Pick of the day
When a dog knows too much
Posted by Jane Hyphen on Fri, 03 Jul 2026
When a dog knows too much
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Listen: The Cosmos is Talking to You
Posted by unni_kumaran on Sun, 28 Jun 2026
The universe is not just out there. We are part of it. Learn to talk to the universe, and it will talk to you.Usually, we don't bother. We wake up in the morning, look out the window, and what we see simply tells us whether it is about to rain or it is going to be a hot day. We take these and other signs for granted. We treat the cosmos as if it were indifferent to our presence.Read more
Poem of the week
Features
Story and Poem of the Month
Our Story and Poem of the Month for June has very kindly been chosen by Drew Gummerson:
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Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point
A very big thank you to everyone who's posted their wonderful stories and poems on ABCTales this week - it's been such a pleasure to see the fruits of your labour
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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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“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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We've had to suspend the automatic joining facility for a while so if you would like to join us please email
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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
Somewhere: Chapter 1 (Pt 1)
Posted by airyfairy on Mon, 22 Jun 2026
Everything's got to start Somewhere. Even when it's probably better for everyone if it doesn't.
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Shipwreck Green
Posted by Makis on Wed, 17 Jun 2026
*/This poem is an ekphrastic description of Turner's wonderful painting 'The Shipwreck' which I once gazed at for a very long time in the Tate Gallery, marvelling at the depths of the colour green he had created to depict a violent sea swallowing up broken ships and desperate men.
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