So the Penguin is a bit under the weather from partying too much on her birthday, and the big guy is busy, busy, busy! That means you get me today  

Now I'm not one to follow the rules  as in I was asked to do an Anthology Flashback. Well to H E double hockey sticks with that! I'm going to do my own thing 

We are less than a month away from This Year's Secret Author Contest, so why not look back at the first year that got us on this track of a summer contest every year. Way back in 2023 after several seasonal Secret Author Contests, Val surveyed you, the members on what you wanted. It was decided on the current format of one Poetry Anthology, one Secret Author Contest and one yearly Anthology. 

Now with me presenting these stories, the thing is, everyone knows who the Author is  But if you want to guess who wrote what, I'll play your game . There will not be any prizes though. Check out some of these great stories that appeared in year 1.

This one had 1 original contest entry, but then morphed into a full story:

Enjoy the look back, but don't forget to look forward too!!