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Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Fri, 25 Apr 2025

Posted by onemorething: Another wonderful week of writing on ABCtales. Our Poem of the Week is a very beautiful poem by Yutka, I am the stillness. https://www.abctales.com/story/yutka/i-am-stillness Our Story of the Week is hudsonmoon's very clever and funny, J.C Jones II The Podcast. https://www.abctales.com/story/hudsonmoon/j-c-jones-ii-podcast Our new Inspiration Point is here: https://www.abctales.com/inspiration-point-ip Have a good weekend...

Why Is Jesus the Only Way to God?

Posted by mallisle on Fri, 25 Apr 2025

Why do Christians believe that Jesus is the only way to God? In our multicultural society this sounds arrogant. Surely Muslims, Hindus and Jews have a faith. Surely they're good people and God respects them just as much. The question isn't whether somebody is the right or wrong religion. It's a question of whether religion has any value and whether it can actually save anyone at all. What do we need to be saved from? We are sinners. We don't...

Hallie Rubenhold (2019) The Five. The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper.

Posted by celticman on Wed, 23 Apr 2025

Most of us will have heard of Jack the Ripper. Perhaps I should modify that statement and say most of us over forty will have heard of Jack the Ripper. In one film, the premise was Jack the Ripper was a crown prince or some kind of royalty. His killings were quickly covered up by members of the establishment. I couldn’t have told you how many women he killed—five—or where—Whitechapel—other than it being generally a smog filled London. No thought...

Girl (2018) Film4, written by Angelo Tijssens and Lukas Dhont, who also directed.

Posted by celticman on Mon, 21 Apr 2025

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/girl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_(2018_film) Girl is front-page headlines. Not the Belgian entry for the 2018 Cannes Film Festival that won most of the major award but grandstanding between factional groups amid a British Supreme Court’s ruling that men who change gender—through hormone treatment and surgery—are not legally women. Even the use of the term men or women here is problematic. A ruling that...

THE KID

Posted by memphis on Mon, 21 Apr 2025

THE KID YOU RUN THIS TOWN BECAUSE YOU GET AROUND. YOU’RE ALL HEART AND HERE TO STAY. LIKE A WILDFIRE; SET A BLAZE, IT’S A WAR! AND THE CLOCK IS TICKING FADE UP! NO RULES ANYWAY, YOU RUN THIS TOWN. SHOW TIME, AT THE DROP OF A DIME. LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION; DESTINY GET IT. CHAMPION OF WAR; YOU’RE A WARRIOR ON. DISPLAY. THIS IS YOUR MOMENT; GO HARD FOREVER: VICTORY IS YOURS EMPIRE AIN’T NO WAY AROUND IT. YOU’RE BORN FROM THE FIRE, GAME TIME, NEVER...

SHUSH

Posted by memphis on Sun, 20 Apr 2025

SHUSH A QUIET RENEWAL, IN NEW SKIN: THIS FRAGMENT OF A SLEEPING HORIZON; THROUGH THE SKY PULSE. WHILE DRIFTING AMONG CELESTIAL ORIGIN, IN UNBOUND HARMONIES TOWARD THE HYMNS OF NEBULA THE VOICES BENEATH THE MOON. PIERCED BY LIGHT, THAT SHUSH ALL OTHER ROTATION, MIGRATION ODYSSEY IN CONSTELLATION. SHUSH! THAT SHAPES THE ENDLESS SWEEP ACROSS THE LUNAR, QUIETING THE MIND IS ALL IN THE MIND. IN THE COMING PRESENCE OF A HEAVENLY BODY. SHUSH WE’RE...

Dr Duncan Harding (2024) The Criminal Mind.

Posted by celticman on Sat, 19 Apr 2025

Most authors of what is called non-fiction, but used to be called factual (before the advent of fake news) let the reader know who they are and why they’re qualified to write the book, you’re reading. It’s very much in the same way author’s query agents or publishers. On the cover of the book, it tells us potential readers who he is and what he does: ‘The Extraordinary Life and Career of Britain’s Leading Forensic Psychiatrist’. Dr Duncan tells...

Twenty-Seven closes the story - Sharing is a powerful thing

Posted by Shannan on Sat, 19 Apr 2025

Posted on this Holy Saturday, when Jesus was left alone on a crucifix - loneliness, separation from what was most dear to us - the greatest possible empathy with Jesus Christ, when we stand alone for something greater than anything anyone else can fathom. Be blessed with His Presence and Love this Easter. P.S. Twenty Seven closes the story – If there is anything you want to share, that none of the questions have touched on, or opened the door to...

Question Twenty-Six - Challenges and how to overcome them?

Posted by Shannan on Sat, 19 Apr 2025

Question Twenty Six – What has been the biggest challenge you have faced regarding the living out of this ‘single status’ part of your story? How have you overcome it? Donna The biggest challenge was being invited to a wedding etc with a plus one. Alyss I think the comparative trap has been the hardest part. If I look at my life and choices, I made the choices that landed me where I am, and others made different choices with their own challenges...

Work in Progress!

Posted by philwhiteland on Fri, 18 Apr 2025

My apologies, I'm going to be a day late in publishing this week's 'Further Chronicles...' episode, for two reasons: 1. I've got in a muddle with the days this week! That's Easter for you 2. I've been doing this. Collating, editing and getting Josiah and Archibald's 'Dead Reckoning' series to the proof copy stage. All being well, it should be published in paperback on 26th May (Spring Bank Holiday) This is the cover design, what do you think?

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