmental disaster a leadership family due to land ownership prepare…
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…his youthful age Paulie still fulfilled the obligations to have all the harness leather in the right place when hooking up the Zebra to the family transportation carriage. After making sure everything was secure, he called out, “Momma, Poppa, ready and set to…
By Marc OBrien
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