A belated happy birthday to all the folks up in Canada that had Canada Day on the 1st of July. And an early happy birthday to the folks down in the US of A that have Independence Day on Monday  

Can't forget Burundi Independence Day on July 1st, Ghana Republic Day on July 1st, Territory Day in the British Virgin Islands also on the 1st, Philippine's Republic Day on the 4th, and Rwanda Liberation Day on the 4th. Now the question is, do you live in one of these countries other than Canada or the US?  

I spent the past week up in Invermere at a cabin, on the lake, in the mountains and had great weather. I also had to do quite a bit of work. If anyone is handing out free back massages, I'll be at the front of the line . 

It is actually hard to believe the 1/2 of 2022 is gone already. Just as a Public Service Announcement, you have less than 6 months to get my Christmas presents  

Now on the serious journalism side of this blog. I like to think of us as being the W5 of the Gay Authors world.

Monday, Cia had the CSR Discussion Day for our featured story for June:

On Thursday, Valkyrie was in to set up for our Anniversary Anthology coming up! Sounds like there is a bit in already, so don't be like me and submit on the last day :

Friday, our Prompt Team was generating up a couple more Prompts for us all to get in the mood with... Writing that is, get your minds out of the gutter  :

As mentioned above, we are now through half the year, so that meant Myr provided us with the Q2 Earnings Reading Report:

Did you notice that we had 7 days in the past week? Did you also notice that we had 7 new Words of the Day also?

wahine, ennead, titanic, beholden, invigilate, flummox, rebarbative

Now that June is done, I'm so proud of you all. We had a great month of meeting our Reading Goals. I also included where we are year to date for 2022:

Anthologies, Writing Challenges, and Contests

2022 Anthology - Anniversary - Submitted to @Valkyrie for the proof team by Sept. 1, 2022

Blog Opportunities

Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292

Story Review: Send it in to @wildone 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. Gap Year by Mark Arbour
2. rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus
3. a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus
4. Picture Me And You by Comicality
5. Headstall's Reflections by Headstall
6. Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus
7. Ancalagon by Cia
8. Translation Trashbin by AC Benus
9. The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus

Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories

1. Finding Good Trouble by Ronyx
2. House of Frost by Dabeagle

Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories

1. To the Weyr by Mawgrim
2. Death in the Shadows by astone2292

Recently Updated 'Author' Stories

1. Goldstein, Johnson & Cole by Mancunian
2. Luke Hanson's Mind & Punishment: A Teen in Despair by James Matthews
3. Canaan Club by Westley D.
4. Detour by matcha
5. The Travellers by Georgie DHainaut
6. Elementary, My Dear Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees
7. ARROW by CLJobe
8. Tall Ship Adventures by quokka
9. Shadow Effect by kbois
10. Bodark Creek by RichEisbrouch
11. WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L
12. Worlds Apart by Grumpy Bear
13. The Squire's Tale by Tim Hobson
14. The Next Stage by Littlelovestories
15. Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox
16. Amethyst Cove Chronicles by Ajbt2001
17. Unspoken by Late to the party
18. G-rowing Pains by WritersBlock404
19. I Hate This Town by Demiurge
20. Inherited by lomax61
21. Love Of Family (Revised) by Ajbt2001
22. Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26
23. You Complete Me by Salander
24. Fairyfly II by ObicanDecko

Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (and Recommend with a share to the forum topic!)