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    Comedy Deep Dive 11

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    Top Read Comedy Stories Since Deep Dive 10 Top 10 Most Read Comedy - Buddy Comedy Focuses on the dynamic between two main characters, often with contrasting personalities, like "Lethal Weapon" or "The Heat." Love is... 2 (Gus and Rex) by Tony S. Complete Love is... 1 (Marcus and Justus) by Tony S. Complete If Furniture Could Talk by Lee Wilson Complete Can I Tell Ya a Secret? by Topher Lydon Complete Winter Love: with love & Ovaltine by Tony
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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
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Writing World

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
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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
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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
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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
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Gay Authors News

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
Gay Authors News

Premium Tuesday: Boy Called Slave

Hmmm, Tuesday again, if only I had a regular Tuesday post scheduled... Oh wait, I do! 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 n
Wayne's Updates

Cleaning up

I am a hoarder. There, I said it. I hoard memories. I keep things long after I should. Today, I started cleaning out.   I was on my hotmail account and there I still had emails from exs, including one who decided to break up after two years via email rather than face to face or even on the phone. I kept his final message and all the rest. I am past the point of caring about it. I opened it and laughed that I still had it. Amazing what nearly twelve years will do to your point of view. What I o
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Gay Authors News

Featured Story: The Luxorian Fugitive

It's once again time for "Signature Week" in the Gay Authors News Blog. If you missed the July Signature Background, there's still plenty of time to download it. Going with a "Christmas In July" theme, this month's featured story is "The Luxorian Fugitive" by Mann Ramblings. If you haven't already read it, check out this review provided to us by Joann414 and perhaps it just might inspire you to go check the story out for yourself! The Luxorian Fugitive by Mann Ramblings Signature A
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LGBT themed movie review "Velvet Goldmine"

Hmmm...for once the synopsis does not show the movies complete plot Velvet Goldmine was a critical flop in 1998, when it first came out, but I never heard of it until now. I now understand why reviewers were so harsh on this movie, but I am going to look at it from modern viewpoint and an eye as a film critic.   I use LGBT in this description, because it is not just about two gay guys, a lesbian couple, or something that is sexually monotoned. It has a lot of meaning for the entire sexual sp
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Gay Authors News

Weekly Wrap Up!

First, congratulations to Renee who is relaxing on a family trip. This gives me the chance to <bwah ah ha> TAKE OVER! And it is a great week that I get to look back on, starting with our look at July's CSR Book Club selection of Advent by Promising Author Cole Matthews. Be sure to stop back on Monday, July 28th when we'll discuss this great story.   Our Premium Tuesday blog entry for this week was Waiting for the Sign by dkstories, continuing our look at the great stories available as t
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trackstar195's Blog

An Unfortunate Update

Dear friends,   I'm sad to report that, with a mere 3 weeks of training remaining, I was dropped from the Marine Corps Officer Candidates School. While, at the end, I was training at a level even with, or above, most other candidates, my performances in the beginning suffered greatly from an overall lack of military knowledge and familiarity, and my overall progress, therefore, was unsatisfactory. While this occurrence has been incredibly disappointing, I thank those special few for their unwa
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Reviewing World War I

My next movie will be "Velvet Goldmine" after I finish this experimental review of something bigger than any movie.   With so much hype over World War I's anniversary (1914-1918), I thought, why not review World War? It's not a gay film, nor is it practical to talk about entire conflicts with many plots and diverse characters unless you are an academic or are trying to say something big. However, as a war that reshaped Europe, changed the course of history through its subsequent and concurring
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Writing World

Writing Prompts #338 & #339

We're at the end of another week and I hope that everyone had a great week so far. To help you start your weekend off on a good note, Comicfan has provided two new prompts to hopefully inspire you! I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with for this week's prompts, so don't forget to share them in either the Prompt Forum or GA Stories. Just remember, if you post them in GA Stories, flash fiction under 1,000 words need to be part of a collection.   Prompt 338 – Creative Tag – List of Words
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Gay Themed Movie review "Maurice"

Ah Fuck!   I forgot how I felt about this kind of movie; Victorian and Edwardian era movies are my most detested historical and geographical framework. Some people like the idea of servants and masters (No not BDSM kind alas ), a rigid class based society (Movies like this make me want to drink to my grandfather and his strident Marxist-Socialist ideology), and a society so effete that it ignores its own hypocrisy (This is the British stereotype that has existed for nearly a century).   I l
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Cole Matthews' Dark and Dusty History Corner

The Unsolvable Riddle

The Unsolvable Riddle   Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, a reporter and lawyer, began writing a series of tracts which when finished in 1879 was called “The Riddle of Man-Manly Love.” In these booklets, he discusses the nature of sexuality including the innate quality of some men to love other men exclusively. As with Karl Kertbeny, Ulrichs wasn’t happy with the common references to gay men such as pederast or sodomite. He created some Greek referenced terms for sexual identity, Dioning for straight men
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Gay themed movie review, "Beautiful Thing"

I'll move across the pond for the next two reviews, since I got a request to review Maurice (haven't seen that movies in years, so I will need to go search for it) and Zombie, who rarely ever agrees with my actions , are both products of Great Britain. I will start this off with a familiar movie to almost every gay guy, "Beautiful thing" (1998). I didn't know about the play until a while later, but I have not seen it on stage sadly.   This is the grandfather movie of the gay film cliches; Its
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Writing World

Writing Tips: Overcoming The Obstacles

I don't think there's really too much that I can say to introduce the topic for today. There's obstacles everywhere we look and today Cia has written up an article that takes a look at some of the most common ones that plague authors. Not only does she name them, but she gives some great tips on how to overcome them. We'd also like to hear some of the obstacles you're faced with when writing and how you overcome them! Overcoming the Obstacles By Cia   Any good writer knows it does
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Review of Gay Themed film "Shelter"

Alright this will be my last review, unless people really like reading my critiques.   The last movie I am reviewing is usually found in the top 10 lists of gay films that both heterosexual and gay audiences seem to enjoy. The American indie Film "Shelter" was made in 2007, but it holds an interesting quality about it; something nostalgic, but not dated. The best way to describe it is classy, which ironically is one of the themes of this movie that I have rarely ever scene touched upon in gay
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Gay Authors News

Premium Tuesday: Waiting For The Sign

Well, I'm running a bit late today. As always, Tuesday is a great day to look over what is available in our Premium Section as a thank you to those who help support the site and keep it running. One of the stories available to subscribers is "Waiting For The Sign" by Dkstories. Waiting for the Sign by Dkstories       Twenty-eight year old baseball star Cal Grainger was living the good life until his girlfriend uttered three fateful words. Now his life has been turned
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Vacation and then my return to work

I finally took a vacation (if you call visiting family that). First real time off since moving here... yeah so 8 months in the making.   My flight left early due to incoming severe storms and all 15 of us were there early. We loaded quickly and were in the air before the storm moved in. I guess its good that the Des Moines airport is so small and my flight to DC was really empty.   I got to see old co-workers and friends. Hanging out was nice but they were an hour away and I have been used t
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Gay Themed Movie Review "From Beginning to End"

There's something so wrong about this movie...............And So wonderfully enchantingly RIGHT!   The 2009 Brazillian film "From Beginning to End" or (Do Começo ao Fim) is an interesting movie with great societal lessons and character study, but I have to say that last third nearly killed the film for me. Although, genuinely a good film, it had groundbreaking greatness in it, if only they would break from conventional film making.   So let's start at the beginning, two half-brothers grow up
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Gay Authors News

July's Csr Book Club Selection: Advent By Cole Matthews

2014 is half over! It seems like every year, time flies faster and faster. Sometimes it feels the same when we have new authors join who quickly become a fixture on the site and begin to move up in the ranks. I thought it was past time to feature another Promising author this month, and hit upon the perfect story. In keeping with the Christmas in July theme, I thought we'd read Cole Matthew's story, Advent! Advent by Cole Matthews   Description: Brian and Danny are married. But the
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