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Rutabagas

My grandmother cooked rutabagas with bacon and butter every time I visited for lunch, and they tasted great. I loved my grandmother. She was the nicest lady in the entire world. She died of leukemia, but lived a long life, and everyone she knew loved her just as I did. In fact, people loved her too much, and she had to hide from some people. That is one of the problems when you are too lovable. You have to hide from the non-lovables. She did the best she could. I remember she used to tell me to

March 14, 2015

Vanuatu

Vanuatu had a bad day and a hellacious hangover. I could not even pronounce Vanuatu until a gentleman from that region of the world corrected me. Vanuatu's predicament reminds of New Orleans after hurricane Katrina. People should be helped out, given money to relocate, temporary housing, food, whatever they need. What I don't like is the idea of rebuilding another offering to Poseidon, who will just wash it all away again. These coastal targets are doomed in our warming climate. Let's be rea

March 14, 2015

Anthology News 2015 Spring Anthology: Full Circle now Live

Hope you all are ready to do some reading! The 2015 Spring Anthology: Full Circle is NOW LIVE for your enjoyments. Eleven 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!!!! At the Right Time jian_sierra "Tell me about yourself, Mr. Connor." I was in a spacious room with glass walls, the Los Angeles skyline could be glimpsed outsid

Renee Stevens in Anthologies

March 13, 2015

Marc's Blog

South Africans perform first 'successful' penis transplant

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31876219 .... Doctors say South Africa has some of the greatest need for penis transplants anywhere in the world...... okay ...

MarcW

March 13, 2015

jamessavik's Blog

That Guy

Time for a confession. As often as I do it, you would think I was a bloody Catholic. One of the biggest issues I had coming to terms with being gay was, in my time, that excluded you from ever being a dad. Sure- things are changing on that front. If I had the cash, I could adopt but I don't and I'm getting to old for it. So if you wonder why I am the way I am with the younglings, that's it. I may not ever be a dad, but if I can be that guy that tells you that you have value when

JamesSavik

March 13, 2015

Mark Arbour's Pride

Where the &#!* have I been?

Thanks to those of you who have sent me e-mails, pms, or otherwise showed concern as to where the fuck I’ve been. To answer the first, most obvious question: I’m fine. Life has its challenges, and I have mine, but there’s nothing there that’s debilitating. There are three major areas of my life that can impact my writing. My health/wellbeing is obviously one of those, but as I’ve said, that’s pretty good. The next one is the relative level of activity in my life, and I’ve had an awful

Mark Arbour

March 11, 2015

Interview Author Interview: Cia

Have you downloaded your March Signature Background? If not, there's still time and you can do so, here. Cia's always asking everyone else the questions, and now it was time for the tables to be turned. Hope you enjoy this little question and answer session with Cia! Author Interview: Cia on Two of a Kind Do you eat your fruits and vegetables? Some more than others. I love raw baby spinach and bananas. I even like combining them in smoothies. Don’t knock it til you try it! A

Renee Stevens in Author Interviews

March 11, 2015

Wayne's Updates

March 10, 2015 - Another year

Funny, I knew the date and tried hard to put it off. Dad and I just don't talk about it, but he has it worse than I do. Remembering my mother. Today would have been her 75th birthday. He went to bed a few hours ago. I don't think either of us mentioned it at all to each other. I couldn't let the day go without saying something. I posted it on Facebook and I am commenting here. Next week I know he will want to go to the grave site. The snow should be gone and it will be their anniversary. Mar

comicfan

March 11, 2015

Stuff from Cia

Free Publishing eBook

I like to share tips, and free tip books, whenever possible. Not everything might apply to you, but even if you don't publish, knowing how to brand yourself as an author and use social media can be helpful! Bookbaby is offering another free eBook, Self-Publishing Book Camp by Carla King, as a download now. Get your copy!! Bookbaby Download Page

Cia

March 10, 2015

Musings from Valhalla

Requiem

My uncle passed away on Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 69. It's hit me pretty hard, even though we weren't particularly close. In fact, my first memories of him aren't pleasant at all. When I was a kid we lived in a house with an inground pool. I hated that stupid pool. My parents had my brother and I take swimming lessons at the Y because neither of us knew how to swim. Those lessons were torture. I don't have specific memories of the lessons, but I do remember that the

Valkyrie

March 10, 2015

Story Review Featured Story: Two Of A Kind

This month I told Cia that I was stealing the March Signature Author Background because I decided it was time for the one who started it to be featured. I chose her story Two of a Kind since I love the Carthera series and it was a toss-up as to whether I liked Two of a Kind or Hypnosis better. If you haven't already read this series, I highly suggest it. To help you decide whether or not it's for you, here's a review, provided by Cannd. Two of a Kind Book 2 of Carthera Takeover Tales

Renee Stevens in Featured Stories

March 9, 2015

On Being Old

As a young man exploring the gay subculture for the first time, twenty-five seemed the outer limit, old age in the youth-centered gay scene I was exploring. Once I reached twenty-five, I decided that was not so bad after all, but everything must be downhill after thirty. After reaching geezerhood at thirty, the time had come to open my mind to a new way of thinking about age. Now that I am, shall we say, older than thirty, I'm happier than I ever was. I'm legally married now, thanks to the b

March 8, 2015

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up

Surprise! It's me again. Renee took over my Signature Background this month, so I'm giving her a bit of a weekend break. This has been a busy week!! Monday was the announcement of the CSR featured story, Roommates by Krista. Don't miss out on the discussion day on Monday, March 30th. On Wednesday, Dark graced us with another of his Ask an Author... #25!! He shared questions answered by Nephylim, Stephanie L. Danielson, and Aditus. Want to know what they were? Check it out! I brought

Cia in Weekly Wrap Up

March 8, 2015

jamessavik's Blog

Feeling pretty vulnerable

Holy crap, how did it get to be three am and why am I eating nachos? This has been an emotionally draining weekend and it has left me feeling very vulnerable. Friday night I told my story to a 12 step meeting. I've done it before in front of complete strangers. This time it was in front of people I knew. It would have been easier just to take off all my clothes and sing . It went OK. No one showed with torches & pitchforks and not a word was said about exorcism. Then there was t

JamesSavik

March 8, 2015

Craftingmom's Blog

Thank You

Yesterday, I went out to Goodreads figuring I would add Tears of the Neko their books list. I went through the whole process to find that some kind soul had already added it! I assume it was probably someone from here as this is where I'm most active, so thank you so very much. Right now I am working on getting it associated with my account as there are several other Taylor Ryan's out there. Hopefully they will get back to me soon. And thank you to anyone who has reviewed it there as

craftingmom

March 6, 2015

Methodwriter85's Blog

Top Baseball Prospect Lives in A Van Down by the Ocean

I came across this pretty neat story about a Blue Jays prospect, who despite having a 2 million dollar signing bonus, lives in a van at a Florida Wal-Mart and leads a spartan lifestyle by choice. The Man in the Van by Eli Saslow I really do admire people who live such free, minimalist lifestyles like that. I find the guy a throwback to the 1970's, when some people rejected the materialism of American society and went off to try and live off the land in nature. He's not quite doing that,

methodwriter85

March 6, 2015

Writing World

Prompts Writing Prompts #400 & #401

Happy Friday, everyone! Unless Friday isn't the end of your work week, or your weekend work-at-home is just beginning... or any other non-fun Friday vibes are hitting. Either way, celebrate or distract yourself with some fun writing prompts from the flash fiction guru--Comicfan. Prompt 400 – Creative Tag – First Line “But I heard you were dead!” Prompt 401 – Creative Tag – Infection It started at a lab in Washington, DC. It seems people began to morph and become a human animal hybrid. A

Cia in Prompts

March 6, 2015

Marc's Blog

another medical article

Am I normal? A systematic review and construction of nomograms for flaccid and erect penis length and circumference in up to 15?521 men http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bju.13010/full

MarcW

March 4, 2015

Interview Ask An Author #25

I've heard countless times how much everyone loves the Ask An Author feature and want to give a big Thank You to Dark for taking the time to contact all the authors and compile these wonderful Wednesday pieces. Don't forget, if you have a question you'd like to "Ask an Author" all you need to do is send Dark a PM!! Hope you enjoy!!! Ask an Author #25 Welcome back to another quirky question and answer session with your favorite authors! In AtA #24, we had questions for authors Andr

Renee Stevens in Author Interviews

March 4, 2015

Methodwriter85's Blog

An Unfortunate Sidetrack: 2nd Update

Hey, for those of you that were interesting in following the story about my friend Tim who got arrested during an Unfortunate Sidetrack, I talked to him on Facebook recently. Tim is generally doing okay. He told me that Nassau County (New York) is still dragging their feet on giving him a plea bargain so he can avoid being charged with a misdemeanor, but he can put things off for awhile now. Tim's still hopeful they'll give him the plea bargain, and he doesn't think this will go to trial- mo

methodwriter85

March 4, 2015

lilansui's Blog

Things You Miss

Hello, Hello!!! I feel like jumping up and down, being able to post on GA again, even though it's just a blog post for now. I missed posting on here, writing comes easy, but without sharing the stories, I tell you, it can be a dull world. I've been away, unable to log on to GA for like two months...yes, that is a big deal apparently. I'm glad to be back now. The picture is a treat from yours truly....sunrise at Diani...pretty, right? Look forward to new chapters all around. Sui.

lilansui

March 3, 2015

Getting a Graduate Degree in Theology

There's a legal case pending for some poor woman on death row. She graduated from a prison theology program in 2011. Now in 2015, she's set for a graduate degree; instead of studying God, she's going to meet Him. Oh, Georgia, you wry old thing. Seems to me only the poor get sentenced to death. The rich get off with murder, rape, theft, or whatever they fancy. If they don't buy the judge, they'll buy the best lawyer, or buy the governor, or buy the prosecutor. Somehow or another, the rich get