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Clouds Sand Foam

Posted by memphis on Sat, 18 May 2024

Clouds Sand Foam The once invisible clouds now materialize. On, to a pristine deep blue sky now encroaching and threatening cloud sand floaters, imprint in consciousness with a mood that. Such omnipresence seems to move in slow motion. She reappears visibly as once seen to the unseen. Caught in a glimpse, then fades with attention, aimlessly taking new shapes and foams. How these clouds float with water in them, behind the half-quarter moon. At...

Teresa Henderson 27th September 1953—8th May 2024.

Posted by celticman on Tue, 14 May 2024

Recently, I said to Teresa that I had to keep correcting myself. It was no longer Jimmy and Teresa—Jimmy had died at the end of June 2023—it was just Teresa. A flicker of a smile, but she was quick to correct me. ‘It’ll always be Jimmy and Teresa,’ she said. ‘Always.’ I guess it is again. She’s buoyed herself up during his long illness. In and out of the chemists. Up and down Singers Road carrying messages. She’d carried him to the end. With...

Poem and Story of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Fri, 10 May 2024

Finally, sunshine. This week's Story of the Week is purplehaze's 'Sounds Like They're Saying Words' - it's wonderful and I heartily approve of all dawns and birdsong. https://www.abctales.com/story/purplehaze/sounds-theyre-saying-words This week's Poem of the Week is Ralph's poem, The Rower. Brilliant use of language and also the basis of our new Inspiration Point. https://www.abctales.com/story/ralph/rower-after-philip-larkin%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%...

Story and Poem of the Month

Posted by insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Sun, 05 May 2024

Our Story and Poem of the Month for April, very kindly chosen by Drew Gummerson An honour, as always, and a pleasure, to be the one doing the Picks of the Month. I’ll be brief. So here we go. Story. I like it when people place their continuing stories here on ABCTales and we are blessed this month to have two by two of our outstanding talents. Jane Hyphen’s Parcel for You continues to impress. https://www.abctales.com/story/jane-hyphen/parcel-...

Dopesick (2021), BBC 2, BBC iPlayer, produced by Danny Strong based on the book by Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America.

Posted by celticman on Fri, 03 May 2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001ys7b/dopesick?seriesId=m001ys7c I already knew the story of the Sackler family, having read and reviewed Patrick Reeden Keefe (2021) Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Family. https://odonnellgrunting.wordpress.com/2021/12/31/patrick-radden-keefe-2021-empire-of-pain-the-secret-history-of-the-sackler-dynasty/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackler_family Greed has consequences. This eight-...

Poem and Story of the Week

Posted by insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Fri, 03 May 2024

Chosen by Di_Hard Thankyou so much to everyone who has posted their writing this week, it has been a huge pleasure reading so many great Stories and Poems. Pick of the Week for Poems goes to Ed Crane's erudite and thought provoking Still Life: https://www.abctales.com/story/ed-crane/still-life On a related theme I would also like to recommmend Turlough's wonderful Turn and Face The Strange: https://www.abctales.com/story/turlough/turn-and-face-...

The Power of the Dog (2021) Screenplay written and Directed by Jane Campion, based on the novel of the same name (which I haven’t read) by Thomas Savage.

Posted by celticman on Wed, 01 May 2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001pvtv/the-power-of-the-dog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_the_Dog_(film) Jane Campion is a Hollywood name. She might not have the leverage of say Brad Pitt or George Clooney, but mostly, when she wants to make a movie, producers find the finance and it gets made. The Power of the Dog won many plaudits on its release. I found it watchable. The sets were fabulous and everything looked and...

Please, Lock Me Away!

Posted by philwhiteland on Mon, 29 Apr 2024

Can you aspire to 'coolness' at nearly 70?

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Fri, 26 Apr 2024

Posted by airyfairy on Fri, 26 Apr 2024 As always, some amazing writing on the site this week, and it's been a hard but very pleasurable task choosing the Picks. Story of the Week is from the wonderful celticman. Characters so vivid you can (quite often) smell them, and dialogue most of us would kill to be able to write. 'Sean Happens 3' is another slice of Glasgow life, and if you haven't read any of celtic's stuff before, this is a great place...

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by airyfairy on Fri, 26 Apr 2024

As always, some amazing writing on the site this week, and it's been a hard but very pleasurable task choosing the Picks. Story of the Week is from the wonderful celticman. Characters so vivid you can (quite often) smell them, and dialogue most of us would kill to be able to write. 'Sean Happens 3' is another slice of Glasgow life, and if you haven't read any of celtic's stuff before, this is a great place to start: Sean Happens 3 | ABCtales...

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