Pick of the day
Story of the week
Poem of the week
Fifty-One Empty Places at the Dinner Table
Posted by Turlough on Sun, 22 Jun 2025
Who can sleep while the genocide goes on in Gaza? Certainly not me.
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Story and Poem of the Month
Our Story and Poem of the Month for May, very kindly chosen by Di_Hard:
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'Dead Reckoning' by Philip Whiteland. Out Today!
For all Archibald and Josiah fans (and I know we have many on ABCTales), I'm very pleased to announce that Dead Reckoning by Philip Whiteland is available today in paperback and can be ordered with this link:
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Saltburn by Drew Gummerson - Out Now! Link to buy plus a review
I'm very pleased to announce that Saltburn, by our very own Drew Gummerson is out now and available to buy here:
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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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Picks of the Month
Triumphant Folly In The Park
Posted by skinner_jennifer on Thu, 01 May 2025
My Thoughts Dear diary...
Embodiment of esteemed antiquity
delivered through energetic spring;
dappled light emerges in resolution
where trembling leaves are displayed;
Imagine! Entranced, anticipating
poem befitting of this moment,
constant surroundings stand test
of time...blissfully I'm aware.
There's no topple transpiring,
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The Fish on the Hill
Posted by Turlough on Wed, 07 May 2025
My April, the first of two parts, and restricted to 100 words per day so that I can’t be accused of banging on about it.
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