Pick of the day
last orders at 'the weekend dad'
Posted by JupiterMoon on Fri, 22 Aug 2025
last orders at ‘the weekend dad’
she’ll be home now
the back bedroom
with the coloured lights you put up
as you sit uncleared
screwed up serviettes
dregs of a coke float
and a side of misunderstandings
you were there
fourteen years ago
when she arrived
red and gasping
dutiful
rasping panic
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A Tale Of Four Stones
Posted by Lille Dante on Wed, 20 Aug 2025
“This is Gaza,” she said. “This is Kyiv. This is London.”Read morePoem of the week
last orders at 'the weekend dad'
Posted by JupiterMoon on Fri, 22 Aug 2025
last orders at ‘the weekend dad’
she’ll be home now
the back bedroom
with the coloured lights you put up
as you sit uncleared
screwed up serviettes
dregs of a coke float
and a side of misunderstandings
you were there
Read more
Features
Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point
Posted by onemorething.
Picks of the Week, this week, go to two pieces that are both brilliantly written and also very moving.
Poem of the Week is JupiterMoon's last orders at 'the weekend dad'.
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One Night At Kedasi by Ashton Macaulay: Review!
I'm very pleased to announce that One Night At Kedasi by Ashton Macaulay will be out on September 23rd.
Ashton writes for ABCTales as mac_ashton and the story was originally posted on our site.
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Coral (Seashore)
It is with very great sadness that I have to announce the death of our very own Coral who wrote for ABCTales as Seashore
Read moreStory and Poem of the Month
Our Story and Poem of the Month for July, very kindly chosen by Mark Say:
Picks of the Month July 2025
Poem
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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.
Read moreBee's Journey
Picks of the Month
The Daughter-Wife
Posted by misskelizabeth on Sat, 12 Jul 2025
When she died,
The house fell quiet and wide,
And he looked at me like I should slide,
Right into the space where her shadow stayed,
A child in a woman’s role, afraid.
He said, “Life still goes on, okay?”
As if strength was setting the table each day,
Ironing his shirts, knowing what to cook
Learning my mother from memories look.
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