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The Daughter-Wife
Posted by misskelizabeth on Sat, 12 Jul 2025
When she died,
The house fell quiet and wide,
And he looked at me like I should slide,
Right into the space where her shadow stayed,
A child in a woman’s role, afraid.
He said, “Life still goes on, okay?”
As if strength was setting the table each day,
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Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point
It's been a wonderful week for prose and poetry on ABCTales - a very big thank you to everyone who's posted their work and given encouragement to others with their comments
My choices for this week are as follows:
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'Dead Reckoning' by Philip Whiteland. Out Today!
For all Archibald and Josiah fans (and I know we have many on ABCTales), I'm very pleased to announce that Dead Reckoning by Philip Whiteland is available today in paperback and can be ordered with this link:
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Saltburn by Drew Gummerson - Out Now! Link to buy plus a review
I'm very pleased to announce that Saltburn, by our very own Drew Gummerson is out now and available to buy here:
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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
Fifty-One Empty Places at the Dinner Table
Posted by Turlough on Sun, 22 Jun 2025
Who can sleep while the genocide goes on in Gaza? Certainly not me.
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