Pick of the day

24-hour crisps cost more than £2

24-hour crisps cost more than £2

 

each door is different

but each reminds me

how exhausted i am

 

my bicycle seat is worn

but can still bruise –

so many spiteful kerbs

 

there are times

i can’t feel my hands

too cold for snow

too cold for tears

 

i have been rained on

more times

than i have been held

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Story of the week

Making Resolutions at Ned's 1944

“I thought you hootch hounds weren’t drinking anymore,” said Ned.
The men at the bar looked at each other and balked.
“Don’t sound like us,” said Vinny the postman. “Does it sound like us, fellas?”
At the end of the bar old Thelma let out a laugh and took a sip of gin.
“The writings on the wall, fellas,” she said. “Or should I say, in the bucket.”
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Poem of the week

Dryad

What brief landscape

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Features

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by Onemorething.

Our Poem of the Week is queen beatle's rather beautiful Dryad.

https://www.abctales.com/story/queen-beatle/dryad

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Story and Poem of the Month

Our Story and Poem of the Month for December, very kindly chosen by Ewan

Pick of the Month December 2024

 

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Saltburn, by ABCTales Writer Drew Gummerson. Pre-Order your Copy!

Very big congratulations to Drew Gummerson whose new book Saltburn, has a publishing date and can be pre-ordered on the link below. Here's what Drew says:

 

Saltburn.

 

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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

Shower song

Is that you, whispering in the walls again?

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Planet Secret Santa

 

‘Well I know who this is from because it’s not wrapped up!’

 

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