Story and Poem of the Month
Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Sun, 05 Jan 2025
Our Story and Poem of the Month for December, very kindly chosen by Ewan
Pick of the Month December 2024
The New Year is upon us as you read this: December is often a fecund month for ABCTalers, particularly in the run up to the festive season. This year is no exception.
However, despite all choices for accolades from red cherries to Pick of the Month to being entirely subjective, every contributor is valued for their own sake. I admire all of you who continue to ignore the temptations of AI and keep producing your own work, warts and all.
Here are just some of the things I enjoyed reading.
Prose
Hudson Moon’s Making Merry at Ned’s.
Before I visited the US, I used to scoff at the depiction of bars in old films and TV programmes like Cheers. Hudson Moon’s slices of belly-up-to-the-bar life are gently funny without ever being twee.
Celticman’s what comes after christmas
The first part of Celticman’s latest. One of the most distinctive and daring writers on the site, I’m sure this piqued others’ appetite for more too.
Jane Hyphen’s Parcel For You Part – oh, stuff it, all of them, but the link goes to part 45.
At times funny, at others a warning of what lies in store for us, in this age of AI and ever more sophisticated robotics. The whole thing shows a writer at the top of their game
Nevertheless, I have to mention Planet Secret Santa, which managed to funny, clever and slightly different from her usual fare.
Poetry
Marandina’s Christmas Skies
This poem was – to use a word almost everyone maligns (but not me) as being twee – just lovely.
Ralph Old Nights
Ralph continued to post carefully crafted poetry which never wastes a word, nowhere more so than in this one, which he dedicated to one of the OGs of ABCTales – David Floyd.
Queen Beatle Shower Song
Queen Beatle shares some of the most interesting and unusual poetry on the site, Shower Song was a particular favourite for me.
Special Mention
Turlough’s moving tribute to the late Julia MacPherson, RIP, (OverTheTop1), Velvet Goldmine
Story of the Month is Jane Hyphen’s Planet Secret Santa
Poem of the Month is Queen Beatle’s Shower Song
- Insertponceyfrenchnamehere's blog
- Log in to post comments
- 613 reads
Comments
Our Julia
Thank you Ewan for Julia's special mention. That means such a lot to me, and I'm sure to Julia's mum (Seashore) too.
I'm extremely grateful.
Turlough
As am I (Julia's mum).
As am I (Julia's mum).