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  • Valkyrie

    2026 Anthology - Horizons and Unspoken - Week Three **NOW LIVE**

    By Valkyrie

    Anthology month continues with the third installment of the 2026 Anthology.  I'd like to extend a huge thank you to all who have supported, read, commented, and reviewed all the stories that have been released so far.  We've had 11 stories over the past couple of weeks, with 5 more today  If you haven't checked out the first two installments, check out the banner at the top of the page, which will take you to the blogs listing the stories. Will there be a fourth installment?  You'll have to be s
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  • Cia

    November CSR Feature: Designed for You by mastershakeme

    By Cia

    The year is almost over! You deserved a long read, and this is a long month so you get one! Woohoo, but maybe this is also one that makes you think. You can escape your own family during the winter doldrums or holidays while you wonder at the drama going on in Ben's because it is a doozy. Then something even stranger enters his life he didn't expect... did you? Make sure you read this story and be ready to share your thoughts!  Designed for You by @mastershakeme Length: 83,938
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Worst Morning Yet

Okay, so today's friday and my class starts at 10 so i could get enough sleep and wont have to rush about like every other morning. So i took my time getting ready. I was tagging along a friend in his car for the ride to class and he said we're off at 9:50. Cool. No worries. But then my bestie texted me complaining that the friend that we're tagging along with asked him to finish the appendix of our report (all 3 of us are in the same group) at the very last minute (due date was that day). S'kay

AceKebabs

AceKebabs

Unexpected Positivity After Screaming To Myself In The Shower

Freaking out over what is probably the millionth busted earphone did me some good. After tearing the wires apart and angrily dumping the bits into the trashcan, I went to take a shower and there I lost it. I don't know what set me off but I was feeling pretty shitty all day, so a meltdown was to be expected at some point. I whispered-yelled at myself about how miserable I am throughout the school break, unable to go anywhere and rotting my days off in the house that isn't even mine. Then I don't

AceKebabs

AceKebabs

Wit

I like people who style themselves as witty, letting fly with the snappy comeback like Oscar Wilde was said to have done back in the gay 1890's. Bless them, because they entertain. Wit is not exclusively a gay talent, although I suppose being gay might nurture the wit in some way, in some cultures.   I put a cork on the bottle of wit a long time ago and put the bottle on the shelf. I don't trust wit and don't wish to use it, anymore than I do liquor. Wit requires speed in execution, and speed

Drak

Drak

2015 Summer Anthology: Road Trip *now Live*

Sorry all, no prompts for this week. Hope you all are ready to do some reading! The 2015 Summer Anthology: Road Trip is NOW LIVE for your enjoyment. Eight new stories to help you get through the weekend. Don't forget to leave the authors a review to let them know what you think of their hard work. Now, what are you waiting for? Read!!!!             3 PM aditus   The office in the back of the coffee shop didn’t have the space to take more than three medium-measured stri

Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in Anthologies

I Feel Like A Role Model...

So I teach in a Middle School, one day a week. Been working there since september with the same group of kids.   One of the boys I work with, lets call him Jack. He's very socially awkward and a bit of an outcast from the rest of the group.   He reminds me ALOT of me at that age (12).   He came up to me at the end of the lesson today and asked if we could speak privately about something personal he's going through and me being the good Samaritan that I am said sure let's go in the staff o

Author Interview: Bill W

Our featured story this month for the June Signature Background is "Crash Landing" by Bill W. If you haven't already downloaded your background, the month isn't even half over yet so you still have plenty of time! We started out Signature Week with a great review that Cia did, and now it's time to hear from the author himself. Hopefully you enjoy this interview that Cia did with Bill W.   Author Interview: Bill W. on Crash Landing   Are you a person who makes their bed in the morning

Ebook Cover Contest

So I'm part of a group of authors and readers on Facebook called "Queer Sci Fi". They had their 2nd annual Flash Fiction Contest, just 300 words in a speculative fiction theme incorporating the subject: discovery. Last year in the contest I took 2nd place. This year, I didn't place in the written contest, but the group is putting out the submissions in an eBook so they also ran a cover contest. Out of the 10 covers submitted, I took 2nd. I do get a $20 cash prize, but they won't be using my cove

Cia

Cia

Teacher's Delight

Today I was walking with Chris toward the school gates after school had finished. I passed my English teacher Ms Patterson who held a stack of folders.   "Hey Miss." I greet.   "Hey Jordan." She smiles back.   As she is wearing something new today, I say: "That's a lovely shirt you have on today. Or is it a dress?"   "It's a shirt." She replies rather pleasantly. "Thank you anyway."   We part our ways happily. Chris says: "That was nice. You're a genuine kind of guy, you know?"   And

The_Jordanator

The_Jordanator

When We See You Again - The Final Goodbye

So my brother's memorial happened, despite mother nature's best effort. The nasty rain here delayed my flight, The unusual snow fall, plus cold wet spring prevent the bush for my brother from being dug until two days before the memorial. Which meant we didn't have the sign ready since we weren't sure what we would be able to get. Rather fitting I think for my brother and our family. We never quite fit the mold that society expected of us, my brother more than the rest of us.   Many people who

DynoReads

DynoReads

Featured Story: Crash Landing

What better way to start off a new week than to take a look at a story that you might have overlooked amongst the thousands in GA Stories. To start off Signature Week, Cia has provided us with a review of Crash Landing by Bill W. If you haven't already done so, you can go and download this months Signature Background to go with the story. Enjoy!   Crash Landing by Bill W Signature Author       Reviewer: Cia Status: Complete Word Count: 11,032   When I first read C

Good Scores For Money

Today at school, I was read out in assembly as part of a list of roughly 50 people or more who did well last year and scored excellence (America's A grade) in 10 achievement standards (which I did). As a reward for achieving this, me, Chris (who is the same person who intended to be gay for a week) and others on the list receive a monetary reward for this by the PTA (Parent-Teacher Association). Last year, it was $30 each for these students. I'm wrapt, but I have no idea how to claim the cheque.

The_Jordanator

The_Jordanator

My Writing

I have been writing short stories since my mid teens, sadly all of my original stories from back then have been lost, i guess i began writing as i found it to be a way to escape from my world of worries, pain, depression and anxiety. Now with a far different world from back then, when i use to use writing pads and pen to write my stories, then in my early adulthood moved up to using a typewriter, and now using my laptop computer, my stories have changed dramatically. Thankfully with the world of

quokka

quokka

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder- The Scars That Don't Heal

A ton has been written on the subject of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Unfortunately, most of it is quite abstruse and to make matters worse, it has a vocabulary of its own. In this blog entry I want to give my readers a basic understanding of PTSD, what it's like and how it's treated.   PTSD is a psychiatric condition that effects millions of people world wide. It is quite literally a mental scar left on your consciousness by traumatic events.   When I use the word trauma, I'm not just ta

JamesSavik

JamesSavik

Weekly Wrap Up!

Hope everyone has had a great weekend! This past week wasn't near as busy as the last, but there was still plenty going on. The deadline for the 2015 Summer Anthology has now passed and we are working to get the anthology ready to go live. We'll also soon start the 2016 Anthology theme selection, so start thinking about what you'd like to write about for next year.   Cia took the opportunity on Monday to announce this month's CSR selection. If you haven't already read Where Life Takes Us By Ku

Games People Play

Games belong on sports fields or tables. I absolutely abhor games. I was brought up that manipulating people is disrespectful and just plain wrong.   The one girl I work with plays games. Our job description is cleaning cars, we get $3 more an hour than drivers do because it is harder work in less than pleasant conditions. She will do everything possible to get to do customer pick ups and drop offs, including taking 45 minutes to clean a car. She claims she's tired, that's why she's slow, beca

DynoReads

DynoReads

Certainty

The people that never think twice make all the trouble in the world.   People who doubt themselves, who are never completely sure about anything, these folk have gained a deeper understanding of reality.   "For in this world of veils, we see as through a glass darkly."

Drak

Drak

Writing Prompts #422 & #423

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 jumpstart a new idea. A couple of things to remember: Prompt responses under 1,000 words must be posted as part of a collection. Do to the high number of collections containing only a few "chapters" we have set a limit of five collections pe

Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in Prompts

A Kubuntu Kerfuffle

I read with interest today about the brouhaha between Kubuntu's lead developer and some factions in the Ubuntu community.   Now, most people don't know what Ubuntu is, let alone Kubuntu, and even fewer know who Jonathan Riddell is, but in a nutshell, some sort of "council" of self-appointed volunteers wants to be rid of Riddell for rather vague reasons that point to either a personality conflict or a conflict of interests or maybe both. A lot of issues boil down to money and power, and maybe t

Drak

Drak

Another Sleepless Night

Here I am again. It's really late or, maybe it's early. It depends on how you look at it.   Sometimes I think I've done a lot of healing and I've come so far. Then nights like this my ghosts come to me.   I don't know which ones are the worst. Sometimes its the ones that tell me to blame myself. Or maybe the ones that tell I should have done better. Then there are the ones that make me wonder why I'm still alive when so many others are dead.   Me and my ghosts have a merry old time. I roll

JamesSavik

JamesSavik

Ask An Author #28

I can't believe it's already June!!! Not only that, but it's the first Wednesday of the month, which can only mean one thing. It's time for another Ask An Author feature provided to us by Dark. If you have questions you want to ask your favorite authors, but don't want to ask the questions yourself, you can always send your questions to Dark for inclusion in the Ask An Author feature.   Ask an Author #28   Welcome back to another quirky question and answer session with your favorite

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