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August Picks very kindly provided by Parsonthru: Pick of the month August 2017 Thanks for the opportunity to select Pick of the Month for August. Each time I’ve been given the honour of doing this, the task becomes harder – the quality of work on the site goes on improving. I’ve re-read and agonised over the candidates listed below. In the end, though, TJW’s account of the world of combat and fatboy74’s wonderful encapsulation of a fleeting...

Saturday evening onwards I was back in Norwich by around 17:00 hours and shot around the shops to collect filtered milk and other such goodies. I was worn out yet content. I decided to catch the bus and get off near to Tesco's about half way home. I hadn't found any filtered milk. As I neared the bus stop I stopped to rest, and some young men, square and fit, moved up the path. One sprawled out, open, legs apart on a street bench. Possibly a...

I’ve been lost in books this week as writers often are, the love of stories both fictional and nonfictional have been in my heart since childhood…so of course my idea of a luxurious week off is to gather books in a pile and binge read...taking me away and making me feel good….especially when travel is unavailable due to a very common disease called …fundsarelow… My first day of vacation started with a trip to this amazing, maze like warehouse of...

Yesterday, suspecting drink poisening, I had a lethargic day. I fell asleep around 3 p.m and awoke at 21.30 p.m. It was dark, not overly so – so I sat up knitting until about 3 a.m and then went back to bed. Around 4. a.m I awoke suddenly. The moon behind cloud, floated to the North and the stars bright as shiny pins were visible. The light from the window illumated the entire room. I had this strange eery feeling of danger. As I lay still,...

So many good pieces to choose from this week - thank you to all writers for making the site such a vibrant community. We've had a flurry of new members too, so a big welcome to you all. Story of the Week is Stephen Thom's 'How to Make Snow' - He doesn't post very often but when he does it's consistently brilliant. Poem of the Week (for the second week running, and zero apologies for that!) goes to Ewan for his chilling 'Be Prepared'. If you...

I went off today into Norwich...

A reminder that we welcome ideas for our weekly Inspiration Point, in fact we often nick find ourselves inspired by a poem or piece of prose posted on the site. So if you can think of a topic which you feel would have others rushing for their laptops please email it to us!

Poetry Monthly – August Hello all and thanks to people who contributed to the Poetry Monthly theme for July – Where I Write. As usual, quality and range was impressive. Here are some poems to go back to: https://www.abctales.com/story/ewan/random-access-memory https://www.abctales.com/story/linda-wigzell-cress/writing-move https://www.abctales.com/story/rhiannonw/written-where-0 Now, on to August. Picture this - I’m sitting in a swing seat in a...

The Tidy House first came out in 1982. It is 'differently brilliant.' The book The Tidy House is written as a group effort by Carla, Lindie and Melissa, three 8year old schoolgirls in East London who their teacher, Carolyn Steedman taped. So the story itself is written by the girls and presented by Carolyn. The girls appear to have had fun with their homespun saga of Mums, Dads, troublesome little boys, birthday treats, the family cat, Polkadot...

This year because I've been chased about by wicked people - in a kind of half clan war cum gosh its been ages since we last bullied you kind of drama and now you're so poor - that means we can really torment you! So Wake up from the Amnesia you've suffered over 50 years since the operation to remove the brain tumor... it's a strangely enlightening positive in a negative wrapper...