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    Featured Story: A Shot Of Bourbon

    By Lugh,


    Featured Stories
    This week our story is A Shot of Bourbon by Shadowgod. I hope you enjoy it as much as Conner did. So, give it a shot, and you may find you like... bourbon.



    A Shot of Bourbon


    by Shadowgod


    review by Conner
     

    This was the first story by Shadowgod that I ever read. I’ve been a fan ever since. For me, humour and intimacy are an irresistible combination. This story has both in spades.
     
    As stories go, this one is on the shorter side – 5 healthy chapters totalling about 38k. The story takes place in Bakersfield, CA, home to Bourbon, our protagonist, and his parents. Bourbon (a nickname bestowed on him by his parents) is a 17 year old high school student. He narrates the story. Every now and then, Bourbon takes a moment to speak directly to the reader. Humour with a touch of irreverence is the usual result. Rusty, the object of Bourbon’s love and lust, is a young lad of similar age who lives in the neighbourhood. Bourbon’s dad is an absolute sweetheart. He has a wisdom born of equal parts common sense and compassion. Bourbon describes him as “a very face value kinda' guy”.
     
    Bourbon has a dirt bike. Next to Rusty, Bourbon loves his bike. For those of you who enjoy the sound of a racing engine and especially for those who enjoy the feel of an engine between your legs – well, let me just say, you won’t be disappointed. A large part of the story centres around this activity.
     
    That said, though, this is very much a love story. While on the surface, there’s nothing really exceptional about Bourbon and Rusty’s relationship, within its folds, there is layer upon layer of intimacy that leaves you yearning for more.
     
    It’s a beautiful tale, beautifully told. The editing, by Viv, is excellent.
     
     
     
    Remember to Read and Review!
    Happy Writing!
  2. Lugh

    Weekly Wrap Up

    By Lugh,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well, our week with Shane by Vlista is done. I do hope some of you enjoyed the story. Our tips this week were on Research and Plot Bunnies. Comicfan brought us two new prompts and we got to see a poetic response to one of our previous prompts. And finally our week wrapped up with a Blast from the Past -- featured poetry from 2006!
     

    Reader's Choice Awards --
    Voting will end this SATURDAY, Feb 25, 2012. I've gotten mine in have you?
    Please READ THE DIRECTIONS as they are VERY specific.
    If you do not follow them your vote will not be counted.
    If there are any questions POST THEM AS PER DIRECTIONS IN THE THREAD.
     
    Anthology Announcements --
    Spring Anthology "It Wasn't Me" Due March 8. Poetry Anthology "Cracks in Time" Due April 17th Novella Anthology "Secrets Can Kill" Due June 30?

    FSO Announcements --
     
    none this week
     

    General Announcements --
     
    Please remember our authors rely on your feedback so read and review. Not every chapter (although that would be sweet!) but at least every few on a longer piece, and at least once a story.
     
    GA Cleanup
     
    Please go through your old PMs, attachments, etc and reduce the clutter... honestly you do not need those "yes me too" messages from 2008.
     
    Also there are new guidelines for the storage in the gallery. Please abide by them. Many of you are over quota. Reduce and reuse space. Thank you.
     

    New Reading
     
    In Premium this week:
     
    Displacement DKStories
     

    By our Hosted Authors this week:
     
    The Experiment Cia
    St. Vincent Book 5 of Bridgemont Mark Arbour
    Hypnotic Book 3 of Carthera Tales Cia
    Paternity Book 12 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP) Mark Arbour
    The Secret Life of Billy Chase 6 Book 6 of Billy Chase Chronicles Comicality
    On The Outside Comicality
    A Class By HImself Comicality
    Kiss Of An Angel Comicality
    New Kid In School Comicality
    Circumnavigation CJames
     
     
     
    By our Promising Authors this week:
     
    Pilots II David McLeod
    Aglanthol 3 - The Castle of Saelethiel (The Law Cannot Be Shaken) Dolores Esteban
    The Prompt You Say! Comicfan
    Purpose Quonus10
    Durch Ferne Welten and Zeitung (or, "Swan Song") David McLeod
    Finding Danny Book 2 of 0300 David McLeod
    The Strange Life of Jonas Marks Comicfan
     

    Have an interesting week! Read, Write, REVIEW!!!!!!
  3. Lugh

    Blast From The Past!

    By Lugh,


    Reviews
    How about some featured poetry from Edition 3, December 2006:
     

    His Hand
    by Nickolas James
     

    I used to reach for your hand when I was smaller
    Now sometimes I push it away.
    But I’ll never forget how you still loved me
    the day I told you I was gay.
    We fight a lot and you still yell at me
    Every time I act like I don’t care
    But the truth is I still idolize you
    From the way that you walk
    To the clothes that you wear.
    God blessed me with you
    But you say that I’m wrong
    You call me the blessing
    Somehow you stay strong.
    You’re the man in my life
    and you’ve taught me so much.
    How to be my own man
    How to always stay tough.
    I know you panic whenever I’m sick
    But then I get better and act like a prick
    Still you know I love you
    Even if I act out
    I hope in your heart there’s never a doubt
    Just because I’m not little
    I hope you understand.
    I’ll always be willing to hold my dad’s hand.
     
    © 2006 Nickolas James
     

    Nickolas James is now a retired author, however, comments are still welcome!
    Happy Reading, Writing, and Reviewing!
  4. Lugh

    Weekly Wrap Up

    By Lugh,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Time to review for the kids in the back of the room!
     
    Monday: Featured Hosted's Story -- Jack Scribe's It Stay's in Vegas.
    Tuesday: Mark Arbour shared how he gets his motivation
    Wednesday: More than a Crush by FleetingRainbow and Social Skills by KingdombytheSea
    Thursday: Renee Stevens shared how to create a credible villian
    Friday: Comicfan brought us two new prompts and new prompt responses to read
    Saturday: Our Blast From the Past was a 2006 interview with Vlista
     

    Like the cliffnotes?
     
     
     
    Reader's Choice Awards --
    Voting has started. I've gotten mine in have you?
    Please READ THE DIRECTIONS as they are VERY specific.
    If you do not follow them your vote will not be counted.
    If there are any questions POST THEM AS PER DIRECTIONS IN THE THREAD.
     
    Anthology Announcements --
    Spring Anthology "It Wasn't Me" Due March 8. Poetry Anthology "Cracks in Time" Due April 17th Novella Anthology "Secrets Can Kill" Due June 30?

    FSO Announcements --
     
    none this week
     

    General Announcements --
     
    Do you Tweet? Join GayAuthors on thier twitter account.
     
    Please remember our authors rely on your feedback so read and review. Not every chapter (although that would be sweet!) but at least every few on a longer piece, and at least once a story.
     
    Many of these announcments are also on our calendar. If you would like a heads up on things to come, please subscribe to it by clicking the follow button or just take the occasional look by clicking on "calendar on the menu bar.
     
    So, are you one of the 29? Yep that's right, only 29 people have clicked on the 'follow me' button. To get notifications direct to you... click follow me!
     

    GA Cleanup
     
    Please go through your old PMs, attachments, etc and reduce the clutter... honestly you do not need those "yes me too" messages from 2008.
     
    Also there are new guidelines for the storage in the gallery. Please abide by them. Many of you are over quota. Reduce and reuse space. Thank you.
     

    Special Announcement
     
    Myr is hosting an End of the World Party, December 20, 2012 at his house (or nearby venue to be announce depending on RSPVs) please contact him if you are interested.
     

    New Reading
     
    In Premium this week:
     
    Displacement DKStories
     

    By our Hosted Authors this week:
     
    The Experiment Cia
    St. Vincent Book 5 of Bridgemont Mark Arbour
    Paternity Book 12 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP) Mark Arbour
    The Secret Life of Billy Chase 6 Book 6 of Billy Chase Chronicles Comicality
    Acceptance of Fate Krista
    Circumnavigation Cjames
     

    By our Promising Authors this week:
     

    Redneck Trailer Park David McLeod
    GA Writing Prompts Dolores Esteban
    Aglanthol 3 - The Castle of Saelethiel (The Law Cannot Be Shaken) Dolores Esteban
    Durch Ferne Welten and Zeitung (or, "Swan Song") David McLeod
    The Funny Thing Is JWolf
    Finding Danny Book 2 of 0300 David McLeod
    The Prompt You Say! Comicfan
    The Strange Life of Jonas Marks Comicfan
    Translator III-Dragon Warrior Book 3 of The Translator David McLeod
     
     
     
    Have an interesting week! Read, Write, REVIEW!!!!!!
  5. Lugh

    Weekly Wrap Up...

    By Lugh,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Greetings on this Superbowl Sunday from your friendly blogging team. This week has been a hoot! It started off by dragging out an old favorite by DomLuka:
     




    Desert Dropping

     
    You know, I really wish more of you would review these stories... make an author feel appreciated. Anyway, our reviewer really did just that. And got quite a bit of feedback. Good job!
     
    Of course that was just Monday, we still have a whole week to look back on. Tuesday was a peek at the psychology of the writer's muse, and Thursday brought a few ways to tackle that pesky problem of introducing the physical description of your character.
     
    Wednesday brought us two new stories to read and review (and you guys were still talking about Desert Dropping!). We were given Pitch Perfect by intune and Red Light by Robyn and as always, the invitation is open for you all to pitch your favorite into the ring. Bring em on baby!
     
    Friday, as always, presented two new writing prompts for those who want to try out their writing wings, who are in a slump, have writer's block, or who just want to flex their writing mucsles with something new. Percy wrote a really nice piece from the POV of an inanimate object. Go make sure you give him reader love (click the like button) in GAStories.
     
    And finally Blast from the Past. We discovered how much we've grown. This year is our 10th anniversery as a site. We've come a long way baby!
     

    Reader's Choice Awards --
    Voting has started. I've gotten mine in have you?
    Please READ THE DIRECTIONS as they are VERY specific.
    If you do not follow them your vote will not be counted.
    If there are any questions POST THEM AS PER DIRECTIONS IN THE THREAD.
     
    Anthology Announcements --
    Spring Anthology "It Wasn't Me" Due March 8. Poetry Anthology "Cracks in Time" Due April 17th Novella Anthology "Secrets Can Kill" Due June 30?

    FSO Announcements --
    "Valentine" Anthology will be posting sometime this week on FSO .
     
    General Announcements --
     
    Do you Tweet? Join GayAuthors on thier twitter account.
     
    Please remember our authors rely on your feedback so read and review. Not every chapter (although that would be sweet!) but at least every few on a longer piece, and at least once a story.
     
    Many of these announcments are also on our calendar. If you would like a heads up on things to come, please subscribe to it by clicking the follow button or just take the occasional look by clicking on "calendar on the menu bar.
     
    Don't forget about the writing prompts. We will be posting one next Friday... why not yours?
     

    GA Cleanup
     
    Please go through your old PMs, attachments, etc and reduce the clutter... honestly you do not need those "yes me too" messages from 2008.
     
    Also there are new guidelines for the storage in the gallery. Please abide by them. Many of you are over quota. Reduce and reuse space. Thank you.
     
    Special Announcement
     
    Myr is hosting an End of the World Party, December 20, 2012 at his house (or nearby venue to be announce depending on RSPVs) please contact him if you are interested.
     

    New Reading
     
    In Premium this week:
     
    Displacement DKStories
     

    By our Hosted Authors this week:
     
    Paternity Book 12 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP) Mark Arbour
    St. Vincent Book 5 of Bridgemont Mark Arbour
    Hypnotic Book 3 of Carthera Tales Cia
     

    By our Promising Authors this week:
     
    Aglanthol 3 - The Castle of Saelethiel (The Law Cannot Be Shaken) Dolores Esteban
    The Funny Thing Is JWolf
    Finding Danny Book 2 of 0300 David McLeod
    The Prompt You Say! Comicfan
    The Strange Life of Jonas Marks Comicfan
     
     
     

    Have an interesting week! Read, Write, REVIEW!!!!!!
  6. Lugh

    because I forgot...

    By Lugh,

    Ok for the record I forgot to do this...
     
     
    yes I did meet my Nano writing goal.. barely.
     
    go me.
     
     
    I don't have the exact number on me at the moment, I'll update this entry with it later, but I wanted to close that issue...
  7. Lugh

    doing the hump-di-dump....

    By Lugh,

    Today is the halfway mark for Nano...
     
    I should be at 25,000 words. I am officially at: 24,190
     
    Ok it's a little off... but i'm not done writing tonight. I'll consider that on schedule.
     
    Write well... Write happy... Just Write!
  8. Lugh

    One-fifth check in

    By Lugh,

    so today is the 10k mark.... did I make it?
     
    Yes. With a little to spare.
     
    I now have somewhat of a plan, a few characters, a bad guy and best of all.... a plot with something that looks like an ending.
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