Can you believe we are half the way through January  From my eyes and ears on the ground, I hear that some of the cold from Siberia to Canada has now hit down towards the south of the USA and Europe and beyond. So how is it in your neck of the woods? Any snow ball fights? Making snow angels? Is your dog refusing to go outside to do their business?  Well I promise we won't send the cold freezing weather to our friends in Australia and New Zealand 

Well we had a slow week to start the GA Blog but picked up at the end with new things going on here at the GA Blog. Let's take a look.

Why don't we start the week off with the Words of the Day supplied by Myr.

polyonymous, salvo, clerisy, preposterous, astute, paradigm, amphibology

On Thursday, Myr gave us more knowledge than I knew about adjectives 

Cole Matthews popped in Friday as one of out Prompt Team members. Did you check it out?

Finally yesterday, Comsie gave us a thought provoking article. I couldn't really understand until I read it:

Now for our weekly check in on our goals for the month of January:

Contests - 

Newsletter Genre Challenge - Stories Due January 30, 2022

Check out this great challenge here.

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. 

And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!

Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories

1. On Fire by Cia

Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories

1. The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus
2. tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
3. CDMX by Carlos Hazday
4. Ancalagon by Cia
5. Ridley by Krista **Complete**
6. Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus
7. On Fire by Cia

Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories

1. The Brilliant Boy Billionaire by Altimexis

Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories

1. The Cockney Canuck by Dodger
2. Never Too Late To Believe by northie
3. A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui

Recently Updated 'Author' Stories

1. Misunderstandings - McGees Boys Book 1 by Bndmetl
2. You Complete Me by Salander
3. Crying Wolf by Tsukihana
4. The Naughty List by Ken
5. Amber Waves by Yeoldebard
6. Waif and Stray by AlreadyForgiven
7. Timothy by CLJobe
8. Egaran Stars by Yeoldebard
9. Stolen Dreams by Yeoldebard
10. Bodark Creek by RichEisbrouch
11. A World Between by D.K. Daniels **Complete**
12. Running for Home by Lux Apollo
13. Heart of Black Ice by lomax61
14. Sacrum by C. Henderson
15. Another Brother by quokka **Complete**
16. Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport
17. The Making of a Slave by and9993
18. Empty, Open, Dusty, Dead by Mawgrim
19. Spirit Wolves by kbois
20. An Awkward Revolutionary by James K
21. Brothers by Yeoldebard
22. Sammy's Kitchen by Arch Hunter 
23. Dejection and Hope by Demiurge **Complete**
24. Eruption by quokka
25. Incandescence by Demiurge
26. Raising Evzen by Yeoldebard
27. A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui
28. Love's Always In Season by Ajbt2001
29. Do You Ship Us? - The Next Stage by Littlelovestories
30. A Slice of Life by Xfighter1984
31. This Strange World Needs A Kicking! by Laura S. Fox
32. The Witches Of Amethyst Cove by Ajbt2001
33. Rocky Prompts, Tennessee by astone2292

Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories

1. Musings of a Wordsmith by JACC

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