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.
…world has shifted from too much vibration to no vibration at all. Things have certainly changed in the course of the past few months. Most probably the biggest pandemic of our lifetime has bounded us both physically and socially. Scientific breakthroughs that are somewhat hard to believe are…
By Nikhil Subedi
Read More…do I know about symbolism? I know, that people who find power residing in them, follow them blindly - be it a flag, an emblem or a word - disregarding all reason and dialogue. Anyone opposing their symbols is an enemy, unless of course their enemy is one of yours. Some justify any brutality under their symbol, no…
By ThatOneFinnishGuy
Read MoreThis is a personal belief. The author assumes full responsibility for the content.
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…writers and speakers know the best way to lose an audience is to begin ranting. Regardless of the awareness I am willing to chance your loyalty. I warn you in advance, this is a rant.
“It’s a woman’s body; she has the right to do what she wants with it.” There are at least two…
By Robert L. Scarry
Read More…I last left you in The Writing Life and Other Horrors (2008), I stated that “If you want me, I’ll be in Anza, California writing. Writing to save my life.” Over the last decade, one thing is certain, that being that, apparently, nobody wants me. Not book publishers, not literary agents, not literary magazines, not even friends and family…
By John Krieg
Read More…survivors of verbal and emotional abuse, our thoughts and feelings go much deeper than “politics”— a personal matter that many people understandably prefer not to discuss the many tough issues openly. However, deflection or becoming a constantly heated exchange about which party is more righteous than the other does not help or change anything…
By Jbwriter
Read More…ages between 24 and 35, many people try to live against what's expected of them. The pressure of the desire to have a grand wedding just because a friend had it needs a second thought. Sometimes people rely on huge loans to settle the one day event. Who told you that maybe the resources were borrowed to facilitate the…
By Lucy Boen Chepng'eno
Read MoreThis piece was written in frustration at the ways in which many people, including significantly, those in my workplace, treat suicide and grief.
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…many words are said. So many tears are shed. Relentless rumours beat their dark wings – an unkindness of ravens. Speculation, stage-whispered behind closed doors and thin office walls is painful. Platitudes stick in the throat. They peck at the bereaved. Workplace groups batten down in reproach. The grieving are unfriended, deleted. Work becomes a battleground; a fight to be heard; to still do one’s job with the squeeze of grief shaping a new…
By Lynda Scott Araya
Read More…we understand by "Payola"?
Payola is the practice of bribing someone {Media Stations} in return for the unofficial promotion of a product in the media.
"if a record company spends enough money on payola, it can make any record a hit"
Radio stations now air play songs they are paid for not the ones you want to listen to.
You try to listen to some programs on the radio and each station plays the same songs across all frequency.
We are aware of labels paying radio stations to play their songs, but can we say the majority of those songs…
By HighMarcus
Read MoreUnless you’re a time traveler from the nineteenth century you probably know what a side chick is. According to the ever so (NOT!) reliable urban dictionary a side chick is the millennial word for the ‘other woman’ or ‘mistress’: a female that is neither a male’s wife nor girlfriend who has relations with the male while he is in another relationship. Or like my gossipy neighbour would call it ‘son galan’. Let’s be real here: this side chick phenomenon is prevalent in our society…so much so that there is a desperate need for this small article. So sit down, grab a cuppa and let me tell you about all the nasty realities behind...
By Deluxe Culture
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