"The Way We Heard" Fiction Challenge: Update

Posted by Cerasus Poetry on Sun, 28 Jun 2026

Just a reminder there is only a few weeks left to participate in “The Way We Heard” Fiction Challenge and potentially raise £100 to help support ABCtales.

Here is a reminder of the Challenge Rules:

“The Way We Heard”: A New Fiction Challenge for ABCtales | ABCtales

So far there has been 6 Entries into the Challenge:

The Way We Heard: Singing the Blues | ABCtales

The Way We Heard: Way Down | ABCtales

The Way We Were: Abba-esque EP, June 1992 | ABCtales

The Way We Were: House of Fun, May 1982 | ABCtales

The Way We Were: Another Brick in the Wall, December 1979 | ABCtales

"The Way We Heard" - All you need is Love- 1967 | ABCtales

https://www.abctales.com/story/airyfairy/way-we-heard-three-coins-fountain-1954-pt1#comment-824756

https://www.abctales.com/story/airyfairy/way-we-heard-three-coins-fountain-1954-pt2

https://www.abctales.com/story/turlough/way-we-heard-rein-me

https://www.abctales.com/story/turlough/way-we-heard-rat-trap

https://www.abctales.com/story/luigipagano/waywe-heard-puppet-string-1967

https://www.abctales.com/story/wwjabercrombie/way-we-heard-dog-days-are-over

https://www.abctales.com/story/turlough/way-we-heard-killing-name

https://www.abctales.com/story/wwjabercrombie/way-we-heard-thats-not-my-name-ting-tings-2008#comment-824771

way-we-heard-all-time-low

 

way-we-heard-what-do-you-want-december-1959

 

https://www.abctales.com/story/airyfairy/way-we-heard-wannabe-1996

 

https://www.abctales.com/story/airyfairy/way-we-heard-three-coins-fountain-1954-pt1

 

https://www.abctales.com/story/airyfairy/way-we-heard-somethings-gotten-hold-my-heart-january-1989#comment-824985

 

We still need stories to cover the 1950s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. Plus to fully meet the Challenge we need an extra story for the 1980s or 1990s.

Four people have expressed an interest in writing a story but have yet to post their Entry:

‘Rat Trap’ 1978: Turlough

‘?’ 1967: Luigi Pagano

‘Three Coins In The Fountain’ 1954: airyfairy

‘Dog Days Are Over’ 2008: a.j. Abercrombie

So let’s Jive, Twist, Hustle, Moonwalk, Line Dance, Cha Cha Slide, Gangnam Style and Renegade again like we did that summer.

Comments

Submitted by insertponceyfre... on

I've added a few more entries to the list Cerasus. Hope I've got them all

 

Submitted by insertponceyfre... on

Added one more today

 

Submitted by insertponceyfre... on

... and another - there's obviously a last minute rush!

 

Submitted by insertponceyfre... on

We now have one from 2010 courtesy of Turlough (see link above). Would I be right in thinking you need one from the 1980s and one from the 1990s to complete the set Cerasus?

 

Submitted by Turlough on

I'm not sure why we still need one from the 1980s and one from the 1990s but I could do one of them (I don't care which) if you can get somebody else to do the other.

Turlough

Submitted by insertponceyfre... on

Thanks Turlough - Airyfairy offered to do them earlier today - perhaps you could sort it out between you and maybe take one each?

 

Submitted by Turlough on

Righto. I've sent her a message.

Turlough

Submitted by insertponceyfre... on

Three more added to the list today Cerasus

 

Submitted by insertponceyfre... on

... and another one!