I'm so excited!! Already left a review for one, and got another cookin' in a different tab. These stories are awesome! Get readin', y'all!

I look forward to reading some amazing stories, from some amazing authors 👏 👏 

Someone use this Pointer Sister's chorus early, but I think it's very appropriate here.  

I'm so excited and I just can't hide it   I'm about to lose control and I think I like it 

I'm so excited to read these! 

Congratulations on exceeding the goal. All of you on the GA staff deserve a standing ovation!

Everyone who contributed deserves a pat on the back

2 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

We did it! 

Thanks in large part to your efforts.

Great job, Val!

I've just finished reading this first batch - well there is one I didn't need to read, lol 😅 - and loved everyone of them. From this initial batch I think I can safely say, we are in for a real treat with this anthology. Thank you to all who played a part in bringing this to fruition, no matter how large or small your part has been.

Thank you @Cia and the entire team of GA for organizing this wonderful anthology  

6 minutes ago, W_L said:

Thank you @Cia and the entire team of GA for organizing this wonderful anthology  

I'll second that sentiment.  Great job and I can't wait to read more.  

Thank you to everyone who make the anthology possible. Val, Cia, Myr, the proofing team, as well as all who helped out with editing at the last minute. Y'all are heroes!

Thanks to all involved—I’ve read the first batch of great, diverse submissions and look forward to the next!

I'm looking forward to reading these. Thanks to the Anthology Team, and to all of the editors, beta-readers and authors who have worked so hard for 20 years to keep GA the shining light of quality it is!

And thanks to you, dear readers. You make all the effort worthwhile

I'm going to read them all tomorrow, sorry I'm super busy.

3 hours ago, Aditus said:

I'm going to read them all tomorrow, sorry I'm super busy.

Me too! I'm in the midst of renovations for my family room, but I got one read, commented, and reviewed earlier. It was a wonderful start to my day.   Might need a short nap before I read another.   

6 hours ago, astone2292 said:

Thank you to everyone who make the anthology possible. Val, Cia, Myr, the proofing team, as well as all who helped out with editing at the last minute. Y'all are heroes!

What Aaron said! And a special thanks to @Valkyrie and @Parker Owens for proofing my stories, and to the authors who delivered, and the readers who support. Cheers!

10 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

I see you guys are blowing the reading challenge out of the water too.  Wow, that's a lot of comments and reviews for the first day of anthology stories!  Well done, readers!  

If you read @Headstall's poetry early today, you might want to check it out again because Chapter 2 posted a little while ago.  Due to limitations of the system, we weren't able to post both chapters at the same time.  We'll let you know if that changes, because there's a few submissions in the coming weeks with multiple chapters.  

Isn't it amazing how we can walk and chew gum at the same time...  I mean read, comment, and post at the same time.  😜

I've finished off the entire first batch of stories yesterday   @Valkyrie

It's a good selection and start to this anthology, I am surprised by the positive reactions to my story and am grateful for all the readers and reviewers.

I look forward to reading all the stories, although it may take me a while, because life is too busy right now. 

I just realized right now that the anthology story I edited was my 100th GA line-editing job. So that's a nice anniversary too.