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When I think of skimp, I think of the adjective skimpy, as in look at the skimpy speedo that guy is wearing No pictures allowed

I too, like others don't know what my doings got me a mention, but thanks so much I will keep trying to do it

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No one posted a story in the past seven days, according to the query.

There goes another month in the books! Can you believe you all have less than 7 months to get my Christmas Present mailed to me ? Unfortunately there might be another Canada Post strike here, so the sooner you get it in the mail, the better chance it will arrive here. This year ! I also can't believe it is still bright out at 9:40 PM my time. Dusk is like at 10:30 PM What all did you get up to this past month, the sort of, kind of, transition month, from spring to summer? I managed to get out camping not once but twice this past month. The camping gods must have been smiling down on me as it was perfect weather. Not too hot, not too cold, dry, no mosquitos yet, and good times. Now here is a shocker for you. The friend I went camping with last weekend has been sober for 5 months, so I never took a drop with me . So reserve your judgement for another day . What about upcoming plans? I guess I shouldn't be so north focused, what about my Australian and New Zealander folks as well as others down under? Any plans for this winter? Going surfing with the sharks ? Funny how I can lump everyone in the southern hemisphere to what I picture as South African activities Shame on me. Oh, I was told not to say anything, but I will say it anyways We had an Signature Author that contributed last week, but his poem never made it into the Weekly Wrap Up. So know that the first Signature 'chapter' listing below was his. If you know of anyone else, or yours, that might have been missed last week with the technical glitch, let me know and I will work you into a future Wrap Up. We have to give credit where credit is due . Now onto the Wrap Up... Monday, what happened Monday? Oh, Cia was by with the CSR Discussion Day! It was another one that was nailed out of the park ⚾! Tuesday, Myr traded in his hockey skates and stick and didn't watch the final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs semi finals, to do another Deep Dive: Go figure, from hockey fights to Romance --> 💖 Thursday, Valkyrie came by to get us all excited, then threw a touchdown 🏈 and gave us a feature of upcoming Anthology and writing contests: Friday, everyone's favourite wolf came in with an overtime free kick to tell us about this week's Prompts ⚽: Think of the Words of the Day like 7 pin bowling Did you get a full strike, a spare or something less? Remember if you got a strike, then points you get next week get added to this weeks score 🎳: wizened, vitality, hoodwink, scathing, diligent, heinous, anesthesia Upcoming Writing Events Secret Author Contest 2025 - 2025 Yearly Anthology - Creature Feature - Due Oct 1, 2025 - All the information you need is here. 2025 Prompt Team Event - 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! Check out the first one! 1 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy The Freshmen by Mark Arbour 1 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Secrets 3: The Road to the Future by Bill W 41 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp White Sheets by Celian My Bully Invited Me To His Hotel Room by StoriesByTroy Misaligned by Laura S. Fox Love Truly Is Blind by Lee Wilson I The Strivers by Leo Lacaz Face Value by empath Yale by chris191070 **Complete** The Kings Boy - A Medieval Novel by E K Stokes Traded Goods by Yeoldebard Another Time by Celian The Acquisition: A Record of Compliance, Pleasure, and Ownership by BrokenBoundariesGayErotica In Process Hubris by ValentineDavis21 My Best Friend’s Brother Dylan Was Supposed to Be Straight by StoriesByTroy In Process Arcum Nights by mastershakeme I The Nextworld Invasion and the Death of Magic by Adam Andrews Johnson How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk Ring by ChromedOutCortex The Storm Wolf: Gathering Clouds by RedMoon A Bad Education by CasualWanderer82 Shadows of the Moon by Albert1434 Blood Money by Yeoldebard Not just another Summer by Robert Hugill Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox BigPaws by Jack Poignet Coloring Outside the Lines by JJQuinn Yours to Bully by Littlelovestories Surrounded by the Darkness by Lupus Melting Steel - Spin-off by Celian Traditions by Mark Ponyboy Peters David C. McLavic by CLJobe Brian & Gordon: Living in threes by Robert Hugill A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski A Life Worth Living by irivera Light Bringer: Fireborn by Jack Poignet Dust in the Basement by Celian As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels The Shadows of the Night by Leo Lacaz Cooking Classes by chris191070 **Complete** I've Always Loved You by R. Eric Wolf in the City by Laura S. Fox Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

Thanks, Thirdly. I have to hand most the credit to @Renee Stevens Actually, no, I did the story. She gave me lots of advice on staging and the character and such, but I will have to take 100% of the credit for the... shall we say a quick change of events . I'm glad that even after this time, it can still can attract the occasional comment. Very much appreciated comment

I was thinking how it is funny how things have changed over the years here at GA. A certain author I know found a movie called Riley and she may have a story called Ridley and she was wondering if maybe someone took her story and made a screenplay out of it, and made the movie for profit . So being the dedicated friend that I am, I rented the movie to see the similarities. Just an FYI, this is my opinion only, not to be taken as fact. Three similarities: Both the movie and her story both have the letters r, i, l, e, y in both of them The main characters in both play a sport If the original end of the story had left off where originally planned, it would have been like the movie, the wrong place to end both She didn't seem appreciative of my thoroughly deep investigation I wonder why Now how does the two come together? Back in the day, a lot of the stories here at GA when we had more active forums for story discussion when we didn't have comments and reviews, there was always a huge debate on who would play who if a movie was made. I'm not sure if that happens so much anymore. It still does, but not as much Then we had a lot of great artists in the visual arts way, that could conjure up a picture of what they saw the character looking like. Some were amazing, but still were open to debate. The thing was 99% of us couldn't draw as good of a picture to get a counter point across Now, we get AI to help us create the character in the image the author sees there characters. It is almost taking away the art of describing the characters in a way that wasn't: 'I stood in front of the mirror and looked at my 6' body with my angular jaw and moustache and black curly hair dropping down to my broad shoulders on my swimmer's built chest with huge pecs, hairless normally, narrowing down to my perfect waist, etc.' That is how I do character descriptions. I do love an author that can weave a picture in your mind with words and suggestions, not all in one paragraph . So, do you like AI pictures from either an author's or a reader's view? I have to admit, I like a lot of them. I guess though I miss the debate of if Keanu Reeves could play Seth from Desert Droppings ? Now if you answer no, please be respectful in your answer as not to make all people who do AI art want to give it up ! My one criticism would be that I can still tell the difference between AI art I see (on here) and what an actual picture looks like. But I appreciate the effort to get better and better. Needless to say, I'm in a debate know with the unknown author on who gets to play characters in some of their stories. We do not find the same looks attractive as the other does Now after that ramble, let's move on to the GA News of the week. It was a busy week! Monday, Cia came in with a new Classic Author Feature. I went into it and downloaded the nifty picture and put it in my signature: Tuesday, Myr waxed and waned poetic . Did I use wax and wane correctly? Wednesday, being Classic Author week, we got the Excerpt to go with Monday's announcement. Check it out: Aaron dropped by to put us out of suspense to reveal the Author Guess Who? Author: Friday, it was time for our Prompt Team to let us know the results of the their latest rendition of This is the End: The Words of the Day were tricker this week. Did you get them all? sibylline, nurture, modish, ignoramus, pertinacious, polarization, insert Saturday word here Upcoming Writing Events Secret Author Contest 2025 - 2025 Yearly Anthology - Creature Feature - Due Oct 1, 2025 - All the information you need is here. 2025 Prompt Team Event - 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! The Freshmen by Mark Arbour In Process Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour In Process 1 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Secrets 3: The Road to the Future by Bill W In Process 0 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories No stories 43 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp Temporary Hold My Best Friend’s Brother Dylan Was Supposed to Be Straight by StoriesByTroy In Process The Seducer: A Gone From Daylight Inspired Story by MrM In Process Ink and Flowers by Celian In Process Preachers' Sons 2: The Nineties by R. Eric In Process Love Truly Is Blind by Lee Wilson In Process The Nextworld Invasion and the Death of Magic by Adam Andrews Johnson In Process His Girlfriend Doesn’t Know by DanXWrites In Process Reap the Whirlwind by Josh Aterovis In Process Traded Goods by Yeoldebard In Process Do You Ship Us? by Littlelovestories In Process Yours to Bully by Littlelovestories In Process The Storm Wolf: Gathering Clouds by RedMoon In Process Late Nights With My Hot Boss by StoriesByTroy In Process Shadows of the Moon by Albert1434 In Process The Kings Boy - A Medieval Novel by E K Stokes In Process Thanks, Dads by Inkognito Complete Not just another Summer by Robert Hugill In Process Blood Money by Yeoldebard In Process The Shadows of the Night by Leo Lacaz In Process Easter Luncheon Confessions by DanXWrites Complete Arcum Nights by mastershakeme In Process Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox In Process Unspoken by Late to the party In Process A Good Place by Mark Ponyboy Peters In Process A Bad Education by CasualWanderer82 In Process David C. McLavic by CLJobe In Process BigPaws by Jack Poignet In Process Where Love Lies: Book 2 by vanalas In Process A Life Worth Living by irivera In Process White Sheets by Celian In Process Ring by ChromedOutCortex In Process Hubris by ValentineDavis21 In Process A boy from the Outside by Johan In Process Misaligned by Laura S. Fox In Process What Didn't Kill Me Became Me by Inkognito In Process Face Value by empath In Process Another Time by Celian In Process Just Maybe by Jeff Burton In Process Brian & Gordon: Living in threes by Robert Hugill In Process What Brings Us Together - Part 2 by Paladin In Process Wolf in the City by Laura S. Fox In Process Midsimmer run by Joerie van Dam In Process 2 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories Chaotic Romantic by Invnarcel In Process Family embrace by Jean87 In Process Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

Well the results are definitely up for debate

When I saw modish, I thought of @drpaladin and @Reader1810, since they are our great moderators. Shouldn't that be added to the dictionary? If not, let's make it so Who has the email for Merriam, Oxford, Webster and all their other friends?

I have a weekend off from anything so I'm actually here Thanks again to Cia to helping out the past couple of weeks. You know what? I'm at a loss for words this week. No, I'm not drunk and/or incapacitated. We are in our annual Victoria Day weekend in Canada, so they means we get rain and snow. No snow this year though. I decided to start on a plumbing project in my shower, and I bought some new apparatuses and thought today would be a good day to get them installed. When I bought them at the Homo Depot™ they told me I would just need a pair of pliers and a screwdriver. They lie !!!! I had to get a plumbers wrench and then came back home and read the instructions and I need plumbers tape . Most things throw the tape in there, don't they ? Now if you are a plumber by trade and laughing your ass off at me, go for it ! Youtube did not get me out of this mess and unfortunately when you ask at the store, they seem to sell you something else. Needless to say, I have the pipe coming out of the wall right now and nothing more. So baths it is until I get it installed. Or maybe I will have a shower blaster for a day or two So here comes my question for the week. Are you a DYI'er, or are you more of a call a professional to do something? It seems like the mechanical as in autos I can do on my own with some help with a OBD meter and Youtube. I won't touch anything electrical or gas related, not a chance in hell. Well, I did put in a ceiling fan/light in my bedroom, but I'm still waiting for it to break off and snap the safety wire and kill me in my sleep . Happy thoughts. On that positive note let's move onto see what happened at the GA Blogs this week. Monday was a chance for the Review Team to attract us all to another great story: Tuesday was time for Myr to tiptoe in and try to scare the crap out of us : Thursday... well I have to keep a secret : Finally on Friday, Aditus, going for 2 of the 4 blogs of the week, gave us some new Prompts: Now what would a week without Myr trying to expand our vocabulary and to use in our literary pursuits. Question, do you ever try to speak the word of the day in everyday conversation that day? I have to admit when the periodic table of elements were being done, people were looking at me funny . objurgate, turophile, ambrosial, incipience, hallucinate, spartan, sappy Upcoming Writing Events Secret Author Contest 2025 - 2025 Yearly Anthology - Creature Feature - Due Oct 1, 2025 - All the information you need is here. 2025 Prompt Team Event - 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! 2 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories The Freshmen by Mark Arbour Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour 1 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Secrets 3: The Road to the Future by Bill W 43 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp My Best Friend’s Brother Dylan Was Supposed to Be Straight by StoriesByTroy The Seducer: A Gone From Daylight Inspired Story by MrM Ink and Flowers by Celian Preachers' Sons 2: The Nineties by R. Eric Love Truly Is Blind by Lee Wilson The Nextworld Invasion and the Death of Magic by Adam Andrews Johnson His Girlfriend Doesn’t Know by DanXWrites Reap the Whirlwind by Josh Aterovis Traded Goods by Yeoldebard Do You Ship Us? by Littlelovestories Yours to Bully by Littlelovestories The Storm Wolf: Gathering Clouds by RedMoon Late Nights With My Hot Boss by StoriesByTroy Shadows of the Moon by Albert1434 The Kings Boy - A Medieval Novel by E K Stokes Thanks, Dads by Inkognito **Complete** Not just another Summer by Robert Hugill Blood Money by Yeoldebard The Shadows of the Night by Leo Lacaz Easter Luncheon Confessions by DanXWrites **Complete** Arcum Nights by mastershakeme Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox Unspoken by Late to the party A Good Place by Mark Ponyboy Peters A Bad Education by CasualWanderer82 David C. McLavic by CLJobe BigPaws by Jack Poignet Where Love Lies: Book 2 by vanalas A Life Worth Living by irivera White Sheets by Celian Ring by ChromedOutCortex Hubris by ValentineDavis21 A boy from the Outside by Johan Misaligned by Laura S. Fox What Didn't Kill Me Became Me by Inkognito Face Value by empath Another Time by Celian Just Maybe by Jeff Burton Brian & Gordon: Living in threes by Robert Hugill What Brings Us Together - Part 2 by Paladin Wolf in the City by Laura S. Fox Midsimmer run by Joerie van Dam 2 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories Chaotic Romantic by Invnarcel Family embrace by Jean87 Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

Up here in Canada, we have the Spartan apple. One of my favourites, but harder to find

One of the only times I can remember hallucinating was when I was in the hospital after my accident and the were weaning me off the morphine drip and started me on oral percocet. That is until I looked up at the TV set that was off, hanging from the ceiling and I saw Garfield coming out of it, bearing his teeth, claws to the ready, coming to attack me like as if I was a lasagna. I'm sure the nurses must have a log of most hilarious stories from drugged up patients Oh, they stop giving me percocet.

Here is a great story by a great author done by another great author Enjoy! The Life of Seeon by comicfan Reviewer: Aditus Status: Complete Word Count: 32,006 If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans (Woody Allen). That came to mind when I first read The Life of Seeon. Seeon is the fifth and youngest child of the High King of Toleran Maon. Even though he is a prince, he’ll never wear the crown. He’s given the choice to become either a eunuch or a priest. His first plan is to become a priest. When he‘s fifteen, disaster strikes in multiple ways, and the plan changes. Toleran is about to lose the war against the Horeun empire, and Seeon’s father reintroduces a centuries-old custom to gain allies. Seeon is to become Ma’ Nee, which means he’ll lose all societal standings as a male. To end the war, the king decides that Seeon has to marry Horeun’s youngest prince, Mika, and be his second wife. After Seeon arrives in Horeun, he learns how different the two countries are. The plan changes again, and this time, a God smiles. The story can make its reader sad, disgusted, hopeful, happy, and everything in between. Unfortunately, there won’t be a second part, even when you desperately want to know more about this exciting world, its people, and gods, as comicfan (Wayne) passed much too early in the summer of 2021. You have to weave the story further in your head. Category: Fiction Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction Sub-genres: General Fantasy, Soft Sci-Fi Tags: psionics, adult, off-planet, dark, future, brothers Rating: Mature

Hellooooo! How is everybody ? First off, can you shout out your love to Cia this week? You probably didn't notice, but she used her magic powers and went in and put in the stories of the week in last week's blog and published it I'm hoping she will be able to help me out this week too! This weekend, I got convinced last weekend, when I probably could claim I was not of a clear mind and not to be held responsible for anything I committed too , to do something questionable. It turns out a bunch of friends every year go out on a guys camping trip to the Rocky Mountains. They are doing it on Mother's Day weekend so I haven't quite figured that out. Are they giving their wives and mothers a few days away from them? Where we have gone camping is not covered by cell phone coverage. We are due back today, early Sunday, so maybe they will make it up this afternoon or evening. I'll let you know the reasons behind this weekend though. So, in case you forgot, and I'm going to be careful as some don't feel this way. Oh, did you know that incase isn't a word Wait, I got distracted . Here is what I wanted to say : My mommy is gone, but i still call my sisters on Mother's Day. So if there is someone that is a mother that you like, drop them a call, visit them, or just say something like, "Hey, Great Job Mom!" So curious what everyone is doing this weekend? Any big plans? Are any plans a secret ? I guess you can't post here, because it wouldn't be a secret anymore. I seem to have a bit of trouble with secrets as I'm always wondering how I can find out who wrote a secret author contest entry to narrow it down . We had a good week behind us, I think IMHO. Monday, Cia gave us an all new CSR Feature: Tuesday, Myr was seen walking along the shores of Lake Ontario pinning for the days when he can run into the lake to do a true deep dive. No fiction to be added to this story: Thursday, there was a lot of chatter around the latest Author Guess Who? I think 3 names have put been put forward with a lot of assurance, but I'm not sure. How about you? Do you know who this mystery person is? Aaron won't tell me, because it falls in the category of guess what, a secret : Friday, we had a return to our normal broadcasting schedule with a new Prompt Event. Valkyrie and Aditus are trying the End game again I have to say this time I read it and I understood it right away ! If I can understand it, any rock on the ground can too : Now for a summary of all the Words of the Day: umber, articulate, mesmerize, orifice, demure, numismatics, scoff Upcoming Writing Events 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. 2025 Prompt Team Event - 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 In Process 1 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Secrets 3: The Road to the Future by Bill W In Process 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories Engineer Benson by Wayne Gray Long-Term Hold 44 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Awakenings: My sexual discovery by Bry Bryant In Process What Didn't Kill Me Became Me by Inkognito In Process There's No Such Place as Neverland by JJQuinn In Process Pen & Paper: The Sexdemon Incident by Celian Complete Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp Temporary Hold The Three Musketeers by RedMoon Complete Late Nights With My Hot Boss by StoriesByTroy In Process Unspoken by Late to the party In Process Ring by ChromedOutCortex In Process Reap the Whirlwind by Josh Aterovis In Process Light Bringer: Fireborn by Jack Poignet In Process Traded Goods by Yeoldebard In Process My Best Friend’s Brother Dylan Was Supposed to Be Straight by StoriesByTroy In Process Where Love Lies: Book 2 by vanalas In Process The Nextworld Invasion and the Death of Magic by Adam Andrews Johnson In Process The Exchange Students by paren01 Complete Just Maybe by Jeff Burton In Process Shadows of the Moon by Albert1434 In Process The Shadows of the Night by Leo Lacaz In Process Not just another Summer by Robert Hugill In Process Arcum Nights by mastershakeme In Process Blood Money by Yeoldebard In Process Ink and Flowers by Celian In Process Tyler's Dilemma Part One by Jason Rimbaud In Process Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox In Process A Good Place by Mark Ponyboy Peters In Process Love Truly Is Blind by Lee Wilson In Process Operation Ganymede by Leo Lacaz In Process BigPaws by Jack Poignet In Process The Silver Tongued Scoundrel by ThePhallocrat In Process A Bad Education by CasualWanderer82 In Process As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels In Process The World of the Legend of the Red Star by Lupus In Process Traditions by Mark Ponyboy Peters In Process Melting Steel - Spin-off by Celian In Process Face Value by empath In Process If Furniture Could Talk by Lee Wilson In Process Hubris by ValentineDavis21 In Process When Superheroes Play by Ticklishboy30 In Process David C. McLavic by CLJobe In Process Brian & Gordon: Living in threes by Robert Hugill In Process Wolf in the City by Laura S. Fox In Process Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport Temporary Hold I've Always Loved You by R. Eric Long-Term Hold 2 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories Chaotic Romantic by Invnarcel In Process Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B Temporary Hold Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

Excellent Blog. Let us not forget the building blocks of this site that are still propping it up!

Popeye never mesmerized me unlike Olive Oyl I guess he just wasn't my kind of guy, although I do like spinach

Let's throw things in the mixer and mix things up this week . Well not mix, but let's look at a mirror image of the past week. Now for the big news this week, that many have been waiting for. In fact there would not be any GA if it wasn't for the guy that we are holding our annual Anthology for this week. A huge thank you to all the authors that contributed this year. Without you, his memory might fade away . Make sure you stop by, read and leave a comment or two! He will be missed, but if you ever read anything by Comicality, then you need to look at the bonus feature at the bottom of the Anthology. Enjoy ! Wednesday, Val kept us up to date on the upcoming events here at GA for writing. Still over 1/2 the year to go and still 3 events to go, at least! Check them all out here: Jump on back to Tuesday, and there was a lot of mystery going on with Myr's Deep Dive : Monday, Cia brought us a great CSR Discussion Day with a great author! I learned a lot about him in his interview: Since we did the blogs backwards, why not for S&G look at the Words of the Day in reverse order too! intelligible, encumbered, askew, cognizant, nomenclature, behest. Did anyone else notice we didn't have a WOTD on Tuesday I know the big guy is having a lot of stuff going on, so hoping everyone gives him a hug and a pass. Maybe not make a pass at him . Well, who knows. Maybe he will like that Go ahead, make a pass at him Hey Myr, you're looking sexy today . Now usually I start with a preamble, so this is my first official postamble I am hoping that I can convince Cia or Myr to insert the stories below because I can tell you for a fact, I probably have been poured out of a Uber and may or may not have made it home after the International Beerfest being held on Saturday. Being in the top five Beerfests in the world, with an even larger line up this year, in a much expanded event centre, with over 200 vendors, I have set a goal to try every single one of them ! If I succeeded, it was nice knowing you all . My only wish is that I could get @Daddydavek up here and I'm sure the two of us could make a good dent in the place! Brad will be there as well, btw. May 2 brought us great weather, with today around 26C or 78.8F ( @Bill W, I double checked my numbers ) and Saturday around 30C/86F, it is a good thing I will be in air conditioned comfort, except for the fifteen block stumble to the bar we go to after for food and ... more beer . Just happened that my yearly physical was on Thursday and my doctor asked how much I drink and I told him very little in a month, in honesty, under four beers a month. I did however inform him of my upcoming drunkenness and his reply was that I'm allowed that once a year, and he might see me down there I hope nobody here is offended about me talking about tomorrow like a drunken fool . I don't promote this to anyone but me . So how about you, do you partake in causal festivals surrounded around food or alcohol? I do have to mention since cannabis has been legal in Canada for like what, ten years now, that they have their own festivals too! I think I want to make it to Bavaria in Germany around October. Not sure why, just hear they have a pretty big party over there . I know there is wine festivals, spirit festivals, bbq festivals, pie festivals, exotic cuisine festivals, ethnic festivals, and so on. Do you go to any yourself? Tell me about them. Okay, let's rap ( or wrap ) things up. Anyone want to give me a beat? I'm so white and old Upcoming Writing Events 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. 2025 Prompt Team Event - 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! 5 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories The Freshmen by Mark Arbour In Process Abhean's Verses by Parker Owens In Process His Awakening by Cia Complete GFD: Ammo Nation by Comicality Author Passed Away The Cockney Canuck by Dodger Temporary Hold 5 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories A Comet Like No Other by Bill W Complete Starting Over by Bill W In Process Dear Comicality by Myr Complete Patrol by Myr Complete Secrets 3: The Road to the Future by Bill W In Process 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories Engineer Benson by Wayne Gray Long-Term Hold 45 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories I've Always Loved You by R. Eric Long-Term Hold The Nextworld Invasion and the Death of Magic by Adam Andrews Johnson In Process Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp In Process Ring by ChromedOutCortex In Process Reap the Whirlwind by Josh Aterovis In Process The Three Musketeers by RedMoon In Process Traded Goods by Yeoldebard In Process Dust in the Basement by Celian In Process When Ticklish Superheroes Play by Ticklishboy30 In Process The Silver Tongued Scoundrel by ThePhallocrat In Process The Fifty-Three Year Old Virgin by Tallguyct Complete Love Truly Is Blind by Lee Wilson In Process Shadows of the Moon by Albert1434 In Process The Spirit of the Plum Blossom Tree (TSPBT) by Kong Wen Hui Long-Term Hold Blood Money by Yeoldebard In Process Not just another Summer by Robert Hugill In Process The Final Frontier by Tim Hobson Complete Souris by empath Complete Michael, You’ve Got A Lot To Answer For by MrM Complete Sneak Away Part 5 by Lee Wilson Complete A New York Rentboy in King James' Court by Tim Hobson Complete Awakenings: My sexual discovery by Bry Bryant In Process House Of Exiles by GENERAL PIGNOUF In Process Where Love Lies: Book 2 by vanalas In Process Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox In Process The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X In Process A Good Place by Mark Ponyboy Peters In Process Just Maybe by Jeff Burton In Process The Blue Moon by Lupus Complete Operation Ganymede by Leo Lacaz In Process Tyler's Dilemma Part One by Jason Rimbaud In Process Face Value by empath In Process White Sheets by Celian In Process BigPaws by Jack Poignet In Process The Strivers by Leo Lacaz In Process Arcum Nights by mastershakeme In Process The Kings Boy - A Medieval Novel by E K Stokes In Process Brian & Gordon: Living in threes by Robert Hugill In Process Brandon Smiling: From the Billy Chase Chronicles (3) by MrM In Process Another Time by Celian In Process If Furniture Could Talk by Lee Wilson In Process Wolf in the City by Laura S. Fox In Process Traditions by Mark Ponyboy Peters In Process Unspoken by Late to the party In Process A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian In Process Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

Intelligible is becoming the antonym of Steve

Hi Everyone! It was just alerted to me that there is something wrong and everyone but staff can't see the entries, just an error message. I have done the most that I can do, so until Myr comes online, we may have to wait. I tried unpublishing @Bill W's story and then republishing it to no avail. Bill is innocent on this if you get a notification Sorry everyone.

Was that your own story? 😜 If one didn’t get that one correct, then it is time to pull out the nice shiny brochures to find appropriate living accommodations. Don’t worry, Krista has been collecting them for a few years now, for me I can’t remember if you had a story or not last year 🙃

Sunburn anyone? What is the rule #1 of when you have the first day above 20C/50F with the sun higher in the sky of Spring? Burn baby burn! I think not ! So, that kind of happened today and luckily it didn't really burn me, just a little bit of colour on my face, arms, and legs. In Canada, anything over 0C/32F is shorts weather, so normally I was shorting today . I did have an enjoyable 'me' day though. Got a massage, an adjustment (not on my attitude, you're out of luck ), had a nice breakfast, went for a walk, did some stuff around the condo and then met up with a friend for a nice dinner out . I'm off the next week in a use 'em or lose 'em vacation situation so no real plans. Maybe start exercising everyday now that the weather has turned for the better. I got invited to a learn how to skate program next week for amputees. I couldn't attend in January so I think I will go and see if I can sign up this time. Watch for me in next years Stanley Cup Playoffs . Maybe not as a player but maybe a rink rat cleaning the ice . I can't believe this is the end of April, and May is starting this week 😮. So summer plans are in the air. I finally received a new grill for my BBQ so will have to get that going in the next week. Maybe invite some people over for some beers and burgers. Beers are optional . Any plans yourself for this upcoming month? I know Canada and Britain have Victoria Day long weekend coming up, but around my area that just means snow The Americans have their May long weekend the week after, and that is usually a warmer weekend up here, so I'm going camping to the mountains the week after. I should also ask people like @Graeme, @Paladin, @Mark Ponyboy Peters and @quokka, who all live at the bottom of the earth , what they are doing for the fall and winter. Or are they in areas where it is just nice out year round Bugggers (can I say that jokingly or does it mean something really nasty down under ?). I guess I have probably bored everyone with my boring life and such, so shall we move onto the excitement? Monday, it was Signature Author Day and Cia picked a good one: Tuesday, Myr got more than his toes in the water for his Deep Dive: Wednesday, Cia was back to bring us the Signature Author Excerpt to tease us all into reading: Thursday was a day to thank our great poets and those from the staff that helped bring the Poetry Anthology together. A great recap all in all, check it out: Time to recap our Words of the Day. I'm sort of there, sort of not there on knowing them avowed, incapacitate, obstinacy, emblematic, rarefied, truncate, charade Upcoming Writing Events 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. 2025 Prompt Team Event - 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! 2 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories The Freshmen by Mark Arbour Abhean's Verses by Parker Owens 1 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Secrets 3: The Road to the Future by Bill W 39 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Face Value by empath Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir) by Jack Poignet **Complete** How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk Savage Rose by vanalas The Strivers by Leo Lacaz Happy Fourth of July by Lee Wilson **Complete** The Ticklish Brotherhood by Ticklishboy30 The Three Musketeers by RedMoon Just Maybe by Jeff Burton Traded Goods by Yeoldebard The Kings Boy - A Medieval Novel by E K Stokes Unspoken by Late to the party Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox Shadows of the Moon by Albert1434 The Last Boys in Clinton by Lee Wilson **Complete** Reap the Whirlwind by Josh Aterovis BigPaws by Jack Poignet The Fifty-Three Year Old Virgin by Tallguyct Blood Money by Yeoldebard Brian & Gordon: Living in threes by Robert Hugill What Brings Us Together - Part 2 by Paladin White Sheets by Celian A Good Place by Mark Ponyboy Peters Tyler's Dilemma Part One by Jason Rimbaud The Blue Moon by Lupus Not just another Summer by Robert Hugill A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian Gentle Healer by Ticklishboy30 **Complete** The Silver Tongued Scoundrel by ThePhallocrat Broken Angel by Ticklishboy30 **Complete** A Loving Memory by Ticklishboy30 **Complete** Legends by Ticklishboy30 **Complete** A Life Worth Living by irivera Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp Good Times by Albert1434 Wolf in the City by Laura S. Fox Welcome to Redwaters by Hardianarcher Futile Devices by CasualWanderer82 The Shadows of the Night by Leo Lacaz Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

Got's to give credit where credit is due I get to publish only the Review Team Reviews. I am also impressed with the stories they find and then make me want to read them And you are right, they are killing it lately. Then somehow @Cia, reads a few stories every month in her spare time. Then she creates the Signature Feature, Signature Author Excerpt, the Can't Stop Reading (CSR), and then the CSR Review Day!! I'm tired just from writing all that Oh, don't forget her own writing on site and off site too! I while back I asked Cia if she was a speed reader, and I couldn't get a straight yes or no Add in the fact that she is a wife, a mother to 2 teenager/young adults, works in a school, actively works in a union, takes furthering education in the summer, oh, and tosses in the Secret Author Contest , I hope she is a speed reader and not just on speed to do all that . I know I could never do it. I would say that any of our volunteer blog writers/reviewers take pride in, is when people not only recognize the great story that they have reviewed, but a mention of thanks to the reviewer. A few words mean so much. So for that, thanks @CassieQ (cause Cia probably won't say it )

Well Happy Easter if you celebrate Well Happy Passover if you celebrate Well Happy Long Weekend for everyone else Unless you don't get a long weekend and then in that case I was looking at the calendar and noticed that April is just 2/3rds gone I really haven't seen too much spring signs other than the snow gone. We are dry, really dry and grass fires seem to pop up here and there. We have precipitation in the forecast but it really isn't enough . Long hot summer coming, but how can you look forward to that when you can't probably breath due to forest fire smoke! Okay Steve, move onto the positive For those that do celebrate Easter, in not necessarily the religious realm, but maybe more the commercial one, how was your childhood? Did you wake up for an Easter Egg hunt? I did, but the deal was my sisters got the chocolate eggs, which I had to leave if I found, and I got the hard boiled coloured eggs . My sisters seemed more than willing to leave those for me . Growing up as a diabetic, I did have different rules. I guess the good news is today, I imagine that with the medications and delivery methods you can now search for the chocolate ones too But what about you? This is a late Easter this year. In my neck of the woods it is usually wet or snowing so hunts were done indoor at home. I hear about outdoor easter egg hunts but around here they are only usually at the dog parks . They'll eat anything We should just move along into the Weekly Wrap Up at this point of time. There was way too many emoticons in that last run on paragraph . Monday, Parker Owens from the Review Team presented a pretty in depth and interesting story review: Tuesday was Myr's look into the Horror genre : Thursday was another exciting day as we got to see the second round of Poets and their works for the Poetry Anthology: Whew. Just saying I'm exhausted with wrapping up this weeks GA News Blogs Someone who should be tired, but isn't, is Myr who gave us a whole new bunch of Words fo the Day: laconic, grovel, acerbic, expedient, potpourri, chutzpah, nomadic, Upcoming Writing Events 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. 2025 Prompt Team Event - 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! 4 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories The Freshmen by Mark Arbour Diversity Studies by Parker Owens **Complete** **Anthology Entry** Esprit de Corps by Valkyrie **Complete** **Anthology Entry** Abhean's Verses by Parker Owens 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Closing the Barn Door by Ronyx **Complete** Secrets 3: The Road to the Future by Bill W Roots To Branches by Dabeagle **Complete** 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui **Complete** 38 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Fates Mates & Pirates by P. E. Knapp Poems and Moments by Juanmdez Hard Pill to Swallow by LostSole **Complete** The Last Boys in Clinton by Lee Wilson The Kings Boy - A Medieval Novel by E K Stokes The Fifty-Three Year Old Virgin by Tallguyct The Shadows of the Night by Leo Lacaz Traded Goods by Yeoldebard Dust in the Basement by Celian Hercules vs Antaeus by Catgenie **Complete** David C. McLavic by CLJobe The Three Musketeers by RedMoon Where Love Lies: Book 2 by vanalas Reap the Whirlwind by Josh Aterovis Shadows of the Moon by Albert1434 Not just another Summer by Robert Hugill Blood Money by Yeoldebard Arcum Nights by mastershakeme Years Gone Bye by LostSole **Complete** Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox A Good Place by Mark Ponyboy Peters A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui **Complete** Tyler's Dilemma by Jason Rimbaud Between Cutlass and Desire by Rafy **Complete** BigPaws by Jack Poignet Sigma Squad: The Railroad by RedMoon **Complete** The Blue Moon by Lupus The Spider and the Flea by Lee Wilson **Complete** **Anthology Entry** Finding Self - a poem in terza rima by Tim Hobson **Complete** **Anthology Entry** A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian Brian & Gordon: Living in threes by Robert Hugill Futile Devices by CasualWanderer82 House Of Exiles by GENERAL PIGNOUF The Silver Tongued Scoundrel by ThePhallocrat Traditions by Mark Ponyboy Peters Novel Experience by LostSole **Complete** How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk Wolf in the City by Laura S. Fox 2 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories Thoughts about life… by JACC Various Verse by CountDickula **Complete** Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

I have to admit, I’m kind of lucky. I get to see these great reviews ahead of time. Now see if this great review by Parker interests you. Reviewer: Parker Owens Status: Complete Word Count: 73,722 The Roaming Sea by mcarss In high school history class, we learn about the Hundred Years War. GA author Mike Carss (mcarss) writes for us a fantasy about a similar war between peoples so dissimilar that mutual hatred and distrust seem to seep from every line of the story. Ironically, mcarss sets us up for the story well away from the crashing, terrifying oceans which circle this world. Instead, we are met at a military camp, and seen through the eyes of Callum Hidaro, the war is bloody, brutal and endless. A sudden surprise attack from the enemy, the giant Pactrids, disturbs Callum’s journey home, and, through the metaphysical agency of transport, he is suddenly deposited in a deep green forest far behind enemy lines. All too soon, Callum is captured by a Pactrid, and is held prisoner. Thus begins a novella of journey and discovery, of realization and truth, of change and love. This ordeal will take Callum Hidaro beyond all the boundaries he has ever known. One of the best aspects of thisstory is the way in which mcarss deals with the everyday metaphysics of this world he constructs. For each of the species we encounter, human and Pactrid, certain acts and attributes are not described as magical, but as matters of fact. Something taken for granted by one may be mysterious to the other, yet neither takes such things as wizardry, but as something to be better understood. For instance, the Pactrids cannot fathom the human’s ability to transport themselves almost instantaneously via the agency of an adept, yet it is a unique attribute to the human kind, not a magical sort of thing at all. What matters more is the alchemy that develops between captor and captive. Callum and his Pactrid warder must learn to communicate, to eat and sleep, and to adapt to one another as they travel to a place where the human prisoner may be properly kept. Callum turns out to be hardier than his Pactrid adversary anticipates, and prouder, too. Slowly, each learns to respect the other, and to understand the other. When Callum grasps the truth of the bloody, endless war that claimed the lives of so many he loved, he must come to grips with action he must take. As his journey continues, Callum comes to realize the enemy he must escape is not his Pactrid, but the lies by which he has steered his life. The tale takes surprising and dramatic turns, and Callum Hidaro must face a future he never imagined. I urge you to switch off your streaming service, pull up a chair or sprawl out on the sofa. Take the time to join Callum on his path, and read this engrossing story by a talented GA author. There’s a whole new world waiting with every turn of the page. Category: Fiction Genres: Fantasy/Action Adventure Sub-genres: Adventure General Fantasy, Medieval Fantasy Tags: gay, war, no sex, serious, military, medievil, friendship, asexual Rating:Mature