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  • wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Sept. 15 - Sept. 21)

    By wildone

    First thing first, I really need anyone who is thinking to enter our yearly Anthology, please see Val's Thursday blog and if you fingers haven't started typing, get them going! As you read this, I am indisposed. Read into that what you want . But I'm up by a lake in the mountains looking at the colours change for fall.  So next week in the northern hemisphere, we flip into fall, autumn, whatever you like to call it. Down under the equator, they are about to hit spring   What is y
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  • Valkyrie

    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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The DL Diaries

Dating Bi-Curious Men "X"

Relationships, what really defies one? When you meet someone you both decide to form a union between the two of you. It is a commitment that no one else will come between, but when two friends of the same sex create this what does it really mean? While growing up we are brain washed to believe it will have to be between a man and a woman, but what if those men secretly like men? You know the down low or bi-curious men. Can they truly have a relationship with another man? Maybe seeing it as a bro
AdammadA

AdammadA

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Gay Authors News

August Classic Author Excerpt: Pour Me Another by K.C.

Did you catch Monday's blog featuring this month's Classic Author ad choice, K.C.'s Pour Me Another, selected by JayT? If not, go check it out and get your copy of a small graphic that you can use for your personal signature if you want to share the love for K.C.'s story. With well over a thousand comments on the story, it was hard to pick just 3 to feature, but today's feature also shares JayT's favorite excerpt from the story and why he picked it. Read on to find out what it is!   Ja
Cia

Cia in Classic Feature

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Methodwriter85's Blog

Seeing the Partial Eclipse

On Monday, August 21st I got to see the solar eclipse. In my area, it was about 77 percent coverage, so just a partial one, but still incredible to watch. I got off work around 1:17, and drove over to the Glasgow County Park on Route 40. There's a little running hill where I went to the top and watched it with about 20 or so people. It was pretty cool- absolutely amazing to watch the sun turn into a little tangerine slice.   Definitely won't forget it, for sure.
methodwriter85

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Moggy's Haunts

Puddles and Friends

Someone gave me the advice “ don’t cross an ocean for someone who wouldn’t cross a puddle for you”.   Today I’ll paddle and you rest. Tomorrow we’ll swap. Together we’ll make down stream. I’ll hold my hand out, the choice is yours if we dance in the rain and splash in the puddles.    Love and life are not about what you get but what you give. Unless it endangers your life, cross puddles. Climb mountains, cross oceans, open doors. Love people. Love unconditionally
mogwhy

mogwhy

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Gay Authors News

August Classic Author Feature: Pour Me Another by K.C.

This month's Classic Author feature, Pour Me Another by K.C., was chosen for readers by JayT. Have you read this popular story that was chosen as one of the Reader's Choice Awards in 2013?     Length: 72,802   Description: ***Winner of the 2013 Readers Choice Awards for the Best Story by a Promising Author *** The city is full of all kinds of people. Being a bartender, Asher Burkhart has seen them all. Atleast he thinks has until Michael Waters shows up.  
Cia

Cia in Classic Feature

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Gay Authors News

Weekly Wrap Up (Aug 13 - Aug 19)

Happy Sunday, y'all. What do you think of the snazzy look of GA? Yep, we had an update yesterday. If you find any bugs, make sure to go and let us know in the help forum, but remember, only one question/bug per topic. This update also included Clubs, so go check out what's available. If you're an author, make sure you join the Writer's Circle. If you were a member of The Pit, make sure you go and join the club as The Pit is being moved to a club. So, let's take a look at what happened outside of
Renee Stevens

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Writing World

Writing Prompts #602 & #603

I hope everyone is having a great week! It's time for this weeks prompts, supplied by our prompt guru, Comicfan. Just a reminder, and for those who haven't worked with the prompts before: prompt responses under 1,000 words must be posted as part of a collection.     Prompt 602 – Creative Tag – First Line Just tell which room is his, now!   Prompt 603 – Creative Tag – Promises As a child you had promised a creature your friendship and protection if it would f
Renee Stevens

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jamessavik's Blog

Just say no to Extremism

A few days ago President Trump made a statement condemning violence on both sides of the Charlottesville Charlie-Foxtrot.   A lot of people were indignant that he might call out anyone on the left. So... let's compare and contrast:   These sweethearts are Antifa.  they wear masks they throw riots set things on fire carry weapons attack people accomplish nothing positive only create resentment they deny the rights of
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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Random Thought's

MW Part 2? coming soon?

Time to dust this blog thing off.... I haven't written anything since November 2015.   So over the last few months I have come to the decision that moving back to the Maryland area was the wrong decision. While it may help with my career aspirations, I really want to move away.   I pretty much have decided if I stay with Big Red (even though our colors changed the nickname sticks) I will either land up in Colorado or Minnesota. While Minnesota would be preferred I am not ruli
AquariusGuy

AquariusGuy

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Writing World

Writing Tip: Speech Tags

Every once in a while, we like to providing some writing tips to both new and seasoned authors. One thing I've learned as an author is that we never stop learning. Today, Graeme has written up a writing tip for you on the use of speech tags in your writing. Enjoy!   Speech Tags Graeme   Speech tags are important to stories, but they can be easily misused and abused.   What do I mean by speech tags? Speech tags are the little bit of narration that proceeds or fo
Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in Writing Tips

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Moggy's Haunts

Thankfully

We, as humans, find it easy to find reasons to complain and criticize. It takes more effort to find reasons to be thankful. I’m thankful for all the normal things people talk about like a place to live. Food to eat.    I’m Thankful for all my friends. The past friends, who come back into my life. New friends, who I haven’t met yet. Present friends, who keep me sane. Friends in “real” life, and those I only know through the internet. And I’m thankful for the friends I’ve lost. The ones
mogwhy

mogwhy

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Gay Authors News

Featured Story: Alex and Zach

I hope everyone had a great weekend, but now it's time to start off a new week. A great way to start the week is to take a look at a story that can be found on Gay Authors. Today's feature is Alex and Zach by Greg_A. Aditus was nice enough to provide us with this great review. If you haven't already done so, maybe it will inspire you to take a look. If you do, don't forget to leave Greg_A some reviews. Enjoy!   Alex and Zach By Greg_A Reviewer: aditus Status:
Melancholy ... the broken staff of life

Sixty-eight and going strong

Today I am sixty-eight. The highlight of the day my son and I went to our local Mexican-American restaurant where I had four chilled Cuervo Traditional Tequilas and two Corona Light Cervezas, an order of shredded beef Taquitos Rancheros with rice and whole pinto beans, and a Chocolate Mud Pie to celebrate my birthday. I didn’t tell them it was my birthday because I wasn’t interested in wearing the sombrero and having the servers singing “Happy Birthday” in Spanish.   My writing is focu
CarlHoliday

CarlHoliday

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Gay Authors News

Weekly Wrap Up (Aug 6 - Aug 12)

I hope everyone has had a great week this past week. If you missed any of this week's blogs, here is your chance to see what you missed. You can also see what stories the promoted authors posted this week. Enjoy!       Contests Halloween Short Story Contest - Due September 15th, 2017 Anthology Announcements: ***NOTE: All Deadlines are for submission to the Anthology Proof Team*** 2017 Fall Anthology: The Fall Out / Secret Spaces - Due November 15th
Renee Stevens

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jamessavik's Blog

Jalapeno Corn Bread

Jalapeno Corn Bread__________preheat oven to 4251 cup corn meal1 cup buttermilk1 tsp salt1/4 tsp baking soda1 egg1/2 cup shredded cheese (sharp cheddar best)1 onion (shred in food processor)1 jalapeno (shred in food processor)Mix all that up in a bowlheat skillet with cooking oilPour mixture into hot skilletCook in oven for 22-26 minutes.How it turns out depends on how hot the peppers are and how many peppercorns you keep in the mix. It's MUCH better than ordinary cornbread.I like to use colby/j
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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Moggy's Haunts

Sticks

I’m Handing out Sticks Depression has been beating you up for years. It’s called you ugly, and stupid, and pathetic, and a failure, for so long that you’ve forgotten that it’s wrong. You don’t see good in yourself, and you don’t have any hope. Your thinking about suicide, you have a plan; you just need a reason not to do it.    But   you’ve come over to me, and said, “HEY! Staying alive is REALLY HARD right now! Just give me something to fight with! I don’t care if it’s a stick! Give me a
mogwhy

mogwhy

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We're all mad here

New Plot Bunny Babies

I got a new idea based on prompts from Pinterest  For a series of short stories About a young Superhero  And the crazy Supervillains he has to deal with 100% Comedy  So far I have three villains  And I'm super excited about this  
LillyLee

LillyLee

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Writing World

Writing Prompts #600 & #601

Hope everyone has had a great week so far. It's time for this weeks writing prompts. If you're stuck, or you're considering writing for the first time, these might be perfect for you. Don't forget that stories under 1,000 words must be posted as part of a collection.     Prompt 600 – Creative Tag – List of words Use the following words in a story – a bloody hand print, a bullet casing, a pink hair ribbon, a pizza, and a diamond cufflink.   Prompt 601 -Creative Tag
Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in Prompts

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Randomnicity (aka Jay's thoughts)

Not Lost, Not Wondering, Just Not Sure Where I Am

Back in March, I got a new job. I was excited and eager to start. However, within the first month, I ended up being transferred to the sister company doing basically the same job. The lateral transfer was not officially executed. There was no paperwork ever signed or submitted or anything like that. The original company I was hired for continued paying my salary. I was given my healthcare benefits through the original company after two and half months.  I was working for a compounding pharmacy. 
JayT

JayT

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quokka's Blog

News Flash

A small quokka was seen near the peak of Bluff Knoll, the tallest mountain  in the Great Southern of Western Australia, where there was snow early this morning.
quokka

quokka

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Gay Authors Archive

Updates and Feedback From Survey

Thanks and Introduction So, right up front, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to do the survey.  I would especially like to thank the kind words that many people left in the comments.  They meant more than you know.   In the rest of this blog, I'll go over some of the feedback and offer advice as well as covering the open bugs.   Bugs So, yes, there are still a few active bugs: Chapter comment notifications are not being sent.  We missed this one i
Myr

Myr in Technology Archive

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Gay Authors News

August's C S R Feature: The Transporters by Israfil

August is upon us, and this month is the end of a season--most of us are looking forward to a reversal of our local weather (I know I'm desperate for some cooling!) but, meanwhile, we can all enjoy a good story for the featured CSR blog! This month I've chosen Israfil's short story, The Transporters. At just 16.5k, everyone should be able to finish it.    The Transporters by Israfil   Length: 16,565   Description: When two dragons transporting a war criminal dr
Cia

Cia in CSR- Can't Stop Reading

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Life is worth an entry

LGBT Movie Review: Shared Rooms

Well, it's been a while since I last wrote a movie review and I got the writing bug again, so I felt like reviewing a movie I recently saw.   Shared Rooms is the gay man's answer to a hallmark movie for elderly audiences around Christmas. I know some of you will call me a whimsical fool for picking this movie out of hundreds of more deserving LGBT features from festivals to alternative media web series, but I really enjoyed this movie.   It's a narrative story of disconnected
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