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10 collections on the site.
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Drew Gummerson
Author of Me and Mickie James (Jonathan Cape) and The Lodger (GMP), and many stories here and there. Follow me at @drewgum. Seven Nights At The Flamingo Hotel is coming November 2020. Pre-order here https://www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store
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Minority Report part 2
Read Part 1 K felt seen. The next night he avoided The Duck, and the one after that. He found himself a new boozer, insalubrious, down by the old...
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Minority Report Part 1
A mindreader called K, who changed his name to Yak, came to a seaside town not intending to kill the ventriloquist. Window hit by rain, diffused...
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- 523 reads
You are surprised as a published writer…
You are surprised, as a published author, by how many people have not read your book. You board a train, you look at all the faces as you walk down...
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Born on the 4th of July
Born on the 4th July Johnny has signed up to join the military. He’s leaving in the morning. And this is after his big brother was killed in an F-14...
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Saltburn - A Publishing Journey
Saltburn. I started Saltburn here on ABCTales in the first week of 2020. In February 2025 it’s going to be published. This is the story. I’m usually...
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Jean. Thank you for sharing
Posted on Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Jean. Thank you for sharing your story. It is harrowing to read but you write beautifully and clearly. This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day.
I struggled to think of an appropriate image but in the end I settled upon a...
Read full commentPosted in Is or Isn't Lena
I really enjoyed this piece.
Posted on Fri, 20 Feb 2026
I really enjoyed this piece. Congratulations. It's our Pick of the Day.
Read full commentPosted in His Running Top
Haha. Very good.
Posted on Sun, 21 Dec 2025
Haha. Very good.
Congratulations. It's our Pick of the Day.
Read full commentPosted in Letter from Frankincense & Myrrh, Solicitors
Fast paced, atmospheric,
Posted on Sat, 29 Nov 2025
Fast paced, atmospheric, congratulations. This is our Pick of the Day.
Read full commentPosted in Lily (Chapter Six)
Now this is funny. (And your
Posted on Sun, 28 Sep 2025
Now this is funny. (And your previous post is wise). So consider them a joint Pick of the Day - well done, I really enjoyed both.
Read full commentPosted in Trump reads Hansel and Gretel
That last line really made me
Posted on Tue, 18 Feb 2025
That last line really made me smile with joy.
Congratulations. This is our Pick of the Day. Please share on social media.
Read full commentPosted in Cows - lost, refound, tinkered with.
It is always a pleasure to
Posted on Sat, 08 Feb 2025
It is always a pleasure to read your diaries and this is no exception. I also clicked the link and viewed your photos. Super.
Congratulations. This is our Pick of the Day.
Read full commentPosted in The Mandarin Cherries
Never seen a Tom Cruise film!
Posted on Tue, 23 Apr 2024
Never seen a Tom Cruise film! I've watched them all again and again. For research.
Read full commentPosted in American Made
Haha. Thank you. This made me
Posted on Mon, 08 Jan 2024
Haha. Thank you. This made me laugh.
It's our Pick of Day which will hopefully make you smile.
Pic is from Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/...
Read full commentPosted in Make Millions in Two Minutes...
Congratulations! This is our
Posted on Wed, 30 Nov 2022
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Read full commentPosted in Making Plans...for Archibald (Part 1)
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