Well this week wrapped up nicely  

Before I get into the usual, I do need to talk to you all about a serious issue that has been brought to my attention this week. Usually you are given much more notice than 20 days, but with everything going on as well as where the wrap up falls this month, I'm late letting you know  

You only have 20 or maybe only 19 days left to get my birthday presents!  As usual, I have to ask that you keep them under $5000.00 USD  They can be sent to me at Wildone, PO Box 96969 Stn Main, Calgary AB T1T T1T.  

Well now that this PSA is out of the way, I'd like to say Happy Spring... to all my friends in the Southern Hemisphere.😎 To those of you north of the equator, Happy Autumn. Do you use the expression autumn or fall?  Our first few days were cold, windy, occasionally rainy. But compared to the hurricane that battered New Orleans and then made for some extreme weather up the Eastern States, it was absolutely nothing. If any of you, or family or friends live in those areas I hope you are all safe and healthy first and foremost

Now back to what happened at the GA Blog this week.

On Monday, it was Cia bringing us the CSR Discussion Day:

Then on Wednesday was the first one in the month of September. I know some of you set your calendars to read it, but @astone2292 had a brand new author to interview for AAA:

On Saturday, since a staff member who shall remain nameless , put up the Wayne's Prompts a day late:

Did you check out the words this week? I found a few that at first glance you think you know what they should be, then you notice the slight change in spelling, and a HUGE change in definition 😮 Honestly, I didn't know one this week. 

Phreaker, Archetype, Climometrics, Distemper, Frog-march, Asperse, Refulgence

So how did we do on our August Story Goals? Let here is the results:

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. 

Now, let's look at new stories and chapters posted this week!

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

Pride Month, and other Haibun by AC Benus; Book 13 of Verse

The Best Year by Krista

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

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

Promising Updates:

The Cockney Canuck by Dodger

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