Top Read Romance Stories since Deep Dive 7
Top 2 Most Read Romance - Academia / STEM Romance
Romance set in STEM, academia, or featuring scientists/engineers;
Jody and the Team by KKirk In Process
Sparks for Nyx by Myr Complete
Top 2 Most Read Romance - Billionaire Romance
Romances involving wealthy protagonists, often with power imbalances and glamorous lifestyles.
TRAVISTY by Mark Arbour In Process
Velvet and Venom by ASH PHOENIX T
So, I've written an outline for a new story for 2026.
Speculative Fiction, Progression Fantasy, and STEM/Academia Romance
It's been 10 years since I wrote 0's and 1's, but I've still gotten occasional fan mail and people asking me to keep writing the sequel novel, which I had abandoned. It was a different time back then so I just don't have the same thought patterns to write the sequel novel, but I would like to play in the speculative fiction subgenre again. I want to combine severa
M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S ! ! !
As we wrap up 2025, I wanted to make a post looking ahead to 2026. I'll cover the plans as we know them right now, and at the end, I'll ask for some engagement from you, our members.
Site Software Update
The largest project for 2025 will be our plan to upgrade to the newest version of the Invision Community, the forum software. This is the largest software change in ten years and is a complete modernization of the software code. It has been
Happy Holidays to everyone! I really miss celebrating Christmas (as a cultural holiday, not a religious one, since I'm not Christian) back in the States. You'll understand why when you read about Colombian Christmas celebrations later on in Medellín. Medellín certainly doesn't have as high a readership as Swing for the Fences, but I'm still relatively pleased with how it's going. I wanted to do something a little different and don't want to be pigeonholed into just one type of story (although I
We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas 🎄🎅
I just realized that this is Christmas eve, eve, eve, eve Wrap Up
Now I'm sure not everyone is in the same boat, but due to Canada having Christmas and Boxing Day as stat holidays, we will work M, Tu, We, we will be off for 4 days straight if you don't work weekends! 😮 I know not everyone is so lucky especially if you work in our much appreciated essential jobs, fire, police, paramedics,
Who's ready for some genre fun? For this year's Prompt Team Event, @Aditus and I challenged authors to step outside their comfort zone and write in a randomly-selected genre/subgenre. @Myr and team have done a lot of work curating a list of genres/subgenres, so there was an extensive list to choose from! Eight authors took up the challenge and sent me stories to include in the event. We have prompt stories ranging from Historical/Ancient Orient to Fantasy/Arcanepunk. Without further ado, plea
Did you catch Monday's feature? Have you read Krista's story? Raven1 said it wasn't spooky... but like many of Krista's readers, thinks her writing itself is enthralling. Is it her characters? The way she writes the scenes? What do you think? Read on and decide? (and share your thoughts!!)
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Top Read Poetry Since Deep Dive 7
Top 5 Most Read Poetry - Ballad
a poem that tells a story and was traditionally set to music. Usually follows a form of rhymed (abcb) quatrains alternating four-stress and three-stress lines.
Bragi's Bagatelles by Parker Owens Complete
Gentle Healer by Ticklishboy30 Complete
A year of schoolwork: poems I submitted for a grade by MythOfHappiness Complete
Around the Bend - NaPoWriMo 2022 by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold
Today's Signature Feature is our last one for the 2025, and it just so happened to line up with Krista! One of GA's longest posting authors, no matter what kind of content you want to read, you'll probably find it in her author listing! I decided to slip back a bit from the happy holidays to a bit of a spook factor. Who doesn't like visiting gravestones in a ghost town during tinsel time???
Length: 39,193
Description: What else is there to do when your friends are having premarit
Here I am at nearly 3 AM but not tired Just finished watching the last episode of my newest, favouritist, show on steaming streaming TV
Enough about that
I want to ask a different question this week, and one that might be difficult to answer You only get to give 1 response and 1 answer. I know this might be cruel and unusual punishment to you all . It might be personal, it might indirectly upset you . Hang in there though, I know you can do it. I have faith in you all!!
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I swear, every time Myr posts a Word of the Day, I discover a whole new corner of English I’ve never visited. At this point, I’m convinced my vocabulary is basically duct tape and vibes. I am sooooo uncultured.
Just the facts:
FILIGREE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
FILIGREE Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
FILIGREED Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
FILIGREES Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
filigree
/ˈfiləˌɡrē/
Filigree is a delicate and intricate form of metalwork made from fine, twisted gold, silver, o
In architecture, filigree refers to delicate, lacy, and intricate ornamental work—often made of metal, timber, or concrete—that acts as an openwork screen or decorative veil over a building's facade.
Key Characteristics & Uses
Openwork Design: It features thin, interlaced threads, scrolls, spirals, or perforated patterns that allow light and air to pass through while casting complex shadows.
Structural Separation: Unlike solid construction that defi
Reunions are always a dance of half truth, boasts, and deliberate omissions.
My father was the master of this specialized deception.
I wanted to write about what happens when two men finally tear the lid off of their lives and admit the truth to each other.
Bad books, stairlifts, and living with mom. Not to mention one very maligned and mangled Mercedes that has seen better days.