Story and Poem of the Month

Our picks for the month of February, chosen by Alex (london_calling79):

Spring on our doorsteps and the twilight world waking up again, I've chosen Stephen Thom's 'Flare' to light the way as February's Story of the Month. With its snarling dialogue contrasting with some gorgeous snowy imagery, the cold intensity at its heart will help you savour every drop of new Spring light.

A different type of light pervades Ewan's 'The man on the other end of the phone,' my pick for Poem of the Month. A few precious moments of lucidity that make the 'dark and heavy curtain' so much harder to bear. A poem the poet himself wishes he didn't have to write.

https://www.abctales.com/story/stephen-thom/flare

Hope you enjoy these two wonderful, thought-provoking pieces. I'm off to look for inspiration in the morning light on the peaks.