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.
…checks his MyChart app for the third time today. He hates having to log back in with his thumbprint every time, but he needs the results. Three days ago he got a sore throat. Then came the sniffles. His wife Cassandra says it's probably seasonal allergies, but he uses raw local honey in his daily green tea, even through the…
By Clayton M. Davis
Read MoreThe Hair Fairy is the story I needed…
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Abigail would brush her hair for hours and hours, and STILL, the tangles remained. She stared at her reflection in the mirror and…
By Ruth Wilson
Read MoreWhen Laura started across…
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“You are to pay special attention to those who by accident of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with…
By Pete Black
Read MoreCan you miss someone you have never met?
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…the cold north, there was an artist, she lived in a three-story glass tower of windows and bright light—with space for an easel and a desk to write. Her home was pleasant, better than most had it. It had what she needed but…
By Sabrina Lindsay
Read More…was dog tired as he punched the timeclock for the umpteenth time. He had worked at the same paper plant for over 30 years. It was Friday. He looked forward to going home, avoiding the wife who seemed to hate everything about him, grabbing his fishing gear and heading to his honey hole. Yes, that was the…
By Joe S. Thomas
Read MoreIrene's mother issues a…
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…Irene's mother was dying, she established some rules. "Irene, when I die, you will of course bury me in the Ashleyville Cemetery. You will visit every day. I know you will. You're a good daughter, though I can't say you always have been very good. Why you married that guy, I have no idea. At least the two of you produced a cute…
By Anita G. Gorman
Read More…gas tank was full, Josh thought as he punched the steering wheel and simultaneously cranked the motor of the old Dodge pick-up his grandfather had left him when he passed away. He just couldn’t take the home life he’d found himself in lately. He was actually having thoughts of hurting…
By Joe S. Thomas
Read MoreWhen Moses Carver got word...
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…slave traders from Arkansas raided Moses Carver’s plantation at night. They burned the fields and the barn. And they kidnapped Mary, a slave who had lived and worked on the Carver farm for a decade, and her one-week-old…
By Pete Black
Read MoreShared societal trauma can…
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…didn’t want to hear it. She got quiet. So I yelled in the phone, “you still there?” Hahaha! I knew she was. She always acts like she through with me, when I tell her what Charles done done to me. Like she not gon’ be my friend no more. Charles ain’t no saint but I ain’t…
By D.W. Keene
Read MoreThey listen. Some sing along. Some might even think I'm a real cowboy.
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…it easy son. I know you don’t have a license to sell whiskey. I’m not buying whiskey; I’m drinkin’ whiskey. Adds a little extra to the caffeine. If it makes you feel better I’ll keep the flask in my Jacket. “Yeah, well, alright, don’t let the kids…
By K. L. Shipley
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