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New Online Reading Event - 4th February 7pm GMT

Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Sun, 16 Jan 2022

Dear all, We are having another online reading event on Friday 4th of February from 7pm until 9pm. Please do come along and join in. It would be wonderful to have lots of readers, but it would be just as lovely to have people along as audience members too. If you do want to read, please send me an email at this address: rachel@abctales.com I will put together a list ready for Mark. Mark will, very kindly, be hosting again - you need to sign up...

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Fri, 14 Jan 2022

Posted by airyfairy on Fri, 14 Jan 2022 ABC writers have really started the new year with a flourish. There has been some absolutely marvellous poetry, and the prose writers have been exercising their humour muscles to exceptional effect. After a lot of thought, Story of the Week goes to donignacio's 'The God of Mistakes'. It's funny, it's eminently relatable, and it explains a lot! The God of Mistakes | ABCtales Poem of the Week is '...

Story and Poem of the Month

Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Sun, 02 Jan 2022

Our Final Story and Poem of the Month for 2021, very kindly chosen by Di_Hard: There have been so many fabulous pieces of writing this December, it was very difficult even narrowing the list down to 6 prose and 6 poems, and I have continually changed my mind about the final choices as they are all equally wonderful in different ways. Stories Christmas Boris is the latest instalment of Marandina's extremely funny satire on Boris Johnson, in the...

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Fri, 31 Dec 2021

I have been totally spoilt for choice for my very last 2021 picks - thank you so much for all the wonderful pieces you've posted this week - it's been a great pleasure to read them! My final choice for Story of the Week goes to rosaliekempthorne's wonderfully quirky 'In the Dark' and our Poem of the Week goes to onemorething for 'Mistletoe' which is a really special piece, even for her (and that's saying something). Big congratulations to both!...

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Sat, 25 Dec 2021

A very Merry Christmas to all our lovely ABCTalers, wherever you are and whatever you're doing and I hope 2022 brings you all something a bit less covid-y than 2021. Thank you all for your wonderful contributions this year and for the generosity you've shown towards others with your encouragement and kindness. For my final picks of the year, I've chosen The Otherworldly Visitor of Oscaloo by donignacio which was well written and very funny, and...

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Fri, 17 Dec 2021

Hoping everyone is safe and snug with mince pies and mulled wine. Our Story of the Week is the Christmas treat of Pad Life: So Here It Is’. https://www.abctales.com/story/airyfairy/pad-life-so-here-it Our Poem of the Week is JupiterMoon’s beautiful poem ‘and when we should have felt like strangers’. https://www.abctales.com/story/jupitermoon/and-when-we-should-have-felt-strangers Many more great things to read from this week - have been loving...

INSIDE ELEPHANT BY CATHERINE POARCH - THE REVIEWS ARE IN!

Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Thu, 16 Dec 2021

I am very pleased to announce the publication of 'Inside Elephant' - a delightful and very special collection of poetry by our very own Catherine Poarch. Published on December 17th, it's available to pre-order now From Silverwood Books: https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/inside-elephant-by-catherine-poarch or from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inside-Elephant-Catherine-Poarch/dp/1800421613/... Two reviews for you - the first from airyfairy and...

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Fri, 10 Dec 2021

Two wonderful picks for you today! Poem of the Week goes to Turlough for his brilliant 'Copse and Robbers' which has made for a real discussion point on ABCTales this week Story of the Week is a two-parter last minute entry from drew_gummerson. Shrodinger's Dog has just about everything you could imagine (and a few more things besides), including a very happy ending. It's a must read! https://www.abctales.com/story/turlough/copse-and-robbers...

Story and Poem of the Month

Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Sun, 05 Dec 2021

Our picks for November, very kindly chosen by Mark Say: Story of the month This month’s top pick is one to put a smile on your face - Chocolate, Tobacco and Horse Muck by Turlough. It’s a lovely combination of family and social history, including a series of funny anecdotes and turns of phrase, all told with affection and good eye for detail of a past life. Highly entertaining and quite touching. https://www.abctales.com/story/turlough/chocolate...

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by Insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Fri, 03 Dec 2021

A very big thank you to everyone who's posted their work this week - we're so grateful to you all! Another even bigger thank you to onemorething who has been delighting us with a different poem each day for Tree Week Huge congratulations to my picks this week: Story of the Week goes to Celticman for Twosies or Threesies - he takes us back to a childhood of grinding poverty in Glasgow. I think it's one of his best, and that's saying something...

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