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movies Eragon

I mentioned the Eragon books a few weeks ago. They did make a movie out of the book. I liked the movie enough, but it has some weaknesses. The director's leather fetish for the young male actors was not one of them. This is worth seeing if you enjoy fantasy, dragons etc. The effects were done well and Jeremy Irons always adds some gravitas to what he shows up in. And the bad guy is played by John Malcovitch. Check it out.

Myr in Movies

June 18, 2018

classic author feature June Classic Author Feature: The Union of Darkness and Light by Lugh

June is transition month... hot to cold, cold to hot, the spring equinox. The month of weddings for many; gay pride month. The end of the school year and the start of summer vacation. And this month, June is also the month we're featuring a different kind of transition, and union, with Lugh's short story, The Union of Darkness and Light. An interesting tale spanning years in the lives of the characters, we see the tale from multiple POV and learn that all we think is good and light and bad and d

Cia in Classic Feature

June 18, 2018

Weekly Wrap Up (June 10 - June -16

One down, 20, 30, 40 maybe 50 more to go Well let's hope not . Let's look at the week we have just finished up here at GA. Monday, Cia shared a story review from Timothy M. Tuesday Myr got us up to date with the somewhat new look of the Clubs. Why don't you join, the more the merrier! Wednesday was a repeat, but well worth it. Wednesday was a repeat, but well worth it. Thursday, Myr took us on an Anthology Flashback.

wildone in Weekly Wrap Up

June 17, 2018

All day

All day I have... All day I can... All day I will... What? Hold hands Hide burning eyes Smile calmly Stand and walk out Leave Speeding Unmoving Unmoved Untouched Unabled Gripped Hard Demanding What? A smile A tear Both Anything Nothing It yearns with grace Visit Over 6.16.18

June 15, 2018

books The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

This is a 7 book series. It is also a complete classic, though most people are only familiar with The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. (Book 1 in published order) There has been a long debate amongst fans of what order you are supposed to read the books. This single volume version puts the story in chronological order, instead of published order. It makes a lot more sense this way. The books Chronologically: The Magician's Nephew The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

Myr in Books

June 15, 2018

Writing World

prompt Special Newsletter Prompt Game: Gay Pride Headline!

Today, we're doing something a little different! This is the newest newsletter prompt writing game. So, play along with some other authors, have fun with any headline that catches your eye, and get a link to your story featured in the site newsletter! HEADLINE PROMPT GAME Happy Gay Pride Month, everyone! How are you celebrating? Does your city do a parade? Special event weeke

Cia in Prompts

June 15, 2018

Anthology Flashback: Winter 2011 - Aftermath

Welcome back to the weekly Anthology Flashback. We'll start up again with cool thoughts from Winter 2011 as summer starts to heat up everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere.

Myr in Anthologies

June 14, 2018

HB's Blog

I Wrote A Book!

I mentioned in my last blog post (which was back in December, omg!) that I have a couple of books being published this year! The first one came out on Monday!! It's called Inside Darkness and it's about a humanitarian aid worker struggling with PTSD and an Asian American journalist who encounters systemic racism. It's dark and gritty and angsty; the sex is fast but the emotions are slow burn (I stole that last part from a reviewer, hehe). It's hard to believe that I am officially a

Hudson Bartholomew

June 14, 2018

Randomnicity (aka Jay's thoughts)

God Of War for PS4

This is one of the reasons I bought a PS4. The game is definitely outstanding. Looks great, sounds great. Play is interesting. I'd be having more fun with it, but as an Xbox guy, I have to say the controller sucks for the Playstation and its horrible layout is a hindrance to people used to a good controller. Walking around fine. Doing battle just sucks because I have 12 years of muscle memory for the xbox controller layout. Anyway, the game is great. Check it out, if you haven

Myr in Gaming

June 13, 2018

Tomorrow, Everything Changes

So, tomorrow is officially moving day. The U-Haul is parked in the driveway waiting to be loaded. Everything in the house, with the exception of my room, is packed in boxes. For some reason, I can't bring myself to pack my room. We're moving from the Dallas area to a small East Texas town called Rusk. It's about 3 hours away. I know absolutely nobody down there, with the exception of my 2 cousins and their wives. They are all very umm, let me try to explain. My cousin Justin, the younger of the

JayT

June 13, 2018

Gay Authors Archive

Tech Tuesday: Clubs

I thought I would swing around to Clubs again for this Tech Tuesday. Clubs are semi-private groups here on Gay Authors. We have a few different clubs available currently, and you can find them under the Club Link on the main red menu. I strongly encourage our authors to join the Writer's Circle. There are a lot of ongoing discussions in there, and our friend @BHopper2 has been nice enough to start his own ongoing topic discussions each Tuesday which have brought forth some g

Myr in Technology Archive

June 12, 2018

Riding Thoughts

friendship On Friendship and Diversity

I suspect some readers may consider the cast I surrounded CJ—the protagonist in my ongoing series—unrealistic. The diverse group of supporting characters could be construed as wishful thinking at a time our country seems divided along so many lines. I beg to differ. IT IS NOT A FANTASY. A few weeks ago, I traveled to New York to celebrate my 60th birthday; I was reminded how lucky I’ve been with the people I’ve surrounded myself with. A caring, loving group of humans, the

Carlos Hazday

June 11, 2018

movies I Am Number Four

So I mentioned I am Number Four series of books by Pittacus Lore last Friday in my book blog. They did manage to make one movie of the series. It was a decent adventure with some nice eyecandy. Special effects were good and the movie was decent.

Myr in Movies

June 11, 2018

CassieQ's Fractured Thoughts

story review Featured Story: The Lilydale Leopards

What's better than another great featured review from the hardworking review team here on GA? When it's about one of my fellow admins (you're reading that right, if you missed that Graeme is now stuck on our unruly team) that members might not know is also an accomplished author with a very popluar sporty epic. Sound intriguing? Check out Timothy's review we've been keeping under wraps to surprise @Graeme with today! The Lilydale Leopards Graeme Reviewer: Timothy M. S

Cia in Featured Stories

June 11, 2018

It's starting again

It's starting again. The sobriety. I talked to my cousin over the weekend about what my Dad has been going through. And how my Dad is courting sobriety again. For the record, the longest my Dad has been sober has been two years, and that was when I was a child and my Mom threatened to leave him and take myself and sister with her. He threw out all the alcohol in the house. Another time was when I was living in Atlanta, out of college and working at a bo

CassieQ

June 10, 2018

Melancholy ... the broken staff of life

Weekly Wrap Up (Jun 3 - Jun 9)

We shall see how this goes It seems that when Renee takes a week or two off, I never seem to get it right . So let's see if this goes good, or the opposite of good I'm sure all the readers of the Weekly Update will be more than willing to share with me what is not quite right So let's take a look at what has happened this week! Monday, Cia introduced us to this months CSR Feature: Tuesday, Myr let us know about the interaction of GA and Social

wildone in Weekly Wrap Up

June 10, 2018

Old

I realized this morning that I’m old. Not growing old, just old. This not to say I’ve reached the end of my creative cycle because there are still stories to tell. I have one story that is ready to be published, but I’ve lost contact with my editor (Sharon). Such is life that I should still have stories to be published, but no editor to review them prior to publishing. I await contact with my prior editor to be reestablished, but so far I don’t think much is going to occur in that direction

CarlHoliday

June 10, 2018

books I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

I Am Number Four is an interesting book. Human looking aliens are amongst us and they are being hunted by some really bad aliens. It's quite the romp and an enjoyable book. It's the first in a whole series that has a follow up in the pipeline as well. I enjoyed it and I really need to spend some time to finish reading the whole series. Check it out!

Myr in Books

June 8, 2018

Writing World

Writing Prompts #674 & #675

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 674 – Creative Tag – First Line “What do you mean, I’m the father?” Prompt 675 – Creative Tag – First Date You set up a romantic first date, but y

Renee Stevens in Prompts

June 8, 2018

Working question hark

Working Quest...guessing Question Hark Moving Stars are Returning Moving Heavens Wind Playing And there It Is Alignment An opposite fate A turning reversal Dragged slowly Tears mark A crying 6-6-18 Wednesday