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Signature Feature

June Signature Author Feature: Bearpaw: An Old West Tale by Headstall

This month I wanted to feature something that felt... substantial, and don't ask me why but I always tend to swing back to historical fiction when I'm warm and dealing with the swing of the seasons into summer. Probably because I was always running out of reading material as a kid on summer break and sneaking bodice ripper Harlequins and Louis L'Amour western paperbacks as a kid, lol! Now, I wouldn't put @Headstall's writing in either category, but I always enjoy his depth and dedication to the
Cia

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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Jun. 8 - Jun. 14)

Howdy   No, not Stampede yet, but can't say howdy without the cowboy emoji   I kind of had a blah week the past week  for me. Wasn't bad, wasn't good, but we will take it. The alternative isn't so great🪦. Sunday through Thursday it was hot and dry and you couldn't see down the street due to the smoke from all the wildfires burning across the north of Canada👨‍🚒. I haven't really looked at the US of A, but I imagine they aren't too different. I heard that there is even some some smoke fl
wildone

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Author Guess Who

Author Guess Who #25

Wow! Twenty five editions of Author Guess Who...  Plenty of fun has been had, many accusatory guesses, and countless acts of finger-pointing later, and AGW is still kicking! This month is no exception. What better way to celebrate than to participate. We have another mystery author with several answers that may or may not hint at their identity. Grab your detective hats, slip on that dusty foam finger from that random basketball game you went to ten years ago, and get ready to guess this au
Announcements

GA's Newest Signature Author: Mark Ponyboy Peters

Please join myself and the Author Promotion Team in congratulating Mark Ponyboy Peters as GA's newest Signature Author! @Mark Ponyboy Peters has only been a member for 13 months, but he's been posting stories on the Internet for over 20 years. I don't mind admitting he was one of the early authors whose stories I fell in love with when I first started exploring Nifty. I especially loved his Seachange series. He's still in the process of slowly posting his extensive backlog of stories, so th
Graeme

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Genre Deep Dives

Thriller/Suspense Genre Deep Dive 6

Top 2 Most Read Thriller/Suspense - Environmental Thriller thrillers tied to environmental events that are typically threatening the world.  Ex: The Day After Tomorrow, Geostorm Journey To Proxima Centauri b by Lee Wilson Complete Neon by William King Temporary Hold Top 4 Most Read Thriller/Suspense - Espionage The spy thriller is a genre of literature that centers around a storyline with secret agents and espionage. Part action-adventure and part thriller
Myr

Myr in Genre Deep Dives

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Reviews

Featured Story: The Jerk-Off by JLynch

June is here, and that means we get our monthly fix from our Review Team. Check out this gem brought to us by Parker:   The Jerk-Off by JLynch Reviewer: Parker Owens Status: Complete Word Count: 98,033 It’s summer.  You need a good beach read – you know, the kind of story that engages your attention so much that you wind up frying in the hot sun, and which entertains enough that you ignore the subsequent pain. GA author JLynch serves up just such a story in The Jerk-Off.
wildone

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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Jun. 1 - Jun. 6)

I was doing up our Weekly Update this week and noticed I had a long hard slog ahead of me to recap all the blogs   Then I got thinking about my preamble and thinking I should do an equal long and labourious one.  So get ready, here we go. How was everybody's past week?      Let's check what happened in the past week on the GA News Blog. Tuesday was the start of the week with a Deep Dive into the deepest part of our imaginations:   Friday, Val was in with a cou
wildone

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Genre Deep Dives

Sci-fi Genre Deep Dive 6

Top 10 Most Read Science Fiction - Apocalyptic and Post-apocalyptic concerned with the end of civilization, either through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. Post-apocalyptic fiction is set in a world or civilization after such a disaster. Example: 2012, The Day After Tomorrow, I am Legend The Last Boys in Clinton by Lee Wilson Complete The Falcon Banner by Topher Lydon Complete Shelter by Comicality Author Passed Away Hidden Sunlight by S
Myr

Myr in Genre Deep Dives

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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (May 25 - May 31)

There goes another month in the books! Can you believe you all have less than 7 months to get my Christmas Present mailed to me ? Unfortunately there might be another Canada Post strike here, so the sooner you get it in the mail, the better chance it will arrive here. This year ! I also can't believe it is still bright out at 9:40 PM my time. Dusk is like at 10:30 PM   What all did you get up to this past month, the sort of, kind of, transition month, from spring to summer? I managed t
wildone

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Anthologies

Decisions, Decisions

I have a really awesome blog post in the works for next week, but in keeping with our upcoming Secret Author contest, my lips are sealed   You'll have to tune in next week to see what it is.  In the meantime, here are the guidelines for the SA contest and the annual anthology.  Which one will you participate in?  Don't answer that... letting us know you are writing a story for the SA contest will get you disqualified so   You can tell us if you are writing for the Creature Feature anthology, tho
Valkyrie

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Genre Deep Dives

Romance Deep Dive 6

These are the top read Romance stories since Romance Deep Dive 5 Top 10 Most Read Romance - Contemporary Romance Set in the present time, focusing on the romantic relationships of characters in modern settings. A Good Place by Mark Ponyboy Peters In Process Chaotic Romantic by Invnarcel In Process Love Truly Is Blind by Lee Wilson In Process Wolf in the City by Laura S. Fox In Process The Cockney Canuck by Dodger Temporary Hold A Bad Educ
Myr

Myr in Genre Deep Dives

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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

May CSR Discussion Day: The Answer by Wayne Gray

I hope you were able to take the chance to read the 5k short story, The Answer, that  Wayne wrote back in 2020. The best part of the CSR (Can't Stop Reading) blog features is that I get to pick newer and older stories on the site to bring to readers who either loved the story the first time and are happy to read it again or newer members who might have missed some of the older works. Things are always changing so fast, just like people, but we love to keep these stories alive! Please make sure t
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (May 18 - May 24)

I was thinking how it is funny how things have changed over the years here at GA. A certain author I know found a movie called Riley and she may have a story called Ridley and she was wondering if maybe someone took her story and made a screenplay out of it, and made the movie for profit . So being the dedicated friend that I am, I rented the movie to see the similarities. Just an FYI, this is my opinion only, not to be taken as fact. Three similarities: Both the movie and her story
wildone

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Author Guess Who

Author Guess Who #24 - Reveal!

Listen, y'all would be so proud of me. I set an alarm two weeks ago to remind me to write this month's AGW reveal. Yes, I am sooo patting myself on the back for being slightly responsible. In other words, TIME'S UP, FOLKS!  If you missed the Author Guess Who interview for this month, make sure you click...   > > > HERE < < < ... to see what this month's mystery author had to say! Without further ado, time for the big reveal!   This author... has over 487,000
Genre Deep Dives

Poetry Deep Dive 6

Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Ballad a poem that tells a story and was traditionally set to music. Usually follows a form of rhymed (abcb) quatrains alternating four-stress and three-stress lines. Gentle Healer by Ticklishboy30 Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus Complete a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete A Loving Memory by Ticklishboy30 Co
Myr

Myr in Genre Deep Dives

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Signature Feature

May Classic Author Feature: Black Swans by Graeme

This short story is a short story written long ago by Graeme (almost 20 years!) but it shouldn't be missed. Please take the time to read and review this series of snapshots, as he termed it, that fits right in with the theme I'm using to feature this month's stories!  Length: 3,175 Description: Snapshots of lives as a young boy grows up, a young couple age, and an old man goes through his retirement. A reader said: No guarantees in life.😬 ~AlexLittel   If you want
Cia

Cia in Signature Feature

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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (May 11 to May 17)

I have a weekend off from anything so I'm actually here  Thanks again to Cia to helping out the past couple of weeks.  You know what? I'm at a loss for words this week. No, I'm not drunk and/or incapacitated.  We are in our annual Victoria Day weekend in Canada, so they means we get rain and snow. No snow this year though. I decided to start on a plumbing project in my shower, and I bought some new apparatuses and thought today would be a good day to get them installed. When I bou
wildone

wildone in Weekly Wrap Up

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Anthologies

2025 Secret Author Story Contest-Reveal the Truth

For 2025, the Secret Author Contest theme is going to be "Reveal the Truth". Now... the only one you can reveal the truth to in real life is your beta/editor, but in the story there should be some link to the theme of revealing the truth in some way. A juicy secret that comes out, a bitter reveal that one doesn't want to believe, best friends that finally end up doing the horizontal tango and the betting pool reveals who won on how long it took them to get there? Authors, you decide how it plays
Cia

Cia in Anthologies

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Genre Deep Dives

Paranormal Deep Dive 6

Top 1 Most Read Paranormal - Cryptid Features creatures from folklore, mythology, or cryptozoology, such as Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, or Chupacabra. The narrative often revolves around encounters with these mysterious beings. A Night on Pine Ridge by Myr Complete Top 2 Most Read Paranormal - Cursed Objects Focuses on objects with supernatural or cursed properties. The plot typically involves characters trying to understand or break the curse associated with the
Myr

Myr in Genre Deep Dives

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Reviews

Featured Story - The Life of Seeon by comicfan

Here is a great story by a great author done by another great author  Enjoy!       The Life of Seeon by comicfan Reviewer: Aditus Status: Complete Word Count: 32,006 If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans (Woody Allen). That came to mind when I first read The Life of Seeon. Seeon is the fifth and youngest child of the High King of Toleran Maon. Even though he is a prince, he’ll never wear the crown. He’s given the choice to become either
wildone

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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (May 4 - May 10)

Hellooooo! How is everybody  ? First off, can you shout out your love to Cia this week? You probably didn't notice, but she used her magic powers and went in and put in the stories of the week in last week's blog and published it  I'm hoping she will be able to help me out this week too!   This weekend, I got convinced last weekend, when I probably could claim I was not of a clear mind and not to be held responsible for anything I committed too , to do something questionable. 
wildone

wildone in Weekly Wrap Up

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Author Guess Who

Author Guess Who #24

Oooooooo, baby! We are back with another round of GA's favorite blog game, Author Guess Who. Y'all know the drill. This month's mysterious author has answered a lovely list of questions, and it's your job to figure out who it is. So grab your magnifying glasses, put on an old fashioned detective hat, do a Sherlock Holmes impression, and get to work! Let's see what the anonymous author has to say... • • • • •   What sparked the writing fire? How did your author story begin?
Genre Deep Dives

Non-Fiction Deep Dive 6

Most Read Non-fiction Stories since Deep Dive 5 Top 9 Most Read Non-Fiction - Autobiography is a self-written account of one's life. Takes stock of the autobiographer's life from the moment of composition. While biographers generally rely on a wide variety of documents and viewpoints, autobiography may be based entirely on the writer's memory. An Advent Calendar by Aditus Complete Pride Month, and other Haibun by AC Benus Long-Term Hold It’s Not How I Remembe
Myr

Myr in Genre Deep Dives

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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

May CSR Feature: The Answer by Wayne Gray

This month has featured quite a few stories already, with the Comicality Tribute Anthology, and I wanted to feature someone who isn't new to the site but who did write a story that I thought would have fit right into that theme as well. We have so many coming of age stories on GA where authors tackle those life changes that aren't easy regardless of what year or setting they occur in... just like The Answer by Wayne Gray. This slightly older story is a short story gem you should read and come ba
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