Hey all

So, if your city, town country, etc. has a beer festival and you don't fight the demons of the alcohol , I suggest you might want to check it out!! Today I went to the Calgary International Beer Festival and somehow I'm still of the mind that I think I can right this blog  Myself, I'm more a straight kind of pilsner kind of guy, seldomly venturing into the the likes of IPA's, stouts, ales, and all the others. Well, I surprised myself . I had a great day at the festival and think this might be a more yearly thing. It is always a great thing that you can break out of your normal habits and try something new, you might surprise yourself! I know I did  

Now I'm curious, tell me something that you did this week that might have been out of your comfort zone? Maybe you didn't actually do it, but did you think of getting out of the norm? I know in addition to the beer fest, I also made an honest effort to be more nice to Val  I'm not sure if you are willing to take on such an extreme change, but let me know what you may have, or plan to do  

Enough about all that , lets see what happened here at the GA News Blog this week.

Monday we found the first of the month with Cia introducing us to an all new CSR:

Not to ever disappoint on the first Tuesday of the month, Aaron was back with another great AAA 3.0:

Extra, extra! Did you hear the news? Val was by to let us know of two upcoming writing events. One is a secret, so don't tell anyone about it  

Back to a full week of GA News Blog, we had Cole pop in with a couple of new prompts for us all to tackle:

It is always nice to get back into the routine of things I say. So it is great that Comicality was back with another great article again this week:

Don't forget, Myr was in everyday with the Words of the Day:

lotusland, termagant, exuberant, mottle, farce, syntax, unrequited

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

Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories

1. Paradox Lost by Libby Drew

Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories

1. Translation Trashbin by AC Benus
2. Headstall's Reflections by Headstall
3. Luz de Castilla - Summer of '22 Book IX by Carlos Hazday
4. The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus
5. Broken Path, Starless Tail by Cia
6. Bragi's Bagatelles by Parker Owens **Complete** @raven1 said, "Parker Owens not only writes great books, but is an excellent poet.  Bragi's Bagatelles is a collection of poems for each day of April. They are diverse both in form and topic, but all are beautiful.  These poems are filled with vibrant images and the romance found in nature. Your emotions will be stirred by some, and all will cause you pause to reflect.  I highly recommend reading these delightful poems."

Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories

1. Seth on the Road to Chaos by Ronyx
2. Secrets: The Truth is Slowly Revealed by Bill W

Recently Updated 'Author' Stories

1. In All Your Heavy Blue by CasualWanderer82
2. The Mantis Corruption - Book Three by Adam Andrews Johnson
3. Life in Suspension by Jeff Burton
4. 593 Riverside Drive by RichEisbrouch
5. Stranded With a Vampire by Thirdly
6. Soulmates by Ajbt2001
7. Chasing Rusty Parker by Laura S. Fox
8. Coming to Love by Tim Hobson
9. The Theocracy - The Blackened Cross by ValentineDavis21
10. Playlist by coriander
11. As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels
12. Travelling Vets by quokka
13. The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X
14. Higher Education by WolfM
15. Men Of Honor by CasualWanderer82 **Complete** @JohnnyC said, "CW82 ,
    Absolutely Beautiful Final Chapter, Very Emotional & Thought Provoking Sir . Thank You For Sharing This Fine Story With Us All"
16. Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard
17. A terrible, nonsensical poetry and others by SilvryArdor **Complete** @Parker Owens said, "Those last lines made me shiver for the pain endured.  It’s a potent and heartbreaking question. Thank you for sharing this poem. "
18. Backwoods Reflections by Backwoods Boy

Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories

1. Blackbird Singing by raven1

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