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Posted by airyfairy on Fri, 29 Jan 2021 There's been a great variety of things posted on ABC Tales this week, and my two Picks couldn't be more different from each other. Story of the Week goes to Simon Barget's 'A Day In The Life'. It's very difficult to get it right with a story 'told' by an animal, but this one captures Essence of Cat and is also very, very funny. You don't need to be a cat lover to appreciate it. In fact, if you don't like...

We were sent this information recently, and I thought some of you might be interested. It's free and available to anyone - not just UK-based: I was hoping to invite you and your members to our free online Gresham lectures on literature; Professor John Mullan is giving an amazing series on the Powers of the Novel, (next one is Crime in Fiction on 24 Feb); and Professor Sarah Hart, who is a Maths Professor, is talking about Maths in fiction (next...

Very pleased to announce the publication of No Good Deed by ABCtales’ very own Ewan Lawrie. With no preview copy, he kept us on tenterhooks to the last, so those of us who pre-ordered are mostly where Tony Cook is: ‘Ewan Lawrie's new book 'No Good Deed' arrived through my letter box yesterday. It's the follow up to the excellent Gibbous House, a Gothic romp of mind blowing proportions. I can't wait to get stuck into it to find out what Moffat...

Posted by Ewan Some wonderful work on the site this week. Everyone should pat themselves on the back. Story of the Week is bhi’s ‘The Anatomy of a Death’ -as intriguing a beginning of something as I’ve ever seen. https://www.abctales.com/story/bhi/anatomy-death Poem of the Week is #Peel Park, New Year’s Eve# by Ralph. Evocative, memorable and not a word wasted, it’s an affecting read. https://tinyurl.com/PeelParkNYE Many congratulations both. I...

Two sad pieces of news for you today. We've lost two very dear members of our community - Denzella and Coolhermit. They will both be greatly missed. I'm afraid I didn't know Denzella well but she was talented, kind and very funny and hugely supportive to other ABCTalers. If you want to look back at her work you can find it here: https://www.abctales.com/user/denzella We have been trying to find a family member to let them know of her body of...

Our Story and Poem for the month of December, very kindly chosen by Lavadis: Poem of the month is: MJG - The Goodbye - ever more moving each time I read it. Special mention for these two superb poems which could easily have won on any other month Angusfolklore - Past Dwellers (The Lost) Skinner_Jennifer - Langdale Pikes in Winter https://www.abctales.com/story/mjg/goodbye https://www.abctales.com/story/angusfolklore/past-dwellers-lost https://...

Happy New Year! It feels a bit like tempting fate, but I'm determined to be optimistic.

Selected for us this week by Ewan Story of the Week Congratulations to Celticman, his ‘A Pile Up of Boys’ is a powerful piece of writing, delivered with a narrative voice that is as real as it is vital. Hard to believe such things happened well within living memory. https://www.abctales.com/story/celticman/pile-boys Poem of the Week This week’s choice is something slightly different from Onemorething. Certain Memories is an exploration of how we...

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Our Story and Poem for the month of November have been picked by london_calling79: As we venture into the unkown depths of a COVID winter we have two heart-warming picks this month to warm your cockles. So cosy up, perhaps in the safety of a virus-proof blanket fort, ignore the inexorable decline of the Western world and enjoy some plain old-fashioned story-telling! For our story pick of the month we present Charlie77’s engrossing opening to...