Pick of the day

The lisping god of small things

“Stop, stop! Can anyone halt that stupid garbage truck!” she screams. Sophia sprints after the vehicle on her bare feet. Her bathrobe falls open. In her left hand she holds a half-eaten sandwich with strawberry jam. Sophia waves with her other arm. She never knew garbage trucks could drive so fast.

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Story of the week

Poem of the week

Black Vinyl

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Features

Poem and Story of the Week, and Inspiration Point, posted by di-hard

Thank you very much for the amazing poems and stories this week.

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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:

https://haywoodbooks.com/saltburn

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Want to join ABCTales?

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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Bee's Journey

Picks of the Month

The Vale - Part One (b)

 

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Fifty-One Empty Places at the Dinner Table

Who can sleep while the genocide goes on in Gaza? Certainly not me.

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