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Our Story and Poem of the Month for August have been chosen by Ewan. Here's what he says: As always, singling out one of each for Picks of the Month is very difficult. Story of the Month is one of maddan’s monthly ghost stories “Sea Mist” . If you want to read them all there is a collection here . Honorable mentions go to: Celticman for his ongoing Ugly Puggly, which continues to amuse and appal in equal measure Jeand for her clear-eyed cancer...

This week's Story of the Week is maddan's latest ghostly tale, Sea Mist. I have been loving these and hoping there's a collection of them in the future. You can read it here: https://www.abctales.com/story/maddan/sea-mist Poem of the Week is skinner_jennifer's beautiful poem, View Beyond. You can read it here: https://www.abctales.com/story/skinnerjennifer/view-beyond This week's Inspiration Point can be found here: https://www.abctales.com/...

Posted by airyfairy on Fri, 26 Aug 2022 So much good stuff to enjoy! Our Story of the Week goes to Hudson Moon's 'Onward I Mutter - A Ramble'. It's funny, it's instantly relatable, it was a bright spot in the week, it's like having a conversation with a good friend: Onward I Mutter - A Ramble | ABCtales Poem of the Week is TJW's stunning 'Insidious'. This is writing from the heart and soul, and it will stay with you: Insidious | ABCtales This...

Thank you for all the wonderful things you've posted this week. It's been a pleasure to read them all, even though it's 155 degrees outside (it definitely feels that hot!) Anyway - my choice for Poem of the Week is the beautiful Glorious Moments by Richard L Provencher, and Story of the Week goes to cliffordben502 for Exotic Illnesses - he's posted two parts of this novel so far and it's really impressive: https://www.abctales.com/story/...

Our Story and Poem of the Month for July, very kindly chosen by Di_Hard. Here's what she says: It was a huge honour to be asked to do Poem and Story of the Month, till making the choice could not be put off any more, and now, it's so hard! How to compare such different treasures? Winding through all the writing gems of July is Celticman's Ugly Puggly. If you haven't read it yet, please do. Starting with three very different people, he has woven...

Every now and then a poem comes along and steals your heart and this week’s Poem of the Week immediately stole mine. Ewan’s ‘The Forest of Discarded Raiment’ is the Pick of the Week for poetry. Funny, clever, perfectly done. https://www.abctales.com/story/ewan/forest-discarded-raiment And for Story of the Week, it’s maddan’s The Brambles. I’ve read all of these when he’s posted them. All great, but this might be my favourite so far. https://www...

Even harder than it usually is to make my picks this week. Thank you to all our writers and poets for making ABCTales such a vibrant place Two absolutely outstanding stories have started this week and I'd urge you to read both. They're very different but equally brilliant. I can only choose one as Story of the Week so my vote goes to Drew Gummerson's very very funny Stick of Rock which I'm sure will be in print as soon as he's finished it, but...

Posted by Ewan on Fri, 22 Jul 2022 The weeks seem to be flying by. I hope you all survived the heat. No moaning about today’s rain, please. Story of the Week Story of the Week this week goes to not-so-cosy Cotswolds-set “The Bounds” by Charlie77. The start of something longer, this first part is gripping, chilling and blessed with a narrative voice that is very strong indeed. Do check out Rosalie Kempthorne’s latest, too. Discovery is as off-...

When you know your time is short, anything starts to feel like everything… Daisy Lowry is missing a dad…Gabriel Lowry is a dying illusionist seeking a daughter…as both look for a reunion, they tumble into new and magical experiences, Gabriel having it all on to perform the greatest trick of this life – slipping the noose a very bitter, overworked Death has for him…whilst Daisy finds solace in a mysterious group of strong, independent women… SJ...

Our Story and Poem of the Month for June, very kindly chosen for us by Mark Say: Here we go with Picks of the Month June 2022! I’m migrating from the written word to audio for my story of the month. Sheep Without a Shepherd by colin.b – an extract from an audiobook – is a great slice of working class memoir told in a Scottish vernacular that makes clear it comes from the heart. It’s a lethal piece of social commentary and carries a real...