Pick of the day
Tom All Alone 14 (i)
Posted by HarryC on Thu, 23 Apr 2026
The end of their holiday usually meant a return to normal. But not this time. Now, it was all about change.
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Bron-33
Posted by Ivan the OK-ish on Tue, 21 Apr 2026
Continued from Chapter 32: Bron-32 | ABCtalesRead morePoem of the week
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Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point
Posted by onemorething:
And posted incredibly late. Apologies.
Our Story of the Week is Bron-33 by Ivan the OK-ish. Clever and excellent writing. It made me smile as well as feel faintly horrified at the mouse carnage.
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The Inaugural ABC Tales Superpoem
After the wonderful success of Penny4athought's excellent initiative, I'm very pleased to announce our brand new writing challenge, The Inaugural ABCTales Superpoem, which is Turlough's brilliant idea. Here's what he says:
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Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point
Before the Picks of the Week I'd like to say a very big thank you to Penny4athought for her wonderful writing challenge which is now entering its final stretch. It's been a spectacular success and I've really enjoyed all the fabulous entries.
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Our Story and Poem of the Month for March, very kindly chosen by Di-Hard:
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New Writing Challenge Alert! Penny's Pass The Story
Penny’s Pass the Story
I’m delighted to introduce our shiny new writing challenge. Our very own Penny4athought will donate $50 to ABCTales if we can finish her story in ten parts.
How it works:
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Picks of the Month
Here's to You, Lady Liberty
Posted by Turlough on Fri, 27 Mar 2026
Understanding why Carolina, Harper and I never met in the flesh.
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