Story and Poem of the Month

Our Story and Poem of the Month for September have very kindly been chosen by Drew Gummerson:

Story and Poem of month

Well it’s an honour to be choosing September’s Story and Poem of the month and what a hard choice that was. Once again I am amazed by the talent on the site and by the real variety of pieces submitted. 

But choices I have made.

In these turbulent times the Story of the Month goes to Mark Burrow and his Small Town Insurrection which manages both to be absurd and frightening. 

https://www.abctales.com/story/mark-burrow/small-town-insurrection

Special shout outs also to Jane Hyphen with It’s the year which is hilarious. And frightening. 

https://www.abctales.com/story/jane-hyphen/its-year#comment-772033

To The Big V for Punctured Bicycle - doomed love and indie music. 

https://www.abctales.com/story/thebigv/punctured-bicycle#comment-772034

To Ray Schaufeld for Sha-leigh showing how to pack a punch in just a few words. 

https://www.abctales.com/story/ray-schaufeld/sha-leigh-one-series-my-make-believe-snapshots

And to Mark Say for Cow’s Skull with Calico Roses. Excellently written and with an ending that packs a punch. 

https://www.abctales.com/story/mark-say/cow%E2%80%99s-skull-calico-roses

Poem of the Month goes to skinner_jennifer’s beautiful Lucid Dreams 

https://www.abctales.com/story/skinnerjennifer/lucid-dreams

Special shout out to Angusfolklore for two brilliant poems, Midwinter Remember and Knowing the Crows

https://www.abctales.com/story/angusfolklore/midwinter-remember

https://www.abctales.com/story/angusfolklore/knowing-crows

And finally to the ever excellent onemorething for the outstanding The Ghost of the Bird

https://www.abctales.com/story/onemorething/ghost-bird