Pick of the day
I Feel Like I’m Fixing to Tie-Dye My Raggy Socks
Posted by Turlough on Tue, 03 Feb 2026
The second half of my description of my experiences of the first month of the year in which I last used leva banknotes to pay for my weekly shop. The one hundred words per day rule applies, as usual.
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Poem of the week
Uphill, January 29th 2026
Posted by marandina on Fri, 30 Jan 2026
Uphill, January 29th 2026
St Nicholas church has
stood here for centuries
staring out over the sea,
standing high on a hill,
liminal limestone walls.
Brackish waters in winter
look bleak in freezing rain,
gulls patrol slate-grey skies
in search of elusive prey,
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Story and Poem of the Month
Our Story and Poem of the Month for January, very kindly chosen by Airyfairy:
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Story and Poem of the Week, with Inspiration Point
Story and Poem of the Week, with Inspiration Point
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The Payout Game by ABCTales Writer Robert Craven, Available to Preorder Now!
A dead bookmaker. A rushed verdict.
Inspector Crowe isn’t buying it.
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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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INSIDE ELEPHANT BY CATHERINE POARCH - THE REVIEWS ARE IN!
I am very pleased to announce the publication of 'Inside Elephant' - a delightful and very special collection of poetry by our very own Catherine Poarch.
Published on December 17th, it's available to pre-order now
From Silverwood Books:
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Picks of the Month
Bron-3
Posted by Ivan the OK-ish on Wed, 07 Jan 2026
Continued from Chapter 2: Bron-2 | ABCtales
Chapter 3
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