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Pick of the day

Beyond reflection

Posted by hoalarg1 on Sun, 19 Sep 2021

(I have also lost my way
trying to get somewhere
no one thought existed
to a place as yet unfound)

We promise ourselves to remember…always. Sometimes memories can eventually be washed away like sandcastles on a beach…

Dan Foley had waited for this all of his life. It’s said that a cyclops can see the day it is destined to die from birth. In Dan’s case, he had lived and now it was time that he didn’t. There had been stuff in-between, though. In-between childhood and now. He had existed. He had loved.Read more

Poem of the week

A Paradise Not Yet Lost

Posted by Gothicman on Sat, 11 Sep 2021

just some thoughts while out early this morning; photo taken then

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point 17 September 2021

Chosen by Ewan.

Difficult as always to choose just one of each.

Story of the Week.

Story and Poem of the Month

Chosen by Ewan.

As always it is no burden to choose the Picks of the Month on ABCTales. Consistently high standards of writing often put me in awe of so many of our members.

A Working Class State of Mind by Colin Burnett: Review

Once again, It's my pleasure to announce the publication of ABCTales writer Colin Burnett's debut short story collection. Here's a review by Celticman:

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