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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

October CSR Discussion Day: Aditus' Halloween Horror Themes 2013: From the Ashes Spring new Life

Well, Halloween and just about everything creepy is creeping up on us (I hate clowns, and they are everywhere, like everywhere!) Did this month's CSR creep up on you in a good way or not? I do say one answer by Aditus surprised me, but maybe that's just because here in the US we have a holiday nearly every day if you want to pick one. Like, Jan 8th is National Man Watcher's Day. 🫣That could be taken in soooo many ways. October 30th, Haunted Refrigerator Night (I'm sorry, it's been 2 weeks since
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Oct. 18 - Oct. 24)

It has finally happened 😮  Friday I woke up and had to drive though slush and like a blizzard of snow coming down ❄️.  Which means that probably 50% of the people in our city don't have snow tires or proper all weather tires and probably never will have them. Then 25% haven't got their snow tires on yet  Luckily I'm not in either group. Now I know that probably the vast majority of our readers are in places where snow is seen very occasionally if ever. So you probably never have known
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Signature Feature

October Signature Excerpt: Topher Lydon's Reunion

Monday I shared a feature for Topher Lydon's Reunion. How many of you went to your school reunion(s)? I don't, but out of the 18 students I graduated with, yeah... I'm good. I am still besties with my "person" who I met on the first day of first grade, and we get chat and get together as regular as possible, but she actually abandoned me for high school when her folks made her move. The nerve! On the other hand, she met her husband and introduced me to his roommate, who is my husband, so the hig
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Genre Deep Dives

Poetry Deep Dive 11

Top Read Poetry Since Deep Dive 10 Top 6 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. Bragi's Bagatelles by Parker Owens Complete Around the Bend - NaPoWriMo 2022 by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold A year of schoolwork: poems I submitted for a grade by MythOfHappiness Complete Gentle Healer by Ticklishboy30 Complete
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Signature Feature

October Signature Feature: Topher Lydon's Reunion

It is said that at the end of this month the veil thins and a reunion of sorts can happen between souls and those they leave behind. What about reunions of a different sort and people that get left behind in our lives? Can those reconnections be made again?  Length:  3,756 Description: Two best friends. Ten years of lies. One reunion that changes everything. Kyle and Nile have spent a decade pretending they're fine—pretending they're successful, pretending their marriages weren't
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Oct. 11 - Oct. 17)

I may be dating myself (not like that, geez ), but back in the days of Johnny Carson hosting the Tonight Show, Ed McMahon would always start the show off with, "Herrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre's Johnny," for an introduction. I may or may not have used AI to help recreate this  Okay, I totally did  Can't use the actual likeness of Ed McMahon though .  I just wanted to resurrect the famous line to let everyone know that Annual GA Anthology has started   In case you have been out of the  countr
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Anthologies

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

It's heeeeerrrrrrreeeee.... We've been anticipating these stories all year, and now it's time to release the Kraken!  Uh... anthology stories.  With two themes this year - Horizons and Unspoken- we had several authors take up the challenge and write stories for both themes.   So, without further ado, enjoy this week's anthology stories!  Don't forget to react, comment, and leave a review! The anthology will post over several weeks, so if your story is not listed here, fear not! 
Valkyrie

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Genre Deep Dives

Paranormal Deep Dive 11

Top Read Paranormal Stories Since Deep Dive 10 Top 2 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. Lovesquatch: A Culinary Cryptid Romcom by Rafy Complete A Night on Pine Ridge by Myr Complete Top 6 Most Read Paranormal - Cursed Objects Focuses on objects with supernatural or cu
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: Blackwater by Topher Lyndon

Sometimes looking back in history, we should learn. Unfortunately sometimes people don't learn from their past. Here is a look back that I'm currently reading myself. Thanks to chris191070 for bringing to me and all of your attention.      Blackwater by Topher Lyndon Reviewer: chris191070  Status: Complete Word Count: 80,569     This a hard-hitting story, parts of which some readers will find very difficult to read. At the heart of the story are 30 you
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Oct. 4 - Oct. 10)

Happy Nadian Thanksgiving!!! 🦃  We do go a little wild up here in the Great White North. No, we are not covered in snow yet, but close     So since it is in the news here, I thought I would bring this up earlier than normal. Usually I talk about the dreaded, not to me, changing of the clocks for Daylight Savings Time. Well, why it is in the news, is that British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba have decided to do away with falling back and staying on Daylight Savings Time. Sas
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Genre Deep Dives

Non-Fiction Deep Dive 11

Top Read Non-Fiction Stories Since Deep Dive 10 Top 10 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. Memoirs of a child of the past century by old bob Long-Term Hold An Advent Calendar by Aditus Complete It’s Not How
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

October CSR Feature: Aditus' Halloween Horror Themes 2013: From the Ashes Spring new Life

Well, October has hit... and it's in the 70s and 80s here. Like, what a switcheroo. Where's my cool and rainy fall? Boo! Just like the character in this short story by Aditus was expecting one thing and got another in this horror-themed short, perfect for this month! It's an older story, so many of the members on this site may not have read it. I've been here for 17 years now, apparently, so I remember when this was posted and popular. Like a vampire, I also live FOREVER, muahahahah! (Nah, I'm j
Anthologies

Today's the Day!

Anthology Stories are due today! Get those final touches done on your story and send it to me by midnight, EST tonight so I can get it assigned to a Proof Team member! There are lots of burning questions... Did we break the 20 story barrier? Who participated? How many stories did they write? When will the stories go live? Which theme has more stories? Of course, I'm not going to answer any of them now   You'll have to wait and anticipate! 
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Update (Sept. 27 - Oct. 3)

I want to send out a lot of love to Cia for stepping in for moi the past two weeks    You may have been fooled and thought she only did last week's Weekly Update but she did finish and post the week before too   Well it appears everyone forgot my birthday this year  Just the way I want it.  So let's talk about birthdays. What month is yours in? We don't want the day or we could be in violation of European Laws 😮 We don't want to be banned in Europe . What do you think of birthdays? I'v
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Genre Deep Dives

Mystery Deep Dive 11

Top Read Mystery Stories Since Deep Dive 10 Top 7 Most Read Mystery - Amateur Sleuth Features characters who are not professional detectives but get involved in solving mysteries due to personal interest or circumstance. Life is Like a New Suit of Clothes, Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees Complete Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis Complete Reap the Whirlwind by Josh Aterovis Complete Face Value by empath Long-Term Hold Peeping Tom by kbois Complete
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

September CSR Discussion Day: The Tor by andy cannon

Well, tis a cool day here in the end of September, though in the past it's been blazin hot. In this month's featured story from the first Monday's blog post, the past, present, and maybe even the future? weigh immeasurably on the main characters. Can they bear it? Could andy cannon bear my questions? Read on to find out the answers to all that! Share your thoughts on his story, The Tor, below in comments!  Do you eat your fruits and vegetables? I’m a big fan. If you were an animal, wha
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Sept. 20 - Sept. 26)

While the Wildone is away, you get Cia to play. Okay, so I'm totally not playing. Saturday was my day of getting stuff DONE. Chores, laundry, errands, kidult stuff, the hubby took his dad to a funeral 2 hours away and had my car, it's fall so I made homemade chicken pot pie and then there was a SPIDER on the CEILING and my son told me to get it. I almost had to kill him. It. I mean it. The spider. Then he did it like a good son who is NOT afraid of his mother. 😇 Sunday is for fun though. My daug
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Anthologies

What Do You Want?

First, a reminder that the deadline for this year's anthology is fast approaching!  The Proof Team is hard at work, but keep those stories coming in!  I've been brainstorming some ideas for the anthology blog, and I wanted to get input from authors and readers of the anthologies.  Please tell me what you'd like to see in future anthology blogs, and I will do my best to make it happen.   1.  Anthology Rewinds - re-featuring past anthologies 2.  Writing tips - such as grammar, punct
Valkyrie

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Genre Deep Dives

Horror Deep Dive 11

Top Read Horror Stories Since Deep Dive 10 Top 3 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. Curing Humanity by Wayne Gray Complete A Queer Encounter by W_L Complete Frosty by MythOfHappiness Complete Top 8 Most Read Horror - Gothic (aka gothic romanticism; and dark ro
Myr

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Signature Feature

September Signature Feature: Hidden Sunlight by Stellar

Well, after a longer haitus than usual, we're back! This is a long, long story by an author many of us have enjoyed for years. Have you read this classic story? It's a go to favorite of mine when I'm looking for that apocalyptic style OMG WHAAAAT story, even though I know exactly what's going to happen, I still love it. Give it a try, especially if you love a LONG read!  Length: 175,313 Description: Facing a life-changing medical procedure, 14 year old Shay approaches it with the
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Sept. 13 - Sept. 19)

Sweet, sweet, sweet vacation   I may have been whining like a little baby about how much I have been working of late but I'm really happy to say as you are reading this blog, I'm going on a jet plane, I don't know when I will be back again. Who sang that  Actually I know when I'll be back again, the following Sunday  Oh well, it is a week away from the grind so to speak.  So, the 22nd is meteorological start of fall.  Now this has me baffled, where and when did we get all these, I
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Genre Deep Dives

History Genre Deep Dive 11

Top Read History Stories Since Deep Dive 10 Top 10 Most Read Historical - Alternate Nazi's win WWII, Napoleon win's the Battle of Waterloo, Roman Empire never fell without fantasy/speculative fiction items (other than alternate history). The Man in the High Castle A Knight in the Darkness by Topher Lydon Complete Lost in the Sand by Topher Lydon Complete Do Over by dkstories Complete Falling Apart by craftingmom Complete Do Over Redux by dkstori
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Reviews

Featured Story: No going back by Robert Hugill

It is the second Tuesday of the month already, and that means the Super Duper Review Team has once again come up with a great review! @Gary L has come to let us know about a story that he immensely enjoyed. Why not check it out and come back and let us know what you thought! Also, if you are reading, don't forget likes and comments as they all are greatly appreciated!   No going back by Robert Hugill Reviewer: Gary L Status: Complete Word Count: 91,937     Since
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