Well this is my first blog of the new year 🥳 I seriously hope that no one is still recovering from Sunday night and Monday morning  

I will keep my question simple. Did you bother with a New Year's Resolution, what was it, and 7 days in are you achieving it? 

Now lets jump into the past week. It was a full one!

Monday was a day that many of you were looking forward to. Valkyrie published the stories of 11 dedicated fans of Carlos Hazday in memoriam. Check them out if you have ever read Carlos's works:

Tuesday, Myr did another Deep Dive. This time it has pictures where I wonder if the pirates were deep diving to find their sunken treasure:

Wednesday was time for Aaron to put up the Author Guess Who reveal. Did you Guess Who?

Also on the Wednesday, Mry let us know about some important site changes coming:

Friday Cole Matthews did up a couple of new prompts for us. Did anyone else like the name of the blog?

You know who had the final say this week:

Here were the Words Of The Day that wrapped up last year and started off the new one:

terminate, commence (I'm starting to see a theme here ), persistence, quail, residue, palomino, pretzel

Upcoming Writing Events 

Poetry Anthology - More information to come. Due April 1st 2024.

Secret Author Contest - More information to come.

Annual Anthology (theme TBA) - More information to come. Due October 1st 2024.

Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.

Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!

Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292

Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292

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

Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories

1. James Songbook by JamesSavik **Complete**
2. Gap Year by Mark Arbour
3. Light & Dragonflies: Nature Poems/Love Poems by AC Benus
4. Broken Path, Starless Tail by Cia
5. Bearpaw: An Old West Tale by Headstall
6. You've Been Selected! by Valkyrie **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute**
7. Converse by northie **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute**
8. Boyfriends for Christmas by JamesSavik **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute**
9. Four Defiant Skyscrapers by Parker Owens **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute**
10. Dear Carlos by Mikiesboy **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute**
11. Shelter by Comicality

Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories

1. Keeper of the Rituals by Libby Drew
2. Beyond the Crags by Kyle Aarons
3. The Stranger by Bill W **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute**
4. Pupuseria Mia by Dabeagle
5. Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W

Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories

1. The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois **Complete**
2. Blades of Ashes by lilansui
3. The Man I Like Might Be A Delinquent by lilansui
4. A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui

Recently Updated 'Author' Stories

1. The Hierarchy of Influence by E K Stokes
2. Before And After the Divorce by Lee Wilson
3. A Night with no Stars by Mercury Eff
4. Florida Shores by Karl Anders
5. Oregon in the Fall by drown
6. Thicker Than Water by John Henry
7. Regret by chris191070 **Complete**
8. Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites
9. Operation Pinky Swear by frozenphenix
10. Of Pride and Power by W_L
11. Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport
12. As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels
13. Any Way Out by Leslie Lofton
14. Brian: Taking Courage by Robert Hugill
15. Welcome to Redwaters by Hardianarcher
16. Re-United by Justin4Fun **Complete**
17. A Strange Start to a Friendship by Lee Wilson
18. On the Strawberry Moon by J92
19. Picking up the Pieces by Ivor Slipper
20. Blades of Ashes by lilansui
21. Rocked To The Core by Lee Wilson **Complete**
22. What Happened To The Baxter Boys by Mancunian
23. Warrior Children: Legendary Three by Vaughn Edward
24. Amber Waves by Yeoldebard
25. Res Publica Christiana by W_L
26. Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox
27. The Man I Like Might Be A Delinquent by lilansui
28. Guidance by chris191070 **Complete**
29. No going back by Robert Hugill
30. Andre and Chris by Paladin
31. Twinks in Space: Destination Unknown - Part One by Adam Andrews Johnson **Complete**
32. The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X
33. Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard
34. Rapport by lucretiaseeks **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute**
35. Azkarah by Defiance19 **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute**
36. New Year’s Resolutions For Idiots by Lee Wilson **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute**
37. The Icebox by JujuTheDruid **Complete**
38. Quokka's Christmas Stories by quokka **Complete**
39. A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui
40. Widderkin V. O. E. by Palantir

Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories

1. A Step Beyond by JACC **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute**
2. A Man For All Ages by raven1 **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute**

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