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Nostalgic TV Shows: Happy Days

Well, I was channell surfing last night and just got a nostalgic itch for watching something older than me Behold, the king of Nostalgic comedy: Happy Days. Ron Howard and Henry Winkler had a good comedic duet, Ron's conventional Ritchie Cunnningham and Henry's immortal womanizing rebel, Arthur Fonzerelli, played to each others' characters perfectly. The supporting casts of stereotypical 1950's family and friends were equally comedic in their own ways from slapstick to understatement.

July 26, 2014

The River Song

Endings

In a purely technical sense, as of now, I am unemployed. I left my employer this morning having handed in my ID card, blackberry, laptop etc and very much feeling the effects of my leaving party last night. Obviously this is good news, not least because i will now have time to actually fulfil my obligations as a beta reader. I now have a week of unemployment before starting my new role - I'm very excited

Westie

July 25, 2014

Writing World

Prompts Writing Prompts #342 & #343

Hope everyone has had a wonderful week so far, but now it's almost over and that means that it's once more time to bring you a couple of new prompts courtesy of the prompt guru, Comicfan. Hopefully one of these two prompts spark something for you, if it does, make sure to share it in the Writing Prompts Forum and maybe we'll feature it next week in the Friday Prompt Me! Prompt 342 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following in a story – a flag, flowers, a letter, a broken cell phone, an

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July 25, 2014

jamessavik's Blog

Lava Beds National Monument

In Northern California, Lava Beds is a rugged beauty created by the Medicine Lake Shield volcano. The landscape is covered in basalt- a thick, dark lava and many features like hundreds of lava tubes and vents. If you ever get a chance, it is well worth a look.

JamesSavik

July 25, 2014

What should I watch next?

Suvitar suggestions: I am adding some notes in Blue Sommersturm (summer storm Germany 2004)- This was actually my first gay non-pornographic movie (I had used Bearshare to download it, because I didn't have a credit card and I didn't know where else I could find gay movies, I wish I could pay the producers for giving me a great introduction into coming out. I saw this movie in 2005, when I was 18 and had left my home for college, 2 week early move in and right before they put the P2P blocks

July 24, 2014

jamessavik's Blog

Redwood Highway

One of the places you must see before you die is a highway in Oregon and Northern California called the Redwood Highway. US 199 runs from Grant's Pass Oregon to Crescent City, CA and points south. It's a frikkin magic ride that takes you past crystal clear rivers running to the sea through canyons that they have cut over the eons. Those valleys are filled with redwoods and sequoias. That's just for starters. Those woods are full of wildlife. I pulled off the road to an Elk Viewing Area.

JamesSavik

July 24, 2014

Billy Martin's Blog

Trials and Tribulations

I have decided to end Trials and Tribulations Book 1 The Beginning with chapter 26, Family. I will be taking some time off and then begin the second book, yet to be named. Thank you everyone that ever wrote me, commented on a chapter, and/or left a review. I never expected to have a story of mine to be so well received by so many of you. I truly look forward to writing again on this and other stories. It will take some time to gather together a team to edit and beta for me, but most impo

Enoch

July 23, 2014

Writing World

Writing Tip Writing Tip: Copyright Infringment - Keeping It Legal

Every once in a while I like to take a look through the blog to see what has been used before that could be useful to some of the newer authors here on Gay Authors. Back in October 2012, Sara Alva (known then as KingdombytheSea) shared her experience with using song lyrics in her story Social Skills. Many authors use song lyrics in their stories without ever thinking of the repercussions that they may be facing if/when they decide to publish. I hope that Sara's experience helps some authors here

Renee Stevens in Writing Tips

July 23, 2014

Wolf At The Keyboard

Short Story Anthology Release

Evening y'all, I am delighted to announce that I have/about to have, a second short story published exclusively by House of Erotica. The story is Limelight and Gin: Ruby Rose is the hottest jazz singer in town, and Eugene loves working for her as a backing dancer. He likes the limelight, the bootleg gin, and he's slightly jealous that it's only the girls who get to wear sparkly outfits on stage. The thing Eugene likes most about Ruby, is that she will keep his secret,and doesn't gossip. Unle

Sasha Distan

July 22, 2014

Premium Tuesday Premium Tuesday: Picked At The Peak

For those who are new to the GA News Blog, Tuesday's are the day when I share a little information about one of our Premium Stories. While Gay Authors is free to it's members, it's not free to run. One of the ways GA keeps the site running is by the help from members who purchase a Premium Subscription. What do you get when you purchase a Premium Subscription? You get access to the select few stories that are not available to the regular membership. One such story is "Picked at the Peak" by Cia.

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July 22, 2014

Gay Themed Movie "Juste Une Question d'amour" Review

I love french films; their movies provide great characters and intricate plots. Here is the simple plot: Laurent is a closeted gay boy attending college and studying agricultural engineering. His family is deeply homophobic and have inclinations toward exiling gay family members, like Laurent's dead cousin Marc, who died of Hepatitis (probably not from sexual activity based on the film's scenes, maybe drug use though). Laurent was close with his cousin and his cousin's boyfriend Alain. L

July 20, 2014

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up!

First a reminder - today is the LAST day to offer your suggestions for the 2015 Anthology Themes! Visit the thread to offer your suggestions for the 2015 Anthology Themes! Thread will close at 11:59 PM (US Mountain Time) on July 20th This was a great week with men all over the place - err, I mean Mann Ramblings all over. We started the week with a great review by Joann414 of Mann's The Luxorian Fugitive. A slightly dark sultry tale set on the spacecraft The Santa Claus - tied together as on

Trebs in Weekly Wrap Up

July 20, 2014

Wayne's Updates

Some Apologies

I have to apologize to a few people. I am sorry this week has been a total disaster and I haven't been able to keep up as I should. Monday - I really wasn't out to let people know, but my father was in the hospital for tests. There was a concern about some growths found which biopsies had to be done. Good news is that it wasn't cancer, but it was a nerve wracking few days. Tuesday - I came home from work to find a letter from the insurance agency saying that my back should have been cov

comicfan

July 20, 2014

jamessavik's Blog

the forest primeval

This tree could be upwards of 2500 years old. When it was a seedling, the Spartans and the Persians met at Marathon. When Christ walked the earth, it was alive. When it was an adult swaying in the cool winds of the Pacific Northwest, Europe was dying of the Black Death. It was already a giant when Columbus blundered into Sab Salvador. The two hundred-forty something years of the existence of the United States are as nothing to the giant. It is timeless and a world apart;

JamesSavik

July 19, 2014

joann414's Blog

Just Life

You know? I guess I should feel fortunate to have an interesting and progressive life. We had a disgruntled employee threaten to burn the plant down this week. We went on lock down. The local law enforcement visited us many times, and I actually had a pistol in my cradenza. So yeah, life goes on. Ok, so far. My funny this week was my homophobic supervisor that shares my office space. We have a door between us, but normally, it remains open. He hates gays although, I think I've said it

joann414

July 19, 2014

Some of the World's Greatest AIDS researchers....Gone

Malaysian Flight 17 has gone from human tragedy to something I can't put into words with this revelation. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/18/aids-conference-says-100-researchers-may-have-been-on-board-crashed-plane Yesterday, I thought this was a human tragedy. Today, I imagine not only those who have died on that plane, but the millions of people around the world, who may die, because such great minds were lost. There are many in the gay community, who are positive, so it

July 18, 2014

Writing World

Prompts Writing Prompts #340 & #341

One of the great aspects of GayAuthors is the variety of ways that members can improve their writing, from various writing tips to the availability of editors and beta readers, to these - writing prompts that encourage authors to take a chance and see where a prompt may lead them. Based on the responses we've had in the past, these prompts have a tendency to take on a life of their own and really capture the imagination of both our fledgling as well as veteran authors. This week, we've got t

Trebs in Prompts

July 18, 2014

Human Tragedy and the inevitability of human conflict

US Intelligence believes that Malaysian flight 17 was shot down by a SAM (Surface to Air Missile): Confirmation of Missile strike on Malaysian Flight This is a horrendous act that has not been seen in European air space for a decade, according to the Gaurdian the last flight to be brought down was also near Ukrainian air space. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/17/history-of-airlines-shot-down-malaysia-airlines-mh17 I am not blaming either side for this senseless use of m

July 18, 2014

Billy Martin's Blog

Love vs Hate

Hi everyone! I hope you all are well and having an awesome day. Those of you that know me will attest that I am a man of many opinions and not shy about sharing them. However, the recent past finds me trying to be more selective in my trips to the soap box to render a diatribe. I believe I have been somewhat successful in this endeavor, at least until now. I have never been accused of being a gay activist and I don't think of myself as one now, either. What has happened now to change my

Enoch

July 17, 2014

Update on my reviews and some Food Porn

First about my movie reviews, I have decided to review the gay themed movie Juste une question d'amour, Expect to see that this sunday (I have decided to do my reviews on Sunday, so I don't over do it). As some of you remember, who know me over the years at GA, I can speak and write in french, so it's not a huge issue for me to review and watch French films Personally, I prefer them and German films to a lot of American gay themed movies. I also watch a bit of Chinese gay themed movies as a

July 17, 2014

Interview Author Interview: Mann Ramblings

Our featured story this month for the July Signature Background is "The Luxorian Fugitive" by Mann Ramblings. If you haven't already downloaded your background, the month is only half over and you still have plenty of time! We started out Signature Week with a great review that Jo Ann did, and now it's time to hear from the author himself. Hopefully you enjoy this interview that Cia did with Mann. Interview: Mann Ramblings on " The Luxorian Fugitive" Interviewer: Cia Let’s start thi

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July 16, 2014