Pick of the day
The Less Miserables Break a Board (1)
Posted by SoulFire77 on Sun, 21 Jun 2026
The board snapped clean in half on the third attempt.
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Extract from my new book - Family Man
Posted by colin.b on Tue, 16 Jun 2026
Aldo and Jennifer (Aldo's stepdaughter) drop by to visit Mrs Henderson (Aldo's old neighbour). The visit takes an unexpected turn when Mrs Henderson reveals what's been happening in the local area.So, Mrs Henderson,’ ah say. ‘How’s life in the area been lately?’
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Poem of the week
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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Story and Poem of the Week, with Inspiration Point
Story and Poem of the Week, with Inspiration Point
posted by di-hard
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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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