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.
…invigilator was at it again, distracting me with her silly talks of making sure our student ID numbers, course code and title were correctly written on the cover of the answer booklet. She smiled at my desperation, thinking it was funny. Her smile accentuated her ugly red lipstick and shifted her…
By Benjamin Nambu
Read More…missed his late mother and the chicken and jollof rice she used to prepare on Christmas day while he played in the sand with his friends. He remembered the excitement on his face as he tried new Christmas clothes in his room and went out to show it to his…
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreWhat seems to be the perfect…
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…Kathleen O’Brien walked through a narrow cobblestone passage way to St. Brigid’s Church. She hated walking by Sully’s Bar with its overpowering stench of booze and abundance of seedy characters hanging around but she was late for services…
By Nancy Richy
Read MoreListen to the story things…
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…morning. I opened the front door, as I do every day, to bring in the fresh milk for breakfast. This time was a handbill stuck under the glass bottle with writing on it: Household liquidation. I read the note quickly, while I was brewing coffee for breakfast. After coffee, I got…
By Sugar de Santo
Read More…unusually cold morning for a Midsummer Day. A day it had been predicted that a giant stone would crush into planet Earth. Many people claimed they didn't believe the prediction. They said it wasn't the first time astronauts had predicted such an…
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreA creative writing classroom exercise…
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…when the monster lost energy, the aristocratic royal Prince drank Gatorade before defeating the enemy. The End,” Becky Sue recited her paper and waited for supportive friendly applause. After hearing the proper sendoff, she took her…
By Marc OBrien
Read MoreWitnessed the plane crash of music legend
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…and I was an awkward fourteen years old. The Old Man and I had just spent the weekend at the cottage in Adams County Wisconsin winterizing the place. All water lines were thoroughly drained and blown out to eliminate any water they might…
By Judge Santiago Burdon
Read MoreIt was a cold dismal night…
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…love me later slinky black dress. She watched him standing in the parking lot of The Soviet Union bar under an umbrella, with red neon lights blaring like some angry army. Noah had been waiting nearly an hour for God to come with the…
By D.A. Helmer
Read MoreEven the most perfect relationship…
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…was alive with people enjoying one of their famous dinner parties. When he closed his eyes he could hear their friends discussing politics, movies, the crazy tenants on the 2nd floor….and the sound of her spirited…
By Nancy Richy
Read MoreA journey in life.
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…walks along, the long darkened path, a flash of light strikes as rain begins to fall. 'The storm is coming'. His eyes look around the dark clouds up above in search of…
By Jordan Howat
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