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    Secret Author Story-Author Reveal & Match Up!

    By Cia

    Woohoo! It's what all of you have been waiting for! That's right, the grand reveal of... just the author's names. That's right, we have another game because where's the fun in just TELLING you who wrote your favorite story? Right now there is a 3 way tie between who used the theme in readers' favorite way, but with just 3 votes each, we can do better! Vote here on your favorite use of the Forbidden Knowledge theme. Now, for your match up fun! I've listed in numerical order, all the a
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Luc's Dementia

Crawling out of my cave

I guess I’m tired of hiding from the world. It was bound to happen eventually. The silence in my head was hurting my ears. It is somewhat good to hear a voice again, though I’m not quite certain just yet what voice it is. Might be mine.   I realize just how out of touch I am with everyone and everything. I don’t even know if my ‘friends’ are out there anymore. I know some very important ones are not. Wish I could fix that. But you know what they say, “If wishes were horses, beggars w
Luc

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asamvav111's Rainbow Couch

Dirges And Obituary

Dirges and Obituary   You said I wouldn’t like your playlist But, my dear, I love your songs How could I not Our choices are so similar But every word, every tune, is like they are wrought in my tears, my heart's blood How songs disappear How tears end all wars Troubles in the garden and the roses bleed love Here lies my heart all bruised and dark Here lies my heart all silent in prayer Now & forever yours   ©asamvav111
asamvav111

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Gay Authors News

Weekly Wrap Up!

What a week it's been at the Gay Authors News Blog! Now it's time for the Weekly Recap!! Enjoy!   We started out the week with the first CSR Book Club Announcement of 2014! The January book club selection is comprised of, if I counted correctly, 13 short stories by Totallyy. You can read any or all, it's entirely up to you. Whatever you decide, don't forget to join in the discussion that will be taking place on January 27th!   Wednesday started out with a bit of a prank by Cia. She then went
Renee Stevens

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Methodwriter85's Blog

From Buzzfeed: Why I Bought A Home in Detroit for $500 by Drew Philp

Hey, guys, I just ran across this article about a young guy who became an urban pioneer in Detroit in Detroit when he was 23...check it out. It's shockingly good, because really, who expects to read something good from Buzzfeed?   Why I Bought A House in Detroit for $500 by Drew Philp   I thought the article was really fascinating- somewhere between the story of, "Look, Downtown Detroit has a Whole Foods now!" and "Ruins of Detroit." It's pretty honest- the guy came in with some very idealis
methodwriter85

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Trebs' Blog

Frustration with... frustration

As many have noted, I do pretty well with my outlook, all things considered. And I do try - sometimes it is a little bit of a facade to get through the day, but overall I do try to look on the more positive side of things when possible. I mean, the alternatives are figure out a way to get through this or just give up - and I don't like the implications of that latter choice. There are too many things that I still want to do, places to see and most importantly, friends to spend more time with.
Trebs

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Life is worth an entry

Life and things: Watch out for Chinese New Years at the end of the month

Well, life is pleasant though a bit boring.   I am watching the NFL playoffs and enjoying my leisure time, but I have not forgotten about my story.   I can't wait to watch the Colts vs. Pats game tonight, it will be epic in the mud (we have a big rain storm in the northeast right now, the snow has melted into the ground and turned it into mud. If this gets as ugly and slippery as I thought, then I want to name this the Mud Bowl! Some Straight guys like seeing two girls mud wrestling and gett
W_L

W_L

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jamessavik's Blog

Computer problems

My hard drive is dying.   It says so. It is a new generation drive from Seagate that uses SMART(ass) technology to warn me that a crash is inevitable.   So far too many sectors are going bad. It's only a matter of time before the drive says ERK and dies horribly.   As soon as this happened I went into uber-geek mode and begin doing stuff like backing up and preparing for the installation of the new drive.   It is of course a huge pain in the ass. Why does my SMART(ass) technology only la
JamesSavik

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huktaunluv's Blog

What I want for this upcoming year!

After one the worst years of my life last year, I look to 2014 with a new attitude and a new fondness for life.   2013 brought about the loss of a friend (they didn't die), an unexpected emergency surgery and the length of my hair.   The friend, I'd mentioned in a past blog I'd written, is still a sore spot with me because I never received the closure, I felt I was owed from my ex-friend. I've seen this person but I was in a rush to get to catch the last bus for me to get home. I saw her and
huktaunluv

huktaunluv

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Wayne's Updates

Endings

Here we are barely a week into the new year and already dealing with issues. A close friend of the family lost his father. He'd gone into the hospital for discs in his back that were disintegrating. When the hospital operated they found cancer in his spinal cord. He went from an expected hospital stay of two weeks and then rehab to just over two weeks and him passing away on Sunday. He was buried today.   Also seems I can do no right in other areas of my life. Seriously considering just backin
comicfan

comicfan

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Stuff from Cia

Win my eBook: Protecting Bear

I began this story as a flash piece with my blog group, The Wednesday Briefers. With a lot of polish, and over 14k in new content... it's now Protecting Bear. Today only, January 10th, you could win a copy on my off-site blog! Just comment, include your email, and you could win! Contest ends at 10 PM, PST. All comments also count toward my $10 Amazon gift card contest ending on my blog, January 20th.   Visit my blog contest   Protecting Bear is also available for purchase for only $2.99
Cia

Cia

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The River Song

Life update, into the new year and beyond

This year has been an awesome year so far, and we have some really great plans for the next 6-9 months that are really going to change our lives for the better. I am so STOKED for 2014.   For a start, I feel like I'm finally getting a grip on my health issues. The big thing here is that I'm using conventional drugs to control pain and stuff, but then I'm using some complementary therapies to help me reduce the reliance on those drugs and improve the condition for the better.   For example,
Westie

Westie

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Writing World

Writing Prompts #292 & #293

Another Friday is here and you all know what that means - yes, new prompts.   Prompt 292 – Creative Tag – The Horoscope You never put any trust in the horoscopes, but today when you got to work your co-worker walked over and nearly shoved the paper in your face asking you to read it. When you looked up your horoscope it was as if someone had filmed your morning so far and what you read for your afternoon completely floored you. What was your horoscope and did it come true?   Prompt 293 – Cre
comicfan

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joann414's Blog

Not a Tongue in Cheek Blog

So. I find it amusing at times the things I see posted at GA. There's so much knowledge here that some could get a free education. Before the Soapbox closed, politics were wide open. If you didn't know something, you probably could find it in the Soapbox.   Next, I read all of the posts made by teachers. How wonderful. Where I live, schools are losing their accreditation, teachers are poorly paid, and students are beyond redemption. It makes me feel good to read some of the posts by tea
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Editor's Notebook

Gay Sport Stars Come out of the Closet

I read today that that Thomas Hitzlsperger has outed himself. Thomas is a retired soccer star who once played for Everton, West Ham and Germany and had a mean left goal kick. I admire any celebrity who outs themselves because mostly it paves the way for other celebrities to come out, and break the barriers between what is PERCEIVED to be normal and what is not perceived to be normal.   But, I do have concerns. Sport is not the domain of baby makers. Sport belongs to everyone. Heterosexuals ar
LJH

LJH

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A Point of View...

Climate Change

Hmm. Gets a lot of strong reactions. Like religion   First off "climate change" and "global warming". They are not the same words and they do not have the same meaning.   However they are two sides of the same coin. Global warming is about averages. Climate change is about localized conditions. It's important not to conflate them.   But guess what - that's exactly what the "strong reactors" do! So with all the cold weather records being broken in the US over the last week or so, the "str
Zombie

Zombie

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Writing World

Writing Tip: Story Cost.... More Or Less

So, I was looking through some of the blog articles that I have and was trying to decide what would be a good choice for Wacky Wednesday. It was a hard choice, to be honest, but then I came across this little gem. Since I don't want to give too much away, I'll just let you see for yourself what I found... Story Cost... More or Less by Cia   Yes, we're putting a price on stories. No more free fiction.   *snickers*   Are you getting ready to flame me? Okay, okay, we're not goin
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Skywriting

Too Much Television

This dream-story was pretty obviously inspired by American Horror Story: Coven. The characters looked different, mostly, although sometimes not (it being a dream). Strangely, one person in the dream version looked like Jensen Ackles. I don't exactly disapprove, but I watch nothing he's on, and I wonder how he wandered on set, as it were. Another influence would have been Tanya Huff's Gale Girls novels. There was one line of dialogue that I remembered that I unfortunately had to leave out, becaus
B1ue

B1ue

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Methodwriter85's Blog

My 2013 Playlist

So, the year's over, and we're starting a new year...what was your playlist for 2013? Here was mine...   1.   2.   3.   4.   5.   6.   7.   8.   9.   10.   11.   12.   13.   14.   15.   16.   17.   18.   19.   20.   21.   It seems like for 2013, there were two trends- electronic-based, and folksy inspired stuff. Kinda diametrically opposed, but it makes sense that there'd be two trends that were
methodwriter85

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Trebs' Blog

Utah and SCOTUS

If you don't know, SCOTUS is shorthand for Supreme Court Of The United States. Utah officials had appealed the recent Federal Court rulings mandating that Utah process and recognize same-sex marriages, and pending appeal, requested a stay of the lower court rulings. This stay was denied first by the lower court, then by the 10th Circuit but this morning, SCOTUS granted the stay.   In my opinion, Utah (and a court challenge in Virginia that AFER is working on) may be the tipping point that for
Trebs

Trebs

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Gay Authors News

January Csr Book Club Selection: Totallyy's Shorts

What's that? We're going to feature Totallyy's shorts? Yeppers! The short ones, the shorter ones... even the teeny tiny ones! His short stories, that is! Pick any number of Totallyy's short stories, as much as you like reading this month. Then let us know what you read, what you thought, and if you read more than one, pick your favorite.   Totallyy's Short Stories Are We More Than Just Friends 1,012 words Don't Cross the Threshold 1,176 words Feelings I Don't Know How to
Cia

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Trebs' Blog

A lighter entry

Thanks for the comments and support on my last entry. It really helped to get it all out - so many times, I start drafting copy of information like this in my mind, over and over (occupational hazard I guess). It doesn't always see the light of day which just makes it easier to obsess about and continue to mentally revise and review, so getting it out - it's done, time to move on.   The year is actually starting out really well. I love musicals and saw a great performance of Cabaret last ni
Trebs

Trebs

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Thorn's Edibles

Tasty, healthy almond scones!

My own twist on the classic English tea time treat.   You need:   400ml whole wheat flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 60g butter A handful of almonds, chopped or crushed 150ml milk   1. Set oven to 225*C.   2. Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Divide the butter into little pieces with your fingers and add to the flour mix until you have a loose mass.   3. Add the almonds and the milk, kneading with your ha
Thorn Wilde

Thorn Wilde

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Gay Authors News

Weekly Wrap Up!

This week both said good-bye to 2013 and welcomed in 2014. I hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year. Now let's take a look at what happened this week in the Gay Authors News Blog!   As the last post of 2013 we had the CSR Discussion for Cia's story Bonds Unbroken. I sent Cia a list of interview questions which she answered in depth and posted for the discussion day, but after that, it was up to the readers to share their thoughts on the first story in the Carthera Takeover series. If you
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