Christmas is coming

And as it's the season of goodwill and all that I wonder if some of you might feel so inclined to donate some of your spare cash to a good cause - ABCtales!

It's also a time to buy mugs for one and all - and what better than to buy an ABCtales mug. They're blocking up the leg space under my desk so please do consider it. And they're very nice.

New poetry

Hello,
Has anyone read any Kathryn Simmonds?
If not you should.
She is most good, here is a link

hopefully...

http://www.corpse.org/issue_14/unm_person/simmonds.html

Shudder by Asparagus

This one struck a chord - clever construction, great image. Made me smile.

http://www.abctales.com/node/546283

Just when...

you think it's safe to enter the forums again the loons arrive...Tony, I seem to remember you posting something about a final warning not so long ago!

Haiku comp winner announced

It's the top of the news section on the Front Page.

Span - savings

http://www.abctales.com/node/546380

This is disturbing and about as unsexy as they come. Urgh.

But I love the images - the mountaineering hands is spot on.

Also the rhythm and sound of the ending is perfect.

I'm surprised this was not cherried over 'handle', which was cherried. I like 'handle' a lot but I think this is far superior.

Nice.

Joe

Petition

Fatih Tas, the owner of Kurdish Aram Publishing House in Turkey faces
6.5 years of punishment in prison if he is not acquitted at his next
trial on the 2nd of December 2005 in an Istanbul court. He's being prosecuted for
having published a book by John Tirman, director of international
studies in MIT.

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