I want to send out a lot of love to Cia for stepping in for moi the past two weeks    You may have been fooled and thought she only did last week's Weekly Update but she did finish and post the week before too  

Well it appears everyone forgot my birthday this year  Just the way I want it. 

So let's talk about birthdays. What month is yours in? We don't want the day or we could be in violation of European Laws 😮 We don't want to be banned in Europe . What do you think of birthdays? I've never really cared for them to be honest, it is just another day and you are a year older. I feel like there is no real need to celebrate it the older I get.  No, I'm not a crotchety old man, just a realist . 

I know some people dread and hate their birthdays . It seems like their mental health is tied into their age, which is not a good thing at all . It is only a number and you need to remember that only you decide how old you are. Unless you are like 20 in the US and you want to go for a drink, not supposed to happen 🍺. I'm sure I felt like I was 18 when I was 13. 18 is the legal age in my province. And I may or may not have started going to bars a year or 3 earlier than 18 . 

Oh ya, back to birthdays . So how do you approach your birthday. Do you celebrate the fact that you are still alive ? Do you dread it like a plague? Do you like others convincing you, you need to celebrate?

Break down your feelings here, we are all here to support you  

Now onto the Wrap Up.

Monday, the fabulous Cia wrapped up September with the CSR Discussion Day. Check it out, just even to see what Andy Cannon has in the hopper for an upcoming story . I might have a suggestion or two to help with his story :

Tuesday, the magnificent Myr came in with a genre Deep Dive. Do you have the sleuthing skills to figure the genre out? 🔍

Then it was Valkyrie's last call for stories for the Anthology Stories. I'll tell you a little secret  if your story is/was 99% done, write Val and see what she can do. Shhh. 

How about the Words of the Day. I looked back at last week. Lordy me, I didn't get any right 😮 But I was on holidays so I'm not counting it against me  Now looking at this week, not much better  .

aporia, palimpsest, insouciant, saudade, perfidious, dalliance, verdant

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