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3.1.14 Story, Poem and Inspiration Point of the Week

Posted by Luke Neima on Fri, 03 Jan 2014

Happy New Year to you all! It's been a year of substantial changes for ABC, ranging from a new website design to a host of outstanding new members, and we've come out of 2013 stronger and with more energy than ever before. We'll be continuing to build and promoting the website into the new year—but thanks are due to you all, because its you and your writing that makes ABCtales what it is! At the cusp of the new year we have a couple outstanding...

27.12.13 Story, Poem and Inspiration Point of the Week

Posted by Luke Neima on Fri, 27 Dec 2013

I hope everyone has passed a Merry Christmas. I've certainly been enjoying the fruits of the holiday season on ABC—in the past few weeks I've read some of the best Christmas writing I've ever come across, and in quantity. More than a few of this week's stories and poems I paused over, and I couldn't help but read a couple out over the fire on Christmas. There's just over a week left for submissions to our Winter competition. Entry is only £5...

20.12.13 Story, Poem and Inspiration Point of the Week

Posted by Luke Neima on Fri, 20 Dec 2013

Happy Christmas, one and all. I'm home in Canada for the holidays - so apologies for the late update this week. The sun is just up and doing it's best to get through the snow out here on the West coast. It's frightful weather, but inside the fire is nearing delightful, though we may need to ladle on a bit more coal before we're ready to let it snow. We've nowhere else to go. So the thing to do is hole up in front of the Christmas tree and read!...

ABCTales Youtube Channel

Posted by Luke Neima on Tue, 17 Dec 2013

It’s not Christmas yet but ABCtales already has a few present for you — head over to our brand new ABCtales Youtube Channel http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEqv-2OQ7QXdMkXjcDREV9A and have a watch of Tony reading ‘Grumpy Old Man’. Now there’s a stunning performance for you. Just as good – and even more festive – is Rich’s rendition of ‘It Was the Night Before Christmas, See?’ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEqv-2OQ7QXdMkXjcDREV9A/videos?view=1...

13.12.13 Story, Poem and Inspiration Point of the Week

Posted by Luke Neima on Fri, 13 Dec 2013

A big thanks to everyone who came out on Wednesday to ABCtales’ Winter get-together. It was a wonderful evening, filled with fantastic readings and even a few surprises (not least of which was the true identity of Rosa Tabula!) And despite all the carousing and the many pints consumed, we also managed to raise £120 for the Railway Children. Thanks to everyone who came! We’re planning to have our next get together in London in late March, but,...

London Get-together - Wednesday!

Posted by Luke Neima on Tue, 10 Dec 2013

One last reminder that the ABCtales Winter get-together in London is happening tomorrow, Wednesday, December the 11th at the Wheatsheaf pub in Bloomsbury. The address is 25 Rathbone Place,W1T 1JB , and we hope to see as many of you as possible. I f you're in the city (or even outside) come on down, have a pint and stick around for some fantastic readings! Tony and I will be at the pub from 6:30PM to discuss the redesign of the site, so come by...

6.12.13 Story, Poem and Inspiration Point of the Week

Posted by Luke Neima on Fri, 06 Dec 2013

This week we've been hard at work updating the site after our transition last week. I think we're almost there, although there are, as always still a few naggling (and important) details. We'll get there soon - but thank you all for bearing with us and your support and feedback during the change! I'd like to let everyone know that the ABCtales Winter get-together is happening next week here in London, on December the 11th at the Wheatsheaf pub...

6.12.13 Story, Poem and Inspiration Point of the Week

Posted by Luke Neima on Fri, 06 Dec 2013

This week we've been hard at work updating the site after our transition last week. I think we're almost there, although there are, as always still a few naggling (and important) details. We'll get there soon - but thank you all for bearing with us and your support and feedback during the change! I'd like to let everyone know that the ABCtales Winter get-together is happening next week here in London, on December the 11th at the Wheatsheaf pub...

29.11.13 Story, Poem and Inspiration Point of the Week

Posted by Luke Neima on Fri, 29 Nov 2013

It's been an exciting week for ABCtales. As you can all see the redesign has now been implemented, and with it comes a set of new features. I hope you've been having fun with them, and on the whole everything has transitioned rather well! There are, of course, more than a few bumps along the way, but we'll be working these out over the next few weeks. We'll also be experimenting with the aesthetics, so don't be surprised if you come to the site...

ABCtales Redesign

Posted by Luke Neima on Wed, 27 Nov 2013

We have been talking about doing a few aesthetic changes for some time, and with some help from our IT team we are proud to announce the launch of a new face for ABC. The majority of the changes should be in place by the end of the day on November 28th, and some things may be missing in the interim - but we'll have everything back in place by then. The site may also be down for a few hours while changes are being made. If things are missing or...

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