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  • Valkyrie

    2025 Anthology - Creature Feature - Guidelines

    By Valkyrie

    I'm super excited about this year's theme!  There are so many possibilities.... Do I go with a cute fluffy kitty?  Or maybe a fire-breathing dragon?  Or an army of Norse penguins fighting Canadian otters?   It's a good thing there's a lot of time before the deadline, although with my prowess at procrastinating, I probably won't start till the week it's due   The guidelines for this year's anthology are posted below.  So now that we know the theme and the parameters... start writing!  
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  • Myr

    Horror Deep Dive 5

    By Myr

    Top 0 Most Read Horror - Body Snatcher Revolving around the invasion or replacement of human bodies by extraterrestrial beings, parasites, or other entities, body snatcher horror explores the loss of control over one's own body. No stories Top 3 Most Read Horror - Gothic (aka gothic romanticism; and dark romanticism): fiction mixing themes of horror, romance, and death Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir) by Jack Poignet In Process Hungry for Gains by Jack
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Gay Authors News

Ask An Author #49

Welcome back to another quirky question and answer session with your favorite authors!   In AtA #48, we heard from authors JackBinimbul, Mikiesboy, Palantir, and WolfM.  Today in AtA #49 we hear from authors AC Benus, Parker Owens, HinderToyBL, and Milos.   First up today is Promising Author AC Benus.  Hailing from the city of San Francisco, USA, AC got a chance to visit Iceland earlier this year in 2017.  Perhaps he’ll write a new story based on some of his experiences t
Gay Authors News

Featured Story: The Navigator

Monday, Monday, Monday. What could we possibly have for you on a Monday? Oh yeah! We have a new featured story for you. This week, courtesy of Timothy M., we are taking a look at The Navigator by Cynus. Hopefully you'll like what you read and it will prompt you to go and read the story itself!   The Navigator Cynus Reviewer: Timothy M. Status: Complete Word Count: 93,473 The title of this story is sheer genius, and I’ll never forget the person or the concept which
Gay Authors News

Weekly Wrap Up (Apr 30 - May 6)

Almost time to start a new week, but before we do that, we get to take a final look at what happened this past week! Before we do that though, Myr has been cleaning up around the site a bit, so make sure you check out the following threads on the forums:   And now let's see what happened in the various GA news blogs!     Anthology Announcements:   ***NOTE: All Deadlines are for submission to the Anthology Proof Team 2017 Fall Anthology: The Fall Out /
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Counting

Counting hurts Comparing pain Making eye contact At midnight Like broken eggs Scrambled into Compromise   Balancing odds Placing bets Hoping to win Or lose Just playing However hard   Got rules Principles Need more   On impulse Sudden need   Later regret Love Is not relieved   On order Something That makes sense Any suggestion   Hope  
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Writing World

Writing Prompts #576 & #577

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. Hopefully you'll find something in this weeks prompts to spark an idea and get you writing!     Prompt 576 – Creative Tag – First Line How much longer do I have, doctor?   Prompt 577 – Creative
Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in Prompts

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Mikiesboy's Blog

Compassion

This contains some descriptions of animal abuse. If you're sensitive you may not want to read on.      I’m reading a book called, Saving Simon by Jon Katz. Simon is a donkey and Jon Katz is a writer. He writes often about dogs. This is the first thing of his I’ve read. It is sad and horrible, yet uplifting and wondrous.   Simon was abandoned on the farm where he lived.  Left in what they thing was a hog pen, with no water or food except for what the small boy who li
Mikiesboy

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Gay Authors Archive

GA's Newest Promising Author: Mikiesboy

Please join the Author Promotion Team in congratulating Mikiesboy as GA's newest Promising Author! Mikiesboy, or tim as many know him, has been a member of GA for almost two years. During that time he has written a total of 21 stories, both prose and poetry, and has touched the hearts of many members. If you want to check out Mikiesboy's stories, and check out his new banner and author bio, you can visit his author page.   Please join us in congratulating Mikiesboy on his well deserved
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Scattered Pieces

A stress And twist Between Peace In pieces...   ~Shy away ~Turn inside ~And run outside   Inclinations Expectations Explanations   A tangled life Line A blocked Artery A stalled Start   To be happy With inevitable sadness Happy plus the fine print Maybe acceptance Minus A reasonable option   The actuality  Considered I mean well But Canno
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Gay Authors News

Weekly Wrap Up (Apr 23 - Apr 29)

I hope everyone has had a great week. Before we get into the wrap up, I want to remind everyone that the deadline to get your anthology story to the proof team is TODAY! Don't miss your chance to enter a story in the 2017 Spring Anthology. Another reminder, Invision is discontinuing it's chat service after today and at this time we have no immediate plans to replace it. For the time being, we will be focusing on bug fixes, completing Stories 2.0, as well as development of Stories 2.1 and 2.2. Wi
Renee Stevens

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Melancholy ... the broken staff of life

Climbing out of the oblivion

I’ve been suffering with writer’s block for a few months now, but slowly the creative juices are beginning to unclog and flow once again. Most of this block can be attributed to my recent bout with increased arthritic inflammation in my left knee. My PC sent me to x-ray and the radiologists diagnosed pseudo-gout. My PC who isn’t an MD, but an ARNP, did not accept this diagnosis because she had no knowledge of this affliction. She decided I was suffering from regular ol’ gout because my uric acid
CarlHoliday

CarlHoliday

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Life is worth an entry

Horror films and being a Gay man

Like many horror fans, I am awaiting Ridley Scott's return to Aliens Franchise with Aliens: Covenant. It is a highly anticipated film for horror junkies, while I did enjoy "Split" with is psycho horror, I am still a fan of hybrid Sci-Fi/horror genre. Dead Space will remain a favorite game of mine.   I love getting scared a bit, then finding a hand to hold preferably a boyfriend's hand, and then later on release the stress of the experience in a fun way   That made me think ab
W_L

W_L

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Musings by MacGreg

Art Imitates Life... Life Imitates Art

Yesterday afternoon, I had the day off and spent a couple of hours at the contemporary art museum here in town. The latest exhibition showcases a raw, vibrant display of street art, including graffiti, photography, and a rare collection of Jean-Michel Basquiat scribbles/doodles done a year before he became famous.   Just a few weeks ago, I saw Julian Schnabel's film "Basquiat" at a local theater (on original 35mm, complete with snaps and pops and blips on the screen), followed by a Q&a
MacGreg

MacGreg

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Toast

Drowning in Pink

That bloody Rhododendron In bloom Again Pink Could of died Years ago Should have After all Considering I suck the beauty out of...   Hearts Minds Souls   These are Imaginary burials Long gone love Complete with Epitaphs Last bitter taste Looks and glaring hurt And words Never silenced echoes   A fucking damn Dam That holds on Breaks Bursts Blackens
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Writing World

Writing Prompts #574 & #575

Well, April is nearly over and can you believe it's snowing outside! I hope y'all have much warmer weather than we do, but if you don't, why not stay inside with a nice hot drink and try your hand at one of the newest writing prompts! Don't forget to post links to your story in the appropriate thread for a chance to have it featured in the blog.     Prompt 574 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story – an emerald, a concert ticket, a bowl of
Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in Prompts

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Methodwriter85's Blog

Officer Shot, Killed At WaWa Store in Bear, Delaware

Freaky shit.   Officer Shot, Killed at Convenience Store in Bear, DE   This stuff happens, but there's something surreal about this one for me because I am very familiar with the store. I used to walk there all the time when I was a kid because I lived like a 10-minute walk there back then. I also pretty much always get my gas from that WaWa- I'm usually at that store at least once a week or two weeks.   This very pro-NRA conservative
methodwriter85

methodwriter85

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Gay Authors Archive

Featured Blog Opportunities for Authors

The following are blog features that site authors can participate in. If you would like to be included, please send me a PM with the information required. If you want to participate in multiple ones, please send a separate PM for each one. Please make sure the subject line of your PM specifies which one you're wanting to participate in.   Improve & Encourage *NEW* The idea is for an author to read a story by a fellow author and provide detailed feedback, both positive and nega
Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in News Archive

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Gay Authors News

C S R Double-Feature... Whoops!

So... who wants an extra month to read Caz Pedroso's Unison Island series? I hope you're all raising your hands because with everything going on, I completely spaced sending her the interview, and then I thought I had another week before I started to panic this morning because I realized that and then thought I had another week. But no... I just ended up being the flake. Sorry!! So, fortunately for me, Caz is very understanding and we picked a CSR Feature with a lot of content for you to enjoy,
Cia

Cia in CSR- Can't Stop Reading

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We're all mad here

Here We Go Again

All this drama all this hate, The lies, Back stabbing, double crossing, heat breaking, double taking, Never know, never think, Worried, scared, lost, alone, Tears, cry, laughter dies, Never true, never knew, who to trust, who to love, who to leave, what to feel, what is Real, Everyone is all the same, Lying, crying, stealing, feeling, all alone, on the phone, talking about another one, Just to turn, and to cry, Never escape, never get away, oh please take me away, Rage, anger, burnin
LillyLee

LillyLee

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jamessavik's Blog

Why the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings are classics

When I was a little nipper, I didn’t care much for reading. I was more about climbing trees, playing sports and fishing. Sitting still and reading wasn’t really on my agenda. In fact school and reading were way, way down on my list of priorities. My grades showed it. I wasn’t an idiot. I just wasn’t interested or connected.   My grandmother noticed and she used her grandmotherly skills on me. She started reading the Hobbit to me aloud on rainy winter days. I’m not sure why exactly but
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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Gay Authors News

Weekly Wrap Up (Apr 16 - Apr 22)

Well, that's it for another week! Before we get too deep into this week's wrap up, please check out this blog entry from Myr. There has been a lot going on at Gay Authors this week. We've been updating the FAQ and there was a recent update to the site that fixed a few of the issues plaguing members including the one that kept the second page of story comments from being read. You can read about the recent fixes here. Also, there's a possible new blog feature if enough authors are intereste
Renee Stevens

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Mikiesboy's Blog

Food Bytes

Food   We all need it. We all buy it or grow it. This blog is a few of my pet peeves.   Michael my poor dessert-deprived husband needed some pie. So, rather than ask me to bake him one, he bought one. It cost him $2.50.  It came in a box. The list of ingredients did include pumpkin, but it also included 20 other ingredients, several i can't spell or pronounce.   This pie tasted disgusting and very chemically. One bite was enough for me. Mike on the other hand ate h
Mikiesboy

Mikiesboy

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Writing World

Writing Prompts #572 & #573

Hope everyone has had a great week so far and is looking forward to the weekend. What better way to start it off than with brand new prompts! If you've been feeling stuck, or maybe just want to do something a little different, maybe one of these prompts will jump start a new idea. A reminder: Prompt responses under 1,000 words must be posted as part of a collection.     Prompt 572 – Creative Tag – First Line What do you mean you are leaving now?   Prompt 5
Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in Prompts

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Randomnicity (aka Jay's thoughts)

Online Friends Are Family Too

Howdy y'all, welcome back to my neck of the woods. Certain blog posts and a tribute to a fallen dragon have got me thinking lately. The first time I sat down and read a friend of mine's work, I felt an instant connection to him. I had to send him a message and let him know how reading his stories affected me. I was nervous of his reaction. The message sounded a little stalkerish (not really, but could be interpreted that way). Anyways, long story short, this author got back to me and thanked me.
JayT

JayT

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