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Think before you act.

It's a German brand: NamasTee by Teekanne Gold Des Kurkuma Maybe you can order it via their online shop. Or Google can help you. Some of their teas are available in the U.S.

I'm trying to be optimistic here, or fatalistic.

Without the storms and rain, life would cease to exist.

Duh!

Try to watch your well-being

Eyes annoying colleague...okay.

"Always try to identify greatness in every person you encounter."

Here is your weekly nudge or inspirational kick. PT #195 Write a short story or vignette where a paper napkin takes on large emotional importance. PT #196 Invent a character who has a ‘Murphy’s Law' week. Please include the prompt number either in your story/chapter description or title to help readers who would like to search for specific prompts. Also, please remember that stories less than one thousand words must be posted as part of a collection. If you check the subgenre 'prompt' in your story tags, then people/readers can find everything here: https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/subgenre/prompt/

That's a joke. Right?

We have enough time if we use it right.

And I utterly failed.

What? Why? Although...I like a cup of that once in a while too.

They're as fierce as valkyries.

Um...okay. I'm definitely going to try that today.

Experience your higher self.

It's wintertime which means I drink a lot of tea. Friends who know me gave me a ton of different teas for my birthday and Christmas, some even come with a saying. They make me roll my eyes, grin, or think. I thought I could share some wisdom. #1 Forgiveness is an act of consciousness.

One suggestion to add to Chris' and law's comments. An absolute newbie AAA, which means, first story, only a few story followers. To the questions: What is your favorite story/collection on Gay Authors? Joined by Blood by Renee Stevens What is your favorite food? Italian If you could accomplish one thing for 2024, what would it be? Panic later.

The Deep Dives are a great addition to the blogs and they motivated me to add a genre here and there to my stories. I admit freely I've been a little lazy in doing that.

What is this? The week of yucky words? I only liked isle.

Thank you for explaining this. Let's see if I understood this correctly. I can create a world where I can subsume stories that take place there. When I want to explain how the vampires, and wolves are made, that's worlbuilding.

Next word...

Perfect, Steve! Merry Christmas, everyone!

I'm here, I'm here. A wolf is never late. He arrives precisely when he means to.

This Friday I present a guest prompt by @Thirdly I know, I know lazy. Prompt #189 Holiday Hazard: The protagonist drank too much spiked eggnog while staying with his family over the holidays. His younger cousins somehow manage to convince him to go with them to a Winter-themed amusement park even though he has a hangover. There at the amusement park, he finds someone he manages to get along with more than anyone else he'd ever come across. They end up holding hands even while riding roller coasters. Where does their instant chemistry land them? Prompt #190 Chocoholics Anonymous: The chocolate shortage in his hometown is the protagonist's biggest living nightmare, especially when he requires the most authentically dark chocolate for his special pastry recipe. His family expects him to bring that pastry with him as one of their favorite holiday traditions to go along with his sibling's infamous hot chocolate and put them all into a chocolate-induced coma. Only a mom and pop shop three hours away has any of that dark chocolate in stock. But, by the time he arrives, he sees the shop owner ready to close up! What does he do, promise, or say to convince the shop owner to allow him to buy that chocolate after hours? Please include the prompt number either in your story/chapter description or title to help readers who would like to search for specific prompts. Also, please remember that stories less than one thousand words must be posted as part of a collection If you check the subgenre 'prompt' in your story tags, then people/readers can find everything here: https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/subgenre/prompt/