Pick of the day
Goodbye Dad
Posted by JuliaB on Mon, 02 Nov 2026
She came across the plump, brown, padded jiffy bag when emptying out the chest of drawers in the spare room ready for the new lodger to move in. She had managed to forget that it was here, but knew what it was the minute her hand alighted on the soft paper of the envelope. Lifting it out of the drawer she saw her name and address on the front, block capitals in black marker pen. It was still sealed – she’d never opened it.
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The Many Trials of Arthur Gunbridge - Chapters 1-3
Posted by Bucky on Tue, 03 Nov 2026
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Poem of the week
For Hallowe’en, For Survival
Posted by Turlough on Sat, 31 Oct 2026
Respecting the finest of lines that separates survival and death.
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Story and Poem of the Week, with Inspiration Point
What an extraordinarily productive week it's been on ABCTales - encompassing Halloween and Guy Fawkes, with Inspiration Points to match, you have all been very busy - thank you for sharing the results with us!
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Story and Poem of the Month
Our Story and Poem for September, very kindly chosen by hudsonmoon:
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Picks of the Month
White Noise
Posted by skinner_jennifer on Mon, 14 Sep 2026
Now I'm in the system riding on ocean
waves of chemotherapy and medication
deeper than anything I've known before,
needles bruise; feeding Pembrolizumab –
Aprepitant – Ondansetron.
Restore this malfunctioning body, let me
be pure...crush the enemy. I imagine good
cells as they glow in bright white light that
shimmers as I anticipate autumn's energy
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For Present Company
Posted by sean mcnulty on Sat, 19 Sep 2026
These streets and their cigarette butts. They lie dead in the puddles like forgotten men. They’ll be gone soon in the coming slush. Winter’s assignment is to give us all a good wash, person and paving alike.
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