Hello 😎

First off, I want to thank the ever elegant Cia for taking care of the wrap up for me last week  I think we will keep her around for a bit  

Actually, with all your talk of bears, i had to leave my campsite temporarily as they tracked a gizzily momma and two clubs right close to our tent and campsite , but I survived. @Bill W, I can now say I survived the bears and the bares  Now if it was a blue bear, no bets on who would have won that one.

I have to admit to myself, as I grow older, I become more forgetful Back on June 25th, I forgot to remind everyone to write down in your calendars to remember to buy my Christmas present for 6 months down the road  Since I did forget, I can't help to imagine that I might get a few less pressies this year than last .

So onto the past week. I was going to tell you all it is a secret, but low and behold, everything is now out in the open!

Monday was the kick off  to the big reveal of our Secret Author week. Cia used the word purloined (need to get Myr to use that in the Word of the Day), and asked us to guess on which author wrote what. So out of our 100's of Authors, you had to narrow it down to 11.  

Then it was off to Tuesday, where the Secret Author contest winner was revealed  Did you guess right? Also we found out the 1 lucky reader that was a winner too!

So we now know 1 of the 11 authors and what story she wrote! In typical, suspenseful, Cia cliffhanger fashion, she waited until Thursday to give you the whole list of the authors and the stories. Were you surprised? Did any really throw you off as they took the challenge to write outside of their normal style? 

Also at this time, I want to throw at least 100 thanks and gratitude to all our participants and Cia as well. This was Cia's baby and she nurtured it to the final day. We all need to thank all of them for their great work. All of you, take a bow  

Well that got us up to Friday, where Val got us reset back into a normal routine with the Prompts this week:

Wow, most would say that is a full week. I know I would. But no, Comicality dropped by to give us a new writing article. If you were too exhausted from the former parts of the week, don't forget to check this one out:

Last thing I want to mention is that yesterday Myr posted about some upcoming changes that will be happening to GA. Not for the sake of change, but for the need to change due to updates to our software systems. Make sure to pop in and leave a comment. You do have a say in the future of GA!!

So now here is the Words of the Day. Once again, some I knew, some I thought I knew and some I didn't have a clue:

perforate, youth, polestar, nosewheel, merino, prowl, bayberry

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

Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories

1. Lost In Question by Comicality

Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories

1. Lost In Question by Comicality
2. Gap Year by Mark Arbour
3. Dichotomy of Love by Mrsgnomie
4. Broken Path, Starless Tail by Cia
5. The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus
6. By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens

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. Palingenesis by frozenphenix
2. Thicker Than Water by John Henry
3. Lone Wolf Ranch by Justin4Fun
4. A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski
5. The Mistress by vanalas
6. Don't Blame The Band by Lee Wilson
7. The Discovery by Jdonley75
8. Wicked Games by CasualWanderer82
9. Blueblood 5.1: Red Alert!! by R. Eric
10. 593 Riverside Drive by RichEisbrouch
11. Chasing Rusty Parker by Laura S. Fox
12. Aedan's Story by RichardWrites
13. The Case of the Short, Short Prince by Geron Kees **Complete**
14. Forever My Love by vanalas
15. ARROW by CLJobe
16. Desafinado: Slightly Out of Tune by LJCC
17. Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox
18. Incandescence by Demiurge
19. Luminosity by paren01
20. Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard
21. Beyond Imagination by W_L
22. Silvered Spell by PrismaFox

Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)