Pick of the day
What a Waist
Posted by Turlough on Wed, 08 Apr 2026
Eating food is a reason to be cheerful, and the pleasure I get from it is something I’ve attempted to celebrate here in the style of Ian Dury and The Blockheads. If you know their work you could perhaps sing along with my words.
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“The Song From Moulin Rouge”
Posted by Lille Dante on Mon, 30 Mar 2026
Mantovani: 14th to 20th August 1953Read morePoem of the week
A Hungry Bear Doesn’t Dance
Posted by Turlough on Mon, 30 Mar 2026
No bears were harmed in the writing of this poem.
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Story and Poem of the Month
Our Story and Poem of the Month for March, very kindly chosen by Di-Hard:
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New Writing Challenge Alert! Penny's Pass The Story
Penny’s Pass the Story
I’m delighted to introduce our shiny new writing challenge. Our very own Penny4athought will donate $50 to ABCTales if we can finish her story in ten parts.
How it works:
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Want to join ABCTales?
We've had to suspend the automatic joining facility for a while so if you would like to join us please email
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Posting From Your Android Phone - Fixed!
Some of you have been having issues with posting your work using an android phone. Ewan and John our techie have been working really hard to fix this.
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INSIDE ELEPHANT BY CATHERINE POARCH - THE REVIEWS ARE IN!
I am very pleased to announce the publication of 'Inside Elephant' - a delightful and very special collection of poetry by our very own Catherine Poarch.
Published on December 17th, it's available to pre-order now
From Silverwood Books:
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Picks of the Month
Here's to You, Lady Liberty
Posted by Turlough on Fri, 27 Mar 2026
Understanding why Carolina, Harper and I never met in the flesh.
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