Story and Poem of the Week, and Inspiration Point

Story and Poem of the Week, and Inspiration Point, chosen by di-hard

Thank you very much for all your fabulous writing this week! There have been so many brilliant posts, particularly stories inspired by Inspiration Points. After much whittling down of a long and very deserving list -

Highly recommended is a heart warming account of an interview, from Itane Vero :

https://www.abctales.com/story/itane-vero/having-perhaps-better-claim

Also this chilling reminiscence from Ed Crane, which illustrates however bad prospects seem today, some things have improved : 

https://www.abctales.com/story/ed-crane/mr-portlevens-electricity-class

Two stars in Turlough's response to the IP Schooldays, ie cold mud and sideways rain, cannot be said to have ameliorated. However the joy to be derived from his writing of them, makes the world a better place. This is Story of the Week :

https://www.abctales.com/story/turlough/sogginess-long-distance-runner

A highly recommended poem is this very different kind of remembering by the wonderful Queen Beatle :

https://www.abctales.com/story/queen-beatle/ruminant

Also extremely welcome is this beautiful evocation of moving through a landscape from Rhiannon, full of the music and shaping to be found in words :

https://www.abctales.com/story/rhiannonw/above-teme-and-ludlow

Poem of the Week is this glorious post from Onemorething, which I hope will enrich your mind's eye as long as you have memory

https://www.abctales.com/story/onemorething/cows-lost-refound-tinkered

Wishing everyone reading is safe and well, and stays this way through all these winds. Have a lovely weekend!

This week's Inspiration Point is here :

https://www.abctales.com/inspiration-point-ip