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  • Cia

    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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  • Myr

    Action/Adventure Genre Deep Dive 5

    By Myr

    Top 10 Most Read Action/Adventure - Action Fiction focuses on fast-paced action and physical challenges.  Often involves a hero or protagonist facing intense obstacles and overcoming them through physical prowess and skill. Shadow Effect by kbois Complete The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete Gap Year by Mark Arbour Complete The Case of the Short, Short Prince by Geron Kees Complete Two for One by P. E. Knapp Complete The Brothe
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Well, I wrote it, now I can get back to reading the Anthology

Originally, I had conceived The Phoenix on the Dragon Chair as an entry into the Anthology, but I thought nope, it's too complex and not many people will get the gangland references or chinese idioms I am introducing, let alone the concept of customs. The idea was shelved for Which Do You Want To Die.   I know most readers see my writing as cerebral and deep, which it is and I usually go into that direction. However, I do have other interests, including Chinese triad crime fiction. I think it
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I have no idea what I'm doing

I have no idea what she was thinking. I came home from work Friday evening, and found my sister and my cousin crouched on the kitchen floor, peering into a plastic tub and grinning like fools. They had gone out and confiscated three baby kittens that had been taking refuge in the bushes of our yard.   My sister claims that they were abandoned, but I seriously doubt that, as they are not malnourished or seem like they haven't had adequate care from Mommy, but since they have been taken from
CassieQ

CassieQ

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Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?

In 1966 a rock manager impressed by the young guitar genius Jimi Hendrix, helped him form his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience and record the album Are You Experienced.     The chemistry was magic. The album exploded on the UK charts and soon made inroads into the US market which finally accepted a rock band with a black front man.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqf9FxaMIsI     Because of his unique style, the combination of blues, jazz, funk and pioneering new techniques wi
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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Life or something like it.

I have this friend I've known for about 19 years met him when we were in 6th grade (man it was that long ago?). Any how.... a few weekends ago I met up with him and another friend of mine (she's 21). We spent a majority of the day together and had a fun time. Towards the end of the visit at his house I noticed this jacket and helmet in his closet. I asked him what it was for, but I knew it was a motorcycle jacket and helmet. He didn't want to discuss it inside where his parents would hear. We w
AquariusGuy

AquariusGuy

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Supertramp- Breakfast In America

Supertramp c.1978- Doug Thompson, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson, John Helliwell and Bob Siebenberg       In 1979 Supertramp, an established British arena rock band, released their sixth album. Breakfast in America became an instant hit providing three hit songs in the US and two top 10 hits in the UK.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k3JVfxluFU   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0VjNxQgxNU   Well some they do and some they don't, Some you just can't tell. Some they will and some t
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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A Busy Week

I've had a busy week or so, but it's been great.   First (and most important): As some of you know, though I rarely talk about it, my mum has suffered from depression over the past ten years or so. On Wednesday, she had made it one whole year without a single hospitalisation, for the first time ever since her diagnosis. She is doing really well, and is even planning on joining one of the support groups on a weekend getaway to Bruges next month. So we had a big party, that went on into the w
Andy78

Andy78

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I Know What I Did Last Summer

Ha, I came across the internship promotion video that I made last summer when I worked with the Delaware Museum of Natural History.     It was a lot of fun, really, of all the internships I've done. I think it helped that interns were really allowed to interact with one another.
methodwriter85

methodwriter85

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DC Meet up - my impressions

I figured I'd add my comments to the blogs on the weekend.   Friday I forget what I was doing when Cassie called to say she and Intune were at Union Station. I kinda forgot about everyone coming despite having taken the day off just so I could go meet with anyone who came early. Doooh!   I finished what I was doing, hopped in my Jeep and hightailed it to the Metro. I had planned to come into town anyway, because work forgot to pay me and they were supposed to cut me a paper check. So I ma
Andrew Q Gordon

Andrew Q Gordon

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Yes - Fragile

What happens when you put together a group of classically trained and very talented musicians? You get Yes.   Yes was, at its high water mark, Jon Anderson(vocals), Chris Howe(lead guitar), Chris Squire(bass), Rick Wakeman(keyboards) and Alan White(percussion).     Yes circa 1972 left to right: White, Howe, Wakeman, Squire, Anderson   In 1971 Yes was flying high. Their breakthrough album the Yes Album was gathering fame and awards for the band. When they released Fragile in November, th
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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Eric Clapton- Slowhand

There is an eternal debate: who is the best guitarist ever.   Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix get a mention. So does Jimmy Page and others.     Only one has actually been deified by their fans.     Eric Clapton is certainly one of the most influential guitarist of all time. He has been inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame three times: once as a Yardbird, once as a member of Cream and finally as a solo artist. His career began in the sixties and continues.     My favorite alb
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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A Special Talent - Mike Tompkins

As part of my job I am always on the look out for new, original or different music. Variety is the spice of life I am told, and certainly in terms of music, I find that very often a cover version of a song or a remix can add a whole new dimension to our enjoyment of a tune, or turn a song perhaps we didn't like so much into an epic tune we remember for years.   Anyone that knows me really well will know that Coldplay are one of my all time favourite bands. There are a few, who's work I follow
Yettie One

Yettie One

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Life Catch Up

So a bit of a catch up.   First - I missed the DC GA Get together. I have enjoyed reading the posts of those who went. At least I know those who attended had fun, just wished I could have been among them.   Second - Well I got the results back. From what I understand I have an irregular heart beat. It is something they will be keeping an eye on. I also was put on blood pressure medication. The joys of getting older. Seems nothing is as easy as it use to be, but at least I am still here and p
comicfan

comicfan

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Remembering DC

Remembering DC     I am no good at blogging. However, the DC trip was amazing. It was the happiest I have been since the fire. And because I enjoyed it so much, I wrote down everything I could remember and listed it here. It's pretty incoherent and won't make much sense to someone who wasn't there, but I am writing it anyway, for myself more than anything. But if you see something and are curious, feel free to ask me and I'll (try to) explain it.   Friday So this is what a train is li
CassieQ

CassieQ

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One or Many: a problem of humanity

I realized something today, everyone that argues, whether liberal, conservative, or libertarian. Rich, middle, or poor. We are all arguing about the same point.   One or Many?   It can't that simple, but it really is that simple.   On a side, you have people advocating for individuals defining themselves, their actions, behaviors, and even destinies as they choose. On the other side, you have people advocating for groups whether it is a society, a state, a subset of human beings (gay, blac
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Some Girls by the Rolling Stones

It's 1978. Punk bands are singing about the death of rock. Disco is a huge media creation and corporate move to take over radio.   So what happens? Rocks old guard steps up and blows them the fuck away.     In June of 1978 the Rolling Stones released what many people think is their best single album: Some Girls. Even for a band that had been around forever and done everything, it was a tour de force.     The original album contained 10 tracks: all of them were hits.   Miss You
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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Life is badly made

I'm 'overwhelmed' by the mass of produced new chapters last week, over 20!   The authors are very prolific and GA is a wonderful opportunity to spend a pleasant time to read and comment on all the stories. My only problem: I can not follow and right now I do not even have time to write the next chapter of my own story . I often wonder if it should not include a special section for people who are overloaded, a kind of 'Reader's Digest, as the same publication as you probably know.   The few
old bob

old bob

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the Cars

There is music that moves you. Then there is music that is fun.     the Cars are, from the left: Benjamin Orr, Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, David Robinson and Greg Hawks.   The Cars were fun packaged in a jam-tastic new age sound that tore up the charts with their debut album in 1978. You weren't looking for the meaning of life listening to the Cars. You were probably driving around, smoking weed and looking to get laid. That's what their songs were about.     It wasn't just their char
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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Top versus Bottom

In a forum somewhere on that one site, there was a discussion topic that asked a simple question…Top or Bottom.   And after reading all the comments in that thread, and believe me you should read them because they are extremely amusing, I decided to reply to that thread and offer up my perspective.   And then, as one or two of you might know by now, I noticed my reply was getting rather long winded so I decided to answer this question in my blog where there is less of a chance that something
Jason Rimbaud

Jason Rimbaud

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Back from DC

Well, the trip was fun and relaxing; no pressure, no hassle, it was a simple affair between strangers, who are equivalent to pen pals of old. Sometimes, I wonder how much people on site actually think about the "real" you as in the actual person behind the avatar. We're all different people with our own backgrounds and tastes.   I didn't picture Q being Mr. Dad or how cute lil' Q was in real life versus just pictures.   Cassie and I shared a hotel together, it was fun to be traveling compani
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Changes - As I Saw It. Summer Anthology

Well joining GA has opened my eyes to a lot of different things, and one of them is the Anthology idea.   So summer 2012 was the first time I actually came across anything of the sort, and if it weren't for Bugeye pointing it out to me, it'd have slipped by unnoticed as I was caught up in reading some of the amazing stories on the site.   But thankfully I was encouraged to give it a whirl and submit an entry.   I actually got a good kick out of giving it a go. It was a lot of fun writing a
Yettie One

Yettie One

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The power of Google

The power of Google. It does so much stuff, I dont have to find the answers on the textbook!. Easier and quicker too! The power of internet is making us so lazy.   I was gonna ask my dad something weird, but decided to google it instead.   As the picture shows, idk why this was in the first google link search... Google is just so powerful!   http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/801/wtfoh.jpg/
Menace

Menace

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Getting ready for the train ride down to DC

Checklist:   1. GA anthology stories downloaded Can't do it, hope there's wi-fi at the hotel   2. Alternative reading for long train ride, The Lost Bank- Check   3. Clothing appropriate for DC in the summer (I am not going nude, it'd make a bigger scene than the protesters in front of the Capitol and White House)- Check, Cargo shorts and shirts   4. Music for the ride- Check, just downloaded the new album by The Maine and The Fray + my other favorite bands   5. An emergency escape pla
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