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    October CSR Feature: Aditus' Halloween Horror Themes 2013: From the Ashes Spring new Life

    By Cia

    Well, October has hit... and it's in the 70s and 80s here. Like, what a switcheroo. Where's my cool and rainy fall? Boo! Just like the character in this short story by Aditus was expecting one thing and got another in this horror-themed short, perfect for this month! It's an older story, so many of the members on this site may not have read it. I've been here for 17 years now, apparently, so I remember when this was posted and popular. Like a vampire, I also live FOREVER, muahahahah! (Nah, I'm j
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Update (Aug. 3 - Aug. 9)

I took the desktop into a shop. $45 for the diagnostic and they couldn't find anything that was causing such a slow boot up. He was actually surprised it took over a 1/2 hour or more before starting up till you could even start any app or browser, then another 15 mins before typing into a browser   He called and since I backed up all my files on the cloud ☁️ I went with the cheaper option for him to reformat the hard drive and install Windows 11 on it again. Just means that I had to load al
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Genre Deep Dives

Literary Fiction Deep Dive 7

Top Read Stories in Literary Fiction since Literary Deep Dive 6 Top 5 Most Read Literary Fiction - Bildungsroman A coming-of-age story that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of its main character from youth to adulthood. "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger is a classic example. Storm Wolf: Tranquil waters by RedMoon Complete Milo by Talo Segura Complete The Storm Wolf: Gathering Clouds by RedMoon In Process The Rings of the Oak by Tomkin
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Announcements

Secret Author Contest "Reveal the Secret" - Guess the Author

What so many readers & authors have been waiting for! It's time to guess which story begins to which author! I'll provide 2 randomized lists of the story titles and author names below. You get to match them up! Yes, authors can play along. Yes, they MAY tell the truth about which story they wrote... or they may NOT reveal the secret. Muahahahahaha! Visit the topic to PLAY ALONG!        FYI, I won't be responding much today or tomorrow.  Why? Want to reveal tha
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Jul. 22 to Aug 2)

Hello GA'ers  Or would that be GA'yers  I like GA'ers better   So thank the unusual weather here in my neck of the woods. I got woken up by a thunderstorm and have kind of been watching the lighting storm lighting up the bedroom. Whilst doing so, I said to myself, 'Self, did you do the Wrap Up last night before bed?' I knew I had not, so here I am at 3:15 AM wrapping things up   I was out to a smaller town called Golden, BC the past few days. Took two my my nephews to the highest suspe
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Announcements

Secret Author Story-Favorite Theme Use Vote!

It was brought to my attention I forgot to feature the poll topic in a blog this week.  Oops!! 🤯  Make sure you vote on your top 3 uses of the "Reveal the Truth" theme in the stories you read. I did have to split the titles across 2 questions, and you have to have at least one story picked in each, so if all 3 of your top choices are in 1 question/answer, please place your votes in a comment and I'll add them in at the end!   
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Genre Deep Dives

Horror Deep Dive 7

Most Read Horror Stories since Horror Deep Dive 6 Top 1 Most Read Horror - Body Snatcher Revolving around the invasion or replacement of human bodies by extraterrestrial beings, parasites, or other entities, body snatcher horror explores the loss of control over one's own body. Curing Humanity by Wayne Gray Complete Top 5 Most Read Horror - Gothic (aka gothic romanticism; and dark romanticism): fiction mixing themes of horror, romance, and death Sh
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

July CSR Discussion Day: Carter's Army by Topher Lydon

Can you believe all the stories we've had this month, the authors we've had return, and the reading I've asked you to do? C'mon... it's good for you! A favorite series of GA readers more than a decade ago (I sometimes can't believe I've been here that long either) I hope you enjoyed reading Topher's story, Carter's Army. Check out his interview and what he has going on past and present with that and more! Make sure you share your thoughts below once you're done; maybe we can keep encouraging our
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