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Story and Poem of the Month for May very kindly chosen by Mark Say: Story of the month Top choice this month is After Gyles’ Quay by Sean McNulty, vivid portrayal of how a group of boys react to the death of an old friend. It comes with humour and sadness, and provides a strong portrayal of how children begin to grope their way towards adulthood. https://www.abctales.com/ story/sean-mcnulty/after- gyles-quay Two others I greatly enjoyed: the two...

Thank you again for so much wonderful writing this week. There's been some intensely personal pieces, some commentary on the world, some beautiful pieces of nature writing, some marvellous escapism. Welcome to all those who have just joined us, and to old friends who have returned.

I am very pleased to announce the publication of 'The Trouble With Magical Beings' by JoAnne Stefanizzi who writes on ABCTales as Penny4athought: 'Nine year old Daniel is flying his kite along the beach late at night when something begins to spark in the tail of his kite. He's afraid his precious kite is on fire and he doesn’t want anything to happen to his kite. His dad built it with him two year ago and they can never build another one because...

Posted by Philip Sidney on Fri, 22 May 2020 Have you been zooming/Teaming and all of those other virtual methods of communicating? Remember those luxurious days of careless touch and wandering? Although our day to day lives are curtailed, there's time to travel to the past and capture moments from memories and share them here. Our two picks of the week are fabulous examples of this. Poem of the week goes to Socialeaf with a blending of love -...

I'm very pleased to announce the publication of 'Full Filler' by ABCTaler Ice Rivers. Here's what he says: 'When I discovered that I had prostate cancer, I decided to describe on ABC tales the journey wherever it may lead. It led to the past, the present and the future in random order. It led to untapped imagination beyond the restrictions of time. It led to a confluence of life journeys both external and internal. When organized, they came to...

We have been inundated once more, with some wonderful pieces. Thank you all for making ABCTales such a supportive and inspiring place to visit. I'd also like to welcome our new members - and if you're reading this and wondering if it's worth emailing to set up an account, take a look here: https://www.abctales.com/story/drewgummerson/flamingo-dreams Anyway - Poem of the Week goes to penguin for the wonderful 'Adopting At Our Age' https://www...

Lots of good stuff again this week and, again, lovely to see lots of new writing talent joining us.

Our Story and Poem for the month of April have been picked by Noo: Hello, I hope everyone is well and getting through our current, strange lives. It's really great to see so many people turning and returning to writing as a way of keeping communicating with the world. Quantity has not compromised quality either and there were lots of pieces that were contenders for picks of the month in April. My choices are as follows. For our Story of the...

Posted by Philip Sidney on Fri, 24 Apr 2020 Writing and reading can be a refuge - I'm just settling into this way of thinking - If you've been inspired in these difficult times - well done and thank you so much for your wonderful postings. If you need a distraction - let's get writing! It's no coincidence that my two picks have food at their hearts. Our appreciation of the sensual nature of life seems to have come to the fore. From lime tea and...

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