Pick of the day

This poem is called GLOSS

I returned home , the place of my birth 

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Story of the week

Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Mother's Day

Another extract from the final draft (still in progress) of my memoir of my time as my mother's full-time carer at the end of her life.
 
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Poem of the week

Prospecting

Something glimmers.

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Features

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by airyfairy.

Amongst some thoroughly absorbing reads this week, two stood out for me from the moment I read them.

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Story and Poem of the Month

Our Story and Poem of the Month for September - very kindly chosen by onemorething:

 

Picks of the Month for September:

 

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Bloody Scotland - Update!

As you know, our very own celticman - Jack O'Donnell - was star of the show at Bloody Scotland which is Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival. Here's what happened in his own words:

 

Bloody Scotland, 14th September 2024

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Mr Martinez by Ewan Lawrie - Out Now!

I'm very pleased to announce that Ewan Lawrie's new novel, Mr Martinez has just been published!

You can order it here on Amazon:

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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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Bee's Journey

Picks of the Month

Undertow

Buried in your riverbed

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HALF PAST THE MONKEY'S MOON - RELOJANDO CRONICOS

The first in a Time-Travel collection that imagines the most disruptive technology of all. Digging up the past to judge our predecessors is nothing new. A hardboiled detective undertakes an...

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