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    Weekly Wrap Up (Oct. 20 - Oct. 26)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Wow, I didn't even realize it was Saturday night going onto Sunday morning in my here parts! But then again, for some reason I didn't realize we were in the last week of October too 😮 Halloween on Thursday, and then November on Friday, we are well on our way to wrapping up 2019 and into the 2020's
    Before I get looking too far into the future, the meaning of the wrap up to do a visit of the past, so let's look what happened here the past week on the GA News Blog.
    Monday, Cia brought us all the October Classic Feature:
    On Tuesday, Renee was back to reveal all who the Author Guess Who subject was:
    Then on Wednesday, Cia was back with the October Classic Excerpt:
    On Thursday, Myr wrapped up the look back at the 2014 Scars! Anthology:
    Friday was Wayne front and centre bringing everyone some prompts to get us into the mood of the 31st of October:
    Then on Saturday, I want to mention Myr updated us all on the completion of stats on stories and moving onto chapter stats. He shared some interesting information on how these will work:
    So that was a busy week, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday oh my! Shall we also take a peek at how we did on reaching our goals in the past week?

    Anthologies
    Author Anthology Questionnaire - Click here to participate Anthology 101 - New in the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies 2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Premium Updates:
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens *Premium* *Complete*
    Classic Updates:
    Alike in Dignity by Mike Arram
    Dancing on a Star by Ronyx
    Hide and Seek by Mike Arram *Complete*
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Cynical Faith by Cynus
    Denied by Cia
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
    Give It To Me Straight by Comicality
    Shelter by Comicality; Book 1 of Shelter
    The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus *Complete*
    Promising Updates:
    n counters by northie *Complete*
    Singer by Carlos Hazday
    The Cockney Canuck by Dodger
    The Golden City by Aceinthehole
    Torturous Love : Version 3 by Sasha Distan
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
     
  2. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Oct. 13 - Oct. 19)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Skiddy-mer-rink-a-dink-a-boomp, skiddy-mer-rink-a-doo,
    Means I love you.
    Skiddy-mer-rink-a-dink-a-boomp, skiddy-mer-rink-a-doo,
    Means I'll be true
    Skiddy-mer-rink-a-dink-a-boomp, skiddy-mer-rink-a-doo,
    All the time he sings this rhyme
    Skiddy-mer-rink-a-dink-a-boomp, skiddy-mer-rink-a-doo,
    Means I love you.
    Why is it the older I get, the more appealing that nursery rhyme songs appeal to me? Am I regressing?
    Anyhooooo
    On Monday @spikey582 had a great review of Cole Matthews story, Shade.
    On Thursday we had episode of the tetralogy of Anthology flashback:
    Also Thursday, Myr had some exciting news about the Stories Archive Update.
    Friday was Prompt Friday and that means Wayne dropped by:
    Now how did we do towards our goals last week?

    Anthologies
    Author Anthology Questionnaire - Click here to participate Anthology 101 - New in the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies 2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Premium Updates:
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    Hide and Seek by Mike Arram
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Cynical Faith by Cynus
    Denied by Cia
    One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus; Book 5 of Verse
    The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
    Promising Updates:
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
    Prompt's for 2019 by Caz Pedroso
    Singer by Carlos Hazday
    Torturous Love : Version 3 by Sasha Distan
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
    By the way, I do love all of you
  3. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Good Day Everyone! This is Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend, and I'm a little messed up on what day it is It is like I forgot that today is  Sunday.
    Oh well. Here is what happened in these parts of GA this past week.
    On Monday, Cia introduced us all to the October CSR feature:
     
    Then on the Tuesday, Renee gave us another edition of the Author Guess Who:
     
    Thursday, Mr. Myr was back with a round of Anthologies from 2014.
     
    Friday, was Comicfan's chance to give us all a few more prompts to use. One is definitely fall related!
     
    And here is our check in on how we did last week with our goals:

    Anthologies
    Author Anthology Questionnaire - Click here to participate Anthology 101 - New in the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies 2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Premium Updates:
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Black Widow by Mark Arbour; Book 16 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP)
    Cynical Faith by Cynus
    Denied by Cia
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
    The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus
    Promising Updates:
    Flash In The Pan by northie
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
    Singer by Carlos Hazday
    The Cockney Canuck by Dodger
    Torturous Love : Version 3 by Sasha Distan
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  4. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Sept.29 - Oct.5)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Sorry folks, no weekly update this week. Carry on with your daily activities and God Save the Queen.
    Okay, so I was saying to a ex GA'er friend that I had nothing to write about to start the Weekly Wrap Up and he suggested that
    I couldn't do that to you all So here is a look at what happened over the past week!
    Monday, it was CSR discussion day where Cia chatted with @northie
    Then on Wednesday, it was the first one of the month and the blog was turned over to Carlos:
    On Thursday, Myr started another month of looking at a past Anthology:
    Finally, on Friday it was Wayne's turn to let loose with another couple of prompts for everyone:
    I know I missed this last week, so my apologies But lets take a look at how we did on our goals for the past week:

    Anthologies
    Author Anthology Questionnaire - Click here to participate Anthology 101 - New in the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies 2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Premium Updates:
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    Dancing on a Star by Ronyx
    Family by Dabeagle
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Cynical Faith by Cynus
    Denied by Cia
    The Searcher by Mikiesboy
    The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
    Promising Updates:
    Shrunk to Fit by northie
    Singer by Carlos Hazday
    The Cockney Canuck by Dodger
    Torturous Love : Version 3 by Sasha Distan
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  5. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Sept 22 - Sept 28)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Today is a day that I was not looking forward to

    If you look at the little pictures at the top of this blog, you will see who has posted in this blog, and how many times, I have been dreading this day for about six months, maybe more. I told Renee that it would be hard to surpass Trebs and move ahead of him on this blog.
    So who is Trebs? For those of you that have joined over the last five years here on GA, Trebs or Robert, was a Admin and on the board of CDEJR Services, he was the R. We lost Trebs to cancer just over 5 years ago. I wanted to pay tribute to a great man, and a friend that was there when I needed him, and was there for so many more in his life. He was the epitome of what we would expect to have in a friend. Loyal, caring, great listener, someone with sage advice and always fun to have in our lives as well. He, I believe was planning ahead for the inevitable when he asked me to come on as an admin from my previous role as a moderator. Although he never said it, he seemed to be giving me advice over the time from when I became an admin to his passing. 
    Sadly, we don't always get to say a proper goodbye to our friends. Although he choose to pass quietly, I fully respect his decision. I can't help but feel that Trebs was one of the cornerstones of our current GA community and he gave freely and enthusiastically to make GA what it is today.
    Now as I post this blog, I shall go to 106 and pass my friend, but I know that he is happy that I'm still around and contributing to the site in my own ways much like the rest of the site from readers, to authors and poets, to staff and everyone in between. I can't help but admit that I am crying as I write this, just knowing that he will always be missed in my life but always will be just a memory away.
    In case you want to see what he meant to so many, pop by this blog entry when he passed. 
    So shall we see what happened at the GA Blog this past week?
    On Monday, a great story was featured by @Puppilull on @Mann Ramblings story Innocence and Carnality:
    On Tuesday, Renee came back to let us all know about the final Anthology themes for 2020. 😮 oh my, that is only 3 months away!
    Onto Thursday, where Myr wrapped up the month of September with the final installment of Anthologies for this round:
    Friday was our usual day for Comicfan to drop in with a couple of new prompts. He did not disappoint again with two more:
    Anthologies
    Author Anthology Questionnaire - Click here to participate Anthology 101 - New in the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies 2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Premium Updates:
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    Family by Dabeagle
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Black Widow by Mark Arbour; Book 16 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP)
    Cynical Faith by Cynus
    Denied by Cia
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
    GFD 12: Blood Ties by Comicality; Book 12 of Gone From Daylight
    Give It To Me Straight by Comicality
    Musings of a Mongoose by Cynus
    The Searcher by Mikiesboy
    The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus
    Promising Updates:
    Flash In The Pan by northie
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
    Singer by Carlos Hazday
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  6. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Sept.15 - Sept 21)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    So am I normal?
    Now before the usual peanut gallery jumps in with a resounding YES (or is that NO), let me explain.
    Today, for a Saturday I was bored. I played on the computer, I cleaned the condo, I took the car for a wash, and still was bored. So I flicked on the TV and started going through the hundreds of channels and nothing really appealed to me. Next I turned on Prime Video, nope, nothing caught my fancy. Then it was over to Netflix. Well they are featuring a movie that I have never seen as I don't really care of horrors. Not for the usual reason though. So I decided to make a bowl of popcorn, grabbed a Diet Coke with Lime and sat down to watch the 1990 classic IT. Like most horror movies, I found it hilarious. I was giggling throughout at how they try to scare you with the surprises, the building of tension, the flashing lights and such. I mean, I know some people are afraid of clowns, but now I have to find out if I can get a Pennywise doll to cuddle with
    I wonder what our IT fan @Wesley8890 thinks about the movie? What do you think about the movie? Have you seen the new movie?
    That is another week of musings to start off the weekly wrap up
    On Monday, Cia took on the week to make introductions to the Classic Signature Author for September:
    Then to continue on Classic Signature week, Wednesday was the Excerpt day:
    Onto Thursday, when we had the 3rd round of stories for this month's Anthology Flashback, and a reminder about the November 19th deadline for the upcoming ones:
    Finally on Friday, even after eye surgery, our prompt guru Wayne brought us a couple of new prompts:
     
    So how did we do last week on our story targets? Well let's take a look

     
    Special shout out!!! Today at noon is the last day for Poets and Authors to get their votes in!
    Anthologies
    Author Anthology Questionnaire - Click here to participate Anthology 101 - New in the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies 2020 Anthology Theme Selection Round 2 Authors and Poets only - Due by Noon September 22 2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
     
    Premium Updates:
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    Afterglow by Dabeagle
    Family by Dabeagle
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Cynical Faith by Cynus
    Denied by Cia
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
    Fanfic by Comicality; Book 0 of Fanfic
    Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus
    The Searcher by Mikiesboy
    The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens
    Promising Updates:
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
    Singer by Carlos Hazday
    The Cockney Canuck by Dodger
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  7. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Sept. 8 - Sept. 14)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    So I was thinking this week . Does that make everyone cringe?
    Today when I wrote this up. it is the 14th, so just a reminder to you all that we are now 10 days from my birthday and tomorrow will be 3 months away from Christmas. Now I don't want all of you all to fret and worry over having to get me pressies for both celebrations in the next 3 months! I know you all were planning on spending at least $50 Canadian ($12.50 US) on each present, so why don't you combine the two and each of you can give me a $100 present for Christmas .
    As I sometimes say in the my closing on requests... Thanking you in advance.
    Well with the weight of not having to buy me something in 10 days hanging over your conscious, shall we see what happened in the GA News Blog this week?
    Monday as I said in that blog, WOW. Our review team exceeded all of our expectations with a great Signature Author Special Review. Make sure you thank your friendly neighbourhood Review Team Member
    Jump on over to Tuesday and Renee brought an announcement for poets and authors to help with the 2nd round of Anthology Voting:
    Then is was a giant stride into Thursday, where Myr shared with us a new list of the September Anthology Flashbacks:
    Finally on Friday, Wayne sashayed into the blog and gave us another two great prompts:
    Oh, I bet you think I would go into the anouncements and stories as usual, but a certain pesky penguin spoke up and now as part of our regular weekly wrap up we will post how we did on the Story Goals the previous week. So here is how we did for 09/07 - 09/14/2019:

    Anthologies
    Author Anthology Questionnaire - Click here to participate Anthology 101 - New in the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies 2020 Anthology Theme Selection Round 2 Authors and Poets only - Due by Noon September 22 2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Premium Updates:
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    Dancing on a Star by Ronyx
    Family by Dabeagle
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Black Widow by Mark Arbour; Book 16 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP)
    Cynical Faith by Cynus
    Denied by Cia
    Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus
    Jessie-101: Online Celebrity by Comicality
    Kabal by aditus
    The Plateau by Comicality
    The Searcher by Mikiesboy
    The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens
    Promising Updates:
    Morning by northie
    Shrunk to Fit by northie
    Singer by Carlos Hazday
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
     
  8. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Sept. 1 - Sept. 7)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    The first week of September has arrived and things are a changing! I've notice a bit of a uptick in the forums and stories and also feeling a change in the weather and length of days. I never understood how people who live closer to the equator have little to no deviation in the length of days. Just seems strange to me . Then the further you go south or north towards the poles, you get longer days/shorter nights and visa versa as the equinoxes are reached. But then again, it would be strange to have 24 hours of light, or dark . Currently here, the sun is fading out at around 7:30, but by the end of October, that will probably be 5:00 pm. So are any of you affected by SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)? I personally just want to curl up and sleep more as the days shorten. Maybe I really am a bear and just want to hibernate
    So shall we take a look at our slightly busier week?
    Monday, Cia lead off the month with a new CSR Feature. Did you check it out?
    Then on Wednesday, Carols took a great approach and gave us a new and ever popular Ask An Author 2.0:
    On Thursday, Myr revived the weekly posting of Anthology Thursday. Now like the way that the members asked the Anthologies to be spread out over the month, we will be doing the same with the features!
    Friday, prompts galore were flowing Comicfan was back with a couple of new ones:
     
    Make sure to check out these two new Anthology points, first and second one!!
    Anthologies
    Author Anthology Questionnaire - Click here or click on the notification on the Forums page Anthology 101 - New in the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies 2020 Anthology Theme Selection Round 1 Authors and Poets only - Due by Noon September 9 2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Premium Updates:
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    Family by Dabeagle
    The Cajun Asian by Altimexis
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Black Widow by Mark Arbour; Book 16 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP)
    Denied by Cia
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
    Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus
    Kabal by aditus
    The Searcher by Mikiesboy
    The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus
    The Tower, and other pieces by AC Benus
    tim's poetry workbook by Mikiesboy
    Tragic Genius by Cynus
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens
    Promising Updates:
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
    Singer by Carlos Hazday
    Songs in T-Minor by Thorn Wilde
    The Cockney Canuck by Dodger
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
     
     
  9. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Aug.25 - Aug 31)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I wonder if you are the same as me. Do you like being lied to on a consistent basis? I think not!!
    So why do we plan our days according to the local weather person? All week up to and including last night and this morning, they said this Labour Day Long Weekend would be mainly sunny with a chance of brief showers on Monday. Fair enough. So this morning, I get up, shower, put on suntan lotion because the also said the UV Index was going to be high. Dress in shorts, t-shirt and sandals and off I go to my 3 nephews separate flag football games. I can't get any parking near, and with me in a temp prosthetic that hurts to walk in, I make the long trek to the bleachers. Well guess what? Half way though the first game, the skies open up, it is a downpour. Fair enough, it should be over quickly. No, for 4 freaking hours it is a downpour. Luckily I had two nephews to send to go find my car and dig our a rain coat and umbrella for me
    But all in all, I really have no beef with the weather as I know somewhere in the world, this is just a minor problem to me and there are, or going to be, people that will be facing life threatening weather events themselves. So I shall suck it up and say my thoughts are for the rest of you that maybe are or will be in intimate danger
    Now shall we look at what happened over the past week!
    Sunday we had a special announcement to everyone in the Site Technology and Announcement Blog:
    Monday was Cia's turn to bring us the CSR Discussion Day:
     
    Wednesday,. Renee popped in to make an announcement to our Site Authors and Poets, to call their attention to the voting of Anthology Themes after the entire site came up with suggestions:
    Fast forward to finally Friday, for Comicfan to fulfill our fetish for prompts
    Anthologies
    2020 Anthology Theme Selection Round 1 Authors and Poets only - Due by Noon September 9th 2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Premium Updates:
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    Family by Dabeagle
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Denied by Cia
    Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus
    Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus; Book 11 of Verse
    The Searcher by Mikiesboy
    The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus
    Tragic Genius by Cynus
    Promising Updates:
    Shrunk to Fit by northie
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  10. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    First off, I need to remind everyone that they have one month to go out and buy me my birthday present
    Well we are about to head into the last month of the 'Summer Months' in North America. I know the southern states kids, teens and adults are back in skewl and the northern ones and Canada are about to head back in about a week. Not totally clear on how Europe works  Summer here is also a time where we slow down at GA. With College/University Students home for the summer and working or such, and people taking time off for some much deserved holidays, things do slow down a bit. So a general welcome back to everyone, and if you have found your way here for the first time, or as a guest, welcome to you too! For the southern hemisphere, I imagine everyone is itching to get to their summer now
    Looking at the blog this week:
    Cia on Monday brought us a new Classic Author Feature:
     
    Wednesday was a great follow up with a Classic Author  Excerpt:
    Friday Wayne was gracious enough to give everyone a few more prompts:
    Anthologies
    2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Premium Updates:
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    Family by Dabeagle
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Black Widow by Mark Arbour; Book 16 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP)
    Denied by Cia
    Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus
    Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus; Book 11 of Verse
    Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour; Book 8 of Bridgemont
    One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus; Book 5 of Verse
    Prickly Prompts by aditus
    The Searcher by Mikiesboy
    The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
    Tragic Genius by Cynus
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens
    Promising Updates:
    Re-Verse by northie
    Songs in T-Minor by Thorn Wilde
    Storms by Thorn Wilde
    Thorny Poetry by Thorn Wilde
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  11. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    So I really have nothing to talk about this week in the Weekly Update preamble, so I thought I would throw out a joke and some useless trivia
    Why did the chicken cross the playground?
    Did you know that giraffes only need 5 to 30 minutes of sleep in a 24 hour period They often achieve that in quick naps that may last only a minute or two at a time!
    Now, onto what happened around these parts this week!
    Monday, Renee gave us a great story review from @Puppilull:
    Wednesday was the last day to get in the 2020 Anthology Theme Selections, so Renee revisited the blog from a couple of weeks earlier:
    On Friday, Wayne popped by to give some new ideas to get some new ideas flowing from our heads to paper:
    Anthologies
    2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Premium Updates:
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    Dancing on a Star by Ronyx
    Family by Dabeagle
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Black Widow by Mark Arbour; Book 16 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP)
    Denied by Cia
    Headstall's Reflections by Headstall
    Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus
    Left Without Words by Comicality
    Paleo Prompt by Parker Owens
    Promptings from Valhalla by Valkyrie
    Shuffle off to Buffalo by Cole Matthews
    The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
    Tragic Genius by Cynus
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens
    Promising Updates:
    Shrunk to Fit by northie
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  12. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I had an idea today
    I think we should start a swap your life club here at GA! Why you ask and how? Well, we all live in a area that seems to be effected by the weather right now around the world, so what if you could trade lives with another member that wants your weather for a bit. So @Slytherin for example says she is too cold in the wild north of Scandinavia and @Daddydavek says he is burning up in the Mid West of the US. Well, those two will swap places for a week or two But this means for everything! Daddy will have to go to work and perform LBO's occupation and in turn she will have to do all Daddy's yard work and such and chase around his grandson on a daily basis! So what do you think? It seems like weather is something that ties us all together, so why not . So let me know who you want to swap lives with for a bit.
    Well enough of that great idea, but bad logistical one and move onto the wrap up.
    Please also remember you have until August 14th to get your submission in for the 2020 Anthology Themes!!
    Monday, Cia graced us with a new CSR Feature for the Month of August:
    Then on Wednesday, Carlos dropped in with a great new Ask An Author 2.0:
    Wednesday we also had a Announcement and Technology Blog that wasn't featured, but was still a good one to check out. Will explain that new widget we all see on the home page:
    Finally on Friday, Wayne aka comicfan dropped a couple of new prompts on us:
    Anthologies
    2020 Anthology Theme Selection - Open until August 14th here 2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Premium Updates:
    Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens
    Classic Updates:
    Family by Dabeagle
    Henry in Finkle Road by Mike Arram
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
    Black Widow by Mark Arbour; Book 16 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP)
    Denied by Cia
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
    Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus
    Overheard by Comicality
    Savage Moon 06 - The New Breed by Comicality; Book 6 of Savage Moon
    The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus
    Tragic Genius by Cynus
    Promising Updates:
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
    Songs in T-Minor by Thorn Wilde
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  13. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Jul. 28 - Aug. 3)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    So no surprise this week. Hopefully you all have been keeping up to date with Shark Week  
    I have a lot of respect for all the parents out there, I just got back from 5 days of camping in the Rockies with my 3 nephews under the age of 12 with no power or internet or even cell phone coverage  Well now that I'm sure that some of you are digesting that horror of that last statement, shall we see what has happened while I was out playing with bears, mountain lions, and cougars (and 3 kids).
    Monday, we started to wrap up the month of July with a Cia leading us in the CSR Discussion Day:
    Wednesday, Renee let everyone know about the start of the 2020 Theme Selection. So this is your chance as Authors, Poets, Editors, Readers and more to choose next year's themes!
    Friday was comicfan's turn to let everyone loose on a couple of new prompts:
    Anthologies
    2020 Anthology Theme Selection - Open until August 14th here 2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    3 Story Promo: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Author Interview: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Favorite Self-Written Story: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Questions & Answers: Open to all GA authors, readers, and editors. Visit the thread and PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Premium Updates:
    Romance is Real... or Just False Advertising by Cia *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    Family by Dabeagle
    Henry in Finkle Road by Mike Arram
    Rich Boy: Inheritance by dkstories
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
    Black Widow by Mark Arbour; Book 16 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP)
    Denied by Cia
    Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus
    Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour; Book 8 of Bridgemont
    Romance is Real... or Just False Advertising by Cia
    The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
    Tragic Genius by Cynus
    Zero to Hero, a Guide by AC Benus
    Promising Updates:
    Dolphin Delivery by Carlos Hazday
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
    Never Too Late To Explore by northie
    Songs in T-Minor by Thorn Wilde
    Storms by Thorn Wilde
    The Cockney Canuck by Dodger
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
     
  14. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well to follow up with another update, I'm still here
    So let's make it short and sweet this week, and maybe there will be a surprise next week
    Monday, Renee brought us a great Featured Story which was reviewed by @Parker Owens
    Then on Tuesday, we had a bit of a celebration going on here at GA, when Graeme introduced our newest Promising Author:
    Finally Friday, had Wayne bring us another couple of prompts from his prompt cupboard  
    Anthologies
    2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    3 Story Promo: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Author Interview: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Favorite Self-Written Story: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Questions & Answers: Open to all GA authors, readers, and editors. Visit the thread and PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
     
    Premium Updates:
    Romance is Real... or Just False Advertising by Cia *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    Henry in Finkle Road by Mike Arram
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
    Birds by Parker Owens
    Denied by Cia
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
    Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus
    Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus; Book 11 of Verse
    Romance is Real... or Just False Advertising by Cia
    Tragic Genius by Cynus
    Translation Trashbin by AC Benus; Book 7 of Verse
    Promising Updates:
    Never Too Late To Explore by northie
    Songs in T-Minor by Thorn Wilde
    Storms by Thorn Wilde
    The Cockney Canuck by Dodger
    Thorny Poetry by Thorn Wilde
     
    **Reader Recommended**
    Recommended by @Timothy M.
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  15. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I have an announcement to make, I'm out of here!!
    Well now that the cheering and clapping has died down, I'll just say it is a temporary reprieve from Steve . I'm on 2 weeks summer holidays and may or may not be around too much. 
    So shall we look back on the week that we have had here at the GA Blog?
    On Monday, Cia danced in to give us this month's Classic Author Feature:
     
    On Wednesday she sashayed back in to give us the Classic Author Excerpt:
    Finally on Friday, prompt guru comicfan, aka Wayne, tiptoed in to bring us a couple of new prompts:
    Anthologies
    2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th 2020 Theme Selection *Coming Soon* Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Premium Updates:
    Romance is Real... or Just False Advertising by Cia
    Classic Updates
    Henry in Finkle Road by Mike Arram
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Yankee by TheZot
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
    Black Widow by Mark Arbour; Book 16 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP)
    Denied by Cia
    Headstall's Reflections by Headstall
    Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus
    Musings of a Mongoose by Cynus
    Prickly Prompts by aditus
    Tragic Genius by Cynus
    Promising Updates:
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
    Storms by Thorn Wilde
     
    **Reader Recommended**
     
    Recommended by @wildone
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
     
  16. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    So I was down at the Stampede tonight to about 12:30 am  and I met this nice couple from Australia. I asked if they knew @Graeme, but surprisingly they did not   They decided to come over here for their winter and our summer  When I asked them where they were from, they said Wagga Wagga, NSW . I thought to myself, self, why does Australia have such funny names? Then I thought it my be Aboriginal names, and who am it to judge? Here in the Great White North, we have Moosejaw, and here's a tongue twister, Saskatoon Saskatchewan  so do you have any strange named towns/cities in your neck of the woods?
    And onto the wrap up, after my strange musings...
    Monday, Timothy M. did an excellent story review to hopefully get us to check out another great story here at GA:
    Wednesday, Cia popped in to solicit feedback from you, the members. If you haven't seen what she is looking for, pop back into the blog:
    Friday, our Favourite Prompt Guru, found us a few fabulous fun ideas to get us all writing:
     
    Anthologies
    2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    3 Story Promo: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Author Interview: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Favorite Self-Written Story: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Questions & Answers: Open to all GA authors, readers, and editors. Visit the thread and PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Reader Recommended: Recommend a completed Poem/Story/Series for a short blurb at the end of the Weekly Wrap Up and PM @wildone to share your favourite stories.
    Premium Updates:
    Deal or No Deal by Valkyrie *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    A Class By HImself by Comicality
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
    Black Widow by Mark Arbour; Book 16 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP)
    Cozy Contemplations by Headstall
    Deal or No Deal by Valkyrie
    Denied by Cia
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
    Lyrical Laments by Headstall
    Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour; Book 8 of Bridgemont
    One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus; Book 5 of Verse
    Prickly Prompts by aditus
    Spirit of Fire by Stellar
    The Plateau by Comicality
    tim's poetry workbook by Mikiesboy
    Tragic Genius by Cynus
    Promising Updates:
    The Cockney Canuck by Dodger
     
    **Reader Recommended**
     
    Recommended by @Timothy M.
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
     
  17. wildone

    Featured Story: Between the Tension

    By wildone,


    Featured Stories
    Enjoy not only this great review by Timothy M, but also on the story Between the Tension by @Hudson Bartholomew
    Between the Tension
    Hudson Bartholomew
    Reviewer: Timothy M.
    Status: Complete
    Word Count: 100,760
    The first story of this two-book series contains some of the best erotic scenes I’ve had the pleasure of reading on GA. Maybe that’s not surprising when the two main characters make money by doing porn. But the story also has a beautiful sad romance between an outgoing, self-confident, and charming guy and an introvert, vulnerable young man. So get those tissues ready, because you may need them several times, one way    or the other  .
    In the second story, their roles are kind of reversed. Shy, sensitive Ryan is now the stronger person, who has worked out how he wants to spend his life, and what his goals are. The once self-assured Erik chasing success in New York shows a more vulnerable side, as well as the wounds caused by his religious family shunning him for being gay. Their feelings for each other are strong, but the odds are stacked against them. Hudson kept saying there would be a happy ending, but I don’t think readers quite believed it, and the author did put us through the wringer first.
    The whole story is well-written, has interesting insights about the psychological impact of doing porn and blindly pursuing your ambitions, and there are plenty of tender moments, tension, and chemistry between the lovers. The female side characters (Ryan’s friend and sister) are true to life, in their annoying but caring nosiness and interference. The sex scenes serve a purpose in the story development, as well as being smoking hot.   Make sure you have the time to finish, because once you start reading, I guarantee you’ll keeping going till the end of this captivating tale.
    Category: Fiction Genres: Romance Tags: adult, north america, gay, oral, anal, casual, psychology, modern Rating: Mature
  18. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Jun. 31 - Jul. 6)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    There is a lot to be said about being regular. Especially when you reach the age of 50, being regular is just more comfortable way of life 
    So what the heck am i talking about ? Well this week here at the GA Blog, we had a regular week  M-W-F posting of the ole standbys. I am not saying that a variety of new items and mixing things up is a bad thing, far from it. Change is the necessity of life. So it is always nice to be regular again  
    On Monday, Cia presented us with a new CSR Feature:
    On Wednesday, Carlos was back to celebrate the turning of 21 of the AAA 2.0 #21. Also, if you have any questions for some authors, make sure you send them in to @Carlos Hazday
    I'll sneak in that on Thursday, we had an announcement from Myr on the Tech Tuesday blog   (technically not a Tuesday only blog  ).
    On Friday, our good friend Comicfan was back again with some great prompts to inspire you.
    Well when this goes live i will probably be down at the Calgary Stampede and today is Pride Day there, so I might be a bit distracted   But please, I am in need of Story recommendations from you on any completed story that you'd like to give a shout out to! Does anyone know a gay cowboy one or two, hint, hint.
    Anthologies
    2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    3 Story Promo: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Author Interview: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Favorite Self-Written Story: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Questions & Answers: Open to all GA authors, readers, and editors. Visit the thread and PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Reader Recommended: Recommend a completed Poem/Story/Series for a short blurb at the end of the Weekly Wrap Up and PM @wildone to share your favourite stories.
    Premium Updates:
    Deal or No Deal by Valkyrie *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    Diplomatic relations by TheZot
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
    Deal or No Deal by Valkyrie
    Denied by Cia
    Headstall's Reflections by Headstall
    The Easiest Thing in the World by AC Benus
    The Plateau by Comicality
    tim's poetry workbook by Mikiesboy
    Tragic Genius by Cynus
    Zero to Hero, a Guide by AC Benus
    Promising Updates:
    Hail to the Chief by Carlos Hazday
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
    Thorny Poetry by Thorn Wilde
    **Reader Recommended**
     
    Recommended by @Defiance19
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  19. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Jun. 23 - Jun. 29)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I've had enough rain in the past week to float an ark, or at least consider to build one So If did build my ark, who should I bring two of? Who would you bring on it if you could choose anyone? After all this is an open invitation to all of you, plus one, to come on the GA cruise of a lifetime
    Enough of this silliness Steve, get onto the wrap up 😠
    Oh, you are so not invited onto my ark!!!
    Meanwhile.....
    On Monday, Cia had a really engaging set of questions and audience participation in this month's CSR Discussion Day
    Then on Thursday, Renee did up a great summary of the Spring Anthology and all the people, authors, volunteers, and staff that put it all together!
    Finally on Saturday, Comsie revisited a topic in a different way in a great GA Article
     
    Anthologies
    2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    3 Story Promo: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Author Interview: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Favorite Self-Written Story: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Questions & Answers: Open to all GA authors, readers, and editors. Visit the thread and PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Reader Recommended: Recommend a completed Poem/Story/Series for a short blurb at the end of the Weekly Wrap Up and PM @wildone to share your favourite stories.
    Premium Updates:
    Deal or no Deal by Valkyrie *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
    Denied by Cia
    Headstall's Reflections by Headstall
    Kiss Of An Angel by Comicality
    Musings of a Mongoose by Cynus
    Pride Month, and other Haibun by AC Benus; Book 13 of Verse
    Tragic Genius by Cynus
    Zero to Hero, a Guide by AC Benus
    Promising Updates:
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
    The Golden City by Aceinthehole
     
    **Reader Recommended**
     
    Recommended by @wildone
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  20. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Belated Winter Solstice for our friends down south and a Happy Summer Solstice for those of us in the North Except it is like the whole world is mixed up, we had snow an hour west of the city here, and so did multiple places across the states too! Some up to 2 feet, or 61cm
    Well no matter if it is snowing, raining, or sunny, you can always count on GA to be here with a ton of new reading and happenings going on.
    On Monday Cia brought us the Classic Author Feature of the Month who is @David McLeod Did you download the banner available?
     
    Then on Wednesday we had the Classic Author Excerpt from his story; Pilots:
    Finally on Thursday we had the fourth and final installment of the Spring Anthologies brought to us by Renee. 4 more great stories to immerse yourself in!
    Anthologies
    2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    3 Story Promo: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Author Interview: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Favorite Self-Written Story: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Questions & Answers: Open to all GA authors, readers, and editors. Visit the thread and PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Reader Recommended: Recommend a completed Poem/Story/Series for a short blurb at the end of the Weekly Wrap Up and PM @wildone to share your favourite stories.
    Premium Updates:
    Heartache & Terror by quokka *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    Bullying Starts in the Home by Altimexis **Anthology Entry**
    Henry in High Politics by Mike Arram
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Afterglow by Comicality
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
    Denied by Cia
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
    Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus; Book 11 of Verse
    New Kid In School by Comicality
    Perseverance by Valkyrie **Anthology Entry**
    Pride Month, and other Haibun by AC Benus; Book 13 of Verse
    Tragic Genius by Cynus
    Translation Trashbin by AC Benus; Book 7 of Verse
    Twin Stars by Cia **Anthology Entry**
    Promising Updates:
    In My Head by Thorn Wilde
    Misentrope by Puppilull **Anthology Entry**
    The Cockney Canuck by Dodger
    The Golden City by Aceinthehole
    **Reader Recommended**
    Recommended by @Timothy M.
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  21. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Jun.9 - Jun. 15)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well this turned out to be a very interesting week here at the GA News Blog. It wasn't planned this way, but it just worked out that 3 of the 4 entries were like the 4 of the planets lining up with the sun. In this case, the sun is Tim aka @Mikiesboy
    Monday, Renee shared with us a great review written up by @Cole Matthews:
    Then, this is where things started to fall in place! Tuesday, Graeme announced our newest Signature Author, @Mikiesboy:
    Jump ahead a couple of days, and Renee was back with another round of the Spring Anthology. 4  new stories and links to get to the previous 2 announced releases!
    So I said 3 of 4 entries this week, well what is the 3rd involving Tim? By total coincidence the list I'm using had the below Reader Recommended Story. Any one want to hazard a guess before scrolling down who's story was recommended? 
    Anthologies
    2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    3 Story Promo: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Author Interview: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Favorite Self-Written Story: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Questions & Answers: Open to all GA authors, readers, and editors. Visit the thread and PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Reader Recommended: Recommend a completed Poem/Story/Series for a short blurb at the end of the Weekly Wrap Up and PM @wildone to share your favourite stories.
     
    Premium Updates:
    Heartache & Terror by quokka *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    Henry in High Politics by Mike Arram
    Reminiscing About the Future by Altimexis
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
    Denied by Cia
    Gone Fishing by Headstall **Anthology entry**
    Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus; Book 11 of Verse
    One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus; Book 5 of Verse
    Reflection: Commemorating PULSE by Mikiesboy
    Tragic Genius by Cynus
    Promising Updates:
    Georgetown: Goodnight, My Angel by Carlos Hazday
    In My Head by Thorn Wilde
    Sauna Sunset by Thorn Wilde
    The Golden City by Aceinthehole
     
    **Reader Recommended**
    Recommended by @Brayon
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  22. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    We are now a week into the month of June, and a lot of places around the world celebrate Pride in June. How about your neck of the woods? My city actually does Pride the first weekend of September, but I don't know why . I've heard some chatter around the site about good, and unfortunately some bad, already happening. Tell us all about the good!
    Did it seem like a short week in the blogs? That's because there were no anthologies posted this week due to Renee ending up hospitalized Thursday morning to have her appendix out. She assures me that barring any complications anthologies will resume this coming week.
    Oh, I'm also going to put out a request for all members to PM me some of your story suggestions to feature in the weekly update. Some of you might be shy, but I'd really like to hear from you! Just needs to be a complete story or serial that you would like to give a shout out to everyone as a good story to read.
    Let's jump now into the wrap up.
    Monday was a new CSR feature for the month of June:
     
    Wednesday, Carlos took over the blog for an extended period of time for the ever popular AAA:
    Finally wrapping up the week was Comsie with an GA Article on Moments:
    Anthologies
    2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    3 Story Promo: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Author Interview: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Favorite Self-Written Story: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Questions & Answers: Open to all GA authors, readers, and editors. Visit the thread and PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Reader Recommended: Recommend a completed Poem/Story/Series for a short blurb at the end of the Weekly Wrap Up and PM @wildone to share your favourite stories.
     
    Premium Updates:
    Heartache & Terror by Quokka
    Classic Updates:
    Dancing on a Star by Ronyx
    Henry in the Outfield by Mike Arram
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
    Denied by Cia
    Kabal by Aditus; Book 3 of The King's Mate
    Lyrical Laments by Headstall
    Promising Updates:
    Georgetown: Goodnight, My Angel by Carlos Hazday
    Storms by Thorn Wilde
    The Golden City by Aceinthehole
    tim's poetry workbook by Mikiesboy
     
     
    **Reader Recommended**
    Recommended by @wildone
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  23. wildone

    Featured Story: Finding Refuge

    By wildone,


    Featured Stories
    Is it Monday yet? I'm on holidays and had a nice sleep in, which means a delay in getting this great review up! My apologies.
     
    Finding Refuge
    Headstall
    Reviewer: Timothy M.
    Status: Complete
    Word Count: 13,178
    Do you like a good cowboy story? Whether you do or not, I’m willing to bet you’ll enjoy this tale about two cowboys who’re in dire need of refuge. One is being hunted and has lost his best friend to the evil men following him. He and his trusted horse are on their last legs, thirsty and tired, when the story begins.
    It’s difficult to describe the content without spoiling the delightful twist and turns, which are a wonderful part of the joy Gary’s short story gave me. But I think no one will be surprised to learn that, in true Headstall style, the heroes are decent, honest, gorgeous guys, who long for that one special person in their lives. Someone to trust, to love, and to share the dream of a home and a life filled with hard work, laughter and –ahem– hot man sex.   Not that there is any of the latter in this story.  
     
    Maybe I’ll just share some of the enthusiastic comments from readers and let you discover the rest for yourself.
    @Coastguard: I absolutely LOVE the way you write. I've always enjoyed cowboy stories, and this one was exceptionally well written!
    @Zeke Pine: Sir, this story holds much potential. Should you decide to add to it, I will not miss a chapter.
    @ColumbusGuy: Okay, I won't say I'm a fan of Westerns now, but you brought me durn close, I reckon.
    @LitLover: Your approach to a traditional cowboy story was interesting and engaging, drawing me in from the first line.
    @Albert1434: The whole time I read this I could hear the music from the Good the Bad and the Ugly playing in the back ground.
     
    Category: Winter - Rewind. Pre-2016 Themes  Genres: Adventure, Romance, Western  Tags:  adult, gay, north america,  serious, animals Rating: Teen
  24. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (May 19 - May 25)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well I'm back A big thank you to Renee for stepping in last week whilst I was enjoying the Victoria Day Long Weekend. I know our American cousins are enjoying their Memorial Day Long Weekend this weekend. And correct me if I'm wrong, it is U.K. Spring Bank Holiday. So a lot of people enjoying either a short week last week or this week
    Before I forget, our list of Reader Recommended stories are nearly done. If you have read a story recently, in the past, or in the midst and it is finished, just send me the title and author in a PM.
    Well shall we get to the wrap up:
    Monday, we were introduced to a new Classic Author feature by the ever lovely Cia
    And par for the course, it is followed up on Wednesday with the Classic Author Excerpt by the even more lovely Cia
    Then, stop the presses, the fabulous Renee brought us the first round of the Spring Anthologies. 4 stories for you to enjoy, review and comment on.
    Anthologies
    2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    3 Story Promo: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Author Interview: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Favorite Self-Written Story: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Questions & Answers: Open to all GA authors, readers, and editors. Visit the thread and PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Reader Recommended: Recommend a completed Poem/Story/Series for a short blurb at the end of the Weekly Wrap Up and PM @wildone to share your favourite stories.
    Premium Updates:
    The Passenger On Platform Six by Drew Payne
    Classic Updates:
    Nathan and the Chav Prince by Mike Arram
    Panic! by Dabeagle
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
    Denied by Cia
    Flashpoint by CassieQ **2019 Spring Anthology Entry**
    Himmelszelt (Canopy of Heaven) by aditus **2019 Spring Anthology Entry**
    Finding Joy by AC Benus **2019 Spring Anthology Entry**
    My Only Escape by Comicality
    Prickly Prompts by aditus
    Translation Trashbin by AC Benus; Book 7 of Verse
    Promising Updates:
    Georgetown: Goodnight, My Angel by Carlos Hazday
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
    Hubris: Devon by Thorn Wilde
    Keep Quiet by albertnothlit
    Of God and Angels by Mikiesboy
    The Golden City by Aceinthehole
    Thorny Poetry by Thorn Wilde
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
     
    **Reader Recommended**
    Recommended by @Timothy M.
     
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  25. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (May 5 - May 11)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    What up buttercup?
    Strange thing to say, but 3 different people said that to me this past week, and after all, this is the weekly update  So make sure you try saying that phrase to someone this week and see what kind of reaction you get  
    So what's up with Gay Author News this week?
    On Monday, Cia brought us a new CSR feature for the Merry Merry Month of May ♪♪:
    Wednesday we has a reveal of the last Author Guess Who. Whooo are you, who who who who ♪♪:
    Friday, Wayne dropped in with a prompt or two (I'm at a lost for a song for this one  )
     
    ** Please Note that Wednesday May 15th is the last day for submission of Anthologies**
    Anthologies
    2019 Spring Anthology: In the Stars - Due May 15th
      2019 Spring Anthology: Snapped  - Due May 15th Blog Opportunities
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
    Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    3 Story Promo: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Author Interview: Open to all GA Authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Favorite Self-Written Story: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Questions & Answers: Open to all GA authors, readers, and editors. Visit the thread and PM @Renee Stevens to participate.
    Reader Recommended: Recommend a completed Poem/Story/Series for a short blurb at the end of the Weekly Wrap Up and PM @wildone to share your favourite stories.
     
    Premium Updates:
    A Leg to Stand On by Valkyrie *Premium*
    Classic Updates:
    A Mourning Storm by Ronyx
    Rich Boy: Growing Pains by dkstories
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W
    Signature Updates:
    A Leg to Stand On by Valkyrie
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
    David and Jonathan by AC Benus
    Denied by Cia
    Lonely Pride by Cynus
    Prickly Prompts by aditus
    Spirit of Fire by Stellar
    Promising Updates:
    Georgetown: Goodnight, My Angel by Carlos Hazday
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
    Hubris: Alan & Matt by Thorn Wilde
    Keep Quiet by albertnothlit
    Thorny Poetry by Thorn Wilde
     
    **Reader Recommended**
    Recommended by @Defiance19
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
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