6.12.13 Story, Poem and Inspiration Point of the Week

This week we've been  hard at work updating the site after our transition last week. I think we're almost there, although there are, as always still a few naggling (and important) details. We'll get there soon - but thank you all for bearing with us and your support and feedback during the change!

I'd like to let everyone know that the ABCtales Winter get-together is happening next week here in London, on December the 11th at the Wheatsheaf pub in Bloomsbury. All are welcome and readings will begin at seven - entry will be 3/5£ and all proceeds will go towards helping Railway Children. We've got a great list of readers so far — come out and hear from Black-Jack Davey, Lavadis, Keith Jahans, Suzy, Bill Rayburn, Whatsername and Vicky Taylor Roberts. I'm going to give it a shot, too - it'll be my first time up on stage!

But without any further ado, our poem of the week is Hudsonmoon’s hilarious update of the Night Before Christmas, and our story of the week is the latest instalment in Scratch’s Daniel series, ‘Perfectly Natural and Quite Normal’. These just keep getting better and better.

After you have a read of these, do have a go at this week's inspiration point. We had a great crop of responses last week and I can only hope this week will be just as good. If you use it, please post a link to your response here.

One last note - if you're stuck for a Christmas gift, consider donating to a charity. ABCtales strongly supports Second Sight UK, a charity for the blind — have a look and please pass on the link: bit.ly/1fIVzn3