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Weekly Wrap Up (Feb. 23 - Mar. 1)

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I'm writing this blog on Saturday, so it happens to be World Compliment Day. Now most are reading it on Sunday, so let's pretend it is still Saturday :yes:. Now I handed out a lot of personal compliments today, but then @Valkyrie replied and ruined my day! How rude!! I do think I am above her taunts and meaniness, so let me move forward and compliment each and everyone of you that help make GA a great place to be! You may not realize it, but even the smallest things like joining and coming to visit, throw out a like or two, or even more like commenting, reviewing. posting, writing a story, all contributes to the community. So way to go!! :worship: You are the best!!!

Oh, for the record @Valkyrie came back and complimented me too :gikkle: She is now forgiven 0:) 

What else happened this week. I think it was Wednesday when the night before when I went to bed, it was -37 C or -34.6 F and woke up in the morning it was + 4 C or 39.2 F 😮. My nose was bleeding due to the 40+ degree change and the air pressure with it. Snow, what snow? That was a thing of the past :P . I am not going to count my chickens before they hatch though, we are definitely not in spring. Although this confuses things. @Slytherin friends, the bears, will be thinking it is time to wake up and begin to forage :o. Trees will start to get buds and hopefully not open, or the buds will freeze on the next cold snap and fall off and die :(. 

Now to finish up on a happy note. I went to Denny's last week with some family, and found out that I got a Senior's discount :P Should I be happy, or mad? You decide. 

So what happened in the past week at the GA News Blog?

Monday, Cia thought it was a great time to have the CSR Discussion Day:

Tuesday, our trusty leader did a Deep Dive on this genre:

Thursday, Val did a check in on all the upcoming Anthologies. How are you coming along?

Finally on Friday, Val and Aditus were back to discuss a new Prompt Feature they launched a few weeks ago. Check it out and leave a comment if you liked it:

 

 

Now how did you y'all do ( or is ya'll?) on the Words of the Day? BTW, I thought I was feeling pretty hansom today :P. I guess I never got them all :gikkle: 

bliss, capricious, inauspicious, bacillus, quahog, hansom, deleterious

 

 

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

 

1 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories

  1. The Freshmen by Mark Arbour

2 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories

  1. Closing the Barn Door by Ronyx
  2. Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W

42 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories

  1. Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp
  2. My Roommate Teaches Me by Lee Wilson
  3. Clown Wyrm by Adam Andrews Johnson
  4. The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X
  5. Storm Wolf: Tranquil waters by RedMoon
  6. Granddad Tom Rules by Tallguyct
  7. The Tales of Rick and Alec by chris191070
  8. Traded Goods by Yeoldebard
  9. Hustler at the Capitol by KKirk **Complete**
  10. White Sheets by Celian
  11. Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir) by Jack Poignet
  12. Hercules vs Antaeus by Catgenie
  13. David C. McLavic by CLJobe
  14. Ring by ChromedOutCortex
  15. Marked By the Gods by ThePhallocrat
  16. Stockroom Secrets by Mark Ponyboy Peters
  17. The Jerk-Off by JLynch
  18. Brian & Gordon: Living in threes by Robert Hugill
  19. Behaving Responsibly by Tim Hobson
  20. The Kiss of the Vampire by Albert1434
  21. Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox
  22. Soft Shadows by E K Stokes
  23. Legend of Amberfell by PrismaFox
  24. The Blue Moon by Lupus
  25. Between Cutlass and Desire by Rafy
  26. Where Love Lies by vanalas
  27. Dust in the Basement by Celian
  28. BigPaws by Jack Poignet
  29. What Brings Us Together - Part 2 by Paladin
  30. Arcum Nights by mastershakeme
  31. Not just another Summer by Robert Hugill
  32. Man Up! by CasualWanderer82 **Complete**
  33. My Chaotic Life by Jason Rimbaud
  34. MythOfHappiness - Short Story Collection by MythOfHappiness **Complete**
  35. A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian
  36. Draining the Ocean by empath
  37. Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport
  38. Finding Home: Hood & Holy Water, Bk 2 by JJQuinn
  39. Blood Money by Yeoldebard
  40. How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk
  41. Ticklish Fun & Games by Ticklishboy30
  42. The Scandal by FV2112

 

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

 

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I'm going to compliment all of the admins, moderators, and contributors that make GA such a great place.  

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I'm going to compliment all the author's that provide such amazing stories, which make GA such an amazing place.

The amazing blogs that the administrators provide every day.

 

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it was -37 C or -34.6 F

OMG! I had to use online converter to check am I seeing right!!! -37C!?!?!?1? Are you at the North Pole?! 🥶

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Saturday, March 1st, was the beginning of meteorological Spring in the northern hemisphere. We hit 50* and today we will lose 25*, you win some you lose some at this time of the year.

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We had snow days 2 weeks ago, then 60s this week. Yeah, the world is weird. Today, however, it is gray and rainy, my FAVORITE. Yes, I am truly a red-headed vampire as my family claims me to be. I live in the Pac NW for a reason. @wildone always does a great job summing up the week, but it truly is a big job working together to keep all the events going. I'm glad to be on such a dedicated team! Thanks to everyone who is always working together to keep GA going, from the staff volunteers to the site members who participate! 

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Thanks to all the GA admins, visitors, posters, commentators, bloggers, writers and readers.  Especially thanks to those that financially contribute. 

Steve wrote:  "I went to Denny's last week with some family, and found out that I got a Senior's discount"

That reminded me of a line in a story I read this past week that made me laugh.  It said "No one plans to go to Dennys' they end up at Dennys." 

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We did!! When I was a little kid (think age 3-10 before he remarried) my dad would travel the 1.5 hours up to a truck stop to meet my mom's parents, who were long-haul truck drivers, and we'd always get a meal together at the Denny's they had at the stop. I have fond memories of the dark brown curved mugs with hot cocoa topped high with cold whipped cream and the claw machine in the lobby. That was a weird special circumstance, though. I can't think of a single time as a teen or adult that we were like... "Oh hey, you know what sounds good for dinner? Denny's!" LOL It's always been that we were super *ahem* partied out, and it was 2 AM. Where else do you go??

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One of the best memories I have of a close friends older brother by a couple of years, who passed away in his mid twenties of cancer, was going to Denny's at like 2 AM, all of us drunk and lucky to get a cab, or even in for that matter, and the trouble we got in there 0:) all led by Dave.

RIP Dave, meet you in Denny's again someday :hug: 

PS, this is a happy memory :yes: 

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Am I allowed to compliment myself for being brave enough to became GA member?! 🤔:gikkle:

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4 minutes ago, Cane23 said:

Am I allowed to compliment myself for being brave enough to became GA member?! 🤔:gikkle:

Well, we are a terrifying bunch, like... never knowing if you're going to bite in and get the nasty orange creamcicle flavor. 

 Terrifying Jane Levy GIF by BuzzFeed

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On 3/2/2025 at 12:21 PM, Cia said:

We had snow days 2 weeks ago, then 60s this week. Yeah, the world is weird. Today, however, it is gray and rainy, my FAVORITE. Yes, I am truly a red-headed vampire as my family claims me to be. I live in the Pac NW for a reason. @wildone always does a great job summing up the week, but it truly is a big job working together to keep all the events going. I'm glad to be on such a dedicated team! Thanks to everyone who is always working together to keep GA going, from the staff volunteers to the site members who participate! 

I actually prefer overcast days myself.  I love a nice, gloomy day, especially if there are dark clouds and a breeze.  Perfect time to go for a walk with all that energy in the air!  The sun does nasty things to my Anglo-Saxon skin and hurts my eyes.  So maybe I'm a vampire too   🧛‍♀️  I also like it cold, which is why I live in WNY.  

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On 3/2/2025 at 1:49 PM, Cia said:

We did!! When I was a little kid (think age 3-10 before he remarried) my dad would travel the 1.5 hours up to a truck stop to meet my mom's parents, who were long-haul truck drivers, and we'd always get a meal together at the Denny's they had at the stop. I have fond memories of the dark brown curved mugs with hot cocoa topped high with cold whipped cream and the claw machine in the lobby. That was a weird special circumstance, though. I can't think of a single time as a teen or adult that we were like... "Oh hey, you know what sounds good for dinner? Denny's!" LOL It's always been that we were super *ahem* partied out, and it was 2 AM. Where else do you go??

For me, it was Perkins.  Their food is far superior to Denny's.  I could eat breakfast food for all three meals 🤤

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22 hours ago, Cia said:

Well, we are a terrifying bunch, like... never knowing if you're going to bite in and get the nasty orange creamcicle flavor. 

 Terrifying Jane Levy GIF by BuzzFeed

I love creamscicles, even if I can't spell it.  

Ice Cream Eating GIF

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