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Tom Baby Photos

Posted by Tom Brown on Wed, 05 Nov 2025

Anna & Tom Bulldog Pretoria Sussex 410 ~ Friendly! Sussex 410 ~ The Apple and the Tree ~ Last one in! Mafeking ~ Pietersburg Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9TVvkpHWxg

Saying "no"

Posted by Shannan on Mon, 03 Nov 2025

Just say "no", has a whole new global space to be used in now... especially for parents who want support in protecting their children: https://www.sfc-sa.co.za/

Do you wanna hand over control?

Posted by Shannan on Mon, 03 Nov 2025

For those who are aware... those who are paying attention... those watching the human space... things are moving fast, are you happy with where they are going? https://www.richardasher.com/analogue

Story and Poem of the Month

Posted by insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Sun, 02 Nov 2025

Our Story and Poem of the Month for October, very kindly chosen by Jane Hyphen: It's been a real struggle choosing this month. I don't know if it's just me but the volume and quality of writing has been incredible. Nevertheless I have chosen my favourites as follows: There has been an extraordinary volume of quality and class on ABC Tales, and also some spooky additions for Halloween. My favourite story of the month comes from VeraClark. A...

MY BEST 5 WRITERS OCT '25

Posted by Nolan on Sat, 01 Nov 2025

My current best Writers on AbcTales October 2025 5. valiswaverider – Rob Wheeldon 4. rhiannonw – Rhiannon 3. swindonwoody – Maggie 2. Caldwell – Christopher 1. Maxine Jasmin-Green Please be reminded that use of Artificial Intelligence is not allowed on AbcTales.

Darren McGarvey (2022) The Social Distance Between Us. How Remote Politics Wrecked Britain.

Posted by celticman on Fri, 31 Oct 2025

Darren McGarvey (2022) The Social Distance Between Us. How Remote Politics Wrecked Britain. I met Darren McGarvey a few years ago in Dalmuir Library. I’d passed him on the way in. He was having a fag outside. The library still exists, but in shortened form as part of the C.E.Centre as part of local-authority cutbacks. I bought the book he was selling, Poverty Safari . Out of sight, out of mind. I can’t remember much about it, even though it won...

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Fri, 31 Oct 2025

Posted by airyfairy on Fri, 31 Oct 2025 OOOH! Lots of lovely spooky stuff on the site this week! Hard choices for the Picks, but here they are. Story of the Week is rask_balavoine's 'Wobbling between this and that'. I loved this for its humour, its surreal atmosphere, and its genuine creepiness: Wobbling between this and that. | ABCtales Poem of the Week is Turlough's 'Early Lateness'. Very few people could successfully combine hard boiled eggs...

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by airyfairy on Fri, 31 Oct 2025

OOOH! Lots of lovely spooky stuff on the site this week! Hard choices for the Picks, but here they are. Story of the Week is rask_balavoine's 'Wobbling between this and that'. I loved this for its humour, its surreal atmosphere, and its genuine creepiness: Wobbling between this and that. | ABCtales Poem of the Week is Turlough's 'Early Lateness'. Very few people could successfully combine hard boiled eggs with the creeping onset of darkness, but...

The Rialto Nature And Place Poetry Competition 2026

Posted by insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Thu, 30 Oct 2025

The Rialto Nature And Place Poetry Competition 2026 The RSPB and The Rialto are additionally working with BirdLife International, the Cambridge Conservation Initiative and the University of Leeds Poetry Centre. There’s a fantastic range of prizes on offer and prizewinners will be invited to read their poems at an event withMona Arshi at CCI in summer 2026. The closing date for entries is midnight on 1st April 2026. As well as offering poets the...

The Paper Over The Cracks by Ewan Lawrie

Posted by insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Wed, 29 Oct 2025

I'm very pleased to announce that Ewan Lawrie's third poetry collection is now available. Here's what he says: Third-time lucky? Maybe not. I have a new collection of poems. Available in all formats, [Shouldn't that be all three-mats?] from today. It's a nice looking book, the cover almost looks professional [It isn't, I did it]. The Paper Over The Cracks is here (link is external) . Anyway, have a look, looking costs nothing. If poetry's not...

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