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    Weekly Wrap Up (Jun. 28 - Jul. 4)

    By wildone

    Well a belated Happy 250th Birthday to our American neighbours  Someone told me @Myr came over, not on the Mayflower, but another boat and tossed tea into Boston Harbour . Seems kind of far fetched though  . So question 1 for all out Weekly Wrap Up readers, if you live in the U S of A, did you do anything special on Saturday or Saturday night. Or are you still celebrating on Sunday AM when this is posted? 250 years is quite a long time, in North American terms. Also a happy belat
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Horror Deep Dive 10

Top Read Horror Stories Since Deep Dive 9 Top 3 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. Curing Humanity by Wayne Gray Complete A Queer Encounter by W_L Complete Frosty by MythOfHappiness Complete Top 7 Most Read Horror - Gothic (aka gothic romanticism; and dark rom

Geeking Out on Weightlifting

I've been faithfully working out and using a new program for about four months now. This program is from the "Average to Jacked" guy on YouTube (look him up - he's pleasant to look at). And I can boil down his entire mindset/training principle to two words: Progressive Overload. In this program, Progressive Overload is integral to the body's adaptation. If you always lift the same amount of weight the same amount of time, you won't progress. But if you push just a little more every time, yo

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Featured Story: What the Ship Remembers by Andy Cannon

Happy June everyone!! In my neck of the woods it is staying somewhat light out until after 10 PM 😮 What that means is I'm up a bit later and I can read a bit more   I'd like to introduce you all to our latest member of the Review Team! @Gary L !! Gary approached me a few months ago and said he can help out with a review or 2 a year. Which is great, and really appreciated!! Looking at his first review, you all are in for a treat.     What the Ship Remembers by Andy Cannon 

Update on the story development aka WL's research notes

This story is weird...not sure in a good or bad way. The premise is simple- It's a Deuteragonist plot.  My first protagonist is Prince Zhu Cilang, the last crown prince of the Ming Dynasty (1629-1644), he mysteriously disappeared after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, most likely murdered by either rebel troops or under the orders of Manchurian (invading Qing forces), who had occupied Beijing. He's a fascinating figure in Chinese history akin to the legendary French Dauphin of Louis

Weekly Wrap Up (May 31 - Jun. 6)

I want to get into the question of the week right away   I loved the Weekly Prompts this week from Aditus! So much so that I'm going to borrow his question  Do you listen to music, and if you do, what do you prefer? Radio, streaming, playlists, one person said satellite TV/ Maybe someone out there has an 8-track or cassette player that they haven't retired. If you have an 8 track, I honestly don't believe there is a 8 track tape that has survived this long  For you younger folks, look it up

Blades of Ashes Character List

I'm jumping in here to create a character list for my story, Blades of Ashes (BOA). It's turned into a bit of an epic project, which was unexpected, but I'll keep going. I should add this character list to help track everyone from each arc. BOA is written in arcs, with a different case developing in each arc. Characters may drop off and return as each arc develops; others may only appear in a particular arc to serve the purpose of the case and never appear again. It's a quest, hehehe. The m

Video Killed the Radio Star?

They played this song on the radio while I was driving to work. It made me think. Is anyone but me still listening to the radio, or do you prefer to stream your favorite playlists, podcasts, or audiobooks? I like the radio in the morning. I catch up on the news, good or bad, and the local weather report, and I get to hear new or very old songs. This week's prompts have been inspired by the aforementioned song. PT Prompt #340 You or your main character are/is waiting by a r

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Writing Events Reminder

We have two upcoming writing events - the Secret Author contest and the annual Anthology.  All the information about participating can be found in the links below.  While we are not allowed to talk about writing for the SA contest  , we can talk about the anthology.  How are everyone's stories coming along?  Feel free to share any teasers in the comments.         

History Genre Deep Dive 10

Top Read Historical Stories Since Deep Dive 9 Top 10 Most Read Historical - Alternate Nazi's win WWII, Napoleon win's the Battle of Waterloo, Roman Empire never fell without fantasy/speculative fiction items (other than alternate history). The Man in the High Castle A Knight in the Darkness by Topher Lydon Complete Falling Apart by craftingmom Complete Do Over by dkstories Complete Engineer Benson by Wayne Gray Long-Term Hold Do Over Redux by dk

June CSR Feature: FrankD's Fourth Down: Second Quarter

Well, we're hitting the halfway point of the year, so why not a story that literally mentions a halfway point of something? Some might also consider parenthood a halfway point in our lives in adulthood, between youth and middle age (I'm not old just because my children are grown!)  Here's this month's feature for you to enjoy, rated 5 stars with several recommendations as well!  Fourth Down: Second Quarter by @FrankD Length: 38,744 Description: Hunter and Dale are all set for

Weekly Wrap Up (May 24 - May 30)

What's up puddy cat, whoa, whoooa! Don't read more into that than me just being goofy  Wait a minute.  I had to go check Myr's fun and new emotes to check in with your moods! Got mine done now. What do you think of them? I wonder, I need one for Diet Coke the true #1 Cola in the world  Are you listening, @Myr ? See, there is a story behind this. Back in the very early 70's when I was a wee little lad, I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. I don't know if at 4 I was drinking cola

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