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  • Myr

    Sci-fi Genre Deep Dive 10

    By Myr

    Top Read Sci-Fi Stories Since Deep Dive 9 Top 1 Most Read Science Fiction - AI Consciousness Explores sentient AI and post-human ethics, often questioning identity, consciousness, and morality. The Construct by Topher Lydon Complete 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 civiliz
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  • Valkyrie

    Secret Author - Rewind!

    By Valkyrie

    The posting of this year's Secret Author Contest will be delayed indefinitely due to Cia going through a tragic family emergency.  Please respect her privacy and do not reach out to her and ask questions at this time, especially about when the SA stories will be published.  We apologize for the delay, as we know this is a highly-anticipated event each year, but family matters take precedence, especially during a time like this.  Thank you for your attention and understanding.  Stay tuned for mor
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Too cute- Kid interrupts Dad's speech in support of gay marriage

I didn't want to post this in the lounge because it might be seen as political. But really, this is all about the cutes.   Watch from 15:14 to 18:00.   Originally found at: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/ridiculously-cute-kids-hijack-their-ridiculously-cute-dads-s   Also, I realized my last blog entry was all depress-y sounding. Things are much better now. I've been rehired, I like my school, I published Social Skills, I posted two short stories this (school) year, I got to participa
Sara Alva

Sara Alva

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Free Books

Got your attention? Good.   I don't know if people on GA are aware of it, but most authors hold book giveaways every time they release a book. - I say most because I wasn't smart enough to know I should do this when (Un)Masked was published. Entering to win is simple - leave a comment at the end of the post.   For example - I did a few book giveaways for The Last Grand Master and one of the winners was G.A.'s own Rush.   Right now Lily Velden is doing a book give away on my website. you ca
Andrew Q Gordon

Andrew Q Gordon

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Can we work in a world with no speech?

Yes, I see the irony that I am asking the question inside a blog   It just seems weird that people can type and text out replies, but the art of conversation and discussion using words from verbal exchanges seem to be losing their hold. When a person asks for my help, they email, text, or google chat me (FYI, Google chat works like an old version of AIM ).   Speech seems more like a secondary language to modern tech integrated generations, since the concept of short text seems to have caug
W_L

W_L

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It still get's better..

I’m sure many of you read that this past week my cousin decided to end his own life. As I’ve been struggling with this, crying constantly, and the likes. I’ve found strength that I never knew I had. Over these past twelve months that I’ve been a part of gayauthors, I’m sure you’ve gotten to know me (to some extent) and where I stand on the topic of suicide. On September 27th one of the questions that I posed to our fellow authors/admins/editors, etc, was simple and direct to this fact.   “Give
podiumdavis

podiumdavis

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All the facts about Hosted and Promising Authors - or how you can become one too!

Recently someone asked me, “How do you become a Promising Author?” To be honest, I wasn’t sure how to respond, but like any good English major, I did my research.   First I found a whole piece on how to become a Hosted Author. Hosted Authors must have an existing body of quality writing AND an established reader base. In addition, Hosted Authors are encouraged to be active participants in the GA community, to cross-promote and link back to GA when posting stories el
comicfan

comicfan

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Procrastination Rant

I don’t want to do my homework, I find it difficult to care about my assignments for the week, I am apathetic to the point where procrastination has become my one friend, and yet, I only have five days left of the class. Logic would say just go ahead and hurry up and get stuff done, but I can’t, because I cannot find the motivation to care about the stuff I was assigned to do. I have a low A at the moment, I never expected to get better than a B out of the class, so of course, I sit here and tel
layla

layla

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Maybe Robocop wasn't that far fetched after all

Detroit is in the worst mess of decades with a falling population and property values, along with high unemployment. Crime is running rampant and the Police Department is being stretched thin.   http://www.freep.com/article/20130221/COL06/130221080/Tom-Walsh-Sure-Snyder-wants-grow-Detroit-can-t-say-how-   Doesn't this sound like the premise of Robocop's dystopian future? Well, it's no longer science fiction, it is a fact of life and reality.   No, a cyborg cop won't save Detroit, nor would
W_L

W_L

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Firefly 2013!

I just bought my tickets. It was a total bitch of a moment, and I had to drop 238 on my card instead of 198 or 218 because all those tickets sold out at an suspiciously fast rate, but yeah. I got my tickets! In celebration, I'm going to post one of my favorite songs from MGMT, who is on the lineup...     I'm now looking forward to seeing Tom Petty, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foster the People, Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Calvin Harris, Passion Pit, The Lumineers and Matt and Kim. I'm also lookin
methodwriter85

methodwriter85

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Life is too short for Goodbye

It is at times like this weekend that I am rudely reminded that despite the daily difficulties I face on my own, I am not alone in the world, and while there are times I feel very much alone, and at odds with all that is going on around me, there are others going through difficulties just as vivid and real to them as my own are to me.   Wrapping myself in a cocoon of my own making, getting lost in self pity and getting disillusioned by my circumstances is easy. I've written before about how se
Yettie One

Yettie One

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Review of Revenge "Sacrifice": Finally back to Vengeance!

Alright, I don't do enough reviews or writing nowadays with my busy schedule, but I will take some time to write this one about ABC's night time soap Revenge. Yes, I freely admit it, I am hooked on the story and the raw emotions of the characters.   Basically, we got several dead people, a symbolic catharsis, and a complex storyline centering on revenge coming.   I won't offer you too many spoilers, but Emily is definitely not going to be the same after this fiasco. Nor do I think will Jack,
W_L

W_L

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The Game of Life

So Folks, this here will be my very first blog entry! Yay! Okay, okay. Calm down. Try not to get too excited. I know I'm pretty great, but come on now. You're too kind.   Well, after a really long and hard battle, my grandfather finally passed away on Saturday. About five years ago, he collapsed in a restaurant and was taken to the hospital, where he was given a heart valve transplant. Ever since then, his health has been slowly declining. It didn't do him any good that his wife, who's 25 y
Autumn Dream

Autumn Dream

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Oh my! An update

As those who read my blog entry back in early December will remember, I discovered a couple of cottagers in one of the admin buildings at work. My blog entry and a few of the comments from members took a fairly light-hearted view of the situation. Today, I only wish I had been a bit less light-hearted about it.   At the time, security didn't really do much about it and it was soon forgotten. This morning an e-mail was circulated by our head of security advising us that all admin buildings a
Andy78

Andy78

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Good Night, My Sweet

He sleeps beneath the blossoming bows of jasmine in this breezy summer night. The call of the flowers fills the hearts of lonely travelers afar. Flowing from vale to vale, its fragrance beckon to the weary legs, Like the sirens who had once enticed the returning Greeks. And as they arrive what do they behold! A solitary bed, Nestled under the Jasmine and Elder grooves, Requiem for a love long lost. Angels sigh in the wind As sweet petals descend upon the grave of my beloved. The silver
asamvav111

asamvav111

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SARS-linked virus may have spread between people

SARS-linked virus may have spread between people http://news.yahoo.com/sars-linked-virus-may-spread-between-people-103711107.html   LONDON (AP) — British officials say a mysterious virus related to SARS may have spread between humans, as they confirmed the 11th case worldwide of the new coronavirus in a patient who they say probably caught it from a family member.   The new virus was first identified last year in the Middle East and the 10 people who have previously been infected had all tr
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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Deadly Courthouse Shooting in Delaware

Deadly Courthouse Shooting   From I what understand, the shooting victims were a woman involved in a bitter custody dispute, as well as one of her friends. The shooter was the father of her ex-husband. The ex-husband had years ago kidnapped their children and took them on a 18-month run throughout South America. I remembered that story, and I remember that the ex-husband did his best to paint the woman as a crazed bitch and himself as the worried father. Talk about a terrible way of conclu
methodwriter85

methodwriter85

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Concepts of "The End"

Today we have a papal resignation, unprecedented in recent history for Catholicism.   Now North Korea has also tested a nuclear weapon according to the readings of seismic activity.   However, this is not 2012, when stuff like this would have had people selling their possessions and making peace with God. Were the Mayans wrong with their math? Probably not, but people still want to believe in an end to their existence.   Look, I do believe that the world and mankind will end one day; hope
W_L

W_L

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Annoyed & Frustrated

So, the title says it all, I'm annoyed and frustrated. At myself more than anything else at this point. I sit here day after day and try and write. I pull up one story after another and every single one I just stare at for a few minutes before moving onto another one. No matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to write. Well, at least nothing worth reading.   I have been determined that I was going to get some stories out this year and I've got so many good starts, but that's all they ar
Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens

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Nervous and Angry

So... I am supposed to meet up with my new online friend later today (2/9). We have been texting back and forth since the end of January (over 2000 texts) and we have a whole lot in common. I don't know why on earth I am nervous but I am.   Yes we are meeting in a public place Red Robin here locally.   He has been one of my rocks the last couple of days and maybe that's why I am so nervous. I know he knows a lot about me as I gave him the link to my blog here on GA so he could see my thought
AquariusGuy

AquariusGuy

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Finally a little good news

The weather outside is a damn mess. They are expecting up to two feet of the heavy wet snow, but I don't care!   My wife is getting married. I know that makes no sense. About 9 years Tracey started working with me. She was sweet kid who didn't drive. Occasionally I gave both her and her brother a lift home, but that was really about it. Then life does one of those things that brings you together. Her grandmother passed away. No one from work was going, but I felt I should. She was so grateful
comicfan

comicfan

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LA Woman- the Doors Last Album

The Doors released LA Woman in 1971. No one could have know that it would be their last album.   Some critics think that it may have been their best. It had a unique blend of blues and rock sounds that sold millions of albums and continues to sell.   See more here:>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.A._Woman   Experience it HERE!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-wgIht3roA     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qRJIBtbc2c  
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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Bad luck streak.

Alright, I don't know what I did in my past or former life, but lord am I paying for it now. Haven't been sleeping well, fighting with my father, worked an hour on a beta project only to have it vanish, and then the damn car. Last week on the way home the front left tire went flat. Woke up this morning, before I had even crawled out of bed, the front right tire is flat. Repairs are one thin , but my luck has been replacement. Seems I am not allowed to save a dime lately. Grrr. Sorry just needed
comicfan

comicfan

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Websites and Internet: Examples of Moral establishment

It just hit me like a ton of bricks, the internet itself is a moral standard.   Think of it this way, each website has their own code of conduct and terms/use provisions. In essence, it is almost like a a religion setting out their commandments and tenets. People follow the rules in fear of divine retribution through God/Gods or in this case Mod/Mods/Admins of websites and forum.   However, what if people start testing the limits of the rules? What if there is no divine retribution or plague
W_L

W_L

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