Pick of the day
Story of the week
Sean Happens.
Posted by celticman on Wed, 20 Mar 2024
‘Yer little friends are no so little noo,’ said Auntie Evie. She was skinny, dark haired and exhausted looking, but not as exhausted look as my mum.‘No,’ murmured Sean.
He’d been scratching a face into Plasticine. He knew what would happen next. His Auntie Evie would try and tickle and kiss him. He didn’t like being tickled or kissed by her, especially as she smelled funny and her face was scratchy.Read more
Poem of the week
The Moon Maiden
Posted by marandina on Wed, 20 Mar 2024
This poem is based on a Japanese folktale about a childless couple – a bamboo cutter and his wife – who are given an infant by the Moon Maiden. It is an ancient tale of love and loss.
The Moon Maiden
Cherry blossom strung
like curtains across Fuji,
crimson clouds,
petals skittering on
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Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point
Story and Poem of the Week, and Inspiration Point 22 March 2024Posted by Ewan
Some very good writing indeed this week. Give yourselves a pat on the back for making this job as difficult as ever.
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Our Story and Poem of the Month for February, very kindly chosen by marandina:
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Beastie: A gritty and hard hitting novel set in 1970's Scotland by Jack O'Donnell (ABCTales celticman). Out Now!
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A gritty and hard hitting novel set in 1970's Scotland.
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Picks of the Month
An Octopus Picks Litter at the End of the World
Posted by MistakenMagic on Sat, 03 Feb 2024
A serrated bottle cap. A triangle of green glass.
These are unusual shells: strange, immortal tools
that she collects during a morning’s foraging.
The ring pull from a tin can slides over one tentacle tip
like the closing of a trap, but still she swims onwards,
a chameleon umbrella, shimmering like an oil spill.