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“You’re losing it.” Ritch glanced over his shoulder at me. He’d put the groceries in the back, and now he was driving us home, both hands clenched tight on the wheel. “Is this how you always are? You’re going to follow me everywhere and watch me constantly?” “We don’t know if the whole mess with those werekin and the doctors experimenting on them and humans is really over. What if there were others? What if the human government or military was involved?” I stared straight into his eyes when

I've looked at the issue (via my Surface Pro with Edge) and found that I can see the blog with the post in your profile and go to the blog itself. When I click on the "Read More" drop menu the post opens. When I click on the link "Read More" I get the EX0 error with these details. The error also occurred on the blog: Snowflake The Soundtrack, Brandon Smiling The Soundtrack and any blog post with a YouTube link in The Wisdom of M blog, but the error did not occur on any of the regular posts, even if they had offsite links that were not video related. Edit to add: I just tried clicking on Valkyrie's Musings From Valhalla post October 2006, which has images but not a YouTube link, and got the same error.

Did you have a chance to read this month's CSR selection, The Transporters, by Israfil? This short story was a quick and easy read, so I hope we had a lot of takers trying something new this month! Share your thoughts about the story below, but first enjoy this interview where Israfil asks all my probing questions! Have you ever gone out in public, realized your shirt is on backwards, and just don’t care? Nope. I've definitely put my shirt on the wrong way but I don't think I could ever make it out the door without noticing. It just feels weird, you know? If you had 30 minutes of free time, what would you do? Nothing productive, that's for sure (as much as I'd like to say otherwise). Probably play a computer game, watch some YouTube videos (just discovered a bunch of awesome sketch artists so I'm binge watching those) or read a book. Thrilling, to be sure. What brought you to the Gay Authors? A friend referral. I initially started posting The Transporters on another site and a fellow writer suggested Gay Authors might be a good platform. I'd heard about the site before and realized it was solid advice now that I was actually writing online. I'm happy I did - not just to post my writing but all the great authors and stories I've discovered here. It's a really fun community. When you get a story idea, do you use any particular method, app, program, etc… to expand it before you begin writing? Or do you just open up a document and start typing? Sometimes. I tend to get stuck on details so for a while I used Microsoft OneNote to organize my ideas by making a flow chart of sorts - mapping out what would happen from A to B to C. Other times I just start writing and seeing what happens but it's not long before I get stuck on a point and can't go on until I resolve it. Maybe I should go back to flow charts, now that I think on it... If you could give advice to yourself when you first started writing, what would it be? Keep writing! Don't sweat the details and try to make every bit perfect on the first draft. You can always edit it later. Otherwise, you'll just exhaust yourself and end up not writing at all. That I took such a long break from serious writing because of this is a pretty big regret of mine. Do you have a favorite mythological creature? I think it's safe to say dragons will always have a special place in my heart. I've loved them since I was a kid. The creature itself, and how the idea can manifest in so many different ways - dragons show up in some form or the other in cultures the world over but they're always unmistakable. My personal favorite is the idea of wisdom and age combined with the raw power - something about that is very compelling. I'd always be rooting for the dragon in any medieval fantasy and I was very disappointed when Smaug died at the end of The Hobbit. Even more so in the movie - Benedict Cumberbatch's portrayal of Smaug is what inspired me to start on the Deadwood series in fact. What kind of magic would you like to have out of the types that Parker, Jenson, and Evan have? Probably Evan's. I like nature and wish I was more outdoorsy than I am, so controlling plants and the earth would certainly help with that. Of the three, his magic seems to have the least drawbacks. Jenson's traps and intricate spells are appealing in their subtly but the lack of control would be a problem. As for Parker, I can't deny that throwing lightning bolts and stealing magic would fun, but being a warlock comes with certain baggage as I'm sure he would attest. Is this going to be a high fantasy/magic story or do you plan to toss some romance into the future plot? Relationships of any kind are a key part of what makes us human - they governs our feelings, interactions and...yeah, it's important. If you want your characters (even if they aren't all exactly human) to be compelling then you have to explore how they relate to each other, be it platonic or romantic. Depending on how you look at it, there actually has been a little already. Anshar and Mithras have a history - I've always been interested in writing about the aftermath or results of a relationship as opposed to the beginning of one. In this case, that includes a assassination, coup and civil war. Talk about your bad break-ups. Parker will also have to deal with his romantic past a little too - suffice to say it will be awkward for all involved. Dragons can do spells and they’re elemental… do they have any other cool hidden powers you haven’t shared with readers yet? There are more than a few types of dragons and many have their own unique abilities, and that's not even including an individual dragon's own personal talents. So yes, they do. Oh, you wanted an example? Well, they wouldn't exactly be hidden if I did that but I can give you one, though it may not come as a surprise: dragons possess a degree of mind control over lesser creatures. Which includes humans. What’s next? When can we expect part two of The Deadwood Chronicles? Working on it! I'm doing a slightly different set up for part two, Magefall. The goal is to make each chapter something of a short story in itself so readers are left a little more satisfied between updates - which of course means longer chapters. Now that I've started writing again, the first chapter of part two should be ready soon. I'm pretty excited about it. Ah, so many things are going to go boom...

Happy Birthday!!

I'm unable to reproduce the error, Northie. I did note that you have the number of images you state, so I'm unsure of what the problem is. Have you continued to have it? Have you tried a different device or browser?

“Sit down. You’re staying here.” “I’m fine, Ritch.” “Your leg is all busted up. Werekin take more than two days to heal. I can go get food for both of us.” Ritch scowled. “Or don’t you trust me to be able to go to the store?” It wasn’t that I didn’t trust him, but I wasn’t sure how to say what it was without making it sound like that was exactly what the problem was. “Besides, it’s not like you’d be able to go into the store anyway. Or help me if something went wrong.” “

Did you catch Monday's blog featuring this month's Classic Author ad choice, K.C.'s Pour Me Another, selected by JayT? If not, go check it out and get your copy of a small graphic that you can use for your personal signature if you want to share the love for K.C.'s story. With well over a thousand comments on the story, it was hard to pick just 3 to feature, but today's feature also shares JayT's favorite excerpt from the story and why he picked it. Read on to find out what it is! JayT said: This story is about love overcoming seemingly impossible obstacles, such as the person who is in love with you is straight. Or at least he thought so, and that is why I love this story. This excerpt takes place after Michael, the straight man, realizes he has feelings for Asher, the gay man. After showing up at Asher's in the middle of the night, he finally kisses Asher, only to discover that Asher was not alone when a naked man walks out of the bedroom. A heartbroken Michael then turns and runs away. This part of the story shows us how lost and hopeless Michael's life became after he decided to cut Asher out. When Michael learns that Asher was possibly shot, he drops everything and leaves work to seek out answers. Hopefully, he will find Asher alive and safe. This story shows that anyone can fall in love with anyone. It's the person we fall for, not their sex. To read more, check out the rest of the story here.

That's great! These features are intended to do just that, especially since there are a lot of really good stories by Classic authors who were once active on the site but aren't anymore, so they don't get noticed in the queues or lists.

The 'not content creation devices' isn't our belief as in we don't think people write on those devices, it's simply that the programming on websites that accept text just doesn't work well with the way mobile devices format things. While more and more people are shifting from computers to tablets or phones as their primary internet device, technology for that sort of thing just hasn't caught up. The current work is still focused making everything on the site compatible just for viewing, much less anything else. I don't use Scrivener, but I do know if you copy and paste your text into the editor and use the link that appears below to remove the formatting, you'll end up with properly spaced text. Yes, you do have to go through and add back any bold/italics, but it takes away a lot of the issues.

This month's Classic Author feature, Pour Me Another by K.C., was chosen for readers by JayT. Have you read this popular story that was chosen as one of the Reader's Choice Awards in 2013? Length: 72,802 Description: ***Winner of the 2013 Readers Choice Awards for the Best Story by a Promising Author *** The city is full of all kinds of people. Being a bartender, Asher Burkhart has seen them all. Atleast he thinks has until Michael Waters shows up. Some Readers Said: If you want to spread the word about K.C.'s story, download the graphic below and add it to your signature! Make sure you come back on Wednesday to see the excerpt JayT chose to share!

Got it. We'll keep an eye on that and look into it.

Hi Gary. I just checked that chapter, and I see where it says 14 people reacted and there are 14 actual likes. I'm not sure where or when it said there were 7. Thank you for the report on the followers numbers; we'll look into that.

Favorite Authors & Stories will be replaced with the Reading Lists that we've talked about with the next Stories upgrade. These lists will allow you to save what you've read, want to read, want everyone else to know you're reading, etc... I do not know if the ability to list your personal beta readers/editors is being axed because it's simply not a feature being supported anymore along with the favorites, or if that is something we can replace or reset the back end settings to show again.

Always good to ask if you're not sure because it helps someone else who might not have the courage to speak up but has the same question!

I believe you're seeing posts because you're part of the club, so of course it would track and show you the activity of an area you have 'permissions' for because that's the purpose of the All Activity option. Even if it says "All Activity" you're not seeing everything that happens all over the site. For instance, members wouldn't be aware of the post I made to alert site staff to my new schedule coming up for my job starting on the 30th, but my status update talking about it would show up for general members. That's because of where I made the posts and who is and isn't allowed to see those areas/features of the site. Just as a confirmation, I'm part of the Writer's Circle so I can see those posts, but I haven't yet joined The Pit, and I can't see a single post from the pit while I browse the 'All Activity list', no matter how far I go back (even as a staff member). I know Myr would have started a welcome/purpose of The Pit topic in there.

Glad you had a great birthday, Bill! Here's to many more!!

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Thanks for the comments, everyone! I agree, there does need to be more time. As fast and furious as mating can be, Ritch is fragile and Park is actually taking that into consideration. That, and sex with a broken leg is just no fun. LOL @Geemeedee I didn't even think about the teeth, lol. Maybe we'll pretend he did it and I just glossed over it. @glennish I think he's getting just as protective of Park as Park is of him, and Park got really hurt. That puts a damper on the libido, for sure.

Awww, my favorite care bear(s)--you included! Thanks! LOL!! Does that mean I get Scooby snacks? Hilarious, because I bought a box of bagged snacks at Costco earlier, and they actually have "Scooby Snacks" that are graham cracker treats in it! Thank you, Myr!

You would, and you wouldn't be! Thank you, Emi! Thanks, Gary!! Thank you, DDK!

Thank you! Thank you, Bill & Aditus! No such luck for taking the day off because I had a job interview and errands, but it has been a pretty darn good day! Daughter gave me chocolates and the hubby came home with a chocolate fudge cake--they get me! Aww, thank you, lilansui. That's a nice sentiment. Very colorful, Drew! Thank you!

Very cute! And so elaborate to make! (I buy mine at the store, lol!) Thank you, Puppi! Thanks, LitLover! Thank you, Reader!

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As much as I wanted naked and wet time to lead to something more, my body was totally against me. The pain was building and that throbbing pulse was almost all I could feel, even with Ritch’s soapy hands sliding down my body. “I’m sorry,” I muttered. “What? Why?” He looked up at me, literally on his knees at my feet, his head the perfect height. And nothing. I waved hand toward my groin with the hand that wasn’t bracing me on the wall. “It’s not you.” Ritch’s hair was slicked