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Love in the time of Couriers

Posted by GlosKat on Sat, 15 Aug 2026

So here I am

Staring down a slope which has considerably shortened.

I don't know

What's at the end of it. Nobody does, really.

Am I happy ?

Content, definitely. A cottage, a cat, a garden.

Then suddenly

Someone shoves a parcel in my hands.

Hey stop ! I shout

I didn't order this ! But he's gone.

Money for the Circus 12

Posted by Ewan on Wed, 12 Aug 2026

I've been working on this for quite a while. I do that, I get stuck. You probably should go here to read the rest of it first, but I understand if you can't be bothered. Read more

Poem of the week

Eclipse

Posted by samhennig on Thu, 13 Aug 2026

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by airyfairy.

These heatwaves have gone beyond a joke - or a meme - now, so I'm really hoping everyone out there is staying safe wherever you are.

Excavatum: A Northern Folk Story, 1953 by Sean McNulty, Available on Amazon NOW

I'm delighted to announce that Excavatum: A Northern Folk Story, 1953 by our very own Sean McNulty is available to order on Amazon now.

It was originally posted on ABCTales so I've already enjoyed it and can 100% recommend!

Story and Poem of the Month

Our Story and Poem of the Month for July, very kindly chosen by Mark Say:

Story of the Month

Son of September by SoulFire77 - Available for Pre-order!

I'm very pleased to announce that J. Oliver Padgett who writes on ABCTales as SoulFire77 has a new book coming out. Here's what he says:

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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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