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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

Fortune and Mens Eyes

A Monty Python World - Wensleydale, anyone..?

Ok. It's a classic sketch of TV comedy. John Cleese walks into a cheese monger's shop and wants to buy some 'cheesy comestibles.' To his surprise, no matter how many types of clotted and aged dairy foods of the cheese kind he names, the shop is out. At one point Cleese kisses his fingertips and cries out "Vive le fromage de la belle France!" and now he has a new product and region to extol. Vive le fromage de la belle Tarim Basin…? Yes. If you are a fan of well-aged fermented curd

AC Benus

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

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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

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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

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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

Billy Martin

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

Premium Tuesday 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

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July 15, 2014

Fortune and Mens Eyes

Three WW1 Poems, a tribute

Poem 2: The Waltz and the Lance Every man will dance to his tune, Whether his comrades can hear it or not, And when the music fades too soon, The memory will glue him to the spot. Feted wonder then is it there That to such a man as this, others will stare. To twist and turn about his fate, Is no mean feat when others are in charge, Inclined to pause and hesitate, A private moment to enlarge. But what's done in equality Is bold beyond words, for all that might agree.

AC Benus

July 15, 2014

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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July 14, 2014

Story Review 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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July 14, 2014

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

July 13, 2014

Weekly Update 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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July 13, 2014

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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July 12, 2014

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