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    Top 0 Most Read Horror - Body Snatcher Revolving around the invasion or replacement of human bodies by extraterrestrial beings, parasites, or other entities, body snatcher horror explores the loss of control over one's own body. No stories Top 3 Most Read Horror - Gothic (aka gothic romanticism; and dark romanticism): fiction mixing themes of horror, romance, and death Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir) by Jack Poignet In Process Hungry for Gains by Jack
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Comments, Musings, Ponderings, Thoughts, 'N' Thangs

Decision Day! ...Or Not.

So, remember that Michigan case that I posted a blog for back in March?   Judge Milton Friedman, who presided over the case, is set to issue his ruling tomorrow.   The hope is that he'll strike Michigan's gay marriage ban down as unconstitutional. Seven of Michigan's 83 counties are so hopeful, in fact, that they're prepared to begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses immediately should the ban be so stricken.       EDIT: Judge Friedman stated: "I'm in the middle. I have to decide this a
MJ85

MJ85

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Life is worth an entry

Are we all Zombies?

No, I am not looking at our Green googly eyes friend from the UK   I've been thinking about the concept of a zombie and writing the horror story for the Halloween story writing prompt that I started a few weeks ago.   I am feeling like my life is on autopilot a lot; I work, I eat, I watch senseless TV series, and I sleep. Sometimes, I write, which opens up my imagination, but on days without writing I feel extremely empty and purposeless. Even with writing, I still feel a bit empty, just no
W_L

W_L

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The Triple J Ranch

A Brief Respite

Hey All--   I've just posted Chapter 12 of 'Second Chances'. I'm early this week, because my work schedule is a little bonkers.   After this chapter, there is going to be a (hopefully) short break in my postings. I've fallen behind in my writing and the leeway I had with chapters has all but vanished.   So, I find myself needing to take some time to sort things out and play catch up.   Thank you for your understanding. Hopefully, it will be a short break.
Andrew Todd

Andrew Todd

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The Fantastic Mr. Wilde

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

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Random Thought's

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

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Stuff from Cia

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

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Gay Authors News

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

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Life is worth an entry

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

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jamessavik's Blog

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

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Writing World

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

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joann414's Blog

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

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Fortune and Mens Eyes

Help, in Italiano!

I need your help. I have probably very unwisely written a sonnet in Italian, a language i know only from opera usage....   SO, i am hoping that there are native or fluent speakers willing to vet this and tell me where my grammar is laughable. You would be loved eternally for any assistance to whip this into shape.   Naturally i could ask Tony to do it, but i would dearly love to surprise him with a piece that is easy to read. This is because the message is what i wish him to get first and f
AC Benus

AC Benus

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thephoenix's Blog

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

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jamessavik's Blog

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

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thephoenix's Blog

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

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Life is worth an entry

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

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Life is worth an entry

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

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Ichthyic Insanity

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

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Gay Authors News

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

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Stuff from Cia

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

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jamessavik's Blog

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

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Reset, Reload, Redo

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

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