So what did you get up to this week?

Once again, my heart goes out to everyone trying to recover from Helene, and now a whole bunch more people dealing with the aftermath of Milton  

Now not sure if you know, but there is a lot of exploding going on the surface of the sun. What that means is that the northern US and all of Canada and even Great Britain and Scandinavia are having some pretty spectacular viewing of the Northern Lights (Not to be confused with Steve ). Everyday I see pictures on the local news here, that you can see them even under the glare of a city of 1.4 million people's lights. 

Last night I decided to that I wasn't going to miss them, supposed to be a clear night. So I started out around 9 and saw nothing. Trying different areas around the city, nothing. So my logic kicked in and said maybe if I drive closer to the Arctic I will have better chances of seeing them. Right?  Nope, drove 2 hours north and pulled off the highway at multiple times to see nothing but the stars on a nice clear night. Didn't even see the comet that we were supposed to see. So got home around 3:30 this morning  

Now for all the Canadians out there, Happy Thanksgiving!  I had always been of the belief that we had ours earlier than the US because our harvest was earlier. To my shock  I found out that back after WW1 we had created Armistice Day like a lot of other countries for November 11th.  In 1931, our parliament felt that to have Thanksgiving and the newly renamed Remembrance Day together in November, were too close together, and that Rememberance Day should be the sole focus in the month of November. So they moved Thanksgiving to October and now it is only November 11th recognized as a holiday in the month. I never knew  I bet very very very few Canadians even know this either! See, the Weekly Wrap Up is informational  

Now for the big things going on at the site  It only comes once a year nowadays  We had our initial release of stories for the 2024 Anthology. See the link below for a lot of reading to keep you entertained .

We generally wind down the GA News Blog on Anthology weeks, so here is what we had before the big day on Thursday.

Monday, Cia was in with the October Can't Stop Reading feature:

Tuesday, Myr got in his last deep dive before he has to start wearing a wetsuit as it gets too cold:

Then onto Thursday, the day we get to start reading the offerings of some of our great Authors here on the site for the Anthology:

So that was it, but isn't it enough  for the GA News Blog? No? There also were the 7 Words of the Day leaning to the medical field:

pediatrician, allergist, cardiologist, complaintologist, dermatologist, endocrinologist, gastroenterologist

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Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.

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

5 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories

1. Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour
2. The Black Dog Blues by Mikiesboy **Complete** **Anthology Entry**
3. Jay by CassieQ **Complete** **Anthology Entry**
4. The Freshmen by Mark Arbour
5. By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens

2 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories

1. October Fire by Altimexis
2. Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W

26 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories

1. Tragedia Et Amor by P. E. Knapp
2. Ark II by R. Eric
3. Hubris by ValentineDavis21
4. Hercules enslaved by Catgenie
5. Neon by William King
6. Bored House Husbands by chris191070
7. A Journey to Egypt by Albert1434
8. Of Pride and Power by W_L
9. Those Left Behind by Robert Hugill
10. Two for One by P. E. Knapp
11. Albin by CLJobe
12. Echoes of the Heart by vanalas
13. The Seventeenth Summer by Mark Ponyboy Peters
14. The Roaming Sea by mcarss
15. The Taft Family’s Before and After by Lee Wilson
16. The Blue Moon by Lupus
17. How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk
18. But Still It Lingers by Menzoberranzen **Complete** **Anthology Entry**
19. Well, Well, Well by Lee Wilson **Complete** **Anthology Entry**
20. Halloween Noir by Jack Poignet
21. Re-Organizing by Justin4Fun
22. Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis
23. Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill
24. Something in the Way by Lee Wilson **Complete** 
25. Andre and Chris by Paladin **Complete** 
26. The Ticklish Brotherhood by Ticklishboy30

1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories

1. Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B

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