Story of the week
Doing it
Posted by Ivan the OK-ish on Tue, 26 May 2026
“Night bus to Eastwell not due for nearly an hour?”“Yeah, guess,” grunted the kid. He couldn’t see his face; the grey hood of his jacket was up.
He sat down on the far edge of the uncomfortable red plastic perch. The kid shuffled his way towards the other end, kicked the discarded drinks cartons and KFC box out of the way. Then: “Bit old to be wandering up Eastwell at two o’clock in the morning, mister?”Read more
Features
Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point
Posted by airyfairy.
Whether you've been enjoying or surviving the heatwave, I hope everyone's had a good week!
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'For All We Know We Don't' by Sean McNulty. Out Now! Review by Drew Gummerson
I am very pleased to announce the publication of 'For All We Know We Don't' - a collection of short stories by our very own Sean McNulty. It's available to order from Amazon here:
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Story and Poem of the Month
Our Story and Poem of the Month for April, very kindly chosen by Airyfairy
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“The Way We Heard”: A New Fiction Challenge for ABCtales
“The Way We Heard”: A New Fiction Challenge for ABCtales
This new fiction challenge is sponsored by Cerasus who will donate £100 to ABCtales if all the criteria are met.
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Posting From Your Android Phone - Fixed!
Some of you have been having issues with posting your work using an android phone. Ewan and John our techie have been working really hard to fix this.
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Picks of the Month
After You'd Gone
Posted by Angusfolklore on Sat, 11 Apr 2026
After you'd gone, sometimes we would wake
and find you still there
in the favourite chair,
in the dust-ridden front room
alive with the sunlight streaming in.
And we would speak in surprise,
asking where had you been.
But you could do nothing
but stare through the cathedral beams
of the morning sun
that magnified your presence.
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Bron-33
Posted by Ivan the OK-ish on Tue, 21 Apr 2026
Continued from Chapter 32: Bron-32 | ABCtales
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