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Weekly Wrap Up (Dec. 15 - Dec. 21)

So did you celebrate the start of the Winter, or summer, with the solstice yesterday? Did you go to Stonehenge? Maybe you celebrated Soyal, Yalda, Saturnalia, Midwinter, St. Lucia’s Day or Dong Zhi? No matter what you celebrated or where you celebrated it, the days shall get shorter or longer. Me being in the longer side of things, I'm really looking forward to it. This dark from 4:30 pm to 8:30 am can be tiring  But turn that frown upside down, cause if you live in Alaska or places North, you a
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Prompts

These are no Christmas Prompts

Sorry to disappoint Steve; we need the man with the fur-trimmed red hat next week to deliver our prezzies. What you guys do with the prompts is out of my hands, though. If you slip in something gift-wrapped, a sleigh, or a long white beard, that’s your decision. # 257 First line: There’s something down there.   #258 List of words: Use at least ten variations, synonyms, or compound words of loose and lose.   Please include the prompt number either in
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Anthologies

2024 Events Recap

We had a busy year here at GA, with five different events for site authors and poets to participate in.  While we wish some of them hadn't been necessary, such as Carlos' tribute, the participation from readers and writers across all events was fantastic.  While we're busy working behind the scenes on next year's slate of events, I thought it would be nice to recap what happened in 2024.     We started out the year honoring a man who was a formidable presence on GA.  His loss is still
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Signature Feature

December Signature Excerpt: Button by Cole Matthews

It's our last excerpt of the month, so I had to make sure I picked a good one for this month's Feature from Monday: Button by Cole Matthews! I know this is a longer story than the last few months, but it's worth it, right? Plus with the chapters being vignettes, you can take breaks if you need to. I hope you enjoy Button. Want to read more? Click here
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Genre Deep Dives

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" Kept Boy to Made Man by empath In Process Mickey by Connectwriter In Process The Cockney Canuck by Dodger In Process Thompsonville by Mark Ponyboy Peters Complete Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis Complete Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold The Dreamer by ChromedOutCortex Co
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Signature Feature

December Signature Feature: Button by Cole Matthews

Can you believe it's the last month of 2025 already? We're at our last feature and I wanted to focus on a story that I think would showcase what could be considered a gift. What's better than the gift of Button to his dads? Check out this story by Cole Matthews if you never have before!  Length: 77,806 Description: Button is a little boy who was dropped on his father's doorstep. Watch as he and his two dads grow with each passing year. A Reader Said: Cole Matthews has writte
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Dec. 8 - Dec. 14)

So who is counting days?  Only 10 days to the start of Chanukah!!!   Oh. Looking at my calendar it appears that is the same day that is Christmas  this year. If I missed a holiday, let me know. I will put in a mention for Festivus as it seems to have made it onto the North American calendar too! Once again, I apologize if you are not into the whole seasonal talk. You can skip down to the recap  if you want. I will be tackling another Christmas topic now. Last week we tal
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Prompts

Unseen Impact

We all impact others' lives on a daily basis, whether we know it or not.  I think this is especially true as writers sharing our works with the rest of the world.  Unless a reader comments or messages us, the impact we make is generally unseen.  I used to teach therapeutic horseback riding to a group of kids from the Big Brother/Big Sister program.  These kids had a lot of disadvantages in life, but they absolutely loved their experiences with the horses.  It was a large group of kids, so we spl
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Announcements

Upcoming Tributes

The deadline to participate in our second tribute to Carlos Hazday is fast approaching.  I have created the threads for discussion and to paste the links to submissions.  They can be found in the Writer's Circle: Carlos' stories continue to inspire readers; even those who didn't have the pleasure of knowing him.  So, consider participating if Carlos' work has sparked inspiration, no matter how tangential.   I have updated Comicality's tribute blog and will create the threads for that
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Genre Deep Dives

Fantasy Genre Deep Dive 5

Top 10 Most Read Fantasy - Alternate History Story takes place in alternate version of history, such as what if the Nazi's won "The Man in the High Castle" by Phillip Dick.  Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card Of Pride and Power by W_L Complete Mine! by Cia Complete Goon by dkstories Complete Dawn of Tears by dkstories Complete Fortitude by Cia Complete The Spirit of the Plum Blossom Tree (TSPBT) by Kong Wen Hui Temporary Hold The Flamekeep
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