Hey all, have you ever used the expression I'll be back in jiffy, or hold on for a jiffy? If you have, you are a bold faced liar . How dare you . So I was going through a page of absolutely useless trivia and some are interesting. It turns out that a jiffy is an actual measurement of time, based on the amount of time it takes light to travel one centimeter in a vacuum  That is a trillioneth of a second!! This was defined by Gilbert Newton Lewis in the 18/19th century. Now why am I telling you this? Well if you want to write a story and the one character is a fast shooter, you could say, "He only took a jiffy."  If you are a survivor of this condition, please don't take offense to the reference .

Okay, maybe don't use the reference  

So what happened this week? Well I'll tell you what happened this week if you read on.

Monday, Renee turned the blog over to our Review Team to run a review that they did not too long ago. But in honour of Wayne they ran it again  

Thursday was time for another reminder of the upcoming Anthology Themes and due dates. Also, Renee when back to one of the greatest of all time Anthologies to be revisited . As a side note, does anyone see these blogs for the Anthology?  

Friday was a return to the favourite prompts that Wayne had posted over the years. @Valkyrie shared her favourite this week:

Well, I had Myr's Words of the Day all typed out and linked, but they all seem to be gone  I must have pasted something over them . Well here I go again!

Eternize, Allusion, Obtuse, Metronome, Diaphanous, Debouch, Coquetry

Shall we see how we are doing half way though the month of August on our goals?

Anthologies

• 2021 Anthology #2 Top Theme 1 - A Winding Path - October 31st, 2021
• 2021 Anthology #2 Top Theme 2- An Unconventional Gift - October 31st, 2021
• 2021 Anthology #2 Pot Luck Themes - October 31st, 2021 
• Spoiler

  Pick Your Poison     -     Lockdown     -     Left Behind     -     Dire Monotony     -     Mutation is Progress     -     Blood Moon

  Birthday Presents     -     Falling for Fall     -     Elves or Elvis?     -     Life’s Past     -     The Woods

  Rings of Fire     -     Plateau Wolves     -     Rock     -     Men and Women     -     A Legend Retold

  Echoes     -     The Last Sentinel     -     Tomorrow     -     A Label     -     Surpassing     -     Twilight Falling

   

• Anthology 101 - In the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies

Ask an Author

• Ask an Author 3.0 - Submit a story you like and 3 questions you would like to ask the author about. Send them to @astone2292 or @Renee Stevens **Please submit so Aaron can have a  bank of stories and questions**

Blog Opportunities

• Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevensor @wildone to participate

• Story Review: Send it in to @Renee Stevens or @Timothy M. ** I know we had a volunteer step up for the upcoming week review, but if there is anyone willing to help our Review Team out over the summer, it would be much appreciated!! **

Premium Updates:

On Fire by Cia *Premium*

Classic Updates:

Bloom by Dabeagle

Stuff People Do by Ronyx

The Brilliant Boy Billionaire by Altimexis

Signature Updates:

Ancalagon by Cia

Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens

Gap Year by Mark Arbour

Larkspur: A Sidewinder Tale by Headstall

Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour; Book 8 of Bridgemont

The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus

Waiting Outside The Lines by Comicality

Promising Updates:

Lemonade and Kisses Promising Forever by lilansui **Complete**

Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (and Recommend with a share to the forum topic!)