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.
Colonel Hank Reed hated to abandon the horses, but…
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…hated to abandon the horses, but could he risk soldiers’ lives to save a herd of horses? The decision was above his pay grade. Reed knew his old Virginia polo buddy, George Patton, commander of the Third Army in Europe, was the only one…
By Pete Black
Read MoreWhile on a motor trip, Malcolm comes up with what he thinks is a foolproof way to kill his wife.
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…had wanted to kill his wife for a long time, but only recently had Malcolm figured out the best way to do it. Poison? No, too detectable. Ditto for guns, knives, baseball bats, or a tumble down the basement stairs. In the movies the cops always figured these things out. No, Malcolm needed another method, one…
By Anita G. Gorman
Read MoreA Poignant Cry of a Wronged Soul
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…told them that she started bleeding due to him. They told her she shouldn’t have been there at that time of the night. She was a young woman. From a good family. She should have known better. She had a life ahead of her. She should have been…
By Ranjit Kulkarni
Read MoreAfter being trapped while welcoming the new year…
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…had passed since Poppa and Momma found themselves in a controlled situation when a wintry disturbance picked the holiday time to pay a visit. Today young Paulie waited outside the cabin he occupied on the cruise ship that sailed up the river enroute to the port occupied by the other…
By Marc OBrien
Read More…vividly remembers her first day at work in Central Library all those years ago. I suppose you are wondering precisely how long ago that was, but instead I will tell you only that she was an eager young lady fresh out of college and a dedicated follower of the current fashions. Of short skirts, horn-rimmed specs and towering high…
By Laira-Marie G.
Read MoreAfter 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
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