Worry Sticks

Worry Sticks A swallowed boiled sweet of a stone grates like a fat fishbone stomach muscles tighten against a kick worry sticks beat an up tempo snare at the flare of helpless love
Gold cherry

Never Crouch, Peter

Peter, you unusual man, the surprising maths of your skull, Pythagoras blushing at your ratios, but I am thankful because of the phrase: good touch for a big man

Local Networks

Have you seen cows run? By God they’re quick and graceless, rocking like xmas toys.

ABCtales Christmas Newsletter 2007

Dear ABCtalers,

First of all we trust that all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

A few points in this final Newsletter of 2007 - first of all the Nostalgia Competition. There are two sides to it, poetry and prose. We've had a few entries so far but we could do with a lot more. The closing date is the end of the day on 22nd December so get writing and get entering! Entry fee is £5. All the details are here: http://www.abctales.com/node/567559

The Waters of Time

A sudden falling into water. The sharp flashing splash that echoes into falling rain, and ripples that grow outwards from disturbance, like rumours of disaster. Then silence, except slow

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Cherry

Silence Speaks Volumes

What do you hear when no one says a word? Everything that isn't being said - in 200 words.
Cherry

The World Wants You To

Coral cuts the Virgin Mary out of The Children’s Holy Bible and puts her face-down onto the scanner. Joseph and his donkey peer out at her through the hole Mary left.

The Writer is in...

The writer is in. Do you remember those scenes from Charlie Brown? Lucy is the dr, she has a wooden booth, and Charlie Brown goes to visit her.

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