Abstract Writings is a collection of short stories written by Terry Persun through the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Many of these stories have been published by small, idependent magazines and university publications. The stories vary in length from short, flash fiction pieces of fewer than 500 words, to longer stories of several thousand words. They have been collected here for the first time. Written in a variety of genre styles from science fiction and horror to mainstream and literary, the strangest stories are often the most imaginative, and this collection has its share of strange stories. Overall, the stories have been collected so that there is a place for people to come and enjoy new and old stories by this author of varying styles. - Terry Persun is a five-time award winner, an Amazon bestselling author, and a well respected novelist and poet. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.