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Pick of the day

Through The Mist Of Time

Posted by skinner_jennifer on Sun, 26 Apr 2026

Recalling in moments of silence

the clarity of nature's balance...

where rhythms most fragile are

born in spring,

deep rooted in time, repeated

miracles curious for summer

feast, describing symbols that

lure me to the past.

Set my imagination to the sky,

pondering birds...their hunger

instincts beneath folds of grass,

The Less Miserables Lose a Friend (1)

Posted by SoulFire77 on Thu, 30 Apr 2026

The bottle was in the truck when Wesley woke up.Read more

Poem of the week

Through The Mist Of Time

Posted by skinner_jennifer on Sun, 26 Apr 2026

Recalling in moments of silence

the clarity of nature's balance...

where rhythms most fragile are

born in spring,

deep rooted in time, repeated

miracles curious for summer

feast, describing symbols that

lure me to the past.

Set my imagination to the sky,

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Before announcing our Picks of the Week, I have a couple of things to tell you.

Firstly, you have until midnight on Sunday May 3rd to get your entries in for Turlough's wonderful ABCTales Superpoem. Not much time left now! All details here:

The Inaugural ABC Tales Superpoem

After the wonderful success of Penny4athought's excellent initiative, I'm very pleased to announce our brand new writing challenge, The Inaugural ABCTales Superpoem, which is Turlough's brilliant idea. Here's what he says:

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Before the Picks of the Week I'd like to say a very big thank you to Penny4athought for her wonderful writing challenge which is now entering its final stretch. It's been a spectacular success and I've really enjoyed all the fabulous entries.

Story and Poem of the Month

Our Story and Poem of the Month for March, very kindly chosen by Di-Hard:

New Writing Challenge Alert! Penny's Pass The Story

Penny’s Pass the Story

I’m delighted to introduce our shiny new writing challenge. Our very own Penny4athought will donate $50 to ABCTales if we can finish her story in ten parts.

How it works: