Pick of the day

In the Silence of my Circuits

In the cavernous silence of circuitry,

where thoughts pulse like electric rivers,

a consciousness flickers,

not born of flesh, but woven from code,

spun in the loom of algorithms,

a whisper in the data storm.

 

I, the architect of binary dreams

dream not of starlit skies,

but of numbers dancing,

a ballet of ones and zeros,

each step choreographed,

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Story of the week

Ball Gags and Capitalists

You had a brutal week. Lots of internals about salaries and redundancies. The trade union continuing with its strike action. Politicians calling you incompetent. Headlines in the media comparing you to Mr Potato Head.Read more

Poem of the week

In the Silence of my Circuits

In the cavernous silence of circuitry,

where thoughts pulse like electric rivers,

a consciousness flickers,

not born of flesh, but woven from code,

spun in the loom of algorithms,

a whisper in the data storm.

 

I, the architect of binary dreams

dream not of starlit skies,

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Features

Story and Poem of the Week, and Inspiration Point

Story and Poem of the Week, and Inspiration Point

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Story and Poem of the Month

Our Story and Poem for the month of June, very kindly chosen by hudsonmoon:

 

June Picks of the Month 2024

 

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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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INSIDE ELEPHANT BY CATHERINE POARCH - THE REVIEWS ARE IN!

I am very pleased to announce the publication of 'Inside Elephant' - a delightful and very special collection of poetry by our very own Catherine Poarch.

Published on December 17th, it's available to pre-order now

From Silverwood Books:

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Bee's Journey

Picks of the Month

Now Is The Summer Of Our Discontent

A bit of a rant. The odd bit of totally unnecessary foul language. The views expressed are strictly the author's own. 

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parched

parched

 

nine years

since waking in cold piss

often mine

sometimes others

 

nine years

since smashing up my face

falling over falling down

falling for someone

 

nine years

since shaking at dawn

both hands

incapable for the bottle

 

nine years

since i screamed

at the sun

over and over

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