Pick of the day

Seven Came to Dinner.

Seven Came to Dinner.

         

Chapter One.

         

A Man of Integrity.

 

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Story of the week

Seven Came to Dinner.

Seven Came to Dinner.
         
Chapter One.
         
A Man of Integrity.
 
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Poem of the week

Stay

The dog came back without the boy.

She came up the road we never take.
The fence-line dogs did not bark for her.
They have always known her.

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Features

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

This week’s picks have been chosen by marandina:

 

Here I am standing in again for onemorething who is indisposed but will be back with you very soon.

 

Some impressive works-in-progress gracing the site at the moment.

 

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'For All We Know We Don't' by Sean McNulty. Out Now! Review by Drew Gummerson

I am very pleased to announce the publication of 'For All We Know We Don't' - a collection of  short stories by our very own Sean McNulty. It's available to order from Amazon here:

 

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Story and Poem of the Month

Our Story and Poem of the Month for April, very kindly chosen by Airyfairy

 

 

 

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“The Way We Heard”: A New Fiction Challenge for ABCtales

 

“The Way We Heard”: A New Fiction Challenge for ABCtales

This new fiction challenge is sponsored by Cerasus who will donate £100 to ABCtales if all the criteria are met.

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Bee's Journey

Picks of the Month

After You'd Gone

After you'd gone, sometimes we would wake

and find you still there

in the favourite chair,

in the dust-ridden front room

alive with the sunlight streaming in.

And we would speak in surprise,

asking where had you been.

But you could do nothing 

but stare through the cathedral beams

of the morning sun

that magnified your presence.

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Bron-33

Continued from Chapter 32: Bron-32 | ABCtales

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