Pick of the day
A Day in the Life - Part Thirteen
Posted by hudsonmoon on Sat, 07 Nov 2026
Saturday, October 7th, 2026
A couple of days ago I went to my union pharmacy to get a flu shot. Once gotten, the nurse who had administered the shot once again looked at the screen that displayed my health data and other personal details, such as age, and said, “You’re still working?”
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The Many Trials of Arthur Gunbridge - Chapters 1-3
Posted by Bucky on Tue, 03 Nov 2026
Chapter 1 – A Troublesome TuesdayRead more
Poem of the week
For Hallowe’en, For Survival
Posted by Turlough on Sat, 31 Oct 2026
Respecting the finest of lines that separates survival and death.
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Story and Poem of the Week, with Inspiration Point
What an extraordinarily productive week it's been on ABCTales - encompassing Halloween and Guy Fawkes, with Inspiration Points to match, you have all been very busy - thank you for sharing the results with us!
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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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'Waiting For Another Velvet Morning' by Julia Macpherson. Reviews!
This one is personal for a few of us on ABCTales. Julia (Overthetop1) was one of our much loved users as is her mother Coral (seashore).
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Our Story and Poem for the month of February very kindly chosen by Jolono:
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Bee's Journey
Picks of the Month
White Noise
Posted by skinner_jennifer on Mon, 14 Sep 2026
Now I'm in the system riding on ocean
waves of chemotherapy and medication
deeper than anything I've known before,
needles bruise; feeding Pembrolizumab –
Aprepitant – Ondansetron.
Restore this malfunctioning body, let me
be pure...crush the enemy. I imagine good
cells as they glow in bright white light that
shimmers as I anticipate autumn's energy
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For Present Company
Posted by sean mcnulty on Sat, 19 Sep 2026
These streets and their cigarette butts. They lie dead in the puddles like forgotten men. They’ll be gone soon in the coming slush. Winter’s assignment is to give us all a good wash, person and paving alike.
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