winter wings

Winter slowly birthed As autumn dies and lies In beautiful repose Withered, crunchy on the ground Guardian crows as heralds Calling forth December skies Tiny up against the great
Cherry

Browsing Through CDs at the Supermarket

This was my second time around the aisles in half an hour and the still empty basket at my side was making me feel conspicuous.
Cherry

Mouse

Will Mouse befirend Cat? Trust? Betrayal? Very short.
Cherry

Letters to a Dead Man

I can’t believe I am writing a letter to a dead man. It’s crazy. It’s not like I really knew you.

The Angel of Mons - Chapter Eleven

Eleven When George reached France he was told his unit had been moved down the line and he was issued with orders to meet up with them near Amiens at a place called Theipval.
Cherry

Mother (or Findus Crispy Pancakes)

Those nights in front of the gas fire with the Mitchells, Dingles, Duckworths. You cooked Findus crispy pancakes and I basked in the warm orange glow, your little superman in spiderman pyjamas.
Cherry

Champagne, Maybe

I am drunk and they know. I lift my head. A shard of glass sticks out from low in my stomach, catches the lamppost light. It’s a striking image. I should write a song about it.

ABCtales.com - vote now!

Dear ABCtalers,

A very short message just to urge you all to vote in the next few days in our New Writing Season competition. It's your votes that will determine our winners.

The maximum length of the prose is 500 words - and the poems are all relatively short! There are some crackers in there and I ask you all to participate as I think you'll enjoy the reads. You can find the entries here:

Between Words

Her hands took flight and moved to sculpt her words to give shaped elegance to all she said. She made each word a frozen moment, held beyond another wave of moving air.
Cherry

Large Collider

A boy named Hadron

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