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    These are no New Year nor Resolution Prompts

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    From this year on you will be pestered er.... prompted by the We want to thank @Cole Matthews for being a member of the Prompt Team since October 2021 and inspiring us with around 80 prompt ideas. Thank you Cole.     #PT261 Someone wakes up all alone in the back and beyond, with no cell phone reception, after falling asleep on the bus or train. What happens now?   #PT 262 Write an online love story. Have the story consist entirely of alter
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Weekly Wrap Up (Oct. 31 - Nov. 6)

Those of you that still have or always have had daylight savings time, today is the day that it is okay to be late to work  So if you showed up for your 9:00 AM shift at 9:15 but forgot to set your clocks back, you are 45 minutes early  Let's just ignore the fact that most people use their phone for their alarm and phones automatically update on their own . So Thursday was the first of many big weeks here at GA! Did you get excited about the start of releasing of the Fall 2021  Anthologies

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True As It Can Be Chapter 19 is Now Live- Author Notes

Chapter 19 is now live, here are some author's notes -Well, Sammy turned out to be very helpful. In addition to being an upperclassman, barista, and bartender at night, he's got an unique background. -I got the inspiration for this scene at Keller Hall from a combination of real-world events. A concept from the "January 6th" insurrection/riot in Washington DC was logistically how I organized the mob and invasion force within Chapter 19. The most violent groups relied on non-aligned gro

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 06 Nov

November 6th - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Barlaam of Khutyn[149] Demetrian[150] Illtud[151] Leonard of Noblac[152] Melaine of Rennes[153] Winnoc[154] November 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Gustavus Adolphus Day[155] (in Sweden, Finland and Estonia) Finnish Swedish Heritage Day[156][157] (in Finland) International Da

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 05 Nov

November 5th - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: All Jesuit Saints and Blesseds Domninus Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist Galation Guido Maria Conforti Magnus November 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Bank Transfer Day (United States) Colón Day (Panama) Guy Fawkes Night (United Kingdom, New Zealand and Newfoundland a

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Story Archive Update November 5, 2021 - Genres

The upgrade to our latest version of our Story Archive software is complete.  This is a pretty big change under the hood on how we handle Genres.  First thing first.  Definitions. Primary Genre - This is the top level genre and consists mostly the old genres we used along with some new ones. Sub-Genre - These are more narrowly scoped genre under a primary genre.  For example Comic Fantasy is a sub-genre of Comedy. Why the change?  With the advent of epublishing, the number

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 04 Nov

November 4th - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Charles Borromeo (Roman Catholic Church) Emeric of Hungary Felix of Valois Joannicius the Great Our Lady of Kazan (Russian Orthodox Church) Pierius Blessed Teresa Manganiello Vitalis and Agricola November 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Community Service Day (Domin

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First Anthology Entry in Years: Spirited Holiday Engagement

So like my current novel-length story True As It Can Be, I want to share some thoughts about the story I submitted for the Fall 2021 Anthology: -I had a wild idea of trying an unusual combination of story elements: a. A western holiday story with a gay wedding  b. A funerary rites exploration with commentary on little known details involved in Taoist funeral practices. c. I also wanted to write a ghost story that starts off heavy with melancholy, but ends lighter with potent

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2021 Fall Anthology: An Unconventional Gift *NOW LIVE*

Hello hello!!!  Who's ready for a great selection of stories to read!  We had a great turnout for this anthology, and in total you will now have 15 brand new stories for your enjoyment!  Each week, for the next three weeks, we will release five of the stories entered into the anthology. We want to give a huge Thank you to all the authors and their teams for participating in the anthology!  All stories posted are complete, so after reading, please leave the authors a story review to thank them fo

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 03 Nov

November 3rd - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Greek Orthodox Church) Clydog Cristiolus Elias I of Antioch (Syriac Orthodox Church)[49] Ermengol (Hermengaudius) Gaudiosus of Tarazona Gwenhael Hubertus Libertine Malachy O' More Blessed Manuel Lozano Garrido

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True As It Can Be Chapter 18 is Now Live- Author Notes

Chapter 18 is now live, here's some thoughts -Brad's freak out about his insomnia and growing sexual arousal are side effects of Methadone withdrawal. He's not crazy or unstable, Brad is trying to be responsible and protect Beau even if it means being distant from him. Beau understands that -A tasteful sausage making joke Freud would be proud -We get to see a Thanksgiving celebration -Morris' dilemma is something a lot of heterosexual black males face. Having an unplanned ba

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Ask An Author: Questions Needed!

Normally, the 1st Wednesday of the month we have our Ask An Author feature, where @astone2292asks your favorite authors questions that you are just dying to know! Unfortunately, we have no Ask An Author this month because the well has run dry and @astone2292 has run out of questions. No questions = No Ask An Author Want to see this feature continue?  Pick Your favorite story and send him some questions. Not sure what type of questions? Check out these previous Ask An Author featur

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 02 Nov

November 2nd - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Agapius and companions Daniel Payne (Lutheran) Domninus of Vienne Erc of Slane (Ireland) Justus of Trieste Victorinus of Pettau November 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) All Souls' Day (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion) Coronation of Haile Selassie (Rastafari) Day o

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 01 Nov

November 1st - Holidays and Observances   (click on the day for details) All Saints' Day, a holy day of obligation in some areas (a national holiday in many historically Catholic countries), and its related observance: Day of the Innocents, The first day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration. (Mexico, Haiti) Anniversary of the Revolution (Algeria) Chavang Kut (Mizo people of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Burma) Chhattisg

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November CSR Feature: Bloom by Dabeagle

Welcome to the next to last month of 2021! I hope it treats you right, and to get you started on the right direction, we have a good-sized novel by Dabeagle to enjoy for this month's CSR, or Can't Stop Reading, book club feature! What did you think of it? Make sure you're ready to comment at the end of the month!  Bloom by @Dabeagle Length: 69,943 Description: Hunter has plans and reasons. Get the hell out of Park Terrace, power through college to get to New York City where h

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My Daily Bread Crumbs 31 Oct

October 31st - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Alphonsus Rodriguez Ampliatus Begu Erc of Slane (in Cornwall) Foillan (in Namur) Martin Luther (Anglican Communion) Paul Shinji Sasaki and Philip Lindel Tsen (Episcopal Church) Quentin Blessed Theodore Romzha (Ruthenian Catholic Church) Wolfgang of Regensburg

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The end of one story...

Well, 'Threadfall' is almost at an end. It was originally intended as a short prequel to 'Gone Away, Gone Ahead' and has ended up far longer. There are a few more short stories to come in the 'Dragonriders of Pern' fanfic series and hopefully a longer third part, taking up from where 'Gone Away, Gone Ahead' finished. Finishing a story is always slightly sad, but it gives the mind an opportunity to start thinking about new ideas as well. Coming soon: 'Hidden Secrets' - A murder myst

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