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  • Cia

    November CSR Feature: Designed for You by mastershakeme

    By Cia

    The year is almost over! You deserved a long read, and this is a long month so you get one! Woohoo, but maybe this is also one that makes you think. You can escape your own family during the winter doldrums or holidays while you wonder at the drama going on in Ben's because it is a doozy. Then something even stranger enters his life he didn't expect... did you? Make sure you read this story and be ready to share your thoughts!  Designed for You by @mastershakeme Length: 83,938
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  • Valkyrie

    2026 Anthology - Horizons and Unspoken - Week Three **NOW LIVE**

    By Valkyrie

    Anthology month continues with the third installment of the 2026 Anthology.  I'd like to extend a huge thank you to all who have supported, read, commented, and reviewed all the stories that have been released so far.  We've had 11 stories over the past couple of weeks, with 5 more today  If you haven't checked out the first two installments, check out the banner at the top of the page, which will take you to the blogs listing the stories. Will there be a fourth installment?  You'll have to be s
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What's Going On With Me

So, some of you may have noticed that I haven't been very active lately. I checked the forums yesterday and had a huge shock when I noticed that the member status thingies had changed... I haven't been busy. I'm still unemployed. I've barely been writing, and I haven't touched an instrument in like two weeks.   I've just been depressed.   It's been coming in sort of waves. Then, a couple of weeks ago, I decided to make an appointment with my GP to see if I could get a referra

Thorn Wilde

Thorn Wilde

Family

They say you can't pick your family but I sure wish I could. Between my immediate family and my mom's extended family I would trade the whole bunch of them in. The family dynamic between all of us is dysfunctional and that is putting it nicely.   Many many moons ago my great-aunt asked me why we don't address my my aunt's and uncle's by such titles and just use their names. If she were here now she would probably tell me to be respectful but how do you be respectful to people who treat you lik

AquariusGuy

AquariusGuy

eBook Review: After the Fall by L.A. Witt

After the Fall by L.A. Witt   After the Fall was an interesting book. I enjoyed the horse facts, though I grew up around western riders, so eastern riding was a refreshing change. The average reader shouldn't have any trouble understanding the lingo used, especially since Nathan ends up teaching Ryan how to ride since he's the one who landed him in a world of pain.   L.A. Witt is an accomplished rider, and I was looking forward to this installment in the Tucker Spring's series. Her stories

Cia

Cia

Weekly Wrap Up!

ANNOUNCEMENT: DAH-DAH-DUMMMMM!!! The 2014 GA Quarterly Anthology themes have been set. Thank you to all of the members who helped participate in choosing next year's themes, through theme suggestions and voting. Special thanks to Renee Stevens and the rest of the Anthology team for working so diligently on compiling these suggestions and compiling them down to the final choices. Looking at the five final themes - next year's anthologies should be very interesting to read!   October's Can't Sto

Trebs

Trebs in Weekly Wrap Up

Alright Back to Writing: Chapter 2 is now live

https://www.gayauthors.org/story/w-l/Causality   Some good things to think about:   1. Yes, Chinese hell is much more Bureaucratic than punishment based. Our mythology is closer to Ancient Greek and Roman than Judeo-Christian. It's a holding point for reincarnation; you wait for your turn to come back in a long line.   2. So, what's up with Sid and his alter-ego? You should be asking a second question, where did I come up with his name? That will give you a big hint as to his character arc

W_L

W_L

Preview- Hammerhead Chapter 15

Characters:   Bishop Keilor- leader of the anti-augmented human faction   Sebastian Beck- Former Alliance Marine Colonel, Keilor's 2nd.   _________________________________________________________________   Free Trader Argus Parking Orbit above Parliament   Sebastian Beck was having that same old nightmare again. It always took him back to the war: his war. When a cabal of rouge corporations rebelled against Alliance authority, he was a twenty year old Marine platoon leader. What the h

JamesSavik

JamesSavik

Writing Prompts #268 & #269

Brr! Wow, that fall weather got nippy quickly. Hope everyone is enjoying the weather where they are. Oh, yeah it is Friday again. You all know what that means. (Wickedly rubs hands together like an evil villain.) Time to torture you all with a new set of prompts!   Prompt 268 – Creative Tag – The Change College is expensive and when you seen the ad, asking for volunteers to undergo a “totally safe” but “unique” trial of a drug you considered it. You were told if you were selected there would b

comicfan

comicfan in Prompts

All is Not Fun

My little four legged buddy, Gypsy Rose, and my kitty, Ms. Kate sat on the deck this afternoon, loving the coolness and rustling of the leaves.   I chatted happily with my best bud on the phone, listening for the hubby. "I sit outside on the deck when he is working on deer stands, working on the dozer, etc., in case something goes wrong. He leaves his phone because of no service in the back. If something happens, he shoots three shots with his pistol." So, that being said, someone beeped

joann414

joann414

And so it begins...

After totally bombing one of my in-class quizzes today, I have finally taken the plunge and went to the campus health clinic counseling services.   I got my initial evaluation and will have my first appointment next Wednesday. I hope this will help.

thephoenix

thephoenix

The Machine That We Have Built

I know why we did it. I watched. Fear drove it.   We voted for candidates who would get tough and make a difference.   Thirty years ago they said BE AFRAID! We need tougher laws because drugs are out of control.   So we bent the constitution a little and it didn't hurt most people.   Twenty years ago they said BE AFRAID! We need tougher laws because of perverts are out of control.   So we bent the constitution a little and it didn't hurt most people.   Ten years ago they said BE AFRA

JamesSavik

JamesSavik

More ramblings...

Seriously Congress? 9 days of shutdown and getting close to a government default? really?! What is this? Preschool? My goodness - if I missed 9 days of classes I would be dying trying to catch up on all my assignments.   /endrant

thephoenix

thephoenix

Good news on Grams, Finally

Maybe it was the fact that Massachusetts has an agency that watches for elder abuse, maybe it is the potential negative press on the Building manager, or it could be dumb luck.   The Jerk got a call from the the state government, inquiring on the issue, and he promptly gave my grandma a 1 year lease   Phew, for a moment there I thought I'd have to write an Op-Ed piece about the Government Shutdown and Elderly 85 year old getting toss into the streets. I am not a liberal policymaker, but eve

W_L

W_L

American Debt: 16.738 Trillion Outstanding 11.976 Trillion "Public"

Here's some updates:   Nothing good on my Grandma's eviction, SSA still is closed so I cannot get her benefit verification. The Housing Administrator still refuses to negotiate (I am this close to writing an editorial in the Boston Globe, damn it I don't want to be labelled as that Gay RINO, but if I have no other choice, I would rather choose family )   I am very pissed off, but what got me to write this is not anger, but fear. Republican members in the US House are openly suggesting to not

W_L

W_L

False Epiphanies

One of my favorite authors is Alan Hollinghurst, who won the booker prize for The Line of Beauty. His prose is what captivates me the most, lush and lyrical and beautiful.   I was working my way through booker prize winners when I first came across The Line of Beauty. I didn't know what the plot was about when I opened it. I thought the first couple pages were boring. Just when I was going to put the book down, the MC puts out a gay personal ad in the paper. And bam I was hooked. Yeah ... I

crazyfish

crazyfish

Csr Book Club Selection: Wrangler Butt's By Reddirtwriter

October already! Really? Wow! This year is flying by, right? Well this month, for your reading enjoyment, we have a story about something any cowgirl or cowboy can appreciate ... Wrangler butts! Wrangler Butts by Reddirtwriter   Length: 85,286   Description: Darrin has had a difficult time, but has resigned himself to academia and solitude. But his new office mate arrives, and he is Darrin's living wet dream. A dark haired masculine cowboy with a little bit of attitude, Mitch is

Cia

Cia in CSR- Can't Stop Reading

eBook Review: Orbital Decay by Allen Steele

Orbital Decay by Allen Steele My rating: 4 of 5 stars   I wanted to read this book because the description is so relevant to today. Set in 2016, we aren’t stuck with things like stone washed jeans and bulky cell phones that could double as exercise weights. Of course there are a lot of things that haven’t become as advanced as we are currently, but then again, authors don’t own crystal balls. Yet, this is a classic genre feeling book that drew me back to my first love of science-fiction with

Cia

Cia

10 Years Clean & Sober

10 Years Clean & Sober   A.K.A What a Long Strange Trip it has Been     October 1, 2013 I got this nifty little medallion.     It means after years of fucking up with the assistance of various chemicals, I wanted to change the downward trajectory of my life. It means I am no longer the life of the party. I don't have cocaine in my underwear. There's not a bong under the sofa. There aren't any bottles under my bed, in the pantry or under the seat in my truck.   It didn't work out

JamesSavik

JamesSavik

I'm A Lucky Man

As I type this I'm sitting on my patio, watching 'lil q grew up before my eyes. Gone is the infant/baby/toddler who I had to carry around to do everything. She's walking around, playing with her new sandbox, then her mini big wheel [okay so it's a barbie version of it that grandma bought her but still] and then she set out to explore the yard. Not once did she require my help as she marched off, looking to see what was to see. I hover between a smile and tears as I watch her find her way. I know

Andrew Q Gordon

Andrew Q Gordon

ACA and me.

Well this healthcare.gov website has to be the glitchiest website I have ever tried to use. I've encountered at least 5 DIFFERENT errors when signing up, logging in, verifying my identity, uploading documents or just navigating!   It's so frustrating...   I'll probably drop by the med center here on campus some time this week to talk to someone. I'm not really sure what to expect.

thephoenix

thephoenix

Where I am, Where we are heading

After some rest and some evil plotting from me with my new story ....I feel a little less angry, but it is still there.   My grandma's problems have not ended, my feeling of betrayal has not subsided, and my anger directed towards the Tea Party movement will probably not diminish.   Honestly, I don't know where I am in terms of my life or politics. I hate what the Tea Party movement has done to my party; I warned as many people back in 2010 that it's a mistake, but few people listened to me

W_L

W_L

My Disco Playlist

So, I've been re-watching Saturday Night Fever on Netflix (seriously, the R-rated version is soooo much better than the one that ran on TV), and I've been in the mood for some good disco.   Here's my playlist:   1.   2.   3. You Should Be Dancing - The BeeGees   4.   5.   6. Night Fever- The BeeGees   7.   8. I Feel Love- Donna Summer   9.   10.   11. (Disco didn't die in Europe 'til like '84, apparently.)  12.   13.   14.   15.

methodwriter85

methodwriter85

Weekly Wrap Up

REMINDER - The Polls for the 2014 Anthology Themes are now open, so don't forget to get your votes in before they close on Wednesday, October 9th!!!   REMINDER - Don't forget to come back this Monday, October 7th, to find out what the October CSR Book Club pick will be!   On Monday, as part of the CSR Book Club Discussion we featured a wonderful interview with Comicfan, the author of the very popular story and September CSR Book Club Pick: Accidents Happen! If you haven't already joined in o

Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in Weekly Wrap Up

Pro's and Con's: My day

Okay, I should first announce that my new story's 1st chapter is going live tonight. It's definitely a love child of passion, interest, and even a bit of comedy I could not have done this without Kitt's help in editing.   https://www.gayauthors.org/story/w-l/Causality/2 That's the Pro of my day, next comes all the Cons:   Son of Bitch! is all I can say about my grandmother's housing administrator. An 85 year old woman is likely to be evicted from her home in the next two weeks, because she

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