Second week in a row that I knew all the words, don't think that has ever happened before, at least for me...

Love reading it all, but anything historical, mystery, or sci-fi/fantasy is always a big plus for me.

My neighborhood has a lot of older homeowners, and very few of them do the candy thing, so in general my area is pretty quiet.  Had less than a two dozen under 8ish, maybe fifteen or so 8ish to 12ish, and about ten or so older than 12ish...  Most of the under 8 were in and out by 6ish while the next group was in and out by 7:30ish; but the last group of older kids showed up at after 10:00 p.m., I was probably the only person on my block still with a light on at that point.

Ah, Cher, truly an Icon in every sese of the word.  

I love reading all genres.

We have no trick or treaters where we live.

1 hour ago, chris191070 said:

I love reading all genres.

We have no trick or treaters where we live.

Same here.  I bought candy but no one showed up, so guess who gets to eat all of the goodies.  😜

Romance is my go-to genre, but I generally like most fiction, especially mystery, adventure, with splashes of romance. I'm just as likely to re-read old favorites as I am to seek new material. My attention span hasn't been great in recent years, so I often lose track when stories are posted over some longer period of time.

In a very out-of-character move for me, I watched a documentary this weekend (Screened Out)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6809010/. Parents are watching it at school next week and having conversations with the school counselors. I think I may try giving more pencil and paper work and less online. It's a conundrum, though, because students do get some benefit from the near instant feedback when they're practicing problem-solving.

Halloween is huge at my international school with decorations throughout. We spent all morning on 10/31 having outdoor lawn games and a costume parade. Students and parents for the youngest go 'trick-or-treating', weaving their way throughout the school, in and out of classrooms, with the older students staffing the games and handing out candy. The government is frowning on the holiday this year, so there weren't any public celebrations or costume parties at clubs.

2 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

If I'm a puffin, then you're a platypus   

No. No. We all know that Steve's an otter. 

1 minute ago, Valkyrie said:

He called me the wrong animal, so...

I know. I was just poking in. 

I had 65 trick or treaters with about 2/3 under age 8.  The rest varied from age 9 to 15.  The best costumes were a group of siblings 9, 7, & 5 dressed as Minions.

Or if you come to read or just come to enjoy the conversation of the community in general? 

Before I've become a member at GA, I was only reading (obviously). Now, I like to participate in conversation, sometimes it is about topic, can be off topic but it's really fun! Binge reading is better regarding reading itself because it gives more compact and overall picture of the story, but series following is immense joy and fun because it adds tension, anticipation and, as I have already said, great communication with community.

Do you like reading the anthologies since it was so topical all of last month?

Yes, although, it can be challenging to read when there is more anthology stories published daily (together with regular series I follow)!

Do you like to read stories from new authors, or do you stick to your true and tested groups of Authors and Poets?

Both. There are authors I never miss, but new ones can be positive surprise. For example, @empath is fantastic new author. I enjoy his 'legal drama' story very much. 

Do you read by genre pretty exclusively? 

No, but I have phases when I like to read something more as love/romance, sci-fi, adventure, shifter stories etc. I've discovered some interesting stories, and I was surprised how much I enjoyed some genres...

Is there something you would like to see more of in stories that would get you reading more?

Not in particularly but it would be nice if moderators or somebody who is longer here at GA make promotion of old stories from archive so we could discover some hidden treasure. I’d like to learn something about authors who are not active anymore but have made a great impact at the time.

So, if you are in a area that falls back, you can prove to Cher that you really can turn back time

Luckily, with new technologies, time is going back automatically, we don't have to do it manually... But this 'time going back' reminds me of story I've read recently. It's 'Goon' by @dkstories. Great time travel story!

I do like romance to be honest. When two guys fall in love, usually with something that is preventing them from just going for it, it captures my heart

If you haven't read yet, I strongly recommend any story from @JJ Quinn, 'Halos & Heroes' in particular. I think it's exactly what you are looking for! 😉

Halloween!

Not particularly popular in my country, I would say it's more 'American thing'. Only thing I don't like about it is when I see little children dressed as corpses with big knife going out of their head! It's bizarre, I would never like to see my child in costume like that!

9 minutes ago, Cane23 said:

Do you like to read stories from new authors, or do you stick to your true and tested groups of Authors and Poets?

Both. There are authors I never miss, but new ones can be positive surprise. For example, @empath is fantastic new author. I enjoy his 'legal drama' story very much. 

Thanks for the shoutout @Cane23!  I appreciate it, and it has been so fun getting to know people such as yourself through comments.  I’m having a blast!