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Chapter 21 - Paul Oakenfold at The Escape - Part 3

Posted by Vincent Burgess on Sun, 12 Apr 2026

My eyes search the room to survey the scene, and I feel a gentle smile deep inside. Suddenly, I feel calm and at one with the world. My eyes rest on Katie as I find her in front of me. She smiles back at me, a little excited, her eyes clear and deep and full of joy with the world. I feel like we are back in place, back in control. I reach out my hand to hers, and she takes it and lifts up both to the ceiling.

Joe - a dinosaur theme park story with hotdogs.

Posted by drew_gummerson on Fri, 10 Apr 2026

What a Waist

Posted by Turlough on Wed, 08 Apr 2026

Eating food is a reason to be cheerful, and the pleasure I get from it is something I’ve attempted to celebrate here in the style of Ian Dury and The Blockheads. If you know their work you could perhaps sing along with my words.

The Inaugural ABC Tales Superpoem

After the wonderful success of Penny4athought's excellent initiative, I'm very pleased to announce our brand new writing challenge, The Inaugural ABCTales Superpoem, which is Turlough's brilliant idea. Here's what he says:

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Before the Picks of the Week I'd like to say a very big thank you to Penny4athought for her wonderful writing challenge which is now entering its final stretch. It's been a spectacular success and I've really enjoyed all the fabulous entries.

Story and Poem of the Month

Our Story and Poem of the Month for March, very kindly chosen by Di-Hard:

New Writing Challenge Alert! Penny's Pass The Story

Penny’s Pass the Story

I’m delighted to introduce our shiny new writing challenge. Our very own Penny4athought will donate $50 to ABCTales if we can finish her story in ten parts.

How it works:

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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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