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    Word Triggers

    By Valkyrie

    Certain otherwise-innocuous words can be a trigger for some people.  Maybe it's a negative association with the word - a reminder of past trauma or a social faux pas.  It could be a word that becomes an inside joke - an innocent word given a not-so-innocent meaning.  These words make us cringe and avoid them and not really want to explain our reaction to other people.  For me, a certain spring-blooming flower is a word trigger.  I avoid saying the name of this flower because I have  negative ass
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Weekly Wrap Up (Dec. 29 - Jan. 04)

Well Carlos said it first. Wayne said it second. So I'm going to say it as well Happy New Year to each and everyone of you from all the staff here at GA!!! We look forward to the upcoming year to see where our little corner of the internet will grow and expand with everyone here along for the ride! I think one of the main New Year's resolution this year was not to make any resolutions at all. And that is the best idea I've heard in years Cia wandered in on Monday in her flowing cloaks, ca

wildone

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Prompt 804 and Prompt 805

Happy New Year to one and all. It is Friday so be ready to write, cause it is time for some new ideas to get you going. Prompt 804 - Creative Tag - First Line "The hell am I wasting my first kiss of the year on you!" Prompt 805 - Creative Tag - New Year You weren't feeling well last night so you went to bed early. The last thing you remember was wishing that everything would be better when you woke. As you open your eyes you notice the room is different. You go to g

comicfan

comicfan in Prompts

Not Resolutions, But Recommitment

2019, was really not a good year. There was a lot of pain, some backsliding. i’m not sure that the joys balanced it out. Will going over what happened help it make sense? Probably not. So instead of looking back, i thought i’d look forward. 2020, a new decade.  Well, unless you’re my co-worker who insists that the new decade won’t start until Jan 2021, but i digress. While i’m not one to make “New Year’s Resolutions,” i’ve gotten a head start at a better year. Phil and i are making mor

mollyhousemouse

mollyhousemouse

All Stories Updated in 2019

Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories The Singing Cup by Rigby Taylor Geist by CassieQ Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens Romance is Real... or Just False Advertising by Cia Deal or No Deal by Valkyrie Heartache & Terror by quokka The Passenger on Platform Six by Drew Payne A Leg to Stand On by Valkyrie Harbinger by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories Our Christmas Cookbook by Valkyrie Spirit of Fir

Myr

Myr in Reading Archive

Ask an Author 2.0 #27

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! My apologies for shouting to anyone recovering. Can you believe it’s already 2020? Weren’t we all recently concerned about Y2K trashing our computers? Wasn’t I trashed myself after a night of half-naked dancing at a Millenium party? I’m getting old; my memory plays tricks all the time. But one thing I remembered clearly was that Ask an Author would be the first blog entry this year. Thankfully, I had this ready early enough I didn’t have to cancel last night’s celebra

Happy New Year 2020

Happy New Year  Make New Year's goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part. It is an affirmation that you're interested in fully living life in the year to come.  Goals give us direction. They put a powerful force into play on a universal, conscious, and subconscious level. Goals give our life direction. What would you like to have happen in your life this year? What would you like to do, to accomplish? Wh

rickproehl

rickproehl

December CSR Discussion Day: Hypno-trouble by Palantir

Wow, the last Monday of 2019! And what a CSR Discussion to end it on with Hypno-trouble. Did you happen to read this laugh-out-loud horror of hypnosis? Not sure if it's horrifically embarrassing or hilariously endearing at the way the couples are acting in the story. What did you think? Before you comment, of course, enjoy this interview with Palantir first!  Chocolate or Vanilla? - Chocolate is ok but I'll put myself in the vanilla camp. If you were an animal, what would you be? - If

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2019 Year in Review

Overall, I’d have to say 2019 was a pretty good year. Looking back, I’m amazed at everything I accomplished this year.  I did a lot of work in my house, clearing out a lot of junk, organizing, and having some renovations take place.  I got new windows, a new couch, had my bathroom gutted and completely remodeled (something that needed to be done for 10 years), and finished assembling 14 shelves for my model horse room, then unpacked my collection and finally have it displayed.  All of this was d

Valkyrie

Valkyrie

Weekly Wrap Up (Dec. 22 - Dec. 28)

It appears that the holiday season is starting to wind down. So if you celebrated exchanging gifts, what did you get that made you the most happy? Myself, I got a PS4. Now I'm not an avid gamer at all, but I leaned towards the PS4 as I believe @Myr has an Xbox, and if I got one he would be CONSTANTLY bugging me to play with him in Dora the Explorer, Special Adventures So what did you actually get? I'm curious   Before I forget, I want to wish everyone, your family and friends all the

wildone

wildone in Weekly Wrap Up

6 month follow-up

CT scan was mostly normal. The tumor marker that had been climbing dropped 10 points. The only thing that doesn’t look good is a small growth in a thyroid nodule. Another medical test. This one doesn’t require fasting or contrast.

DynoReads

DynoReads

Tòiseachadh

SP and I have had several conversations:  about our pasts, our fears, our insecurities, our hopes for what this could be. Had a few small dates so far, and planning on something larger for New Years.  I'm cautiously optimistic and I think he is too. We seem to be on the same page with things - where we are now, what we want going forward. To possibilities, hope, and the future.  🍾

Fae Briona

Fae Briona

2019 Fall Anthology Wrapup

Did you miss any of the anthologies as they went live? If so, that's okay, this is your chance to get a complete listing of all the stories included in the two themes. Just a reminder that next week will be the return of the weekly prompts from @comicfan. Since this will be my last post of the year, I wanted to give him a huge thank you for providing the prompts every week! Aliso, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank the Proof team for all their hard work in helping to get the anthologies

Renee Stevens

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Holidays

Cake was a hit, but.... Morning before I left my brother called to say dad had fallen (again) and this time shattered his leg just below the hip.  They did a partial hip replacement yesterday morning, using a spinal block instead of putting him out completely.  Doc said his leg / hip bones looked like someone who was 48, not 98 so that was good. He was doing ok this morning. Came back home to find a car from the AirBnB across the street parked in my driveway.  They moved it pretty quic

Fae Briona

Fae Briona

Music - Christmas

In dulci jubilo (“In sweet rejoicing") Over 600 years ago, one of the most famous carols was composed (the composer is unknown) The earliest known manuscript, Codex 1305, dates the music from c 1400 and is held in Leipzig University Library. Various arrangements have been made over the centuries and this especially beautiful version is by Bach.     This is a recording by the exceptional English organist, Peter Hurford (who died this year), as part of Decca

Zombie

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Author Guess Who #6 - The Reveal

There are so many different holiday's, depending on what you are celebrating. For me, it's Christmas, so I want to wish all of you a very very Merry Christmas. Since I'm not completely versed in all the other holidays, I want to also wish everyone who celebrates a Happy Holiday! Well, it's that time again. There were a lot of great guesses as to who was the featured author this month. Curious if you were one of them? Well, let's see... This month's author was: CassieQ Did you get

Renee Stevens

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I Know What Love Is

I thought I knew what love is.  I thought I knew when I met tim.  I thought I knew when he agreed to marry me.  But walking behind him down the street, watching his such-long legs supporting his perfect ass and his black leather jacket sitting just at his sweetly slim hips, made me feel it deeply. This brilliant, sexy, funny, and deeply compassionate man was mine. Then he turned and he smiled at me. It was such a smile, it lit my soul with the brilliance of a thousand suns. I wondered

MichaelS36

MichaelS36

Featured Story: Peace and Quiet

Wow, it's hard to believe that this is the last review of the year. I want to take this opportunity to thank my wonderful review team for all the work you do in providing me with these reviews for the blog. The reviews this year came from @Timothy M. @Puppilull @Cole Matthews @spikey582 @Parker Owens @aditus and @mollyhousemouse. Thank you to each and every one of you, I appreciate what you've done more than I could ever say. I also want to take this moment to remind everyone that, while we have

Renee Stevens

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