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"Exotic Illnesses" - opening chapter of novel
Posted by cliffordben502 on Wed, 10 Aug 2022
The introductory chapter to a longer work I'm building. Aiming for a literary but kind of tunny tone, coming-of-age with queer themes. Read morePoem of the week
Glorious Moments
Posted by Richard L. Prov... on Mon, 08 Aug 2022
I am the
moonlight on the
land – the smack
of glitter on
the lake
the beam for
nightly shapes
that whisper
in the wind.
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Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point
Thank you for all the wonderful things you've posted this week. It's been a pleasure to read them all, even though it's 155 degrees outside (it definitely feels that hot!)
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Story and Poem of the Month
Our Story and Poem of the Month for July, very kindly chosen by Di_Hard. Here's what she says:
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THE KINDNESS BY SJ HOWARTH (ABCTales' own JupiterMoon). OUT NOW!
When you know your time is short, anything starts to feel like everything…
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Read moreINSIDE 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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Picks of the Month

(This Life) Part 9: Forever Pure
Posted by bhi on Wed, 13 Jul 2022
love pays no attention to boundaries.
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Posted by celticman on Tue, 19 Jul 2022
I’d been sleeping in the Bongo. It was a better home than some of the guys I drunk with during the day had down by the canal. We were off grid, near the sewerage works. No real need to make conversation and the sun shone, mostly. Snakes and ladders. We learned that in AA. It didn’t matter how far you climbed. How close you were to respectability.
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