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.
…thank you so much for joining us on the radio, this afternoon. You are the author of twelve novels, each one about family life. The books have a warmth, a charm about them. My first question is one I’m sure you must be asked all the time. Are your books inspired by your own…
By Chris Platt
Read MoreHolding on, until you can’t hold on…
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…the camera lens, as I press the shutter to take the picture.
The picture I find inspiration in. The angle I use deliberately, for the best lighting.
The sun light penetrating through the branches of the…
By Jade McQueen
Read MoreFor too long this kitty …
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…poison didn’t work, he saw it in his soup before it could dissolve. My owner still thinks that somebody is after him, he told his girlfriend it's probably Jake, his girlfriend’s ex. My owner still doesn't suspect me, and why would he? Nobody suspects the…
By Dylan Kollus
Read More…need for a child penetrated every atom of Mama Boa's soul. She and Papa Boa got together in love and devotion. She prayed and cried and promised anything God might desire. Still, she remained barren. There was no meaning to her life. Her connection with Papa Boa wasn’t enough of a draw to stay…
By Aviva Derenowski
Read More…weeks after Haley Lovell’s third birthday, her dad buckled her into her car seat outside the old Milford post office, kissed her forehead, and stepped backward into traffic. He never closed Haley’s door, and the utility van that smashed into him also managed to catch the…
By Tommy Vollman
Read MoreA janitor buys a …
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…had never bought a lottery ticket before. Some of his friends bought tickets all the time, and occasionally they would win something: a dollar or two, or even ten dollars. Edward didn't think that any of them were ahead of the…
By Anita G. Gorman
Read MoreNear the end of the 1965 college football…
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…to your grandmother?” asked SMU football coach Hayden Fry. Jerry LeVias responded, “The line was busy.” The game with TCU was 10 minutes from kickoff, but Fry had made a promise. He borrowed a quarter from a band member and the two of them placed a call on a payphone under the stands to Ella LeVias in…
By Pete Black
Read More…pulled into the nursing home carpark, wondering how this afternoon’s visit would go. The doctors said his elderly father has all kinds of medical conditions, but to Jim, it was just that Jack was old. He was in his eighties, and was often confused and forgetful. He would sometimes ask Jim if he’d had a good holiday. Jim would calmly explain that he hadn’t been…
By Chris Platt
Read More…packed the last of the clothes shopping in the boot of his car. It had been another productive shopping trip at the Trafford Centre. He and his wife, Phoebe, liked nothing more than spending a weekend afternoon going round the shopping mall, treating themselves to designer clothes. And why not? They could afford it, well, not exactly, but then, wasn’t that what…
By Chris Platt
Read MoreDue to the fear of being invaded…
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…were mounting inside the cottage house sitting on the Borderline Farm property which acted as the residency to a family who generations long ago took charge. Despite the warm summer temperature outside Paulie wanted to escape the heat and decided to head out looking for adventure in the…
By Marc OBrien
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