A wonderful piece of historical fiction (quite possibly non fiction) is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can www.abctales.com/story/josied...

Sunday used to be Songs of Praise, now it's Antiques Roadshow and Countryfile, except on ABCTales, where it's Gwladys and Aefelthrith and, this time, Gwladys finds herself accused and the Watch are dragged in, literally! www.abctales.com/story/philwh...

Today's #PickoftheDay is another outstanding piece of #short_fiction from Mark Burrow, Homicidal Spreadsheet. Do please read and share. www.abctales.com/story/mark-b...

In my Aquarium the son of a glove manufacturer goes to Paris in the 1930s for the Colonial Exhibition. Finds an aquarium there and meets and falls in love with a deep sea diver who dreams of finding the mighty kraken… renardpress.com/books/saltbu...

Roll up, roll up, for today’s post is a visit to Saint-Malo’s Grand Aquarium, where you will see giant sea turtles, monstrous creatures of the deep, the Picasso fish, and go on an adventure to the bottom of the sea. Not lying. You actually will @renardpress.com open.substack.com/pub/drewgumm...

Early reviews for One Night at Kedasi continue to come in hot 🔥🔥🔥. Thanks for reviewing, can't wait to take you all to my comedic #SciFi world next week. If you are a reviewer and want an ARC, please DM me. linktr.ee/MacAshton #BookReview #Books

I am this month's #guestblogger on fellow writer and ex-Unbounder Ivy Ngeow's blog. Check my contribution and have a look at the rest of the site too. writengeow.com/guest-blog-e...

Today's Pick is a wonderful and very funny dispatch from our roving correspondent, as passed on by Sean McNulty: www.abctales.com/story/sean-m...

Do you have a body? Have you encountered others whilst having a body? Then Circulaire may be the pamphlet for you! ☕️ These poems explore body image, stretchmarks, vitamin deficiencies and mental health - a corporeal love letter!💛 Copies available here: tinyurl.com/4cw3e27r

Story: Rational Thinking Thing www.abctales.com/story/sean-m... Antagonistic publishers, racist companions, and celestial aspirations.

A beautiful poem from MistakenMagic @poetbex.bsky.social and from her new collection for our Pick of the Day. You can read Santarcangelo di Romagna here: www.abctales.com/user/mistake...

Surreal and fabulous, Jane Hyphen’s Beige Goo Splat is our Pick of the Day. Do read and share. This is Part Three so I recommend beginning at the beginning… www.abctales.com/story/jane-h...

A graphic yet engaging depiction of alcoholism. ‘The Life of Jim’ by jolono is today’s Pick of the Day. www.abctales.com/story/jolono... Here is part 4 but do start at the beginning. Please share if you can.

My latest story - Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (8) Desert island discs or something like that www.abctales.com/story/marand...

"It's always nice to see something new and different in the world of sci-fi/fantasy, and Kedasi delivers that in spades. It was quirky, fun, and a blast to read, much like Macaulay's other work." --Ben Mariner, Author of Apocalypse Wow One week until release!!! #Books #BookReview

Sunday brings us a cracking culinary poem. Enjoy! www.abctales.com/story/lenche...

Horror spun out of a tea break, in this great short story from Mark Burrow, is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can www.abctales.com/story/mark-b...

Quirky with their usual distinctive style, Roadside Attraction Part 1 is our social media Pick of the Day. Well done, Lou Blodgett! www.abctales.com/.../lou.../r... Part 2 is here :- www.abctales.com/.../lou.../r... Do please share on your social media, ABCTalers.

Also in today’s post! Circulaire by Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social Huge fan of Bex since reading her wonderful collection Walrussey, so very excited to read this now!💫

It's so wonderful seeing my two little books together! I have signed copies available of Walrussey (The Black Cat Poetry Press, 2023) and my new pamphlet Circulaire (Written Off Publishing, 2025). Drop me a comment if you'd like one! £10 via PayPal, I post internationally ✉️

My poem 'Shortbread' from my new pamphlet, Circulaire, for anyone who many need a reminder 💛 Circulaire, a collection of thirty-four poems about family, love, and being in a body, is available from Written Off Publishing here: tinyurl.com/4cw3e27r ☕️

The most wonderful review of Circulaire is now up at @abctales.bsky.social 💛 ☕ abctales.com/blog/insertp...

Our Wonderful Poem of the Week: www.abctales.com/story/ralph/...

A Rubik's cube, shifting sides, a bright child's hope and friendship flowering amid others' anger, all in Marandina's story which is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can www.abctales.com/story/marand...

Author copies have arrived! It's just a short hop and a skip until launch :) So excited to share my new scifi comedy with everyone on 9/23!

Pick of the day - a well-crafted short story from Itane Vero, nicely told. www.abctales.com/story/itane-...

Caldwell’s Sandwiches, Wittgenstein and a Log is our Pick of the Day. It shows how you can’t read a book by its cover. Or you can? www.abctales.com/story/caldwe...

A chilling instalment from Mac Ashton's latest story is Pick of the Day! I hope it makes you laugh, too, and please do share if you can www.abctales.com/story/macash...

Jane Hyphen’s The Tiny Easter Teddy is our Pick of the Day. You can read this well-captured moment here. Do share it too. www.abctales.com/story/jane-h...

My sister is raising money to support STV’s Big Scottish Breakfast appeal, helping children living in poverty across Scotland. Please consider donating if you can. www.justgiving.com/page/elle-be...

Tonight, two weeks hence, I’ll be spraffing about Liberties, the working class condition — and, by extension, my writing —- and other associated verbal ramblings in leafy, autumnal Bothwell . Hopefully see some of you there.

#PickOfTheDay today @abctales.com

My latest story: The Boy with the Rubik's Cube www.abctales.com/story/marand...

Story: In Slumber www.abctales.com/story/sean-m... Prejudice, compliance, and closure.

Story: Antilogical Elements www.abctales.com/story/sean-m... Goofs, gimmicks, and noxious ideas.

A poem of mine from In the Shadow of Gods. 👇

A London detective arrives in England's Peak District, which apparently holds more mysteries than he is expecting. Brilliant start to a new story from Ross_Lowe: www.abctales.com/story/rosslo...

Today's #PickoftheDay is Makis's poem 'It's Grim Up North', which title deserves a prize of its own. It's a droll take on this week's Inspiration point www.abctales.com/story/makis/...

Story and Poem of the Month for August now LIVE on ABCTales: www.abctales.com/blog/insertp...

‘Here was Attis, born from an almond held to his mother's breast - until the loggers came’ 🪵 @racheldeering.bsky.social from ‘In the Shadow of Gods’ - the poem ‘Spotted Nutcrackers’ www.blackboughpoetry.com/rachel-deering #poetry #writing #ecopoetry

#BlogPost "Hello To All That" : a visit to Berlin in a few words and pictures ewanlawrie.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/h...

Our Friday pick is a brilliant, disturbing tale from celticman: www.abctales.com/story/celtic...

Throwback to @societyofauthors.bsky.social coverage of the inaugural #Curae. We announce the 3 winners of the second prize on the 1st of June. @thebookseller.com @bookbrunch.bsky.social @carers-uk.bsky.social @carerstrust.bsky.social societyofauthors.org/2022/10/07/a... It's been an important thing

I’d like you to buy my book… I know this is shameless promotion. If you like it, I’ll send you a free filmed poem! X amzn.eu/d/aoGdd3D

Great to have been included in this issue of @frazzledlit.bsky.social with my story 'Basslines of War' -- congrats to the winners & everyone who took part in the comp www.frazzledlit.com/p/basslines-... #writingcommunity

And here’s the link for tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/authors-in... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/authors-in...

Aye Write 2025 6–16 November, Glasgow Tickets are now on sale for Aye Write, which celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year with a packed programme featuring 180 writers from Scotland & around the world 💙📚 www.glasgowlife.org.uk/whats-on/aye...

Couple of weeks to go until @pbennett.bsky.social Elissa and yours truly hit Bothwell Book City! Get your tickets today.

Blog post, read it and keep typing ... #samizdat #writing #publishing ewanlawrie.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/b...

My latest story: Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (7) Strange shenanigans at Brean Fort www.abctales.com/story/marand...