The House I live in. True Stories, BBC 4, directed by Eugene Jarecki.

Deceiving and conceiving, what’s the difference? I thought about this as I watched this slow moving chain of destruction, called The War Against Drugs by Nixon, wreaking havoc across America. Ginsberg’s Howl does not do it justice, because there is none, not for poor people. At first viewing this looks about race, the demonization of the non-white population. This was graphically shown, time and again, by a mandatory sentencing policy that even...

The Non-Sensical Adventures of Scrump 5

scrump goes on holiday

Put Your Hands Straight Through Me

My fingers spread like they should but whether or not they’re mine is debatable. My limbs exist like a clutter of heavy weather above the streets of a dim and faceless city.

that boy is trouble

I'm captive by trouble and i love it.

Army Brat

A friend's experience prompts ruminations on this most unique of human animal.

A Mistaken Goal

A Mistaken Goal P K Routray Money is the power to own, to fall in to its pitfalls, always the man is prone. It is our love and aspiration ‘To accumulate it’ is a man’s passion.

Should You Really Have Shaved That Thing?

That is the question.

I'm a teen writer..who is a teen...

I'm new to this site. Yes, I am starting out like this. I have always loved writing, but never found a site to share. Thanks ABC tales, for letting me take a chemical waste-dump of my technicolor and intricately broken yarn-ball of a mind into your welcoming arms. I guess I hope to gain some sort of weird feeling of gratuity when I look to see how many people have "read" my stories, although most probably stop and go. It's ok, that's why I have...

To Venus, greatest of all the Gods

There is no god more mighty than gentle Aphrodite; Jupiter’s bolts may pound but our hearts make more sound; Diana has her snares but none, to love, compare and brighter than Apollo

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