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    November CSR Discussion Day: Hustle by Talo Segura

    By Cia

    Wow, November already. With the year almost over, I wanted to keep featuring things that kept readers guessing and challenge the idea of the traditional reading genres and stories. What did you think of Hustle? Share your thoughts below, but first, the interview!! Chocolate or Vanilla? I have to cheat... both! What's your favorite room in your home? Do you plot or write there? I don't have a favourite room and I write where ever I find myself alone and not being disturbed, of
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Update on stories

Hello to all of my wonderful story followers. Thank you for taking the time to read my stories, I get great enjoyment out of writing, and its even more rewarding when I get so many people reading them and even commenting on them. I know sometimes I get lazy and don't reply to all the comments, and sometimes its because I'm just to busy with other things in my life. Sailing Adventures & Wilderness - I have had an enquiry about if there is going to be a following up story to these two st
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Some thoughts about California

Well, I'm back, but existentially, I find myself even more empty than before.   People say that they go to California to find themselves, but what if you find that your life is completely empty and lonely. Sure, I have some success, some money, and some stability that many other people in the world will kill for and many others would think is enough to be happy. What I found in California wasn't a route to happiness, but just an epiphany of how lonely life can be.   To be honest, I did go to
W_L

W_L

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We Are Always Sometimes Monsters

Unlikely name for a game, Always Sometimes Monsters   When I bought this game, after reading some reviews, I know it's not going to be your typical RPG where you hack and slash through your enemies, loot their gold and possessions, and buy yourself some equipments and pose yourself as the knight in shiny armor. No, this is game where the reality sinks in, and before you know it, you are robbing homeless people of their sandwich, selling fake drug to a stranger girl, and blackmailing the docto
Ashi

Ashi

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The Final Countdown to a Wedding

A wedding. What could be better?   Personally my life isn't going too swell, but I am determined to keep problems at bay till after Saturday. Saturday is the wedding of my best friend, my daughter, the one person I've counted on when my own world fell apart. From Wednesday on I will do whatever I can, move mountains, bury bodies, hide problems to make sure her wedding comes off without any more stress piling on her.   I have yet to be to the "perfect wedding". I've been to the ones where the
comicfan

comicfan

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eBook Review: It's Complicated by L.A. Witt

It's Complicated by L.A. Witt My rating: 3 of 5 stars   Okay, so I had the hardest time rating this eBook. I thought 2.5 stars for the plot. It's annoying--basically. Passive aggressive relationship stories drive me bonkers. I thought we'd see more of them working through their problems, not have new ones dumped on top that ramped up the angst factor to "Seriously?" factors for me. Which this did. I don't want to spoil the story... but read the story blurb and it's pretty much already done for
Cia

Cia

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Suffering

"Happiness is what we give Ourselves – Suffering is what we get From our friends and family."
AC Benus

AC Benus

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Will be on vacation in San Diego Thursday-Monday, 5/22-5/26

Thank God,   I needed some time off and I can't wait to be on the beach and enjoy the relaxation of a message and spa treatment. (Let's say this, I enjoy having a strong man's hands over my back, rubbing oil and ointments, but it is only partially sexual, I really need to get the tension out of my back... )   I will be there with my own little hotel suite, so it will just be a private vacation.   Anyone have any gay destinations I should visit in San Diego?
W_L

W_L

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Anniversaries and other things

I always love this time of the year. Coming into summer, it brings some very happy memories (as opposed to January-April, which generally has many sad memories for me).   The Ninth of May was our anniversary. FOUR YEARS we have been together, and for those of you who weren't at GA back then to remember, I'm gonna do a little recap.   We met right here on this very site. If you go back and read my old blog entries you will see that I was trying to act straight in real life, scared of my famil
Westie

Westie

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"A Marriage Below Zero" and its Contemporary Readers, Part 2

(Reprinted from here: https://www.gayauthors.org/story/ac-benus/amarriagebelowzero-operalibretto/5)       Part 2:   Refuting the Voice of the Majority – A Marriage Below Zero and its Contemporary Readers[1]       An honest tale speeds best, B eing plainly told . Shakespeare Richard III, Act I, Scene iv           Part Five – Romantic Ideal Damon and Who..? [50]   Under persecution their love held firm, and that, even to the point of death. What mor
AC Benus

AC Benus

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"A Marriage Below Zero" and its Contemporary Readers, Part 1

(Reprinted from here: https://www.gayauthors.org/story/ac-benus/amarriagebelowzero-operalibretto/5)       Part 1:   Refuting the Voice of the Majority – A Marriage Below Zero and its Contemporary Readers[1]       An honest tale speeds best, B eing plainly told . Shakespeare Richard III, Act I, Scene iv         Part One – Opening Volley The Barrage of Questions   In terms of preparing a libretto based on A Marriage Below Zero, I know that I have lef
AC Benus

AC Benus

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Musical Misognynism

The focus here is largely on LGBT issues, but the issues women are dealing with are pretty tough too. I heard this song on TV last night (don't remember if it was Fallon or Myers):     I suppose I should tell you what this bitch is thinking You'll find me in the studio and not in the kitchen I won't be bragging 'bout my cars or talking 'bout my chains Don't need to shake my ass for you 'cause I've got a brain   If I told you 'bout my sex life, you'd call me a slut When boys b
Mark Arbour

Mark Arbour

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Funny Moment at work

Today I was working with a couple of sales representative in our Minneapolis office from my office in Des Moines.   I was leaving a voicemail for one when another one called me.   I called her back when I was done and we were joking and laughing about a situation. I got my call waiting beep and was like hold on other rep is calling me back.   She goes he's right across from me and told him to stop calling me. He walked up to her took her phone and ran into the bathroom so she couldn't foll
AquariusGuy

AquariusGuy

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Adventureland

What is it?   A rather longish short story... just for fun.   You haven't abandoned your other stuff?   No. I got stuck on both of them and am writing something fun to get back in the habit.   Where is Case: Black?   It's happening but I bit off a lot more with that project than I though. I'm having to do some research and some other stuff to keep it real.   How about Operation Hammerhead?   The next installment of that will be several chapters at once. It's coming to a climax and
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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So the story title... does it need to change?

I'm having second thoughts on the title for the story. It might have something to do with it was only uttered once but the title really doesn't match the stor's theme.   My only concern is that I have posted nine chapters already and 10 is in its edits. The other concern I have is that it will alienate the readers.   So it is your choice GA. Should I change it or no?
arsimms

arsimms

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eBook Review: Bonded by Rosalie Tarr

Bonded by Rosalie Tarr My rating: 4 of 5 stars   3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 because I did snicker quite a bit in the story. Delivery can only make up for the plot so far, though, and I felt that Bonded took the gay for you a bit far with 2 'straight' characters. I have to admit to having issues with fact that the insta-love element didn't just apply to the character's newly met relationship but to the sexual desire element as well.   There's a line there when it comes to attraction going fr
Cia

Cia

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Expanding canvas for my Story Causality

Egyptian mythology and Japanese history are usually distinct, but I am breaking old formulas by combining into my master plan and story canvas.   Egyptian Civilization is as ancient as Chinese and Indian civilizations, plus we know from real history that they had dealings through trade over thousands of years.   As for Japanese history, western historians never really pick up on the fact that Japan is an island nation at the edge of Asia, so how do you imagine it hosting a strong Buddhist in
W_L

W_L

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A small excerpt from my loves landscapes story

This is a short scene from my loves landscape submission. I have now finished all the edits and will see about getting it posted here some how when the mmromance group have published it.   Story Extract:   As usual, Adam arrived early, no doubt hoping to find Ben only half dressed, just out of the shower. This time when Ben heard the doorbell, he opened and looked out the bedroom window to ensure it was Adam and not a neighbor, before calling down, “The door’s unlocked, Love.” The endearmen
Caz Pedroso

Caz Pedroso

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The Weezer 20th Anniversary Playlist

Weezer's Blue Album was released 20 years ago on May 10th, 1994. To celebrate, I'm posting my favorite tunes by them.   1.   2.   3.   4.   5.   6. "   7. "   8.   9.   10.   11.   12.
methodwriter85

methodwriter85

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A boy came to mind...

As I was reading a most unremarkable story from CNN's front pages today, I thought about someone that I had long since forgotten.   He was an unspectacular boy, born of a middle class family with some questionable genealogy due to his mother. Overall, he was a good guy; did well in school, hung out with a few Asian cliques (he probably rubbed off some ideas from them), and just treated everyone with respect.   As he grew older, he got wilder ideas about life and society. He hated how rich pe
W_L

W_L

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Woo Hoo!

One of my favorite authors used my name for a character in his latest book!   Jack Cambell, author of the Lost Fleet and Beyond the Frontier series, used my name as a minor character in his latest book Steadfast.   Jamie Savik is the captain of the battle cruiser Formidable.   To me this is more fun than a birthday because I don't get any older.  
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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Writing, world building, and keeping it going

Okay, lets forget the multiple titles and things I seem to have collected while I am a member here at GA. When it all is stripped away I am two things - a reader and a writer.   When I first came to GA I came here as a reader. Off site, I was an English major so I read a lot of books. I read for school. I read for pleasure. However, any way you look at it I read. When I came here I did just that, I read the stories that appealed to me. If I enjoyed a story I left a comment. If I didn't, like a
comicfan

comicfan

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Eighties Flashback

In the late seventies the new wave landed on our shores. God knows what it meant but we weren't into philosophy.   lost and frantic new age romantic checking out the race never cared about what it meant   We were wanted something cool to listen to and the Cars delivered.             "Misfit Kid"   i dream frequently sometimes they come out funny i go through insanity all they want is money all these parties get so habitual the same sea of faces always pushing,
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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Valerie's Letter

If you've never seen the movie V for Vendetta, you should. You really should. There are lessons enough for everyone in it but very specific lessons for us.   In the course of the movie, the protagonist finds herself in a concentration camp awaiting execution and she finds a letter from one of the former residents.     Valerie's Letter   I don't know who you are. Please believe. There is no way I can convince you that this is not one of their tricks. But I don't care. I am me, and I don'
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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