Cherrypicked stories

Cherry

You ask about loss

By Parson Thru on Mon, 15 Oct 2018

Another stab at an old theme
Miscellaneous
Poem
Certificate U
Gold cherry

twelve-noon-three

By celticman on Sun, 14 Oct 2018

‘You mind if I smoke?’ Paddy rested his back against the headboard. He’d woken early, hadn’t really slept, had thought of sneaking away, but then...
Drama
Story
Certificate 15
Cherry

The Honour Guard

By Angusfolklore on Sun, 14 Oct 2018

The honour guard are glass eyed on parade, waiting for inspection and the day for which they've trained. Double ranks in waiting for the chief of the...
Poem
Certificate U
Cherry

Just following orders... (3)

By HarryC on Sun, 14 Oct 2018

Third part of my true story of a bad time in my life. My neighbour, Carl, has been found dead. The landlord has been arrested. We've just been informed we could lose our homes.
Autobiography
Non-fiction
Certificate PG
Cherry

Thimbles

By Ewan on Sun, 14 Oct 2018

It's not really about thimbles, I have a lisp. You could use three and a pea for the shell game. Does anyone use them now? Image source pixel.com
Miscellaneous
Poem
Certificate U
Cherry

The King Problem

By The Other Terrence Oblong on Sun, 14 Oct 2018

I was woken early one morning by a hammering on my back door. I quickly dressed and rushed downstairs, where I found Alun in an agitated state. "It's...
Miscellaneous
Story
Certificate 15
Cherry

Promises Beyond The Veil Of Light ( PT 50 )

By skinner_jennifer on Sun, 14 Oct 2018

Picture by pixabay free images. Part Fifty We move on five years. Mina is nearly eighteen and living her dream. It was the Spring of 1999 in...
Fantasy
Story
Certificate 12
Gold cherry

Fall

By socialeaf on Sun, 14 Oct 2018

Own image
Love
Poem
Certificate U
Cherry

Just following orders... (2)

By HarryC on Sun, 14 Oct 2018

Continuing my true horror story of a bad episode in my life...
Autobiography
Non-fiction
Certificate PG
Cherry

Unison

By D Marie on Sun, 14 Oct 2018

Very very short and music inspired.
Spiritual
Philosophy
Nature
Poem
Certificate U
Cherry

The song of the giant’s daughter.

By london_calling79 on Sat, 13 Oct 2018

Promise me, never to let the children forget the songs of Finn and the Fiánna.
Spiritual
Surreal
Historical Fiction
Poem
Certificate PG
Cherry

Monroe (3)

By jolono on Sat, 13 Oct 2018

Mark Latham arrived at St Leonards primary school at 10.55. He walked up to a small reception area and waited for a petite middle-aged woman to stop...
Other Fiction
Story
Certificate 15
Cherry

The Barncester Chronicles

By alphadog1 on Sat, 13 Oct 2018

The Barnceseter chronicles A tale of a not so bad witch and a rather put-upon dwarf. Based on the racist, sexist tale of the blue light by the...
Humour
Story
Certificate 18
Cherry

Just following orders... (1)

By HarryC on Sat, 13 Oct 2018

A true modern horror story. All identities and some small details have been changed.
Autobiography
Non-fiction
Certificate PG
Cherry

twelve-noon-two

By celticman on Sat, 13 Oct 2018

Two things pissed Marie off, getting phone calls in the middle of the night and life in general. What made it worse was she’d been in a deep sleep,...
Drama
Story
Certificate 12
1 likes
Cherry

Autumn Splash

By Rhiannonw on Fri, 12 Oct 2018

A final fling from flavonoids, and …
Nature
Poem
Certificate U
Cherry

Monroe ( 2)

By jolono on Fri, 12 Oct 2018

The Metropolitan Police were going through change. Lots of local stations were closing, being sold off and converted into flats others were being...
Other Fiction
Story
Certificate 15
Cherry

twelve-noon-one

By celticman on Thu, 11 Oct 2018

‘You getting a taxi?’ I asked, knowing the answer, turning away and sucking on a cigarette I’d ponsed. We were last out of the AA meeting because she...
Drama
Story
Certificate 15
Cherry

Phoning it in...

By HarryC on Thu, 11 Oct 2018

8 years ago, following a breakdown, I had to claim sickness benefit for almost two years before I was fit for work again. It was a horrible time. The system itself is sick. I failed two work-capability assessments and had to go through appeals and tribunals - in spite of the support of my GP, my therapist and a mental health key worker I was seeing. Here's one of many bad memories of that time. Sadly, still relevant it seems...
Autobiography
Non-fiction
Certificate PG
Cherry

A Man of the Mountain - The Greatest Showman

By mac_ashton on Thu, 11 Oct 2018

Need to catch up? Link to the full collection here: https://www.abctales.com/collection/man-mountain-2018 6. The Greatest Showman “The small town of...
Science fiction
Fantasy
Humour
Story
Certificate 18
1 likes
Cherry

Summer's end

By MJG on Thu, 11 Oct 2018

Rain hammers on windows before the hurricane. I fling open the wardrobe where summer still hangs; scented with perfume and sunscreen, translucent...
Poem
Certificate 12
Gold cherry

Marlena

By rosaliekempthorne on Thu, 11 Oct 2018

Her eyes would follow me from room to room. Diamond eyes. Sliding under her glasses to latch onto me. Her face, birdlike; parched and leached, an...
Miscellaneous
Story
Certificate PG
Gold cherry

Monroe ( Part 1)

By jolono on Thu, 11 Oct 2018

Not sure if this has legs or not... Frank was awake. He’d been laying there in the darkness for over half an hour. The Smiths from the flat next door...
Other Fiction
Story
Certificate 18
Cherry

Promises Beyond The Veil Of Light ( PT 47 )

By skinner_jennifer on Tue, 09 Oct 2018

Picture by pixabay free images. Part Forty Seven Kendrick and Mina spent a good part of the day down at Birchester police station, filling in forms...
Fantasy
Story
Certificate 12
Cherry

Will Peace (1)

By HarryC on Mon, 08 Oct 2018

Just a voice I'm playing with. Not sure where it's going yet, but I'm tagging along to see...
Drama
Story
Certificate PG
Gold cherry

twelve noon

By celticman on Mon, 08 Oct 2018

We’re all from the same place in AA, but met in the upper room of Partick Methodist Church. It needed the light on, even for a sparsely attended...
Drama
Story
Certificate 12
1 likes
Cherry

A Man of the Mountain - The Falls

By mac_ashton on Mon, 08 Oct 2018

Need to catch up? Link to the full collection here: https://www.abctales.com/collection/man-mountain-2018 5. The Falls The sound of gnashing metal...
Science fiction
Fantasy
Humour
Story
Certificate 18
Gold cherry

"Thang Yew Ver' Much"

By Ewan on Mon, 08 Oct 2018

It's now or never... Image is used in accordance with CC 2.0 Licence. Photo by Vicky Burton of Bulgarian Elvis impersonator... https://www.flickr.com/photos/vicki_burton/9395835224
Miscellaneous
Poem
Certificate U
Cherry

Promises Beyond The Veil Of Light ( PT 46 )

By skinner_jennifer on Sun, 07 Oct 2018

Picture by pixabay free images. Part Forty Six It was a confusing Tuesday morning at Evie's flat. Mina sat in the kitchen stirring cereal around with...
Fantasy
Story
Certificate 12
Cherry

Mobility

By Pink Lady on Sat, 06 Oct 2018

"He's going to be Grand-dead number one if he's not careful!" my driving instructor said. We laughed a lot together, we shared exactly the same...
Autobiography
Non-fiction
Certificate 18
1 likes
Cherry

Promises Beyond The Veil Of Light ( PT 44 )

By skinner_jennifer on Sat, 06 Oct 2018

Picture by pixabay free images. Part Forty Four Lanes leading down from the Shepherd's farm were becoming deep with snow, Kendrick knew Emma's dad...
Fantasy
Story
Certificate 12
Gold cherry
Story of the week

How writing (and a cat called Daisy) may have saved my life...

By HarryC on Sat, 06 Oct 2018

A true story of the power of words to transform lives...
Autobiography
Non-fiction
Certificate 15
3 likes
Cherry

mushroom movement

By Di_Hard on Fri, 05 Oct 2018

green grown gown gauzy grass grace solid soil lid down wonder on grains gain rain sense tense dense silent silt still eel slick icky cling linger...
Poem
Certificate U
Cherry

A Man of the Mountain - Good Morning

By mac_ashton on Thu, 04 Oct 2018

Need to catch up? Link to the full collection: https://www.abctales.com/collection/man-mountain-2018 4.Good Morning Shirley awoke Tuesday morning to...
Science fiction
Fantasy
Horror
Story
Certificate 18
Cherry

Dust Man

By Kilb50 on Thu, 04 Oct 2018

He lives in a container cupboard/strapped to the wall next to a bag of wooden pegs...
Poem
Certificate 12
Gold cherry

Quince

By Rhiannonw on Thu, 04 Oct 2018

Misshapen shiny pear with clinging fluffy hair, bright yellow, perfume sweet – too hard and tart to eat raw – flesh cut and chopped cooks, mushes...
Nature
Poem
Certificate U
Cherry

Mayday

By Ewan on Thu, 04 Oct 2018

It's not about aeroplanes... Image is from wiki commons.
Miscellaneous
Poem
Certificate U
Cherry

Deer in the Garden

By markle on Wed, 03 Oct 2018

It was as though a brushful of red-brown paint had been dropped on the grass. Then, as it moved in the winter sunlight its shape resolved, and it...
Nature
Non-fiction
Certificate U
Gold cherry
Story of the week

Thoughts From the Table

By Foster Trecost on Wed, 03 Oct 2018

If we only knew what others were thinking.
Story
Certificate PG
1 likes
Gold cherry

Promises Beyond The Veil Of Life ( PT 42 )

By skinner_jennifer on Wed, 03 Oct 2018

Picture by pixabay free images. Part Forty Two Through parallel universes ethereal, dazzling white lights shimmer, an energy of worlds within worlds...
Fantasy
Story
Certificate 12

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