Top Read History Stories since Deep Dive 5
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
Falling Apart by craftingmom Complete
Engineer Benson by Wayne Gray Long-Term Hold
Capitol Hill - Summer of '22 Book VI by Carlos Hazday Complete
Kage Match by kbois Complete
Do Over by
Just rolled in at 1:30 AM local time! No, I was not out drinking with Brad. Ironically I was at Brad's playing poker . Not high stakes poker, but the kind that a bunch of guys, all of them married but me, and I the token gay guy, get together and and have a drink and play some rounds and bs and rib each others 🎴. Needless to say I contributed my $20 for 2 games and came home with nothing
One guy there was telling us of how he is starting an online business auctioneering things, and he was
April is National Poetry Writing Month, which is why we feature our annual Poetry Anthology in April. Stay tuned next week for the first batch of poems from site poets. In the meantime, let's explore poetry through prompts!
PT Prompt #281:
Write a poem celebrating spring. Haiku are, by tradition, about nature, but feel free to explore any form.
PT Prompt #282:
Write a poem about an inanimate object and bring it to life.
Please include th
The poetry anthology will be going live next week, so today I wanted to remind everyone of another upcoming writing event - Comicality's tribute. May 2nd would have been Comicality's 50th birthday, so we are honoring him by featuring a tribute to his memory - Coming of Age. The deadline for submissions is April 25th. Check out the guidelines here:
Also coming up this year is the Secret Author contest this summer, the Creature Feature anthology this fall, followed by another Promp
Top Read General Fiction Stories since General Fiction Deep Dive 5
Top 10 Most Read General Fiction - Coming of Age
Follows the personal growth and development of a protagonist from youth to adulthood. "growing up"
The Cockney Canuck by Dodger In Process
Gap Year by Mark Arbour Complete
A to Z by Parker Owens Complete
Adam Blake by CLJobe Complete
Paternity by Mark Arbour Complete
Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold
Did you manage to read this month's CSR Feature, In His Image, by ChromedOutCortex? It was very short, under 4k, so you can also go read it now! Be sure to share your thoughts on the story below, after you also check out my interview with this month's featured author!
Chocolate or Vanilla?
** Vanilla, then you can pile on whatever you want. 🙂
If you were an animal, what would you be?
** Wild horse - they run free, not worried about what's around the corner, exploring their e
THEY LIED
2 - 4 cm my derriere!!! (Don't see that word used much anymore)
I wake up and have to leave the house to find about 10" of the white stuff fell overnight. Thinking I had a lot of time to get to my first appointment I didn't really get up early enough to go 4X4ing through the snow and slush that covered the roads. No plows, no sanding, it is the joy of living in Calgary at the end of March and through April. It is warm enough that most of the snow melts within 24 hours or
Let me recap the prompt. We provided the ending of a story, and you had to work backward to its beginning using the comments.
The result is a 3.5k words long story. Yep, you read right, 3.5k. You hit it out of the park, guys. Since this is a bit long to copy/paste into a blog entry, we’ve invited a new member to GA: The Prompter. We’re counting on future bouts of fantastic creativity, and this will also make it easier to find these wonderful prompt collaborations.
Newly coined word? 2012?
As if our dictionaries, don't have enough to offer.
One of my personal favorites, don't laugh.
*ipty boppity boo
"Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" is the iconic magical incantation used by the Fairy Godmother in Disney's 1950 animated film, Cinderella. It is the spell that transforms a pumpkin into a carriage, mice into horses, and Cinderella's rags into a beautiful ballgown.
At least with this one*, at the appropriate time, the clock struck 12, everything w
Just the facts:
SONDER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
SONDER Slang Meaning | Merriam-Webster
SONDER in Thesaurus: All Synonyms & Antonyms
SONDER Synonyms: 30 Similar Words & Phrases
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Sonder is the profound realization that every random passerby is living a life as vivid, complex, and deeply personal as your own.
Key Meaning
Main Character Effect: You recognize that every stranger you see is the protagonist
Sonder—the realization that every random stranger is living a life as vivid, complex, and deeply felt as your own—is the cornerstone of rich, resonant storytelling.
Why Sonder Matters in Storytelling:
Breaks Main Character Syndrome: It shifts a narrative away from a single, ego-centric perspective, reminding the audience (and the creator) that the protagonist is only the hero of their own bubble.
Deepens Characterization: It forces writers to treat background figures, minor charac
Sonder is a modern neologism (a newly coined word) created in 2012 by author John Koenig for his online project, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.
Because it is an artistic coinage rather than a word with a traditional historical evolution, its construction draws from a mix of roots: German sondern: Meaning "to separate" or "set apart". French sonder: Meaning "to probe," "to fathom," or "to measure the depth of" (such as dropping a sounding line into water). Folk Etymology / Inspira
In storytelling, the concept of ensorcell—which means to enchant, fascinate, or place under a magical spell—serves as a powerful tool for shaping character arcs, driving plots, and controlling narrative pacing. It bridges the gap between literal magic and psychological influence.
Here is how the concept of ensorcellment impacts storytelling:
Driving the Plot and Creating Stakes: Ensorcellment often serves as the central inciting incident or conflict in a story.
The Inciting Inc
The verb ensorcell (meaning "to bewitch" or "to enchant") originated in the 1540s and comes from the Middle French word ensorceler, an alteration or dissimilation of the Old French ensorcerer. It is the combination of the prefix -en, meaning "in" or "into" (or an intensive prefix meaning "to cause") and sorcier, the French word for "sorcerer" or "wizard", derived from the Medieval Latin sortiarius, and the ultimate Latin root meaning "lot," "fate," or "destiny".
According to the Oxford