Well, a belated Happy Valentines day to you all. I love all the readers, contributors, staff here at GA. Will you all be my Valentine (a day late ) 
We shall move on quickly as I know VD is not a popular topic around here  In more ways than one  
Remember last week when I I talked about the lost lotto ticket 😮 Well there was a sizable win out of my city 😮 I was talking to some people at work and they said I should call in to see if they can tell me anything, so I did  Much to my surprise, and I'm sure to you too; it appears that if you have some definite information, you can actually file a lost ticket claim. I was shocked. The lady told me since I had two other tickets that were bought at the same time that I still had, and since I possess the bank card that bought all 3 tickets at the same time, the claim would most likely be valid. Then they would check and if the ticket won, I would be winner of the prize. But, we all have to remember I never win when I have the tickets, so what is the chance when I don't have the ticket  Stay tuned for the next chapter in the Win/Lose or Draw of Steve's life  
Oh geez, i have to admit I only have been sucked in briefly to the Winter Olympics. I don't really want to get up at silly hours to watch games or events .
Here is the sign of the week that I borrowed from Yahoo. Yah, I'm talking to you @Cia  

Time for a  free for all discussion. What is on your mind within the limits of a GA Weekly Wrap Up  
To heck with that. I was out tonight with 4 gay guys and a straight guy. Straight guy is the nephew of one of the guys and is 25 and has no issue with the old gay men  Like he says, he is secure in himself and his best friend came out when he was 18, so having a gay uncle made him willing to continue to be his best friend. I honestly believe him so no 'oh, he says he is straight' and other rhetoric So after we all called it a night, like at 8 PM ., he was going to catch a train downtown and hit the bars and see if he could pick up a woman 😮 I'll have to be honest, I was never one of those people that could just go to a bar by myself and try to make friends or hook up. I've always been one to shy away from that. How about you? 
Now, shall we get onto the Wrap?
Monday, after sleeping through January, I was able to post the 2025 Year in Review that @Timothy M. did up for the Review Team:
Tuesday, Mr.Mry was diving again! This time into General Fiction. Does this mean fiction involving Generals :
Onto Thursday, Mry took a look back at a Poetry Anthology of the past, to see if he can get your juices flowing for an entry into the Poetry Anthology coming up very soon:
Saturday, we completed 'Myr Week' here at the GA News Blog  Mry introduced why you got a webpage up to finish your profile, this time on favourite genres. Also why he was doing this. There is further discussion on some suggestions and ideas from all of you! If you are reading this blog, I guess that means you have done it.  
 
Now I would be remiss not to point out that we had some Words of the Day:
warmth, desire, connection, craving, heartfelt, earnest, trust
 
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Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
 
3 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
TRAVISTY by Mark Arbour The Cockney Canuck by Dodger The Prisoner of Carronne by Mark Ponyboy Peters 6 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
Carter's Campaign by Topher Lydon Medellín by LittleBuddhaTW Carter's Echo by Topher Lydon Secrets 3: The Road to the Future by Bill W The Lost and the Damned by Topher Lydon **Complete** Sci-Fi Flash Collection by Myr 45 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
A Hunt for the Promise of Champagne by Celian Permanently Black and Blue by mastershakeme My Valentine Came With a QR Code by Soren Kraft Gabriel's Gambit: Contract Terminated by Jason Rimbaud THROUGH IT ALL by vanalas Crown of Fangs by Yeoldebard Raze the Night by dragonthusiast Affairs of State by Boy Mercury X Borders and Bribery by Thirdly Love Is Still Blind by Lee Wilson Time May Change Me by William King Pigsty by Jack Poignet As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels Angel Awakened by Painawakened Somewhere Only We Know by Tony S. Frozen Peaks, Burning Heat by Soren Kraft Break the Day by dragonthusiast **Complete** The Fantastic Eight and Their February Surprise by BendtedWreath **Complete** Warming The Cold One by garfwiz Young and Hungry for Love by Wombat Bill Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites Jody and the Navy by KKirk Knight and Squire by Albert1434 A Change of Worlds by Josh Aterovis Shooting Stars by Littlelovestories The Curse of Love by Yeoldebard The Art of Living by Robert Hugill A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian Finding Liam by Nuno R.F.C. Rendeiro **Complete** Boy Crazy by Gugleamo Darren’s New Life by Lee Wilson Grumpy Gym Regular by Soren Kraft **Complete** Preachers' Sons 2: The Nineties by R. Eric Other Side of the Tracks by ChromedOutCortex A versatile Count by Thomas Lindblad The Demon's Realm. by E K Stokes Seaside Entries by ObicanDecko Finding Myself by RichardWrites What We Survive by ChromedOutCortex Noah's Adventure by AquariusGuy Another Time by Celian Widderkin Interlude by Palantir Rising Stars by Littlelovestories **Complete** Beyond the Veil by Laura S. Fox U-N-I by unilive 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
Path Forward by Jean87 **Complete**  
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