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2/2 Here is something that's around 15 years old.
El Planeta del Tesoro (Treasure Planet)
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El Planeta del Tesoro (Treasure Planet)
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December 3, 2025 at 7:06 AM
2/2 Here is something that's around 15 years old.
El Planeta del Tesoro (Treasure Planet)
www.abctales.com/.../el-plane....
El Planeta del Tesoro (Treasure Planet)
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Penny4athought’s seasonal poem is atmospheric and beautifully crafted.
Take a winter constitutional at:
www.abctales.com/story/penny4...
It is today’s Pick of the Day
Please share if you can.
Take a winter constitutional at:
www.abctales.com/story/penny4...
It is today’s Pick of the Day
Please share if you can.
December 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Penny4athought’s seasonal poem is atmospheric and beautifully crafted.
Take a winter constitutional at:
www.abctales.com/story/penny4...
It is today’s Pick of the Day
Please share if you can.
Take a winter constitutional at:
www.abctales.com/story/penny4...
It is today’s Pick of the Day
Please share if you can.
Dip into slow-time of wide, cool silence in this wonderful new poem from Queen Beatle, which is Pick of the Day!
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www.abctales.com/story/queen-...
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Dip into slow-time of wide, cool silence in this wonderful new poem from Queen Beatle, which is Pick of the Day!
www.abctales.com/story/queen-...
www.abctales.com/story/queen-...
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For #smallpoemsunday I'm sharing my poem 'Shortbread' from my new pamphlet, Circulaire 💛
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November 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
For #smallpoemsunday I'm sharing my poem 'Shortbread' from my new pamphlet, Circulaire 💛
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#poetryalert !ocm sound of klaxon and panic.
It's about ... Oh, I'm sure you'll work it out
'Boys' Own Up' www.abctales.com/story/ewan/b...
It's about ... Oh, I'm sure you'll work it out
'Boys' Own Up' www.abctales.com/story/ewan/b...
December 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
#poetryalert !ocm sound of klaxon and panic.
It's about ... Oh, I'm sure you'll work it out
'Boys' Own Up' www.abctales.com/story/ewan/b...
It's about ... Oh, I'm sure you'll work it out
'Boys' Own Up' www.abctales.com/story/ewan/b...
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At ABCTales it's taken as read that Turlough's Monthly digest - a sort of 'Letter from Bulgaria', is funnier than Alastair Cooke's from America. This one is particularly diverting, not least because of the #badinage in the comments. It's today's Pick of the Day.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
At ABCTales it's taken as read that Turlough's Monthly digest - a sort of 'Letter from Bulgaria', is funnier than Alastair Cooke's from America. This one is particularly diverting, not least because of the #badinage in the comments. It's today's Pick of the Day.
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www.abctales.com/.../papa%E2%....
Graceful, poetic writing with a fine sense of detail. This is our Sunday pick. Enjoy!
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www.abctales.com/story/beanzi...
November 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Graceful, poetic writing with a fine sense of detail. This is our Sunday pick. Enjoy!
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www.abctales.com/story/beanzi...
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Lovely to see my book Saltburn on this @bookshop.org #IndieBlackFriday list @renardpress.com - click on the link and browse some indie publishing delights. Amazon doesn’t need ALL our money. 😂🙌
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An Indie Black Friday
While the billionaire retailers fall over themselves to sell us tat at bargain prices, independent publishers remain committed to putting out brilliant books.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Lovely to see my book Saltburn on this @bookshop.org #IndieBlackFriday list @renardpress.com - click on the link and browse some indie publishing delights. Amazon doesn’t need ALL our money. 😂🙌
uk.bookshop.org/lists/an-ind...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/an-ind...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Fast paced and atmospheric Lily (Chapter 6) from Soulfire77 is our Pick of the Day. A father goes in search of his daughter…
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November 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Fast paced and atmospheric Lily (Chapter 6) from Soulfire77 is our Pick of the Day. A father goes in search of his daughter…
www.abctales.com/story/soulfi...
www.abctales.com/story/soulfi...
Join Turlough as he takes us to the amazing, and quite literally breathtaking, mountains of Peru. A journey to treasure! www.abctales.com/story/turlou...
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Join Turlough as he takes us to the amazing, and quite literally breathtaking, mountains of Peru. A journey to treasure! www.abctales.com/story/turlou...
Our Pick of the Day is the start of something dark and thrilling. It’s the first part of Lily by Soulfire77. Why don’t you read and share it too?
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November 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Our Pick of the Day is the start of something dark and thrilling. It’s the first part of Lily by Soulfire77. Why don’t you read and share it too?
www.abctales.com/story/soulfi...
www.abctales.com/story/soulfi...
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Back in the writing groove, and the lovely people at ABC Tales have made this one of their Picks of the Day! Thank you!
airyfairy’s brain has gone AWOL.
Will she find it again?!
Find out by reading the unfolding drama at:
www.abctales.com/story/airyfa...
It is today’s Pick of the Day
Please share if you can.
Will she find it again?!
Find out by reading the unfolding drama at:
www.abctales.com/story/airyfa...
It is today’s Pick of the Day
Please share if you can.
November 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Back in the writing groove, and the lovely people at ABC Tales have made this one of their Picks of the Day! Thank you!
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Delighted to receive a Pushcart nomination for my poem 'Goblin Shark', published in @thebraag.bsky.social 🦈
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Delighted to receive a Pushcart nomination for my poem 'Goblin Shark', published in @thebraag.bsky.social 🦈
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Truly a dream publication!! 'Penelope Escapes the Platypusary' is now up at @anthro-poetry.bsky.social 🌊
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Penelope Escapes the Platypusary by Bex Hainsworth
Bronx Zoo, 1957Your disappearance was not unforeseen.Dragged across continents, far fromthe vast and unbroken heat of home,you found yourself in imitationmud and pool, encircled by foreignroars and sc...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Truly a dream publication!! 'Penelope Escapes the Platypusary' is now up at @anthro-poetry.bsky.social 🌊
www.anthropocenepoetry.org/post/penelop...
www.anthropocenepoetry.org/post/penelop...
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"Cunning chimera, desperate for loneliness,
you stacked eucalyptus. Webbed paws
slapped dirt into an expectant mound."
My poem 'Penelope Escapes the Platypusary' is now up at the wonderful @anthro-poetry.bsky.social 🌊
anthropocenepoetry.org/post/penelop...
you stacked eucalyptus. Webbed paws
slapped dirt into an expectant mound."
My poem 'Penelope Escapes the Platypusary' is now up at the wonderful @anthro-poetry.bsky.social 🌊
anthropocenepoetry.org/post/penelop...
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"Cunning chimera, desperate for loneliness,
you stacked eucalyptus. Webbed paws
slapped dirt into an expectant mound."
My poem 'Penelope Escapes the Platypusary' is now up at the wonderful @anthro-poetry.bsky.social 🌊
anthropocenepoetry.org/post/penelop...
you stacked eucalyptus. Webbed paws
slapped dirt into an expectant mound."
My poem 'Penelope Escapes the Platypusary' is now up at the wonderful @anthro-poetry.bsky.social 🌊
anthropocenepoetry.org/post/penelop...
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Very honoured that my story Collateral has received a Pushcart Nomination. Thank you! Best of luck to all the nominees.
You can read Collateral here - revolutionjohnjournal.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/s...
You can read Collateral here - revolutionjohnjournal.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/s...
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Very honoured that my story Collateral has received a Pushcart Nomination. Thank you! Best of luck to all the nominees.
You can read Collateral here - revolutionjohnjournal.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/s...
You can read Collateral here - revolutionjohnjournal.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/s...
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A very very happy 5th birthday to Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel.
🎉🥳🎈🎊🎉🥳🎂🎁🎈🎊🎈🎁🎂
🦩🏩
Thanks to @beardedbadgerbooks.bsky.social for believing in me, getting it out there, and releasing a brand new edition!
www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store...
🎉🥳🎈🎊🎉🥳🎂🎁🎈🎊🎈🎁🎂
🦩🏩
Thanks to @beardedbadgerbooks.bsky.social for believing in me, getting it out there, and releasing a brand new edition!
www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store...
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A very very happy 5th birthday to Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel.
🎉🥳🎈🎊🎉🥳🎂🎁🎈🎊🎈🎁🎂
🦩🏩
Thanks to @beardedbadgerbooks.bsky.social for believing in me, getting it out there, and releasing a brand new edition!
www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store...
🎉🥳🎈🎊🎉🥳🎂🎁🎈🎊🎈🎁🎂
🦩🏩
Thanks to @beardedbadgerbooks.bsky.social for believing in me, getting it out there, and releasing a brand new edition!
www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store...
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Further to previous posts re- one of the Works in Progress. I keep finding bits that are ok. I just need to join them up better. A different kind of "joined-up writing", that.
Other books are available. tinyurl.com/bdfwjprf
Other books are available. tinyurl.com/bdfwjprf
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Further to previous posts re- one of the Works in Progress. I keep finding bits that are ok. I just need to join them up better. A different kind of "joined-up writing", that.
Other books are available. tinyurl.com/bdfwjprf
Other books are available. tinyurl.com/bdfwjprf
airyfairy’s brain has gone AWOL.
Will she find it again?!
Find out by reading the unfolding drama at:
www.abctales.com/story/airyfa...
It is today’s Pick of the Day
Please share if you can.
Will she find it again?!
Find out by reading the unfolding drama at:
www.abctales.com/story/airyfa...
It is today’s Pick of the Day
Please share if you can.
November 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
airyfairy’s brain has gone AWOL.
Will she find it again?!
Find out by reading the unfolding drama at:
www.abctales.com/story/airyfa...
It is today’s Pick of the Day
Please share if you can.
Will she find it again?!
Find out by reading the unfolding drama at:
www.abctales.com/story/airyfa...
It is today’s Pick of the Day
Please share if you can.
#POD today is Soulfire77's ongoing Sci Fi piece that grips from part one. The Harvest Floor (Ch.Three) is plausible & convincing, with echoes of Soylent Green, Do give it a try and share if you like it too fellow ABCTalers.
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Pt 1 & 2 www.abctales.com/user/soulfir...
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Pt 1 & 2 www.abctales.com/user/soulfir...
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
#POD today is Soulfire77's ongoing Sci Fi piece that grips from part one. The Harvest Floor (Ch.Three) is plausible & convincing, with echoes of Soylent Green, Do give it a try and share if you like it too fellow ABCTalers.
www.abctales.com/.../harvest-...
Pt 1 & 2 www.abctales.com/user/soulfir...
www.abctales.com/.../harvest-...
Pt 1 & 2 www.abctales.com/user/soulfir...
An uproarious fanfare for the common man. This is our marvellous Sunday pick. Enjoy!
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www.abctales.com/story/g-m-ba...
November 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
An uproarious fanfare for the common man. This is our marvellous Sunday pick. Enjoy!
www.abctales.com/story/g-m-ba...
www.abctales.com/story/g-m-ba...
Well done to 'Ivan the OK-ish' on all 5 parts of The Ride. Nicely written, despite ending up with one of the last things anyone might imagine happening in the Mersey Tunnel. abctales.com/story/ivan-ok-… (but do start at Part 1, obviously!).
November 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Well done to 'Ivan the OK-ish' on all 5 parts of The Ride. Nicely written, despite ending up with one of the last things anyone might imagine happening in the Mersey Tunnel. abctales.com/story/ivan-ok-… (but do start at Part 1, obviously!).