Pick of the day
Sparkly Little Paula
Posted by Jane Hyphen on Fri, 15 Mar 2024
I wrote this for International Women's Day but as often, I'm too late for the IP. It's based on a true story of my school friend, Paula Dale.
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The End - part 2
Posted by jeand on Fri, 15 Mar 2024
I am on my final countdown- 6 weeks or less, although I am still feeling pretty good.Read morePoem of the week
I didn't know how much I'd come to love you
Posted by Magnolia Fay on Mon, 11 Mar 2024
It's completely unpolished, but the IP made me think of my mum, who can be an inspiration and a challenge, and I'm feeling nostalgic. It can be bittersweet to find myself growing closer to my parents and at the same time see them grow older, and live in a different country.
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Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point
Posted by airyfairy.
Thank you to all our writers, as ever, for the marvellous work on the site this week.
Read moreI'm A Woman by Mary-Ann Storm - Available now!
I'm very happy to announce that I'm a Woman by Mary-Ann Storm who writes on ABCTales as Mary-Ann is available now on Amazon
Very apt for International Women's Day!
Link to buy (Amazon):
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Our Story and Poem of the Month for February, very kindly chosen by marandina:
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Beastie: A gritty and hard hitting novel set in 1970's Scotland by Jack O'Donnell (ABCTales celticman). Out Now!
I'm very pleased to announce the publication of our very own celticman's new novel Beastie
A gritty and hard hitting novel set in 1970's Scotland.
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We have had to suspend the automatic joining facility for a while so if you would like to join us please email claudine@abctales.com(link sends e-mail) with your desired username and we will set up an...
Read morePosting 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
An Octopus Picks Litter at the End of the World
Posted by MistakenMagic on Sat, 03 Feb 2024
A serrated bottle cap. A triangle of green glass.
These are unusual shells: strange, immortal tools
that she collects during a morning’s foraging.
The ring pull from a tin can slides over one tentacle tip
like the closing of a trap, but still she swims onwards,
a chameleon umbrella, shimmering like an oil spill.