Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

This week from airyfairy:

ABC Tales is on a real roll at the moment - lots of brilliant stuff coming in from both new and familiar names.  It's been really exciting to read so much good work, and makes choosing the week's pick an invidious task.  However, here we go. 

Poem of the Week goes to Unseasonably Warm by longrunningspatula.  It's full of character observation, wry humour and hope, and it helps that it's brilliantly written.  Do get along to have a look if you haven't done so already: https://www.abctales.com/story/longrunningspatula/unseasonably-warm

Story of the Week is The Things You Keep by VeraClark.  Another brilliantly written piece, a life reflected in odd bits of 'stuff', the artefacts that describe a personal history.  Please do read if you haven't managed it yet:  https://www.abctales.com/story/veraclark/things-you-keep

This week's IP is a single word:  Absence.  It has personal connotations for me, but let it take you where you will!  https://www.abctales.com/inspiration-point-ip