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.
After years of looking over the convent…
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…years of looking over the wall at the filth and poverty in the streets beyond, she could no longer ignore what she saw. She resigned as principal of St. Mary’s High School for girls to work with the poor. She knew it wouldn’t be easy, but she had no idea just how difficult and discouraging the work would…
By Pete Black
Read More…pulled into his street. He was so glad it was Friday. It had been a hard week at the office. He yanked his tie loose a couple of inches as he neared his house. He slowed down as he saw the row of vehicles parked over the road from his house. There were removal vehicles, cars and transit vans. People, mostly wearing tracksuits, were unloading furniture and cardboard boxes and taking them into the…
By Chris Platt
Read More…age with it, while it consumes you until you become love again. Arjun who just turned 40, has lost all the playfulness of his youth. One fine evening after returning from the office while looking for his scotch in the almirah, he glimpsed upon a half-burnt letter which dated 20 years back. He was shattered to a flashback of events as at that time he was so scared…
By Anagh Datta
Read MoreMaxwell loses his job and learns something new about the world.
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…was a sad day when Maxwell Zetterberg lost his job. The boss had called him just after lunch. "Max, come into my office…
By Anita G. Gorman
Read More…drummed his fingers impatiently on the glass counter as he waited for the store owner to appear with the monthly payment. People called it protection money, the law labelled it demanding money with menaces, but as far as Tony was concerned, the money the firm collected was like paying insurance. Bars, shops and bookmakers, paid so that bad things didn’t happen to…
By Chris Platt
Read MoreJackie, there's virtually nobody on our…
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…the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers was deeply concerned that there were no black players in major league baseball. He knew baseball needed to change, but he knew it would be challenging to break the color barrier. He was willing to take the risk. Rickey’s challenge: to find…
By Pete Black
Read MoreAll The Christmas Secrets Have Been Unwrapped…
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…young Paulie ran out the front porch door to his designated spot in the carriage. He made sure the wrapping paper that disguised the true contents underneath the Christmas tree was thrown away. Now the decorative scene revealed a fresh image but had the same festive photogenic picture despite no…
By Marc OBrien
Read MoreYoung Paulie is giving the unevitable task…
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…the lovely Gratitude Day dinner served under the sun’s guidance Paulie was informed that the in laws were to return in a couple of weeks for the festive party that his family held every December 24th. Before all the guests departed, they were giving a small piece of paper. Paulie’s handwritten message…
By Marc OBrien
Read MorePartly fact, shrouded in fiction.
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…had turned ten, just eleven days before that fateful car ride home. We were coming back from Big Daryl’s annual Chrysler dealership Christmas party. My dad was a salesman there, Big Daryl my Uncle. I spent my childhood surrounded by hemi engines and Alcoholic men. That night I got into the car and fell…
By C.L. Norby
Read MoreWere writers and artists somehow reaching from beyond the grave to complete their work?
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…Why don’t we just say it in plain English’”. “Chris explains, we checked it out with six different focus groups. 80% thought the Latin phrase was intriguing, catchy, and more likely to attract attention than the other fifty phrases they were asked to evaluate. They also thought Latin sounded more important…
By K. L. Shipley
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