Pick of the day
Blæc Sunne
Posted by Lille Dante on Thu, 20 Aug 2026
People said the eclipse would be partial. Nothing dramatic. Nothing like the total ones he had seen on television, viewed from foreign deserts or mountaintops. There would just be a dimming. A bite taken out of the sun. Enough to make the morning feel strange, perhaps. But not enough to stop him going about his day.
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Problems with time. Chapter 8.
Posted by Eric Marsh on Thu, 20 Aug 2026
Chapter Eight.Out of Time.
A group of weary travellers sat near the hearth, clay mugs in hand, talking quietly. As Calizone passed them, she caught a few fragments of their conversation.
“…King Haldan won’t like it, not after last winter’s taxes…”
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Features
Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point
Chosen by marandina:
It’s been so good to see rain again this week! As ever, it’s been a privilege reading all the stories and poems posted. Thank you to everyone who contributed.
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Excavatum: A Northern Folk Story, 1953 by Sean McNulty, Available on Amazon NOW
I'm delighted to announce that Excavatum: A Northern Folk Story, 1953 by our very own Sean McNulty is available to order on Amazon now.
It was originally posted on ABCTales so I've already enjoyed it and can 100% recommend!
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Our Story and Poem of the Month for July, very kindly chosen by Mark Say:
Story of the Month
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Son of September by SoulFire77 - Available for Pre-order!
I'm very pleased to announce that J. Oliver Padgett who writes on ABCTales as SoulFire77 has a new book coming out. Here's what he says:
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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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Picks of the Month
Clearing Out
Posted by maudsy on Sun, 12 Jul 2026
How do you unpick a life?
A Silver Spoon?
A Stanley Knife?
A riddle rewritten eighty times
A code of unsolved
Synaptic rhymes
Ten pairs of pants stuffed in a drawer
All large, all beige
And never worn
A hundred pairs of sports socks stabled
In wicker baskets
Each one labelled
Who never ran nor joined a gym
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The Way We Heard: Three Coins In The Fountain (1954) (Pt.1)
Posted by airyfairy on Tue, 21 Jul 2026
A family in the aftermath of events.
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