Pick of the day
The Parents
Posted by Mark Say on Thu, 12 Nov 2026
A young man steps into an emotional minefield as he visits his parents for the first time
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The Parents
Posted by Mark Say on Thu, 12 Nov 2026
A young man steps into an emotional minefield as he visits his parents for the first time Read morePoem of the week
A Colourful Inheritance
Posted by JuliaB on Wed, 11 Nov 2026
Things returned like boomerangs
when you left us.
A dishwasher-faded dinner service;
an ancient madeleine tin;
a G-plan chest of drawers in blonde oak;
a plant pot.
I remember the shop on Finchley Road,
filled with pottery
bringing Italian sunshine to December days,
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Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point
Posted by airyfairy.
As always, lots of great reads on ABC Tales this week, and lots of headscratching as to the Picks of the Week.
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Our Story and Poem of the Month for October, very kindly chosen by Ewan
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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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Picks of the Month
Little Voice...
Posted by SteveHoselitz on Sat, 31 Oct 2026
Kevin's unwelcome return after more than 20 years...Read more
One Long Front Passing Through A Life
Posted by Lille Dante on Mon, 26 Oct 2026
Wam rain arrives like a hand over the eyes...
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