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Posted by Ray Schaufeld on Mon, 18 Apr 2022

When am I going to get my Ukrainian lodger? I registered my interest on Homes for Ukraine some time ago. I have spent hours sorting out my spare room. In fact I shall be moving into my spare room and my lodger shall be getting my current bedroom. Both rooms have their pros and cons. My back bedroom has been my office since my younger daughter was awarded her degree and moved abroad to work and travel. It has more shelving. The front room, the...

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point 15th April 2022

Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Fri, 15 Apr 2022

Posted by Ewan on Fri, 15 Apr 2022 Choices, choices. Always difficult, I've found it particularly hard this week. It's not you, it's me. Story of the Week I was tossing up between quite a few this week: I liked Celticman's Uggly Puggly III which is part of the the start of something that could be brilliant, but then it's got Jack's handle attached to it, so that's a given, after all. Go here if you need to. I'm also enjoying Jane Hyphen's Legend...

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point 15th April 2022

Posted by Ewan on Fri, 15 Apr 2022

Choices, choices. Always difficult, I've found it particularly hard this week. It's not you, it's me. Story of the Week I was tossing up between quite a few this week: I liked Celticman's Uggly Puggly III which is part of the the start of something that could be brilliant, but then it's got Jack's handle attached to it, so that's a given, after all. Go here if you need to. I'm also enjoying Jane Hyphen's Legend of the Pah , you should check it...

House of Maxwell, BBC 2, BBC iPlayer, Narrator Shaun Dooley, Director Daniel Vernon.

Posted by celticman on Sat, 09 Apr 2022

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0b64mbt/house-of-maxwell-series-1-episode-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0b64n6s/house-of-maxwell-series-1-episode-2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0b64nww/house-of-maxwell-series-1-episode-3 Who are you? What are you? Robert Maxwell. 'All life is a choice. And if you want to succeed, you’ve got to commit yourself. Be single-minded. Duty is more important than love. That’s what I was...

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Fri, 08 Apr 2022

So many wonderful pieces posted here on ABCTales this week. Thank you so much to all of you, not just for the writing but for the generous support you give others whenever you leave a comment. Story of the Week goes to TJW for 'The Most Beautiful Woman in the World' and Poem of the Week to Magnolia Fay for 'Ciao Nonna' - both very different tributes to women and also both very welcome distractions from the horrors we hear about daily. It's good...

Story and Poem of The Month

Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Sun, 03 Apr 2022

Our Story and Poem for the Month of March, very kindly chosen by hudsonmoon: Picks of the Month March 2022 Why me? Do you not realize the suffering that goes along with picking poems and stories of the month? The agony? The self-doubt? Am I even worthy of such a task? The answer, of course, is no. That’s because I always assume someone is better suited to the task. But that someone else is busy — busy prancing merrily in a park picking...

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Fri, 01 Apr 2022

Posted by airyfairy on Fri, 01 Apr 2022 No difficulty at all in choosing our Story of the Week this time - an episode of jeand's brave and absorbing account of her experiences of what started out as Bell's Palsy and has now taken an even more complicated turn. Please do read this, and the other parts of Jean's story. I know everyone on the site will want to send her all the very best: Janus Look 4 | ABCtales Poem of the Week goes to smokejack's...

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by airyfairy on Fri, 01 Apr 2022

No difficulty at all in choosing our Story of the Week this time - an episode of jeand's brave and absorbing account of her experiences of what started out as Bell's Palsy and has now taken an even more complicated turn. Please do read this, and the other parts of Jean's story. I know everyone on the site will want to send her all the very best: Janus Look 4 | ABCtales Poem of the Week goes to smokejack's 'Undertow'. It's a swirling, hypnotic...

Fill Fuller: Forever Endeavor by Ice Rivers. Out Now!

Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Wed, 30 Mar 2022

I'm very pleased to announce that ABCTaler Ice Rivers' second book Fill Fuller: Forever Endeavor is now available! Here's what he says: Everybody has a book inside. A writer discovers that inside book and puts it on the outside with words that stay. With the help of ABC tales, I've discovered two books or maybe one huge book. The latest discovery is called Fill Fuller and it's a continuation/follow up of the first book called Full Filler. Most...

How's your day going?

Posted by Dragao40 on Sun, 27 Mar 2022

The story so far: Got up with the intention of attending a Body Balance class at the Leisure Centre. Arrived and found no parking spaces and vast numbers of cars arriving and disgorging children. (Many children.) Undaunted, I finally found a parking space and went in to join the class, around five minutes late. Turns out it's a 'bring your own yoga mat' class. I have no yoga mat. Undaunted, I find a space and start to take part. The reaching and...

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