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August Picks very kindly provided by Parsonthru: Pick of the month August 2017 Thanks for the opportunity to select Pick of the Month for August. Each time I’ve been given the honour of doing this, the task becomes harder – the quality of work on the site goes on improving. I’ve re-read and agonised over the candidates listed below. In the end, though, TJW’s account of the world of combat and fatboy74’s wonderful encapsulation of a fleeting...

So many good pieces to choose from this week - thank you to all writers for making the site such a vibrant community. We've had a flurry of new members too, so a big welcome to you all. Story of the Week is Stephen Thom's 'How to Make Snow' - He doesn't post very often but when he does it's consistently brilliant. Poem of the Week (for the second week running, and zero apologies for that!) goes to Ewan for his chilling 'Be Prepared'. If you...

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Poetry Monthly – August Hello all and thanks to people who contributed to the Poetry Monthly theme for July – Where I Write. As usual, quality and range was impressive. Here are some poems to go back to: https://www.abctales.com/story/ewan/random-access-memory https://www.abctales.com/story/linda-wigzell-cress/writing-move https://www.abctales.com/story/rhiannonw/written-where-0 Now, on to August. Picture this - I’m sitting in a swing seat in a...

Posted by airyfairy on Fri, 25 Aug 2017 This week's Story of the Week grabbed me right from the start. TJW's 'This Is My Rifle...This Is My Gun' will stay with you for a long time. Owing to space restrictions on the site it's in two parts: https://www.abctales.com/story/tjw/my-rifle-my-gun https://www.abctales.com/story/tjw/my-rifle-my-gun-end Poem of the Week is Ewan's lyrical, hypnotic 'Counting'. This lodges in your mind like the most...

Posted by Philip Sidney on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 There have been so many wonderful pieces this week, the IP really struck a chord and resulted in much insightful and touching writing. In the end I've gone for the dreamy and surreal with Poem of the Week being Sean Mcnulty's Poetry Monthly piece: https://www.abctales.com/story/sean-mcnulty/treetops Story of the Week is rosaliekempthorne's warm hug of a tale: https://www.abctales.com/story/...

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Posted by airyfairy on Fri, 11 Aug 2017 It's been a wonderful week on the site for life writing and I struggled to choose the Picks for this week. Among others, Jolono's beautiful 'Dad was Old School' ( https://www.abctales.com/story/jolono/dad-was-old-school ) and Elsie Katz's uncompromising 'Memories of Working In A Hostel...' ( https://www.abctales.com/story/elsie-katz/2002-05-my-memories-working-ho... ) will stay in my mind for a long time...

Picks for the month of July very kindly chosen by Helen Richardson/Philip Sidney: July warmed us up for summer with an influx of sizzling writing, so to choose two outstanding pieces has taken considerable deliberation. In the end I've gone with gut feeling and chosen two pieces that took me somewhere new and showed me a different way of living. Story of the month is, Point Blank Range, by TJW. TJW creates a distinct voice that takes us into the...

Story of the Week goes to ashb for 'Tane'. It's a multi-parter but it's only just started and the parts are all short, so just the right time to get reading - it's fascinating so far! Our Poem of the Week, according to Fatboy74, came about because his telly stopped working, and it's so good I think he should keep it off from now on, and concentrate on writing more. Congratulations to both: https://www.abctales.com/story/ashb/pool-restart-4 https...