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    Weekly Wrap Up (Sept. 15 - Sept. 21)

    By wildone

    First thing first, I really need anyone who is thinking to enter our yearly Anthology, please see Val's Thursday blog and if you fingers haven't started typing, get them going! As you read this, I am indisposed. Read into that what you want . But I'm up by a lake in the mountains looking at the colours change for fall.  So next week in the northern hemisphere, we flip into fall, autumn, whatever you like to call it. Down under the equator, they are about to hit spring   What is y
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Comments, Musings, Ponderings, Thoughts, 'N' Thangs

Young and Gay in Putin's Russia: Documentary

So, I stumbled upon a documentary covering the effects of life for young LGBT people in Russia under the current climate.   http://www.gay.net/video/2014/01/15/watch-vices-heartbreaking-documentary-young-and-gay-putins-russia   (DISCLAIMER [taken from the site]: Viewers be advised. This documentary can be incredibly difficult to watch, and some of the footage is extremely graphic and disturbing. Parts of the documentary may be too intense for some viewers.)   I'd like to say I'm shocked at
MJ85

MJ85

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Gay Authors News

Weekly Wrap Up!

It's been another busy week here at Gay Authors! Before I get started with the Weekly Wrap Up, I have a couple of announcements to make.   ANNOUNCEMENT: Myr is looking for volunteers for a User Interface Team. If you are interested in becoming more involved with Gay Authors, then this might be something you would be interested in. It is an open opportunity and could lead to further involvement on other GA teams. If this sounds like something you might be interested in, then please check out th
Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in Weekly Wrap Up

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Methodwriter85's Blog

Life Is So Unfair

My friend Josh. He's 23, and since he was about 10 or 11 years old, he's been dealing with the complications from his heart transplant. He should have graduated in 2013, but he had to drop out in fall 2012 to deal with hodgekin's disease. Then he couldn't come back for fall 2013. Now it looks like he can't come back at all, and he's planning on coming back down to pack up his apartment, because health-wise it's better for him to try and finish his degree closer to home. While he's not back-on wi
methodwriter85

methodwriter85

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jamessavik's Blog

New format for Case:Black

Case:Black is an experimental work in progress.   As I have been working on it, it has sort of evolved completely on it's own a 24-esque format.   I didn't intend it to happen that way. It came from the short scenes built onto a tight timeline.   I would really like to go back and re-format the whole thing but GA's author/story page... ummm I'm not sure how I would go about it.   I have decided- why fight it? The ticking clock/24-esqe format is a natural fit for the story. From now on, I
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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Stuff from Cia

eBook Review: Strain by Amelia Gormley

Strain by Amelia C. Gormley My rating: 5 of 5 stars   *COMING SOON*        Feb. 17th!   Many, many times I search for dystopian stories only to fail to find one that captures my attention. I want the sense of 'the world has ended' drama, the gritty and often dark reality that the comfortable has disappeared and survival takes a level of guts and bravery not everyone has.   Strain fulfilled every single one of those dystopian desires. We have governmental mishandling, virus-releasing,
Cia

Cia

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Writing World

Writing Prompts #294 & #295

Hope everyone has had a great week so far. To start your weekend off right, we're bringing you two new prompts supplied by our resident prompt guru, Comicfan. Don't forget to share your prompt responses in the Prompt Forum, you might just find yours being shared next week! Enjoy!   Prompt 294 – Creative Tag – The Devil’s Deal Things haven’t been going well lately. In fact, things have been sort of a disaster. After another long day at your dead end job, you find a copy of Faust on your bookshe
Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in Prompts

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Random Thought's

A little humor

Friday next week I am back in the field with a sales rep who works out of our Cedar Rapids office. I emailed him this morning for the details and got his out of office. I was on a call with a co-worker and when I spun around in my chair he (the sales rep) was behind me. He said I got your email. I said that's nice you didn't have to come all the way here to tell me that, a simple reply would have worked. He laughed then proceed to tell me he was there for a training and wanted to stop in since h
AquariusGuy

AquariusGuy

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Trebs' Blog

Potpourri of cherry trees and curry potatoes

Today was a pretty mixed bag, and meh, that's not too bad overall.   Healthwise, it started off really poorly. I've been having nerve pain, likely caused by the current chemo drug I'm on (technical term is neuropathy). I've had it in various forms before, but in the past it has been in my feet and ankles. Now one of the worst parts is in my right neck/shoulder, the back of my head and worst of all, my right ear. It got so bad yesterday that I kept taking my glasses off (the arm of the glas
Trebs

Trebs

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layla's Nightwhisperz

2014

Well, it's 2014 and for me that's meant a whole bunch of changes. Right after the New Year I made my second shift in jobs in three months, the bakery job I'd taken over the holidays proved to be temporary, but in life, I've always believed that things happen for a reason and I had been looking for a reason to pour myself full bore into freelancing and writing. For the past 2 weeks I've been submitting photographs and material everywhere i can, getting my small home office set up and making conta
layla

layla

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Fortune and Mens Eyes

...clarity...

Sonnet No. 18 [July 16th, 2013 – 10:53 am]   Fear is a blind thing – hands before the face – Black velvet rippling through a starless night; Which way up; which way to a state of grace – How dependent we grow upon our sight. Yet sometimes I think worry is a gift, Given to sharpen joy to a focus, So that even from the darkness we lift Ourselves with our weak hands from the abyss. I know you have fears that I long to calm, And they call out to me in clarity, Like David's voice entreat
AC Benus

AC Benus

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Billy Martin's Blog

Don't be an information dumper.

Trials and Tribulations is my first attempt at writing a story. Needless to say, I had a lot to learn and I was lucky enough to come across two people, Wayne and Louis, that were willing to help. Wayne has been teaching me how to make the story flow better and Louis has been teaching me the laws of writing.   I have also sought other sources to improve my writing skill to better my telling of Trials and Tribulations. One of the awesome sources I found was Editor-Proof Your Writing: 21 Steps T
Billy Martin

Billy Martin

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Gay Authors News

Wacky Wednesday: Interview On "prophecy"

I hope everyone enjoyed Mann Ramblings review on "Prophecy" by Comicfan. Now it's time to continue our "Hosted Week" with an interview with Comicfan on his story "Prophecy". I know that many times we have questions we'd like to ask authors about their story, and I'm no different. Hopefully, some of these are questions that you had as well, and now you'll have your answer! ENJOY! Prophecy by Comicfan   I know that some of your stories are based on fairy tales, is “Prophe
Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in Author Interviews

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Methodwriter85's Blog

The Boyband Era Playlist (Mid-1990's to Early '00s)

Alright...the Boyband Era. Let's get started.   1.   2.   It's actually debatable if you can really call Hanson a boyband, because they actually played their own instruments and the like, but I'm including them because they had a big influence in bringing pop music back to the U.S.   3.   I call this, "The Video That Jumpstarted Puberty For Me." Brian Littrell was my first major celebrity crush.   4.   5.   6. "   I crushed on Brian Littrell, but I was toooottt
methodwriter85

methodwriter85

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Gay Authors News

Featured Story: Prophecy

As many who follow the blog already know, Cia started doing a Hosted Background featuring a story by a GA Hosted Author. Every month she will feature a different Author/Story. I had already been trying to figure out some ways to feature Hosted Authors a bit more prominently in the blog and the feedback we received sparked an idea. In addition to the Hosted Background that Cia creates each month, I decided to start doing a "Hosted Week" each and every month, focusing on whichever story was chosen
Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in Featured Stories

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Trebs' Blog

Tomorrow is a Latter Day...

Doing a lot better today, physically, mentally and most importantly, emotionally. Woke up feeling good, and actually did some minor housework that I'd been needing to do (put away dishes, start new load, strip bed and put sheets and comforter in the wash). I was talking on the phone and told a friend that I didn't know what was different, it was almost like I was on prednisone (great steroid - when I do have to take it, the house gets really clean). I think it is just a lull in the hit from t
Trebs

Trebs

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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

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

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

Renee Stevens in Weekly Wrap Up

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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

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

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

JamesSavik

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