Pick of the day
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.
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Somewhere: Chapter 2 (Pt 2)
Posted by airyfairy on Wed, 24 Jun 2026
There are whispers on the air.Read morePoem of the week
Features
Story and Poem of the Week, with Inspiration Point
This week’s picks have been chosen by marandina:
A week brimming with great stories and poems. Thank you to everyone for their contributions.
Highly recommended stories:
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Story and Poem of the Month
Our Story and Poem of the Month for May, very kindly chosen by RJNewlyn:
Pick of the Month May 2026
It has been a great month of posts and well done to everyone for keeping up the quality.
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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
Laying Down Roots
Posted by Makis on Tue, 26 May 2026
The strength of our roots determines our lives.
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Ghosted: A Meteorology
Posted by VeraClark on Fri, 08 May 2026
Clouds live on average for about ten minutes.
His cooking pot is pigeon grey and sturdy with non-scald handles. It still has a glass jar of rusty ground paprika inside it, a concertina bag of basmati rice.
It is psychologically ruinous to see the cooking pot. I put it in the back of the pantry space, cover it with a carrier bag.
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