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    Weekly Wrap Up (Nov. 6 - Nov. 12)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    In case you are wondering why we have two blogs up featured at once, don't continually hit your refresh button to try to make one disappear  Or am I the only one that would do that? I remember back in the olden days, when a author would generally post a new chapter on the same day of the week around the same time of day, I'd sit there constantly hitting refresh until I got the new chapter  This was back in the eFic days long before even the idea of post dating  
    Now where was I? Oh, so due to a malfunction at the junction, we never got Comicality's Blog on Saturday up until around 5 PM in the NA Eastern time zone  So to ensure you all get the chance to check out his much followed blog on Saturdays, we will leave it up with the Wrap up on Sunday.
    So did you do anything for what some call Armistice Day, Veterans Day, or Remembrance Day? I took some holidays the past week but had to work most days anyways , but I did go to a Remembrance Day ceremony here in town. Always such a sobering but very meaningful event.
    Well here is what I know 10's of you are looking forward to , the Wrap Up in full!
    Monday was an introduction to an all new C(an't)S(top)R(eading) Feature for November! @Dodger is the one we are reading this month:
    Tuesday was a HUGE day at GA. Anytime our Author Promotion Team uploads a blog, you know a deserving author is getting a promotion. Make sure you pop in and if you haven't, give @kbois a congratulatory message:
    If it is Thursday, our Anthology Queen  (that is non gender emoticon ) @Valkyrie took us back to 2010. I was not as old as I am now, back then . I was in my mid 20's  
    On Friday, @Cole Matthewsbrought us some interesting prompts to explore. Just in case you don't remember what they were , click here:
    Saturday, but only part of Saturday we had @Comicality's writing article blog up. So to make sure you check it out today, or even tomorrow , here is the link:
    For the heck of it, let's put in the links for this week's Words of the Day  Less typing for me when I can just post a link  Come on, there was six words and even a hyphenated word this week  
    We are definitely off to a fast start on our November goals:

     
    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to  @Timothy M. of @wildone 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Gap Year by Mark Arbour The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus Elias by Krista **Complete** Flying Circus by Carlos Hazday By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Ancalagon by Cia The Cat Burglar by Aditus Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Shadow Effect by kbois Last Reels by Mawgrim Corrupting the Innocent by kbois **Complete** Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Warming The Cold One by garfwiz Prairie Dogs, Pronghorns, & Penis Sheaths by Biff Spork Canaan Club by Westley D. ARROW by CLJobe Lord Edwin by quokka Wild Flower by vanalas Goldstein, Johnson & Cole by Mancunian **Complete** Fix It by RichEisbrouch Makarovia! Yes, I Know Where That is! Sophomore Year by R. Eric Stolen: Unearthing the Lore by lomax61 Confluence by Refugium Chasing Rusty Parker by Laura S. Fox Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26 Love Is Everything by Ajbt2001 Resentment: A Psychological Thriller by ValentineDavis21 I Think This Place Is Haunted, Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees **Complete** Unspoken by Late to the party Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
  2. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Oct. 30 - Nov. 5)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well folks, I unexpectedly find myself not at home without anything but an iPhone 😳
    So for now I’ll publish the stories updated over the week and then tomorrow fill in the rest of the blanks. 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia (In Process) Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Gap Year by Mark Arbour  Flying Circus by Carlos Hazday  Get Into James Shorts by JamesSavik **Complete** Ancalagon by Cia Elias by Krista  Sharp Shorts by Aditus  Jay's Loelife: A GA Exclusive Epic-logue by Mrsgnomie **Complete** The Cat Burglar by Aditus  Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Last Reels by Mawgrim Death in the Shadows by astone2292 **Complete** Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Shadow Effect by kbois  I Think This Place Is Haunted, Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees Prairie Dogs, Pronghorns, & Penis Sheaths by Biff Spork  Unspoken by Late to the party  The Kid On The Bike by RichEisbrouch **Complete** Confluence by Refugium Chasing Rusty Parker by Laura S. Fox ARROW by CLJobe  Stolen: Unearthing the Lore by lomax61  I Hate This Town by Demiurge **Complete** Tough Times by quokka **Complete** Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26  Ark II by R. Eric The Brotherhood: Awakening Book IIby The Writer X Goldstein, Johnson & Cole by Mancunian Canaan Club by Westley D. Inherited by lomax61 Walking Through Dark Places by W_L**Complete** The Playground by ObicanDecko **Complete** More Than Nothing by Littlelovestories  Well here is the rest of the Weekly Wrap Up so we can get everyone tuned up to what went on the past week!
    To start of the week off we waited until Wednesday to have a very popular addition of Ask An Author 3.0:
    Thursday, Valkyrie let us know of a further couple of polls to build on the earlier ones for next year's anthology(ies):
    Friday, Val was back again and presented a couple of unique Writing Prompts:
    Comicality was back on Saturday with a topic of a genre that I quite enjoy:
    Myr was always near a computer  
    fatidic, ghoul, muckrake, threnody, florilegium, maelstrom, exculpate
    The calendar turned and put us one month closer to the end of 2022. Here is how we did in the month of October. Well down everyone!!

    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to  @Timothy M. of @wildone 
     
     
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  3. wildone

    Weekly Wrap UP (Oct. 23 - Oct. 29)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Sooooo, that should kick off the mood of this weekend  Not really sure what is more scary, the song or the facial expressions of Bobby Pickett!!
    I had a certain European food and chocolate company send me a whole bunch of Halloween candy mini bars due to my current job! I have boxes and boxes of mini chocolate bars, not the best for a lifelong diabetic  I know that Krista is expecting some but I think the UPS fee to send them to Kentucky might be a bit excessive. So what should I do with them? When I was a kid, I went out trick or treating and after Mom and Dad took me to the local children's hospital where I donated it. They in turn would get me some more diabetic friendly treats. Somehow over the years, hospitals seem to have asked not to have chocolate dropped off, I wonder why  
    So what should I do with all this chocolate? I have Monday to decide so I'm sure you will all have very helpful suggestions  
    A bit slower week at the blog this week  
    Our first blog after the Weekly Wrap was actually on Thursday !
    Valkyrie in addition to surveying the site about future anthologies, enlisted the help of @CassieQ on some tips on Writing for a Theme:
    Then on Friday, our trusty Prompt Team marked a Prompt-aversary  Actually, they went back to pay homage to the man who was our prompt guru for years, @comicfan   
    Saturday, Comicality wrote a interesting topic, one that piques your interest just by the title:
    No matter how many blogs are posted, Myr is logging in 7 days a week to give us new Words of the Day:
    proclivity, smorgasbord, efficacious, orchidaceous, per contra, garble, homogeneous
    Well if you want to help us meet our October goals, you have Sunday and Monday. Do our authors have 9 new stories and 82 new chapters? Think of it as nine stories of nine chapters and one has a prologue  Just kidding, we all appreciate every single word you share with us all  You're the best!!!!

    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to  @Timothy M. of @wildone 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Gap Year by Mark Arbour The Company by JamesSavik Flying Circus by Carlos Hazday Ancalagon by Cia Jay's Loelife: A GA Exclusive Epic-logue by Mrsgnomie Picture Me And You by Comicality The Cat Burglar by Aditus Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Last Reels by Mawgrim Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Prairie Dogs, Pronghorns, & Penis Sheaths by Biff Spork Stolen: Unearthing the Lore by lomax61 Love Is Everything by Ajbt2001 Shadow Effect by kbois The Playground by ObicanDecko The Kid On The Bike by RichEisbrouch Chasing Rusty Parker by Laura S. Fox Letter Found in a Desk by Refugium **Complete** Raising a Rebel by W_L The English Year by Jwolf Ash's Marriage Trigger by Thirdly Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26 The Next Stage by Littlelovestories ARROW by CLJobe Resentment: A Psychological Thriller by ValentineDavis21 Collections by RichEisbrouch **Complete** Blueblood 5.1: Red Alert!! by R. Eric Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  4. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Oct. 16 - Oct. 22)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    They say a picture is worth a thousand words  This is what it looked like in my next of the woods after 3 days of temps in the mid 20's C, (77F) which were records, to dropping down below 0 overnight (32 F) and getting around 15 cm (6 inches) of snow  Just so you know, even though I'm happy to see some much needed moisture and the first snow fall of the year, I blame this 100% on @Krista   She wished this on me for like the past month and a half. 
    Now rumour has it snow has been spotted below the Mason Dickson Line already  So curious, have you had any snow? The ways things are I guess it might be appropriate to ask everyone, no matter where you are  
    This week we got into a regular groove again and had some missed weekly blogs make their returns.
    Monday, Cia was in to introduce us to this gem of a story in our Signature Feature:
    Wednesday she was back with an excerpt from the story to entice you into taking a look.
    Wednesday was Val's time to talk to us all about anthology themes. She also opened up a couple of polls to gauge opinions out there.
    Friday, Additus brought us back to the weekly prompts. Are you thinking it is time to give one a go?
    Saturday was Comsie's day to bring a new writing article to help everyone out.
    Each morning, depending on where you live  we got a new word of the day:
    pleiad, panoply, caravansary, juncture, exonerate, extenuate, cozen
    With one week to go, let's make a valiant charge to get our reading stats up there for the month of October:

     
    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to  @Timothy M. of @wildone 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Flying Circus by Carlos Hazday Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Ancalagon by Cia Elias by Krista GFD: Children Of Sunset by Comicality The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus Jay's Loelife: A GA Exclusive Epic-logue by Mrsgnomie The Cat Burglar by Aditus On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    The Fraternity House by Bill W **Complete** Finding Good Trouble by Ronyx **Complete** Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Last Reels by Mawgrim Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Shadow Effect by kbois ARROW by CLJobe Ash's Marriage Trigger by Thirdly Prairie Dogs, Pronghorns, & Penis Sheaths by Biff Spork The Playground by ObicanDecko Chasing Rusty Parker by Laura S. Fox The Kid On The Bike by RichEisbrouch Canaan Club by Westley D. Dance over the Thunderclouds by Georgie DHainaut **Complete** Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26 Inherited by lomax61 Finding love by AquariusGuy Raising a Rebel by W_L Gods and Ancients by Grumpy Bear Wild Flower by vanalas Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
     
  5. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Oct. 2 - Oct. 8)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well a Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian friends. Not sure if you all have plans to be with someone(s) for the day or for dinner, but I really hope you all do . I'll be heading out to friends place this year to join his entire family to enjoy a turkey and so much more  
    I was thinking about Halloween, since it is my job in real life , is like less that 3 weeks away . So have you put any thoughts into what you are going to dress up as? That is if you dress up. Why not have some fun this year and no matter what happens, you can do at least do a little dress up for Halloween. Maybe something as easy as some cat ears, pin a tigers tail to you butt, so many possibilities. So tell us your big, or little, plans for the 31st.
    Another quieter week at the GA news blog but what we had, we had well worth the quality  
    Monday, Cia dropped on by with a brand new CSR for the month of October:
    Wednesday was the first one of the month and Aaron brought us something new to us all and frankly I never would have thought of doing . Did you check it out? Also, make sure you send him just 3 simple, easy questions about a story you read here. He will get the answers you never knew you could have answered!  
     
    So the past 5 weeks, we have had 4 weeks of a fabulous anthology stories under the theme of Anniversary. So Cia recapped everything all up into a nicely wrapped up blog entry. Curiosity is killing me, did you read all the entries? 
    Seven days this past week, Myr was in with a new word of the day:
    youthquake, Cassandra, kapellmeister, thwart, aubade, unabashed, crux
    Now we are just barely into 1 week of October, but lets see where we are in our goals. Maybe some residual effects from the anthologies?

    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to  @Timothy M. of @wildone 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Gap Year by Mark Arbour a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Flying Circus by Carlos Hazday My One True Weakness by Comicality Ancalagon by Cia Elias by Krista GFD: Fanboys by Comicality Jay's Loelife: A GA Exclusive Epic-logue by Mrsgnomie rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus **Complete** The Cat Burglar by Aditus Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    In a Stupor by Bill W Finding Good Trouble by Ronyx The House Sitter by Bill W Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Canaan Club by Westley D. For you by Zuri The Playground by ObicanDecko Shadow Effect by kbois ARROW by CLJobe Tough Times by quokka CRYSTALLINE by Wombat Bill The Kid On The Bike by RichEisbrouch Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox Ark II by R. Eric Dance over the Thunderclouds by Georgie DHainaut Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26 Raising a Rebel by W_L  Detour by matcha Gender Bender in a Blue Blender by Thirdly The Flash of Brilliance by W_L **Complete** Warming The Cold One by garfwiz Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Poems of Reflection by NFields1608  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  6. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Sept. 25 - Oct. 1)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well it has happened  October has darkened our doors  This means the seasons are a changing. Have you got any frost on your pumpkin, or any other parts yet  ? 
    It is also sad in the sense that this week concluded week 4 of the Anthology - Anniversary. Please, if you haven't had a chance yet, make sure you thank your Authors, Poets and Editors and Beta's for making this one of the best, not only in participation, but in content on the sites 20 year history. Also time for a HUGE shoutout to our Anthology Team who have been tirelessly working to get everything set up and ready to go. I'm hoping that all of you get some rest and relaxation and have a sense of accomplishment to take you well into the future!!!  
    Now by the clock on my wall, it is 3:43 AM  So I think I'm going to get right into the Wrap Up. Heck, I even see @TalonRider is up to do his daily post in LPW!
    Monday was the CSR Discussion Day brought to you by the letter "C" (for Cia).
    Oh my, I'm so overworked this week , looks like the letter 'C' then brought us the final entries for the Anthology on the Thursday!
    Sort of like Old Faithful, we had Myr spewing out new Words of the Day, Sunday through Saturday:
    bludge, demean, fervid, obdurate, fata morgana, gist, infantilize
    With September in the past now, let's see where we ended up on out goals. Pretty darn good in my books  All made it in all but one category and we juuuuuuust missed out on that one. Take a collective bow everyone  

    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to  @Timothy M. of @wildone 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Gap Year by Mark Arbour On Track by Headstall **Anthology Entry** New Arrivals by northie **Anthology Entry** Bellini by Cole Matthews **Anthology Entry** The Purple Door by Valkyrie **Anthology Entry** The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus Ancalagon by Cia Elias by Krista Jay's Loelife: A GA Exclusive Epic-logue by Mrsgnomie The Cat Burglar by Aditus a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Founder's Day by Myr **Anthology Entry** Finding Good Trouble by Ronyx Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Primal Park by astone2292 **Anthology Entry** Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Tough Times by quokka The Earth and The Snake by SilvryArdor Touma Shimizu by Luca E **Complete** Finding love by AquariusGuy The Kid On The Bike by RichEisbrouch Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox Gender Bender in a Blue Blender by Thirdly WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L More Than Nothing by Littlelovestories The Third Clue: A Pacha'ka Adventure by Geron Kees **Complete** Sun and Moon by SilvryArdor For you by Zuri CRYSTALLINE by Wombat Bill Canaan Club by Westley D. Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26 The Next Stage by Littlelovestories Detour by matcha ARROW by CLJobe A terrible, nonsensical poetry and others by SilvryArdor Raising a Rebel by W_L Dance over the Thunderclouds by Georgie DHainaut The Flash of Brilliance by W_L Blueblood 5.1: Red Alert!! by R. Eric The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X Hamilton Gode New Edition by Luca E Wild Flower by vanalas Youngblood by metajinx  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  7. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Sept. 18 - Sept. 24)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    3 down and 1 to go!! We are getting there! Before you start to feel withdrawals from not having any more new anthology entries, rest assured that there was enough of them for the Anthology - Anniversary that there will be a fourth and final release next Thursday for all of you  
    What else is new you ask (okay, maybe you didn't )  Well Thursday was not only the release of round 3, but it also was the kick off off the Fall Equinox up here in the Northern Hemisphere and the Spring Equinox in the South. Did you happen to see any Druids walking down the street around sunrise on Thursday? Seemingly to keep with the turn of the season, I have now caught my first full blown cold of the fall  I thought it was just going to be a sniffle or two but waking up this morning I had a present that I was definitely not wanting. Fluids, fluids, fluids they say. No beer for me today, but a couple of liters of water instead.
    I was wondering to myself, Self, what else happened at the GA News Blog this week? Well if you asked yourselves the same question, thank gosh you have visited here for a nice wrapped up and easily referenced place to get it all.
    Monday, it was time to kick off with an all new Signature Author for the next month:
    If that was not enough to get you to check out our featured Siggy, how about a little excerpt of theirs on Wednesday:
    Finally on Thursday, we had the 3rd release of 4 for the Anthology - Anniversary: 
    We did also have a featured word every day of the past week too:
    sawbones, viva voce, procrastinate, paroxysm, bathetic, froufrou, chilblain
    With only a week to go, are we going to make all our goals this month? 

     
    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to  @Timothy M. of @wildone 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Gap Year by Mark Arbour tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Fireworks & Rain by Aditus **Anthology Entry** Faithful to the Cause by Mrsgnomie **Anthology Entry** Self-help by northie **Anthology Entry** Loving Anniversary by Carlos Hazday **Anthology Entry** The Cat Burglar by Aditus Ancalagon by Cia Translation Trashbin by AC Benus S-K-Y-L-I-G-H-T by Comicality rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    It's Been a Long Time by Bill W **Anthology Entry** Finding Good Trouble by Ronyx Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Pardon My Polari by Dodger **Anthology Entry** A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Lust and Propriety by HinderToyBL **Complete** The Third Clue: A Pacha'ka Adventure by Geron Kees Touma Shimizu by Luca E ARROW by CLJobe CRYSTALLINE by Wombat Bill The Seducer: A Gone From Daylight Inspired Story by MrM The Kid On The Bike by RichEisbrouch I Hate This Town by Demiurge WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L Tough Times by quokka Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox The English Year by Jwolf Ark II by R. Eric A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui The Syndicate by BKWildenberg Detour by matcha Raising a Rebel by W_L Finding love by AquariusGuy The Next Stage by Littlelovestories The Flash of Brilliance by W_L Dance over the Thunderclouds by Georgie DHainaut Youngblood by metajinx  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  8. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Sept. 11 - Sept. 17)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I would be remiss if I didn't mention at the start of the Wrap Up about the 2nd round of the GA Anniversary Anthology 😮 It is more a fear of @Valkyrie. Even without her threats and promises of a world of hurt, I would have done it anyways  
    So about those stories, why not give us an update on how you are doing? Did you get through all of Round 1. Have you got through Round 2 already ? Have you liked and left a chapter comment or story comment? I know our authors really appreciate everyone's feedback. With this being the first anthology in a while, let's leave our authors with good memories of what you thought of what they did. How the characters and stories made you feel!  
    On the personal front, not too much to report here  So I'll save you anything more about me  
    Even though I didn't know what day of the week it was, I did manage to get the Review Teams latest and greatest review up on Monday:
    Then on Tuesday, did you drop by for some cake and drinks? Supposedly Myr had the hard stuff hidden for just himself  Luckily he did up the following blog post before he cracked the bottle  . 20 Years, WOW!!!
     
    Then with great fan fair, we got the second round of the 2022 Anthology: Anniversary:
    On Friday and Saturday we gave the Review Team and Comicality the day off again. They will both be back soon!
    Now what about the Word's of the Day? Did we get 7 of them?  
    bevy, torpor, eidectic, esoteric, prognosticate, obeisance, pellucid
    Now with all these new stories, how the heck are we doing on our goals? Wow, we have surpassed our goal for reviews  

     
    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to  @Timothy M. of @wildone 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Translation Trashbin by AC Benus Gap Year by Mark Arbour Boundaries: An Old West Tale by Headstall **Anthology Entry** One Hundred Forty-Five Candles by Aditus **Anthology Entry** Poems for Sunday by Valkyrie **Anthology Entry** Ancalagon by Cia A Home For Christmas by Comicality GFD: Children Of Sunset by Comicality rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Finding Good Trouble by Ronyx Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Ten Years After by Mawgrim **Anthology Entry** Sticks and Stories by astone2292 Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Canaan Club by Westley D. Lust and Propriety by HinderToyBL ARROW by CLJobe CRYSTALLINE by Wombat Bill Finding love by AquariusGuy The Kid On The Bike by RichEisbrouch Goldstein, Johnson & Cole by Mancunian Hamilton Gode New Edition by Luca E Touma Shimizu by Luca E WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox Kit by quokka Twist of Fate by Remijay Shadow Effect by kbois For Better or For Worse by kbois **Anthology Entry** The Trouble At Jackalope Pass by drsawzall **Anthology Entry** Clovers End by Wolffang I Hate This Town by Demiurge Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26 Gods and Ancients by Grumpy Bear Raising a Rebel by W_L Resentment: A Psychological Thriller by ValentineDavis21 Youngblood by metajinx  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  9. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Sept. 4 - Sept. 10)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well, well, well. Shall we wrap this week up like a pig in a blanket .
    So question for all of you, have you partaken in any of the great first releases of the GA 20th Anniversary Anthology?  How many have you read, 1, 2, or all of them? What do you think so far? 
    I've personally had a busy week, as on Thursday night I was going to get into bed with my iPad and start reading. Much to my surprise out my condo's bedroom window 😮

    Okay Steve, that is an excuse for Thursday night...
    Then I came home from work on Friday afternoon, to find that all my shelving and hanger racks in my closet had decided to come crashing down . So today I tried on every piece of clothing and ended up donating 3/5th of my wardrobe . Tonight was a football game. But, I will try to get into them tomorrow for sure!
    We did have other things going on here at the GA News Blog that we shouldn't minimize or forget. 
    Monday, Cia kicked off the week with an all new CSR for the month of September:
    Then on Wednesday, Aaron threw caution to the wind and got all up in another author's business and personal space, but once again it resulted in another great AAA 3.0:
    Then the big day came on Thursday, and it was with great pleasure the Anthology Team was able to start releasing the 2022 Anniversary Anthology!!
    We did take a break on the Prompt and Writing Articles this week, so the focus will be on the Anthologies.
    Then one thing that didn't change, was that there was 7 new Words of the Day:
    zydeco, ethereal, festoon, amok, primordial, trepidation, canaille
    Now I think this month there will be a lot of reading, a lot of reviews, chapter comments, and story comments. Let's push for a blue month  

     
    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to  @Timothy M. of @wildone 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour Gap Year by Mark Arbour Odes to Life, Love, Loss, and Loyalty by Headstall **Anthology Entry** On the Grass by AC Benus **Anthology Entry** If Memory Serves by Comicality **Anthology Entry** The Plateau by Comicality Ancalagon by Cia a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Left Without Words by Comicality Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Happy Anniversary, Honey by Bill W **Anthology Entry** Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    CRYSTALLINE by Wombat Bill WL's Prompts- Short Stories by W_L WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L Shadow Effect by kbois Rock, Paper, Scissors by D.K. Daniels **Complete** Hamilton Gode New Edition by Luca E Finding love by AquariusGuy The Kid On The Bike by RichEisbrouch Ark II by R. Eric Touma Shimizu by Luca E ARROW by CLJobe Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox Kit by quokka Ravings of a Rabid Werewolf - Poetry by Wolf by WolfM Canaan Club by Westley D. Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26 The Perfect Car by Mancunian **Anthology Entry** Promises to Keep by W_L **Anthology Entry** Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport The English Year by Jwolf Raising a Rebel by W_L WL's Gay Manga and Anime Review by W_L **Complete** Youngblood by metajinx  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  10. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Aug. 28 - Sep. 3

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I'm so excited
    I just can't hide it
    I think I'm about to lose control and I think like it
    So September 1st came and went and I am so looking forward to our upcoming Anthology stories!! I know some are done and some are in the hands of our excellent proof team. I guess we can all now wait anxiously to see the first round of entries  
    I'm up late, early, whatever time in your neck of the woods, so I need to get this all wrapped up and get to bed  
    Monday Cia was back with the CSR Discussion Day:
    I feel like I should put in an Europe song here  Val was back with the exciting news about the anthology!
    Really, I don't know how Val had time for all these blogs  I thought she be attached to the TV watching the Continental getting ready for the Masters 🐎
    And if you didn't think we offered up enough this week, well we had one more to go on Saturday:
     
    Now Myr was a busy at work churning out some new Words of the Day:
    epitaph, scupper, stellar, ultima, huckster, sophomoric, schwarmerei
    Sadly the month of August has past and that means we are on our way to autumn and then winter in the northern hemisphere. Why don't we check in on how our goals went for the month of August: 
     

     
    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to  @Timothy M. of @wildone 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Translation Trashbin by AC Benus Gap Year by Mark Arbour The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Ancalagon by Cia a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Everhope by Carlos Hazday **Complete** Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Finding Good Trouble by Ronyx Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Sticks and Stories by astone2292 To the Weyr by Mawgrim **Complete** Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    CRYSTALLINE by Wombat Bill WL's Prompts- Short Stories by W_L Ark II by R. Eric ARROW by CLJobe Kit by quokka Wild Flower by vanalas The Kid On The Bike by RichEisbrouch Raising a Rebel by W_L Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox Detour by matcha Touma Shimizu by Luca E Finding love by AquariusGuy WL's Gay Manga and Anime Review by W_L Shadow Effect by kbois WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L Forever Yours by vanalas **Complete** To Sleep in a Bed of Deer by Yeoldebard **Complete** Canaan Club by Westley D. In Chandler's Hands by MrM Dragon's Roar by Xfighter1984 Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
  11. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Aug. 21 - Aug. 27)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Hey all, what's up?
    First off, thank you Cia for stepping in last week and getting the majority of the Weekly Wrap Up done for me
    Not sure if you noticed the latest announcement, but Myr, Cia and the programmer are all working triple overtime to try to fix the caching issues. Some significant improvements have happened over the past week with a few more patches coming this week. Hopefully they can nip this in the bud soon, as I know they are all trying so hard to get it done. You also are having great patience too! 
    So after the high heat we have had the past couple of weeks, we had a thunderstorm around noon today with a lot of lightning roll in, and I was caught in it Wouldn't be the first time I've been caught, but at least I didn't get hit by lightning... this time  Yes, that fact probably explains a lot about me . Well as I look outside right now 8 hours later, still raining with the occasional clap of thunder.
    Now for what happened here at the GA News Blog for the week. A little bit quieter around here for a bit of a change.Believe it or not,
    Valkyrie was the first to get a blog up for the Anthology. Just remember, you have 4 days to get your anthology into the review team!
    Friday, Aditus was here to represent the Prompt Team with a couple of new ideas to prod you for the week  Just the name of the prompts piqued my interest:
    Comicality held the final position with another great Writing Article to help everyone out that picks up a pen and paper so to speak:
    With everything going on, Myr was still setting his alarm clock early and posting the Word of the Day:
    caduceus, slew, flounder, rectilinear, variegated, argosy, decussate
    With the month coming to a close why don't we put a one last big push to get all our stats as close to the100% levels:

    Anthologies, Writing Challenges, and Contests
    2022 Anthology - Anniversary - Submitted to @Valkyrie for the proof team by Sept. 1, 2022
    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to  @Timothy M. of @wildone 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus Gap Year by Mark Arbour By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Everhope by Carlos Hazday Ancalagon by Cia Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Finding Good Trouble by Ronyx Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    To the Weyr by Mawgrim Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Halcyon by matcha Shadow Effect by kbois ARROW by CLJobe CRYSTALLINE by Wombat Bill Diamond Eyes by ValentineDavis21 The Next Stage by Littlelovestories The Kid On The Bike by RichEisbrouch Resentment: A Psychological Thriller by ValentineDavis21 The Travellers by Georgie DHainaut **Complete** Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox WL's Gay Manga and Anime Review by W_L Goldstein, Johnson & Cole by Mancunian Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26 Raising a Rebel by W_L Finding love by AquariusGuy WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L Gods and Ancients by Grumpy Bear Detour by matcha Ark II by R. Eric Brandon Smiling: From the Billy Chase Chronicles (2) by MrM Youngblood by metajinx Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  12. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Aug. 14 - Aug. 20)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Stay tuned to this spot. 
    Currently I cannot do the weekly update as I have a caching issue. I'm lucky to get this far. I will try again in the morning  
    Edit to add: I'm swooping in because I was online doing homework. I can see what Mr. Wildone cannot for some reason, so I thought I'd help out! Thank you all for being patient with this horrible bug; Myr is working diligently to track it down every day since that last IP update. It's not an easy one, and he's swamped! ~ Cia
    Monday's feature started off with a surprise feature for A.C. Benus.
     
    Wednesday readers enjoyed an excerpt from Campfires and Starlight.
     
    Thursday Valkyrie brought us some frequently asked questions about the Anthology-not much time left to submit your story so get it done now!!
    Friday Cole Matthews mixed it up! How? Check it out.
    Saturday Comsie discussed *ahem* intimacy 
    Let's check out all the words we learned this week thanks to Myr's Word of the Day feature!
    grift   advocate   pococurante  spindrift   dyed-in-the-wool   wyvern   smashmouth
    Anthologies, Writing Challenges, and Contests
    2022 Anthology - Anniversary - Submitted to @Valkyrie for the proof team by Sept. 1, 2022
    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to @wildone or @Timothy M. 
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia  Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Gap Year by Mark Arbour  By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens  Everhope by Carlos Hazday  rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus  Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus  **Complete** Ancalagon by Cia  Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    To the Weyr by Mawgrim  Death in the Shadows by astone2292  Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Brandon Smiling: From the Billy Chase Chronicles (2) by MrM  ARROW by CLJobe  Shadow Effect by kbois Detour by matcha  Chicago Wildlife by Young Sage  The Kid On The Bike by RichEisbrouch  Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L  Forever Yours by vanalas  Diamond Eyes by ValentineDavis21  Canaan Club by Westley D. Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26 The Travellers by Georgie DHainaut  Goldstein, Johnson & Cole by Mancunian  Love Of Family (Revised) by Ajbt2001 **Complete** Gods and Ancients by Grumpy Bear  Inherited by lomax61  You Complete Me by Salander  Finding love by AquariusGuy  CRYSTALLINE by Wombat Bill  Youngblood by metajinx  WL's Prompts- Short Stories by W_L  Shoulder Season by Mac Rountree WL's Gay Manga and Anime Review by W_L Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  13. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Aug. 7 - Aug. 13)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    We are nearly half way through the summer and you know what that means for North American people... Back to Skewl!! 
    I guess that is dependent on if you are a student of some level or if you are a working stiff like me  Believe it or not, up to a few years ago I was under the impression that the primary and secondary education all over the continent was basically from the beginning of September until the following June. How wrong I was . From what I understand, some of the southern US they head back to school around this time of year and go to around May and then get out. I guess when you have grown up your entire life doing something one way, you forget easily that others might not do it the same way!
    So here is my question since we have a worldwide audience, what is basically the school year in your next of the woods? If you don't want to say you live in Mississippi (I love spelling that state), you can say the deep south of the US. If there is a difference between primary and secondary, let us know too. I'm sure the people that live south of us in the other hemisphere have a totally different schedule than the North. What about Germany, Sweden, UK, France or elsewhere in Europe? Do you live in SE Asia or maybe the Caribbean? What about you?
    We had a great week here at the GA News Blog this week. Anytime we have a author promotion it is an exciting time!!
    Monday our Review Team, @spike382 in particular did a great new review. Hope you get a chance to check the story out:
    Tuesday was the big day I was alluding to. Make sure you check out @northie's promotion to Signature and drop off a congrats:
    On Thursday, our Anthology Coordinator, @Valkyrie came in and gave us some tips on the difference of proofreading versus editing.
    Please note you have to September 1st to get in this years special anniversary Anthology entries!!
    Friday we had @Aditus present a 'short winded' edition of prompts. Check them out:
    Finally on Saturday, we were all attracted to a great new writing article by @Comicality:
    Although we did have some caching issues here at GA over the week, know that Myr is diligently working to get this resolved, he also was busy providing us with a Word of the Day:
    catchpole, pilgarlic, rictus, inviolable, acumen, neologism, evanescent
    Anthologies, Writing Challenges, and Contests
    2022 Anthology - Anniversary - Submitted to @Valkyrie for the proof team by Sept. 1, 2022
    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to @wildone or @Timothy M. 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Gap Year by Mark Arbour rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus Ancalagon by Cia Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    House of Frost by Dabeagle **Complete** Finding Good Trouble by Ronyx Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    To the Weyr by Mawgrim Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Love Of Family (Revised) by Ajbt2001 Ark II by R. Eric Shadow Effect by kbois WL's Gay Manga and Anime Review by W_L The Second Circlet: The Old Places by MrM The Travellers by Georgie DHainaut The Kid On The Bike by RichEisbrouch Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox ARROW by CLJobe WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L CRYSTALLINE by Wombat Bill Finding love by AquariusGuy Youngblood by metajinx Diamond Eyes by ValentineDavis21 Gods and Ancients by Grumpy Bear Carnivorous Butterflies by Peter Wood Detour by matcha Shoulder Season by Mac Rountree Canaan Club by Westley D. WL's Prompts- Short Stories by W_L Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
     
  14. wildone

    Featured Story: A New Family Unit

    By wildone,


    Reviews
    This story reviewed by @spike382 has piqued my interest. I think I might start reading today. Hoping that this review entices you to read it as well.
     
    A New Family Unit
    by Ajbt2001
     
    Reviewer: spike382
    Status: Complete
    Word Count: 20,574
     
    Here on GA, I am always on the lookout for story content from authors I haven’t read before.  As an aside, I’m personally looking for content outside the paranormal thriller/romance genre that has gained immense popularity on the site in the last couple of years.  So just recently I ran across this story by Ajbt2001, who joined our little community just a few years ago, but already has a number of finished stories published here.  
    In a New Family Unit, two single gay fathers with teenage gay sons are living in a duplex together.  Sheer proximity, and attraction binds all of them together.  The two fathers Sam and Taylor quickly begin dating.  Their sons, Cillian and Devon, who also share an attraction,  opt for getting to know each other and becoming friends first.    
    Moving from the opening, the story is very much in the title a newly forming family unit of these four living together.  However, it isn’t all sunshine and rainbows.  The story does have its conflicts, with some surprising past connections, and darkness from the past resurfacing in the present. 
    I will say, it’s not entirely a perfect story, as a lot it feels like too much too soon.  The two boys, who are 14, often times feel like much younger characters.  Also, each character could use a more distinctive voice and personality. 
    That all being said, it’s a fun little tale of romance and the journey of building a new family.  It’s an easy read at only nine chapters, and it’s bound to put a smile on your face.  
    Category: Fiction  Genres: Romance  Sub-genres: General Romance  Tags: teen, mature adult, adult. gay, under 18, light-hearted, serious, love  Rating: Mature
  15. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Jul. 31 - Aug, 6)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I'm back from the wilds of the Rockies  Had a great time with my nephews for the 7 days. Lots of mountain biking, took a gondola to the top of Mount Sulphur and then walked the 400 steps up to and back from the summit. Hit the Banff Hot Springs. Another day swam in an old quarry that has been filled with water and turned into a park. We even had a bit of a issue with a black bear on the last day of camping Kind of wish we had a little blue one to deal with instead.
    Kind of looking forward to getting back to work so I can relax . What about you all, I know some you have taken some holidays already and some have more to come? Whatcha going to do? That is if the heat won't cancel any of your plans .
    I want to thank @Myr and @Cia for combining together to get the wrap up done in stages. 
    This past Monday, Cia brought us our August CSR Feature. Don't think I've read this one so I will put it in my August to do list  
    Wednesday Aaron asked, and you delivered!! Enjoy this month's episode of AAA 3.0:
    Thursdays was time to get your engines started if not already and press the pedal to the metal to get your Anthologies in. @Valkyrie gave @Carlos Hazday's view on how to market your Anthology:
    Friday, Val was back with some interesting prompts. The second one might be challenging to someone like me who likes to talk on, and on, and on, and on...
    Saturday, we had another interesting writing tip article from Comicality on Weight and Impact:
    I know last week that Cia brought you the final week of July, so I thought I would put up how we are doing on our yearly goal too!!

    Did you check out ALL the Words of the Day this week? If not, make sure you go into them now.
    slimsy, carouse, shaggy-dog, jink, mordacious, anfractuous, bimillernary
     
    Anthologies, Writing Challenges, and Contests
    2022 Anthology - Anniversary - Submitted to @Valkyrie for the proof team by Sept. 1, 2022
    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to @wildone or @Timothy M. 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia  Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Gap Year by Mark Arbour  Ancalagon by Cia  Wheels by Carlos Hazday - **Complete** Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus  Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    To the Weyr by Mawgrim   Death in the Shadows by astone2292  Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Finding love by AquariusGuy   The Travellers by Georgie DHainaut   Shadow Effect by kbois   The Kid On The Bike by RichEisbrouch   WL's Gay Manga and Anime Review by W_L   ARROW by CLJobe   Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox   CRYSTALLINE by Wombat Bill   Recycle by RichEisbrouch   Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport   WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L   The Next Stage by Littlelovestories   Carnivorous Butterflies by Peter Wood   Goldstein, Johnson & Cole by Mancunian   JM Shorts: That Year With Joe (A Three Part Novella) by James Matthews **Complete** WL's Prompts- Short Stories by W_L   Shoulder Season by Mac Rountree   Detour by matcha   The little Prince that turned into a Beggar by Georgie DHainaut **Complete** Diamond Eyes by ValentineDavis21   Ark II by R. Eric   Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  16. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Jul. 17 - Jul. 23)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Whew, getting this in by the hair of my chinny chin chin  
    Even though I'm fair haired (in the summer my hair turns strawberry blond), I know I burn, and I do everything possible besides wearing a snowsuit, touque, and ski goggles in 30 C weather, but I still am burnt to hell tonight  I mean, about a hour before I went out I took a shower and rubbed in a generous supply of SPF 30 Sport and then waited 10 mins and sprayed on SPF 50 Sport. Went down to my vehicle 5-10 mins later and put on some Deep Woods Off, ( think I saw a mosquito flying off with a small dog the other day ), and thought I was prepared for everything! Had a ball cap on and polarized sunglasses. Looking at myself in the mirror tonight the whole face and neck and ears are red except the eyes and top of the forehead. I now have a great farmers burn happening on the arms, and my one leg is red from the bottom of my shorts to the tip of my toes. Well the parts that were not covered by the sandal.  Maybe I should wear my florescent green prosthetic leg tomorrow to see what kind of reactions I will get with the contrasting colours  I took a cooler shower this evening so I'm not in too much pain at the moment, but not really looking forward to bed .
    How about you? I know everyone should be protecting themselves from the evil sun and not getting burnt or ever really... getting tanned. Are you a natural tanner, are you a burner? What SPF do you wear, if you wear it?  
    Now onto the Wrap Up. We had a hot week not only outside, but here as well!
    Monday was one of my favourite days of the month. I get to take the graphic and put it into my signature. Nice to support with a call out to our Classic Authors:
    That left Wednesday for the Classic Author Excerpt. Did it motivate you to read the story?
    Thursday, Valkyrie looked back at a sometimes oft overlooked category of Anthologies, but are very much a part of the site:
    Cole Matthews stepped in this week for the Prompt Team to give us some real summer themed ideas!
    Saturday was a bit of different blog, but one that I found really interesting! Make sure you check out our sites summary of stats:
    Then there were 7 new words brought to you by Myr in the Word of the Day:
    parabolic, doch-an-dorris, aggregate, bivouac, tempestuous, bolide, farouche
    For our monthly stats, looks like we might have a fairly good July:

     
    Anthologies, Writing Challenges, and Contests
    2022 Anthology - Anniversary - Submitted to @Valkyrie for the proof team by Sept. 1, 2022
     
    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to @wildone or @Timothy M. 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
     
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Operation Hammerhead by JamesSavik The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus After Practice by Comicality GFD: Children Of Sunset by Comicality The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour Gap Year by Mark Arbour Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    House of Frost by Dabeagle Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    To the Weyr by Mawgrim Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Inherited by lomax61 JM Shorts: That Year With Joe - Part 1 by James Matthews The Travellers by Georgie DHainaut ARROW by CLJobe C.E.C.O. by Thirdly Goldstein, Johnson & Cole by Mancunian Shadow Effect by kbois Tall Ship Adventures by quokka Diamond Eyes by ValentineDavis21 La Bella Vacanza by James Carnarvon **Complete** Bodark Creek by RichEisbrouch **Complete** Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26 WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L Hamilton Gode by Luca E Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox Clovers End by Wolffang Carnivorous Butterflies by Peter Wood Luke Hanson's Mind & Punishment: A Teen in Despair by James Matthews Canaan Club by Westley D. Detour by matcha Worlds Apart by Grumpy Bear **Complete** Ark II by R. Eric TJ by JayT Finding love by AquariusGuy Family Always Has Your Back by Brayon Sammy's Kitchen by Arch Hunter Post-Humorously by RichEisbrouch **Complete** JM Shorts: Accepting The Shelf by James Matthews **Complete** Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport You Complete Me by Salander  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (and Recommend with a share to the for
  17. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Jul. 10 - Jul.16)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Middle of July, so what should we talk about? What the heck, why not weather! I'm curious how things are shaping up in your neck of the woods as far as the weather goes.
    In my hometown, it is Stampede  week, and mother nature has so far cooperated. I don't think in the past 8 days we have had any rain. Temps have been around 30 C (86 F). This is too hot in my humble opinion. I know some areas of the world are having record breaking temps like Europe and elsewhere, so my heart goes out to them. Now for all of you in the southern States and other hot climates, don't you be calling us wimps over the 30 C weather, unless you want to come up here in -40 C/F weather and see how you make out where everyone up here continues on more or less like normal  
    Well enough of the weather channel, let's move on to the GA News Channel  
    Monday, the Review Team gave us a great new story to either read right away, or put onto our reading list:
    We took a 2 day break until Wednesday this week, where Valkyrie asked us about the 781 published Anthologies on site  
    Friday, Aditus was in to represent the Prompt Team with another 2 new prompts for us all:
    Saturday was the conclusion of our broadcasting week and Comsie stopped by with a new Writing Article:
    I think I missed the words of the day last week in the wrap up  Bad Steve, Bad  Well here is this weeks:
    eradicate, envisage, orgulous, steganography, saguaro, cacography, lollygag 
    Here is our weekly check in on where we are on the monthly Reading Goals half way through the month:

     
    Anthologies, Writing Challenges, and Contests
    2022 Anthology - Anniversary - Submitted to @Valkyrie for the proof team by Sept. 1, 2022
     
    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to @wildone or @Timothy M. 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    A Home For Christmas by Comicality rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus Key West by Carlos Hazday **Complete** Whistle And Pop by Comicality a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus GFD: Fanboys by Comicality Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus Translation Trashbin by AC Benus Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Finding Good Trouble by Ronyx House of Frost by Dabeagle Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    To the Weyr by Mawgrim Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Hamilton Gode by Luca E Family Always Has Your Back by Brayon Cornucopia by Jdonley75 La Bella Vacanza by James Carnarvon Detour by matcha Ark II by R. Eric Shadow Effect by kbois C.E.C.O. by Thirdly The Next Stage by Littlelovestories Luke Hanson's Mind & Punishment: A Teen in Despair by James Matthews The Travellers by Georgie DHainaut Bodark Creek by RichEisbrouch ARROW by CLJobe Tall Ship Adventures by quokka WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox Inherited by lomax61 Worlds Apart by Grumpy Bear The Syndicate by BKWildenberg The Squire's Tale by Tim Hobson **Complete** Canaan Club by Westley D. I Hate This Town by Demiurge Goldstein, Johnson & Cole by Mancunian Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (and Recommend with a share to the for
     
  18. wildone
    Well what has our Review Team been doing? Reviewing  Let's see what they shall entice us to read in July.
     
     

    Damphir
    by Nephylim
    Reviewer: Aditus
    Status: Complete
    Word Count: 61,147
    A werewolf called Rover, a cat who can fly (among other things), a confused vampire, a spiteful faery, and a testy human are all confined in the same house and trying to learn to live together. A strange mix (and a strange story).
    After reading this story description I was instantly interested. I mean what could go wrong with this, right? So much or so little.
    At first, I had a little difficulty getting into the story, probably because of how beautifully the cold was described, and I hate the cold.
    I sway as I pass through the gate and catch myself on one of the ornate iron gateposts. It is so cold it burns. I examine the delicate tracery of featherlike frost flakes on the dull black metal. It is too pretty to comprehend. I touch the patterns and the heat in my fingers is barely enough to melt the frost. For a time, I am frozen, caught in the frosted winter night...
    The housemates’ getting-to-know-each-other phase is as temperamental as expected. Fur, fists, and words fly.
    The main characters drove me crazy, to be honest. I loved Sar even when I was pulling my hair out at his stupidity, or for being so very vampy. (In his words: I’m used to being an arrogant thoughtless bastard.) And Glory? We all know cats are multi-personality beings, well he is pushing the limits.
    The side characters are well-developed, so much so that you’ll want to know more, and want some of them to have their own story. Cuddly Rover, Fougue the calming influence, Pixie the not-so-nasty faery. Or Valentine the villain.
    It’s good there’s more. Pussy Cat Pussy Cat
    I found Damphir about the same time I found GA. I realized later how much of this story stayed with me, since even today I remember parts of it.
    I hope you’ll love it as much as I do.
    Heed the warning.
    Category: Fiction  Genres: Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Romance  Sub-genres: Adventure, General Fantasy, General Romance  Tags: young adult, were-creatures, with wings, vampire, death-defying, fighting  Rating: Mature
  19. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Jul. 3 - Jul. 9)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well howdy partner
    Yes, it is that time of the year that all the cowboys and cowgurls come out of the woodwork in Calgary for the annual Stampede. So far after 2 days things are huge! No restrictions and everyone seems to be having a good time! I've been down at the grounds for the past two nights and there is lots to see, people to see and people to do Oops, did I say that out load  
    So for public engagement, if you are willing to reveal where you live; city, town or country, is there one BIG party, festival, or event that brings in tons of people and you have a great time at? I'm thinking the Texas State Fair, the PNE an CNE in Vancouver and Toronto. Octoberfest in Germany. So what about where you are? What time of the year should I come for a visit . If anyone suggests Buffalo in January for the Bill's run for the Superbowl, I think I will skip  (I think I will hear about this one ).
    We had a busy week here at the GA Blog  Here is that week in review.
    Monday, Cia introduced us a new story to read at our pleasure for the Can't Stop Reading feature:
    Wednesday was a special addition of AAA. One that we hope everyone got to read and one that we can have everyone help out with:
    Thursday, Valkyrie was by with a special Anthology Challenge:
    Friday, she was back , but under the disguise of the Prompt Team:
    Finally on Saturday, Comicality was back with another article, this one on Formatting:
    After a great end to June on the Reading Goals, let's take an early look at the July ones:

    Anthologies, Writing Challenges, and Contests
    2022 Anthology - Anniversary - Submitted to @Valkyrie for the proof team by Sept. 1, 2022
     
    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to @wildone or @Timothy M. 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus Ancalagon by Cia On The Outside by Comicality a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus **Complete** GFD: King's Order by Comicality Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    House of Frost by Dabeagle Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    To the Weyr by Mawgrim A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Family Always Has Your Back by Brayon Finding love by AquariusGuy The Preacher's Kid-Book 3: Nate's Story by FlyOnTheWall The Syndicate by BKWildenberg Tall Ship Adventures by quokka WL's Gay Manga and Anime Review by W_L Shadow Effect by kbois Luke Hanson's Mind & Punishment: A Teen in Despair by James Matthews Bodark Creek by RichEisbrouch Elementary, My Dear Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees **Complete** Worlds Apart by Grumpy Bear ARROW by CLJobe WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L Hamilton Gode by Luca E Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox The Squire's Tale by Tim Hobson You Complete Me by Salander Goldstein, Johnson & Cole by Mancunian The Travellers by Georgie DHainaut A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui Detour by matcha C.E.C.O. by Thirdly G-rowing Pains by WritersBlock404 Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport I Hate This Town by Demiurge Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (and Recommend with a share to the for
  20. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Jun. 26 - Jul. 2)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    A belated happy birthday to all the folks up in Canada that had Canada Day on the 1st of July. And an early happy birthday to the folks down in the US of A that have Independence Day on Monday  
    Can't forget Burundi Independence Day on July 1st, Ghana Republic Day on July 1st, Territory Day in the British Virgin Islands also on the 1st, Philippine's Republic Day on the 4th, and Rwanda Liberation Day on the 4th. Now the question is, do you live in one of these countries other than Canada or the US?  
    I spent the past week up in Invermere at a cabin, on the lake, in the mountains and had great weather. I also had to do quite a bit of work. If anyone is handing out free back massages, I'll be at the front of the line . 
    It is actually hard to believe the 1/2 of 2022 is gone already. Just as a Public Service Announcement, you have less than 6 months to get my Christmas presents  
    Now on the serious journalism side of this blog. I like to think of us as being the W5 of the Gay Authors world.
    Monday, Cia had the CSR Discussion Day for our featured story for June:
    On Thursday, Valkyrie was in to set up for our Anniversary Anthology coming up! Sounds like there is a bit in already, so don't be like me and submit on the last day :
    Friday, our Prompt Team was generating up a couple more Prompts for us all to get in the mood with... Writing that is, get your minds out of the gutter  :
    As mentioned above, we are now through half the year, so that meant Myr provided us with the Q2 Earnings Reading Report:
     
    Did you notice that we had 7 days in the past week? Did you also notice that we had 7 new Words of the Day also?
    wahine, ennead, titanic, beholden, invigilate, flummox, rebarbative
     
    Now that June is done, I'm so proud of you all. We had a great month of meeting our Reading Goals. I also included where we are year to date for 2022:

     
    Anthologies, Writing Challenges, and Contests
    2022 Anthology - Anniversary - Submitted to @Valkyrie for the proof team by Sept. 1, 2022
     
    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to @wildone or @Timothy M. 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Gap Year by Mark Arbour rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Picture Me And You by Comicality Headstall's Reflections by Headstall Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus Ancalagon by Cia Translation Trashbin by AC Benus The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Finding Good Trouble by Ronyx House of Frost by Dabeagle Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    To the Weyr by Mawgrim Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Goldstein, Johnson & Cole by Mancunian Luke Hanson's Mind & Punishment: A Teen in Despair by James Matthews Canaan Club by Westley D. Detour by matcha The Travellers by Georgie DHainaut Elementary, My Dear Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees ARROW by CLJobe Tall Ship Adventures by quokka Shadow Effect by kbois Bodark Creek by RichEisbrouch WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L Worlds Apart by Grumpy Bear The Squire's Tale by Tim Hobson The Next Stage by Littlelovestories Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox Amethyst Cove Chronicles by Ajbt2001 Unspoken by Late to the party G-rowing Pains by WritersBlock404 I Hate This Town by Demiurge Inherited by lomax61 Love Of Family (Revised) by Ajbt2001 Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26 You Complete Me by Salander Fairyfly II by ObicanDecko  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (and Recommend with a share to the forum topic!) 
     
  21. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Jun. 19 - Jun. 25)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    In North America we are a week a way from celebrating two of the three county's big parties. July 1st is Canada Day, and July 4th is Independence Day. After two years of shut downs, I imagine lots and lots of people are looking forward to letting loose for a day or two.
    Myself, I'm heading up to a lake and relaxing and enjoying the first days of summer  What sucks is that I have to do some coverage for a boss that is away too, so I'll be logging on the laptop each day for hopefully only an hour to run some reports. Hopefully not too much. I guess I should see if I can get someone cover me next Saturday night, the day after Canada Day for the Wrap Up. Volunteers? 
    Oh, just thought I'd throw this in, it is 10:45 PM and still some light to the West. More or less dusk. I like the long summer days! Then the sun will be up again in 6 hours. Imagine living way up north and having 24 hour sunlight!
    So before we get underway, once again a reminder to everyone to fill out Myr's quick poll! You'd be helping us to see what you would like going forward on the various GA Blogs on the site.
    To start things off this week, I wanted to bring everyone's attention to our story goals. We are getting so close to completing all the story goals this month. Some goals have been blown past already. Let's put our effort into getting us over the finish line in a lot of different categories  
      Our week got started off with a great new Classic Author Feature. It was nice to see the number of comments that this great story brought out: Then on Wednesday, Cia came back with a Classic Author Excerpt on the same story:
    On Thursday, if you missed the Grammar Guide, it was because we are on a summer hiatus  
    Friday, the Prompt Team came in and gave us two themes that should call out to your inner author, or at maybe it will call out to your stomach  
    Saturday was a little switch up in our normal programming week as well. Myr alerted us to the history and the upcoming Anthology. If you have always wondered about writing a story and also would anyone read it, here is your chance to try it out!
     
    Lots of, well 7 , Words of the Day this week:
    glitch, louche, sclaff, zibeline, jerkwater, nobby, palinode
     
    Anthologies, Writing Challenges, and Contests
    2022 Anthology - Anniversary - Submitted to @Valkyrie for the proof team by Sept. 1, 2022
     
    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to @wildone or @Timothy M. 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus Ancalagon by Cia The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus Translation Trashbin by AC Benus Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories House of Frost by Dabeagle Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories Rocky Prompts, Tennessee by astone2292 Wayne's Poems by Wayne Gray To the Weyr by Mawgrim Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Hidden Secrets by Mawgrim **Complete** Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Love & Magic by Ajbt2001 Mind & Punishment: A Teen in Despair by James Matthews Worlds Apart by Grumpy Bear Shadow Effect by kbois Hamilton Gode by Luca E Tales of Three Worlds by ColumbusGuy Bodark Creek by RichEisbrouch Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox Scene: An Abandoned Alleyway Leading to a Doorway by Young Sage **Complete** Canaan Club by Westley D. The Travellers by Georgie DHainaut ARROW by CLJobe Encounter on the # 3 Subway (New York) by Tallguyct **Complete** The Squire's Tale by Tim Hobson Deep Space New World by quokka **Complete** Starting Where We Left Off by Ajbt2001 Detour by matcha Incandescence by Demiurge Forget the Moon! by Thirdly **Complete** Teens In Love by Ajbt2001 Goldstein, Johnson & Cole by Mancunian Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (and Recommend with a share to the forum topic!) 
         
  22. wildone
    Hey all!  Our Review Team put their heads together and came up with a great review of an author who is also our CSR author for the month as well  Make sure to enjoy both and let us know what you thought.
     
     
    CDMX
    by Carlos Hazday
    Reviewer: chris191070
    Status: Complete
    Word Count: 139,904
    Three years after Carlos concluded the CJ story, he returns with this new story which starts to fill in the gaps.
    We follow CJ, Ozzie and Liebe as CJ takes a job at the US Embassy in Mexico, he's still fairly new to his job, as he only been graduated from Georgetown for just over a year.
    His boss Northam immediately takes a dislike to CJ, because of his life outside the Embassy, where he his helpful in some setting up some major projects both in Mexico and USA. Of course the Ambassador takes an instant liking to CJ.
    We meet a lot of familiar faces in this story and a few new characters. As with all CJ stories there are plenty of holidays, which are well described.
    There is plenty of drama, happiness, sadness and a dramatic conclusion to this story. I look forward to the return of CJ, Owen, Liebe and family and friends.
    Category: Fiction  Genres: General Fiction, Thriller/Suspense  Sub-genres: Drama, Espionage, Political Thriller  Tags: young adult, urban, north america, modern  Rating: Mature
  23. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Jun. 5 - Jun. 11)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I'm glancing out my window and in my neck of the woods the saying it correct: June showers bring July flowers  Seriously, we are out of the periodic snow now and after a dry first bit of the month, we are getting some rain.  
    Can you believe we are nearly at the summer solstice in North America? Tonight, dusk was around 10:15. I always like to be camping at this time of year, so you can have a fire going late into the night after a long day of fun! Not sure how many of our members fall in the category of Neo-Druids or Pagans and celebrate at Stonehenge, but is there anything that you like to do on the longest day of the year? Oh, if you our one of our many Southern Hemisphere peeps, what do you do for the shortest day of the year?
    Now for our look back on the week!
    Monday, Cia was in with an all new CSR feature for the month!
    First Wednesday of the month, you know what that means...  
    Shall we look at the Grammar Guide this week? It's all about its apostrophes and more:
    Friday, the Prompt Team got us thinking about the summer solstice, and how to turn that into a great little prompt response:
    That just left us Saturday for Comicality to close the regular scheduled program week at the GA Blog:
    Word, words, words, did you learn anything new this week? I did  
    anchorite, jubilate, donnybrook, taradiddles, flibbertigibbet, asseverate, flout
    And our goals are a going as we close onto the middle of the month:

    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Gap Year by Mark Arbour rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus Jay's Loelife by Mrsgnomie Ancalagon by Cia Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus On Fire by Cia This and That Prompt by Cole Matthews Sharp Shorts by Aditus The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Death in the Shadows by astone2292 To the Weyr by Mawgrim Hidden Secrets by Mawgrim Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Goldstein, Johnson & Cole by Mancunian The North Down South by gor mu Ex gay husband by Zuri Finding Love by Ajbt2001 ARROW by CLJobe A terrible, nonsensical poetry and others by SilverArdour Bodark Creek by RichEisbrouch Encounter on the # 3 Subway (New York) by Tallguyct Inherited by lomax61 Lanterns in the Dark by James Carnarvon **Complete** Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox Deep Space New World by quokka The Squire's Tale by Tim Hobson Tuct Side by Westley D. Starting Where We Left Off by Ajbt2001 Canaan Club by Westley D. I Hate This Town by Demiurge Lunar Love Letters by WritersBlock404 The Priest's Tale by Tim Hobson Amethyst Cove Chronicles by Ajbt2001 David F by quokka **Complete** G-rowing Pains by WritersBlock404 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Philippe’s Poetry - Words of Rhythm and Rhymes Summary Poem by Philippe  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (and Recommend with a share to the forum topic!) 
  24. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Jun. 12 - Jun. 18)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I read a joke in Chapter 5 of Dabegal's new story House of Frost the other day from @weinerdog:
    Q: What do gay horses eat?
    Okay, if you have stopped your uncontrollable laughter or maybe your uncontrollable groans, I want to mention that I think that falls in what people now refer to as 'Dad Jokes'. So here is the question for this week and what better time to do it than on Father's Day 2022, what is your best Dad Joke? Or maybe your worst ? Add them to the comments below and we will see what we will get  
    Everyone, if you could also check out the quick poll being done by Myr, it would be totally helpful and give us an idea of how things are going. Seriously, took under 20 seconds for me to answer!
    Onto the Wrap up for the week at the GA News Blog. We had a bit of later start of the week, the Review Team came up with a great review of an author that is getting lots of love and features this month :
    Thursday, Myr popped in and gave us a surprise announcement for the Grammar Guide :
    Friday, the Prompt Team had some fun with June being recognized as the month of Pride. There was also an interesting technical prompt too:
    Saturday we got to appreciate another great Writing Tip Article done up by Comicality:
    So what about the words of the day? Any surprises in this list?
    boniface, encroach, sic, impolitic, naval gazing, mucro, conclave
    Last but not least of the new material, except for the stories, here is how we are doing on our goals with only 11 days left  We are doing great!!!

    Anthologies, Writing Challenges, and Contests
    2022 Anthology - Anniversary - Submitted to @Valkyrie for the proof team by Sept. 1, 2022
     
    Blog Opportunities
    Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292
    Story Review: Send it in to @wildone or @Timothy M. 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Gap Year by Mark Arbour rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus Chemist by Carlos Hazday The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Jay's Loelife by Mrsgnomie **Complete** Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus Lucid Truth by Stellar Ancalagon by Cia The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus Operation Hammerhead by JamesSavik Sharp Shorts by Aditus Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Finding Good Trouble by Ronyx House of Frost by Dabeagle Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    A Declaration of War by Mawgrim **Complete** To the Weyr by Mawgrim Hidden Secrets by Mawgrim The Cockney Canuck by Dodger Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Deep Space New World by quokka The Next Stage by Littlelovestories Chicago Wildlife by Young Sage Shadow Effect by kbois I Hate This Town by Demiurge Mind & Punishment: A Teen in Despair by James Matthews Bodark Creek by RichEisbrouch Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox Detour by matcha Inherited by lomax61 Lunar Love Letters by WritersBlock404 ARROW by CLJobe The Squire's Tale by Tim Hobson A terrible, nonsensical poetry and others by SilverArdour A Ticklish Thriller (Revised) by Ajbt2001 Encounter on the # 3 Subway (New York) by Tallguyct Forever Yours by vanalas Canaan Club by Westley D. Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport The New Kid by Rainscape Jay & Miles by ColumbusGuy Dragon's Roar by Xfighter1984 Fairyfly II by ObicanDecko Puppy for Sale 3.19 - Life After Greenstone by James Matthews **Complete** Shards & Fragments: Short Stories by SilverArdour Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Philippe’s Poetry - Words of Rhythm and Rhymes Summary Poem by Philippe  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (and Recommend with a share to the forum topic!) 
  25. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (May 29 - Jun. 4)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I was thinking of skipping the Wrap Up this weekend as I don't know if anyone is around ? I mean it is the May long weekend down in the US of A and it is the Queen's Jubilee Celebrations in the UK. BTW, do you Brits call every long weekend a bank holiday? Not sure how that works.
    Here in Canada we had our long weekend the week before. Where in my neck of the woods it would be better to wait another week so we don't get snow  Yes, snow. Actually up until about 10-12 years ago, I used to make the trek with friends to the Rockies to go camping for the May long weekend, and we would bet on what day we would wake up in the morning to find everything covered in snow. I like to think that I learned for the last 10-12 years as I've not gone camping in them. Just took about 20 years to figure it out .
    In the end it doesn't matter if you are around or not, we do show up to the do the GA Blogs where there is never a holiday on our calendar . So here is all the great contributions this week that our great contributors put forth.
    Everyday of the week, Myr gets up before the crack of dawn and writes up and posts the Word of the Day. Here is what he brought us this week:
    cahoot, eurytopic, juxtapose, putsch, tantra, deterge, snickersnee
    Monday was Cia's day to bring an excellent interview with our CSR Feature Author for the month of May:
    Thursday, Myr was by with a new Grammar Guide (no, not a Graeme Guide this week) and a great conversation after:
    Friday our Prompt Team turned the tables on us. They wanted suggestions of prompts that the 3 member team could tackle themselves. If you missed it, never too late to go back and put in your suggestion!
    Now if any of you are having a party in the near future, I guess Comicality is offering to cater your party!
    Oh wait, someone just whispered in my ear that he is not catering your parties .
    Well we finished up the month of May, so shall we see the goals we did achieve, and take a early look at June?

    Anthologies, Writing Challenges, and Contests
    2022 Anthology - Anniversary - Submitted to @Valkyrie for the proof team by Sept. 1, 2022
     
    Blog Opportunities
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevensor @wildone to participate
    Story Review: Send it in to @wildone or @Timothy M. 
     
    And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
     
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
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