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What up, guyz? Don't you like old men that try to talk like they are young? Oh wait, do we have any young people here ? I guess when I think young, I think of like 20 and under, not sure why. Actually I do, I guess I don't consider myself that old. They say you are only as old as you feel. I guess I am older when I get up in the morning and then I'm back to a teenager as the day gets later, watching late night talk shows at night, and then wondering why I feel so old in the morning . I guess that is a sign of me being really old if I still watch TV Really what does it matter the age, and if it does matter, is anyone going to listen to you if you complain about it So, are you like me and mid life? I'm still waiting for a mid-life crisis. Who has had one? Are you willing to admit it, and what you did? Well let's get to the news, the GA News Blog that is. Monday, due to technical issues, mainly me , we eventually had a great review by our super Review Team: If you are maybe looking for some poetry to inspire your upcoming Poetry Anthology, maybe check out Myr's Deep Dive: On Thursday, Valkyrie got us focused again on the upcoming Poetry Anthology: Finally on Friday, Val and Aditus got together to get all you love birds in the mood for Valentines Day! How? They have a new type of Prompt challenge for you all. Check it out: Did you get any of the sick Words of the Day? inundate, elicit, euphonious, reframe, abrogate, redolent, insipid Upcoming Writing Events 2025 Poetry Anthology - Diversity - Due March 30, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Secret Author Contest 2025 - Just found out we can't reveal anything more because it is a secret . 2025 Yearly Anthology - Creature Feature - Due Oct 1, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292 Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292 Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets! 2 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens The Freshmen by Mark Arbour 2 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Closing the Barn Door by Ronyx Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui 39 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Traded Goods by Yeoldebard Touch: A survival story. by Rhythminthemind A Life Worth Living by irivera Arcum Nights by mastershakeme Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp Hercules vs Antaeus by Catgenie A Perfect Little Life by Tomkin Watts **Complete** Man Up! by CasualWanderer82 Hustler at the Capitol by KKirk My Roommate Teaches Me by Lee Wilson Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir) by Jack Poignet Storm Wolf: Tranquil waters by RedMoon Fire Station Number 7 by chris191070 **Complete** Operation Ganymede by Leo Lacaz The Last Laugh by Celian **Complete** Clown Wyrm by Adam Andrews Johnson Stockroom Secrets by Mark Ponyboy Peters The Jerk-Off by JLynch The Kiss of the Vampire by Albert1434 Granddad Tom Rules by Tallguyct Lace & Éclair by Celian **Complete** Brian & Gordon: Living in threes by Robert Hugill Behaving Responsibly by Tim Hobson The Blue Moon by Lupus The Scandal by FV2112 Soft Shadows by E K Stokes A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk Not just another Summer by Robert Hugill Michaels Mess by ChromedOutCortex Good Times by Albert1434 WL's Gay Manga, Anime, Webnovels Review by W_L **Complete** Finding Home: Hood & Holy Water, Bk 2 by JJQuinn A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui Blood Money by Yeoldebard Kept Boy to Made Man by empath Marked By the Gods by ThePhallocrat David C. McLavic by CLJobe The Strivers by Leo Lacaz Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

What up, guyz? Don't you like old men that try to talk like they are young? Oh wait, do we have any young people here ? I guess when I think young, I think of like 20 and under, not sure why. Actually I do, I guess I don't consider myself that old. They say you are only as old as you feel. I guess I am older when I get up in the morning and then I'm back to a teenager as the day gets later, watching late night talk shows at night, and then wondering why I feel so old in the morning . I guess that is a sign of me being really old if I still watch TV Really what does it matter the age, and if it does matter, is anyone going to listen to you if you complain about it So, are you like me and mid life? I'm still waiting for a mid-life crisis. Who has had one? Are you willing to admit it, and what you did? Well let's get to the news, the GA News Blog that is. Monday, due to technical issues, mainly me , we eventually had a great review by our super Review Team: If you are maybe looking for some poetry to inspire your upcoming Poetry Anthology, maybe check out Myr's Deep Dive: On Thursday, Valkyrie got us focused again on the upcoming Poetry Anthology: Finally on Friday, Val and Cole got together to get all you love birds in the mood for Valentines Day! How? They have a new type of Prompt challenge for you all. Check it out: Did you get any of the sick Words of the Day? inundate, elicit, euphonious, reframe, abrogate, redolent, insipid Upcoming Writing Events 2025 Poetry Anthology - Diversity - Due March 30, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Secret Author Contest 2025 - Just found out we can't reveal anything more because it is a secret . 2025 Yearly Anthology - Creature Feature - Due Oct 1, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292 Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292 Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets! 2 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens The Freshmen by Mark Arbour 2 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Closing the Barn Door by Ronyx Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui 39 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Traded Goods by Yeoldebard Touch: A survival story. by Rhythminthemind A Life Worth Living by irivera Arcum Nights by mastershakeme Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp Hercules vs Antaeus by Catgenie A Perfect Little Life by Tomkin Watts **Complete** Man Up! by CasualWanderer82 Hustler at the Capitol by KKirk My Roommate Teaches Me by Lee Wilson Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir) by Jack Poignet Storm Wolf: Tranquil waters by RedMoon Fire Station Number 7 by chris191070 **Complete** Operation Ganymede by Leo Lacaz The Last Laugh by Celian **Complete** Clown Wyrm by Adam Andrews Johnson Stockroom Secrets by Mark Ponyboy Peters The Jerk-Off by JLynch The Kiss of the Vampire by Albert1434 Granddad Tom Rules by Tallguyct Lace & Éclair by Celian **Complete** Brian & Gordon: Living in threes by Robert Hugill Behaving Responsibly by Tim Hobson The Blue Moon by Lupus The Scandal by FV2112 Soft Shadows by E K Stokes A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk Not just another Summer by Robert Hugill Michaels Mess by ChromedOutCortex Good Times by Albert1434 WL's Gay Manga, Anime, Webnovels Review by W_L **Complete** Finding Home: Hood & Holy Water, Bk 2 by JJQuinn A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui Blood Money by Yeoldebard Kept Boy to Made Man by empath Marked By the Gods by ThePhallocrat David C. McLavic by CLJobe The Strivers by Leo Lacaz Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

When I eat too many beans, my body turns euphonious Well at least to me

I'll trade you your snow @Myr for my cold and windchill

Hi Tim, I'm no expert on the stories section, @Cia would be better to help you out. I did check and we all should see below the Chapter Text box: Chapter text ONLY! No images. No links. No advertising. I tried myself to post an image from my gallery in a story of mine in the Chapter Header and Chapter Text areas. Just errored out. If someone knows if I'm wrong, please let me know

I don’t know what y’all talking about 😇 Sorry @Cia

Not sure where you are, but hope you are staying warm (me ) or staying cool! What is cool is @W_L's review that he has done up. Bonds Unbroken by Cia Reviewer: W_L Status: Complete Word Count: 34,110 If you’re looking for an action-packed story with a straightforward plot, engaging characters, and the promise of a larger world featuring “partial”-shifters, then you’re in for a treat from Cia, one of GA’s renowned authors. In this universe, shifters retain the characteristics of their animal forms in a humanoid body, a concept sure to delight fans of animal-human hybrids. Although this story was originally written between 2010 and 2011, it still reads beautifully, offering nuances not often found in this genre. The main character, Velaku—a Falcon-shifter—is the presumptive heir of his people and some of the Carthera (the collective name for shifter species) following the murder of his father by humans and a potential traitor. His lover and soulmate, Natham, is a Lynx-shifter, essentially a cat. Natham’s backstory adds complexity to the plot, and when you learn what happened to him—along with the circumstances surrounding Velaku’s father’s murder—it’s hard not to feel a deep sense of despair. The novelette also hints at corruption and betrayal among both Carthera and human authorities, though these elements remain only briefly explored in this short, 11-chapter, 34,110-word adventure. I highly recommend it as a light read for anyone who enjoys a simple but captivating tale. Cia later expands on several concepts introduced here in longer sequel novels, making this story feel like an appetizer that whets your appetite for the broader universe. It’s a world well worth exploring for fans of Cia and the genre. Category: Anthology 2013 - Spring Genres: Romance, Paranormal Sub-genres: Paranormal Romance, Shifters Tags: teen, were-creatures, urban, dark, modern Rating: Mature

Interesting day I had today First went to a ringette game on one side of the city. Then off off to a flag football game in the central area of the city. Then to a youngins, U14 hockey game in the south side of the city. Finally a Junior B hockey game outside of the city in a neighbouring city. Two games my team won, two they tied. Now you get to guess which were the ties and the wins . Oh, I did come home after. I was thinking on my drive home that I need to get traveling. I realized that other than the US of A and Canada, I've not gone anywhere. Now I do know some people that have never left their own province, state or country. So I want to know how many different countries have you been to? I imagine we are going to have someone that worked in a diplomatic service and will list like 100 countries, but wouldn't it be cool to sit down with them and get a little bit of information on all of them Since I was born in West Germany, yes I'm that old , I'd like to go visit Germany. Maybe the UK, I guess I have some distant relatives there that my sisters are in contact with from my Dad's side of the family. In Scotland I think. Don't hate me if you are from England, Wales, or Northern Ireland I'll throw haggis at you There is lots of other places I'd like to go to, but I'm more curious about you. So after telling me where you have been, tell me one place only that you want to go. BTW, I know I'm going to H E double hockey sticks, so I don't need to know if I will meet you there. So did anything new and exciting happen this week at the GA News Blogs? I don't know what you all checked out, but we had a visit from a long time ago blog Just kidding We did have a full week so make sure you check out all these great ones. Monday, Cia dropped by with an all new CSR Feature. Check out who it is and what story of theirs: Myr on Tuesday did not tell a lie. He featured Non-Fiction in his Deep Dive: It was kind of nice to see Aaron back with another edition of AAA 3.0: Thursday, Valkyrie took another stab at getting us in the mood for the upcoming Poetry Anthology: Friday, Aditus came out with a couple of new Prompts on Friday: I had mix results on the Words of the Day: herbivore, ephemeral, sanctimonious, draconian, adulation, nauseous, sedan Upcoming Writing Events 2025 Poetry Anthology - Diversity - Due March 30, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Secret Author Contest 2025 - Just found out we can't reveal anything more because it is a secret . 2025 Yearly Anthology - Creature Feature - Due Oct 1, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292 Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292 Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets! 2 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories The Cockney Canuck by Dodger The Freshmen by Mark Arbour 2 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Closing the Barn Door by Ronyx Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories Engineer Benson by Wayne Gray 36 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories The Golden Boys by chris191070 **Complete** Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp The Last Laugh by Celian Clown Wyrm by Adam Andrews Johnson Michaels Mess by ChromedOutCortex Stockroom Secrets by Mark Ponyboy Peters The Scandal by FV2112 Granddad Tom Rules by Tallguyct Hercules vs Antaeus by Catgenie Suspicious Seaweed by Thirdly The Strivers by Leo Lacaz Storm Wolf: Tranquil waters by RedMoon The Jerk-Off by JLynch The Kiss of the Vampire by Albert1434 Not just another Summer by Robert Hugill Behaving Responsibly by Tim Hobson A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox Man Up! by CasualWanderer82 Taming Of The Beast by ASH PHOENIX Marked By the Gods by ThePhallocrat My Roommate Teaches Me by Lee Wilson The Blue Moon by Lupus Soft Shadows by E K Stokes Good Times by Albert1434 Brian & Gordon: Living in threes by Robert Hugill Ark II: Life on Gaea by R. Eric What brings us together - Part 1 by Paladin **Complete** Permanently Black and Blue by mastershakeme Finding Home: Hood & Holy Water, Bk 2 by JJQuinn Blood Money by Yeoldebard David C. McLavic by CLJobe Adventures of Hercules by Catgenie **Complete** Joshua Miles by Wombat Bill **Complete** Kept Boy to Made Man by empath Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir) by Jack Poignet Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

Interesting day I had today First went to a ringette game on one side of the city. Then off off to a flag football game in the central area of the city. Then to a youngins, U14 hockey game in the south side of the city. Finally a Junior B hockey game outside of the city in a neighbouring city. Two games my team won, two they tied. Now you get to guess which were the ties and the wins . Oh, I did come home after. I was thinking on my drive home that I need to get traveling. I realized that other than the US of A and Canada, I've not gone anywhere. Now I do know some people that have never left their own province, state or country. So I want to know how many different countries have you been to? I imagine we are going to have someone that worked in a diplomatic service and will list like 100 countries, but wouldn't it be cool to sit down with them and get a little bit of information on all of them Since I was born in West Germany, yes I'm that old , I'd like to go visit Germany. Maybe the UK, I guess I have some distant relatives there that my sisters are in contact with from my Dad's side of the family. In Scotland I think. Don't hate me if you are from England, Wales, or Northern Ireland I'll throw haggis at you There is lots of other places I'd like to go to, but I'm more curious about you. So after telling me where you have been, tell me one place only that you want to go. BTW, I know I'm going to H E double hockey sticks, so I don't need to know if I will meet you there. So did anything new and exciting happen this week at the GA News Blogs? I don't know what you all checked out, but we had a visit from a long time ago blog Just kidding We did have a full week so make sure you check out all these great ones. Monday, Cia dropped by with an all new CSR Feature. Check out who it is and what story of theirs: Myr on Tuesday did not tell a lie. He featured Non-Fiction in his Deep Dive: It was kind of nice to see Aaron back with another edition of AAA 3.0: Thursday, Valkyrie took another stab at getting us in the mood for the upcoming Poetry Anthology: Friday, Aditus came out with a couple of new Prompts on Friday: I had mix results on the Words of the Day: herbivore, ephemeral, sanctimonious, draconian, adulation, nauseous, sedan Upcoming Writing Events 2025 Poetry Anthology - Diversity - Due March 30, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Secret Author Contest 2025 - Just found out we can't reveal anything more because it is a secret . 2025 Yearly Anthology - Creature Feature - Due Oct 1, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292 Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292 Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets! 2 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories The Cockney Canuck by Dodger The Freshmen by Mark Arbour 2 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Closing the Barn Door by Ronyx Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories Engineer Benson by Wayne Gray 36 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories The Golden Boys by chris191070 **Complete** Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp The Last Laugh by Celian Clown Wyrm by Adam Andrews Johnson Michaels Mess by ChromedOutCortex Stockroom Secrets by Mark Ponyboy Peters The Scandal by FV2112 Granddad Tom Rules by Tallguyct Hercules vs Antaeus by Catgenie Suspicious Seaweed by Thirdly The Strivers by Leo Lacaz Storm Wolf: Tranquil waters by RedMoon The Jerk-Off by JLynch The Kiss of the Vampire by Albert1434 Not just another Summer by Robert Hugill Behaving Responsibly by Tim Hobson A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox Man Up! by CasualWanderer82 Taming Of The Beast by ASH PHOENIX Marked By the Gods by ThePhallocrat My Roommate Teaches Me by Lee Wilson The Blue Moon by Lupus Soft Shadows by E K Stokes Good Times by Albert1434 Brian & Gordon: Living in threes by Robert Hugill Ark II: Life on Gaea by R. Eric What brings us together - Part 1 by Paladin **Complete** Permanently Black and Blue by mastershakeme Finding Home: Hood & Holy Water, Bk 2 by JJQuinn Blood Money by Yeoldebard David C. McLavic by CLJobe Adventures of Hercules by Catgenie **Complete** Joshua Miles by Wombat Bill **Complete** Kept Boy to Made Man by empath Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir) by Jack Poignet Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

Oh well, at least February is only 28 days this year I find February the most boring month of the year. We are about to head into the -20 to -30 C or -12 to 18 F this upcoming week That might be why I hate it. Have to tell my annual February joke too! If you are a farmer, you cannot look at it No posting it in the chat below either As I mention the weather, someone I know said I chose to live here . When I thought about it, I came to the realization at the age I am, I have chosen to live here . Yes, it is occasionally cold, once every 100 years we get a bad flood and we have summers with hail and the odd tornado, but in general I don't have much to complain about in my neck of the woods. I did try moving up to 3 1/2 hours away from my family, but that was one of the factors to move back. I have visited places that are nice, and unfortunately they have some drawbacks that I probably wouldn't make me want to live there. Hawaii, love it . But the occasional typhoon, volcanos, but most depressing is the cost to live there. Even if I had the money, I don't know if I would live there all the time. So here is the big questions of the week, something that I didn't get around to last week. Where you live now, is it where you want to be living? Or is there things keeping you there that prevents you from leaving? Two more questions, if you would want to live somewhere else, where would that be? No, Val, you cannot move in with me to watch Corner Gas reruns and attend all the events at Spruce Meadows . Lastly, if you are happy where you are, what makes you want to stay there? Now back to what they pay me the big bucks for 💰. Let us get to the Weekly Wrap Up! Monday, Cia I think took the Word of the Day, Equine, and made it into the CSR Discussion Day for an author that may like a horse or two : Tuesday was all Myr's. This week he did a Deep Dive into the Mystery Genre: Thursday, Val popped by to talk about our upcoming Poetry Anthology with the theme of Diversity. Check it out, it was a fun discussion: Friday, Val came back with a couple of fun prompts for Prompt Friday: Words of the Day: piscine, equine, feline, canine, nostalgic, cacophonous, carnivore Upcoming Writing Events 2025 Poetry Anthology - Diversity - Due March 30, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Secret Author Contest 2025 - Just found out we can't reveal anything more because it is a secret . 2025 Yearly Anthology - Creature Feature - Due Oct 1, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292 Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292 Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets! 2 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens The Freshmen by Mark Arbour 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories My Prompt Stories by Bill W Closing the Barn Door by Ronyx Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui 39 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Joshua Miles by Wombat Bill Clown Wyrm by Adam Andrews Johnson Tragedia Et Amor by P. E. Knapp The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X My Roommate Teaches Me by Lee Wilson Operation Ganymede by Leo Lacaz Where Love Lies by vanalas Those Left Behind by Robert Hugill **Complete** The Golden Boys by chris191070 Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp David C. McLavic by CLJobe Michaels Mess by ChromedOutCortex Hubris by ValentineDavis21 Stockroom Secrets by Mark Ponyboy Peters Storm Wolf: Tranquil waters by RedMoon The Kiss of the Vampire by Albert1434 The Jerk-Off by JLynch Suspicious Seaweed by Thirdly The Strivers by Leo Lacaz The Last Laugh by Celian Behaving Responsibly by Tim Hobson Man Up! by CasualWanderer82 Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox Soft Shadows by E K Stokes The Blue Moon by Lupus Granddad Tom Rules by Tallguyct The World Out There by Drew Payne Not just another Summer by Robert Hugill White Sheets by Celian My Chaotic Life by Jason Rimbaud A Life Worth Living by irivera Glamourhammer by Jack Poignet Connection by ChromedOutCortex **Complete** Blood Money by Yeoldebard Kept Boy to Made Man by empath How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport Stolen: Unearthing the Lore by lomax61 Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

I strayed away and I am ashamed I started reading a few chapters a day last week and I am now caught up Lots that I could comment about but I'm glad, and I know it isn't the 1st, 2nd or 3rd time that I have said that Robbie is better than Nathan. Especially the new Robbie that is looking back at his past and correcting for the future. I got a feeling that with Mr. S coming back into the picture and Don's new apartment, that Jo might be on the scene soon. As I think that Daniel, Matthew and Robbie might come up as witnesses to this program. I'm sure Matthew has enough to have him locked up already.

I'm not sure what happened! I don't want to guess what happened, but my apologies. So you get credit, here you go! 1 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories The Golden Boys by chris191070 Sorry, Chris

Lonnnnnnnng day Monday, Cia came by with an all new Signature Author Feature. You may have heard of him : Tuesday was Myr's chance to Deep Dive into Literary Fiction: Being that Monday was the Signature Author Feature, Cia followed up with the Signature Author Excerpt on Wednesday: Thursday, Valkyrie came to solicit what you would like to see in upcoming Anthology Blogs: Friday, Aditus dropped on by with what could be a couple of fun Prompts to tackle: Words of the Day: fatigue, energetic, vibrant, effervescent, animated, vulpine (didn't get this one ),leonine (well started the week off good) Upcoming Writing Events 2025 Poetry Anthology - Diversity - Due March 30, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Secret Author Contest 2025 - Just found out we can't reveal anything more because it is a secret . 2025 Yearly Anthology - Creature Feature - Due Oct 1, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292 Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292 Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets! 2 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour The Freshmen by Mark Arbour 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Dragonproof by Dabeagle **Complete** Closing the Barn Door by Ronyx Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 41 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Joshua Miles by Wombat Bill Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp Run, Hamster, Run! by Winged_Wolf Hubris by ValentineDavis21 Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir) by Jack Poignet Connection by ChromedOutCortex Stockroom Secrets by Mark Ponyboy Peters Adventures of Hercules by Catgenie Permanently Black and Blue by mastershakeme What brings us together - Part 1 by Paladin Clown Wyrm by Adam Andrews Johnson The Strivers by Leo Lacaz Operation Ganymede by Leo Lacaz Storm Wolf: Tranquil waters by RedMoon The Jerk-Off by JLynch The Kiss of the Vampire by Albert1434 Granddad Tom Rules by Tallguyct Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill **Complete** Behaving Responsibly by Tim Hobson Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox David C. McLavic by CLJobe My Roommate Teaches Me by Lee Wilson Michaels Mess by ChromedOutCortex Suspicious Seaweed by Thirdly White Sheets by Celian Tragedia Et Amor by P. E. Knapp Finding Home: Just Found Heaven, Bk 1.5 by JJQuinn **Complete** Man Up! by CasualWanderer82 The Blue Moon by Lupus Hello, Claire Voiance Speaking by Lee Wilson **Complete** Those Left Behind by Robert Hugill Kept Boy to Made Man by empath A Life Worth Living by irivera A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian Marked By the Gods by ThePhallocrat THE STORY OF US by vanalas Blood Money by Yeoldebard As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport A terrible, nonsensical poetry and others by SilvryArdor **Complete** Echoes of the Heart by vanalas **Complete** 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

So that is where my missing package of food from Marks & Spencer UK is Did you have a hand in this?

For @CassieQ and others, when I first saw the anthology theme, I was a bit boxed in on what I thought, as I generally don't like horror unless I'm talking about @Valkyrie waking up in the morning But when you expand out of that box, I found myself realizing if I wrote about a cat, a dog, a horse then they fit in the category of a creature. So great, now I'm only restricted to writing about animals and horror. Then I thought well we all know someone that gives us the heebie jeebies, so a story loosely written about someone like that could fit the category. Furthermore, it could be loosely autobiographical, if you want to make yourself into anything. Space, lots of creatures, no horror. Historical fiction, The Loch Ness Monster. I can go on and on. I guess what I'm saying in the end, you could write about anything from a pet rock to a higher being under this theme. And Cassie, if you want, why not write a story of you slaying a dragon on the slopes of a mountain and we can all know in jubilation that you never did die on the mountain Just my thoughts

I'm having technical issues with the blog. I prewrote it and went to put in the stories and it won't let me edit and publish Off to the Help Forum! Here are the stories from last week: 3 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour The Freshmen by Mark Arbour Headstall's Reflections by Headstall 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Closing the Barn Door by Ronyx Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Dragonproof by Dabeagle 37 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Kept Boy to Made Man by empath Joshua Miles by Wombat Bill Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp Glamourhammer - A Discworld Story by Jack Poignet The Education of Grandpa by Tallguyct **Complete** Operation Ganymede by Leo Lacaz Adventures of Hercules by Catgenie The Strivers by Leo Lacaz David C. McLavic by CLJobe The Golden Boys by chris191070 Granddad Tom Rules by Tallguyct Michaels Mess by ChromedOutCortex Hello, Claire Voiance Speaking by Lee Wilson Permanently Black and Blue by mastershakeme The Jerk-Off by JLynch Stockroom Secrets by Mark Ponyboy Peters The Kiss of the Vampire by Albert1434 Stolen: Unearthing the Lore by lomax61 Those Left Behind by Robert Hugill Behaving Responsibly by Tim Hobson Good Times by Albert1434 White Sheets by Celian Suspicious Seaweed by Thirdly Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox Hubris by ValentineDavis21 Puppy Drag by Rafy **Complete** What brings us together - Part 1 by Paladin Man Up! by CasualWanderer82 Echoes of the Heart by vanalas Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill The Blue Moon by Lupus Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir) by Jack Poignet A Life Worth Living by irivera The Seducer: A Gone From Daylight Inspired Story by MrM Blood Money by Yeoldebard Another Time by Celian Doctor Noonan-Martin, Miracle Worker? by Lee Wilson **Complete**

Who's on holidays? Me Who has nothing really to do on holidays? Me . What should I do on my 2 weeks off? I should do some reading . Maybe some cleaning . I'm bored already What do you all think I should do? I want to fly down to the states and visit Krista but she has a very, very, very long list on how she will kill me if I ever show up . We were discussing why I think she can get a side by side for the family, and I said how else will she get my body out to the back forty and she said with the recent cold, she'd just get the dogs to drag my body out there 😢 No flying to see Krista. Just as a PSA, in case you have been having some issues on site, we have been having some undesirable acts of failed attempts being tried to penetrate our servers. Rather than let them in and take up residence, @Myr has employed a new security suite to keep us and everything on site safe. Sort of like a giant condom surrounding GA . There are hiccups though, so make sure you read the grey bar at the top and see that we would like you to post with a URL and what you are trying to do in the Help topic. Myr has been superfast in getting things fixed, but even he needs to sleep. Please have patience if he doesn't answer you right away! Now what has happened in the GA News Blog the past week. Monday, Tim, our fearless leader of the Site Review Team went and compiled a list of all the stories reviewed in 2024. Check them out! Tuesday, it was a scary day Myr did a Deep Dive into the Horror Genre. Too bad I'm not that proficient in putting into words what Val sees in the mirror when she first wakes up in the morning I'd clean up this genre : Thursday, our favourite Admin, Val , was by with the rules and regs, or if you want the guidelines for our yearly Anthology: Finally on Friday, our favourite Admin, Val , was back again with a couple of prompts to get you in the mood for a creature feature: If you were thinking I would forget the Words of the Day, I didn't 😜. reliability, outrageous, marble, shrewish, prude, exhausted, lassitude Upcoming Writing Events 2025 Poetry Anthology - Diversity - Due March 30, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Secret Author Contest 2025 - More information to come. 2025 Yearly Anthology - Creature Feature - Due Oct 1, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292 Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292 Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets! Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

I guess I didn't really have that many marbles growing up, to begin with So no big loss if I lost any 😜 When I think of marble, I think of meat and fat mixture. I hate fat on my meat, so I prefer a nice marbled cut I do not like the other, other white meat, aka fat.

Myrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I thought we discussed not letting her post anymore

There used to be a natural hot spring way up in the high BC Rocky Mountains, that were actually started up I'm told in the early 1900's. People continued to build it up over the years into 1 large pools and 1 smaller one. In the olden days, you would get to it on a horse, then when logging started, a logging road went by it, but you wouldn't want to go up the road unless you had 4X4 or a truck with good clearance. Unfortunately they were on a minor fault line and the line shifted and a landslide and they disappeared. I guess that was about 7-8 years ago and I haven't been back . Heard an older gentleman has camped up there every year and has rebuilt some pools, not as big and deep, and the water temp is not as hot, but still warm. Kudos to him!! It is in a provincial ecological zone so no official development would be allowed. There was a sign there that I always think of when I hear the word prude. It was carved into a log cut in half about 3 ft long, to provide a seat on the edge of one of the smaller, intimate pools: Don't be a prude, go nude!!

Looked like he chose to unpublish his stories and we do not know why. Sorry.

I just noticed that I didn't get too far...

Wow, where did 2024 go? Well I know that the Review Team worked through it. We have to thank @Timothy M. for doing up the annual review. Check out some of these stories and reviews if you missed them originally. One stop shopping. Our Review Team has put together a list of all the Reviews they did in 2024. You can click on any of them to see the actual blog. Maybe there was one that you missed, maybe one piques your interest now, or you could simply revisit the story itself via the link on the story title. No matter what the reason, here is your second chance to see the Reviews from last year. 2024 Jan 8: 2023 Reviews Revisited - Timothy M. Reader comment: So many things to check out. Feb 12: A Life Lived by Dabeagle - Parker Owens Reader comment: Once I started I couldn't stop, and definitely recommend it to those who haven't. Mar 11: Losing Kevin by Ronyx - chris191070 Reader comment: This is a story that I have read and enjoyed. I may read it again. Apr 8: Crossing the Moon by HinderToyBL - Timothy M. Reader comment: Great review, Thank you! May 13: Between the Lines by Comicality - spike382 Reader comment: As with all of Comsies stories, this is a good read. Jun 10: The Brilliant Boy Billionaire by Altimexis - W_L Reader comment: An interesting story told well. Life is portrayed with highs and lows. Jul 8: Let the Music Play by CJames - W_L Reader comment: Always nice to look back on stories that made an impact. Aug 12: The Rip by Mark Ponyboy Peters - Parker Owens Reader comment: An amazing review for a truly amazing story. Sep 9: Sold into Freedom by Mikiesboy - chris191070 Reader comment: above all this is story of healing! Fantastic plot, amazing characters Nov 11: Matteo Went Ahead by Aditus - chris191070 Reader comment: This is a very strong piece of writing that hit me like a hammerblow. Dec 9: Special Circumstances by lawfulneutralmage - Aditus Reader comment: What more could/can be said but...Read. This. Story!!!!

First a disclaimer, I'm tired and none of me editors are around to read the wrap up for me I hate to say but the first couple of weeks have been terrible for our US friends and neighbours it seems. With LA burning down and the east and southeast getting blasted by ice and snow, I have to say I hope that all of them are okay I'm sure there is other places too that are having strange and wakey weather too, like Friday we had an actual thunderstorm (rain) and a blizzard Saturday night. Nothing that so many others are living through at the moment. I reached out to a couple of our Classic Authors that live in the Greater Los Angeles area, and happy to hear that @viv and @shadowgod are both safe and not near the fires. I am probably missing out on some other areas of the world, so tell me, is the weather where you are normal or have you been hit by something horrible? Or am I missing an area that I have not heard of? Like is Australia having wildfires which they have been prone to lately in their summers? Rather that be on the sadness, lets move onto the positive this week. We had a good week for the GA News Blog, so let us wrap it up! Monday, Cia kicked off the new year with I think was the monthly CSR feature Although it said Signature Feature in the title. I think she was tired like me and her blog editors weren't around either . But check out his months CSR Feature: Tuesday, we had Myr drop in with a new Genre Deep Dive where he went all Historical on us: Thursday was a call out to all the sites poets! Valkyrie let us know the topic of the 2025 Poetry Anthology: Friday, for fun, Aditus didn't go with the traditional Prompts for the first Prompt Friday of the year: Not 4, not 5, not even 6, but the whole 7 days this past week we had a Word Of the Day. One was even published before I got the Weekly Wrap Up done last Sunday . renewal, prescient, glibness, aggregate, vociferate, alteration, solitude Upcoming Writing Events 2025 Poetry Anthology - Diversity - Due March 30, 2025 - All the information you need is here. Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come. Secret Author Contest 2025 - More information to come. 2025 Yearly Anthology - Creature Feature - More information to come. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292 Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292 Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets! 1 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories The Freshmen by Mark Arbour 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Closing the Barn Door by Ronyx Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Dragonproof by Dabeagle 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories Engineer Benson by Wayne Gray 37 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Kept Boy to Made Man by empath A Life Worth Living by irivera It’s Not How I Remember It by paren01 **Complete** Tragedia Et Amor by P. E. Knapp Law & Order by quokka **Complete** The Seducer: A Gone From Daylight Inspired Story by MrM Stockroom Secrets by Mark Ponyboy Peters Michaels Mess by ChromedOutCortex The Longest Third Date by LJCC A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp Adventures of Hercules by Catgenie Hubris by ValentineDavis21 Mickey by Connectwriter **Complete** The Jerk-Off by JLynch The Kiss of the Vampire by Albert1434 The Education of Grandpa by Tallguyct Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill Behaving Responsibly by Tim Hobson Joshua Miles by Wombat Bill Echoes of the Heart by vanalas Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox Doctor Noonan-Martin, Miracle Worker? by Lee Wilson The Wig Heist by Rafy **Complete** Ark II: Life on Gaea by R. Eric Ink and Flowers by Celian What brings us together - Part 1 by Paladin Suspicious Seaweed by Thirdly Those Left Behind by Robert Hugill Worlds Apart 1960s by Ivor Slipper Finding Home: Halos and Heroes, Bk 1 by JJQuinn **Complete** Just Keep Swimming by JJQuinn **Complete** How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk Albin by CLJobe The Blue Moon by Lupus Permanently Black and Blue by mastershakeme Blood Money by Yeoldebard Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

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