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This is 100% all @Krista and @Valkyrie's fault 😮 2 1/2 hours of snow due to warm air being blown up by those 2, to our cooler March air and viola! A foot of snow!!!! What added insult to injury was I walked around the corner to where my vehicle was parked at work and got this. One of the 2 are in disguise!!!!! Who do I file a complaint with???? @Myr ? Or was it him 😮 ?? The hat looks somewhat familiar

I was about to write a blog about how we are only halfway through the month but then realized that we only have a few days left 😮 In the past day I've had April showers in March bringing May flowers, and March snowstorms killing any May flowers that popped earlier than April. Wait, did I F that up? Well yes I did. I cannot judge what month we are in anymore by the weather outside. I know I once read that Medellin, Columbia has an average temp of 22 C/72 F year round. I could live with that, I think . I can stand a little bit warmer and I can stand a lot lower, but that sounds pleasant. What I wonder is how much sunscreen I would need. To be honest, I should wear sunscreen for anything above 10 degrees but usually about 25 C is my default. Yes, I know that I should wear it year round no matter the temp. Today I was flipping through the channels and couldn't find anything to watch during our snowstorm. Speedskating, nah, College basketball, nah, Netflix/Crave/Disney/Apple TV+/Prime/Tubi etc., nah. So I went over to my bookcase and after taking a vacuum cleaner to it , I pulled out a long ago paperback novel that I haven't read in years and years. Do you save books for the sake of saving books? I know libraries and bookstores are not really interested in old books, but I hate to just toss them into recycling. Well after closing my eyes and grabbing a book, I came out with The Osterman Weekend by Robert Ludlum when I think he still wrote books by himself 😮 Heard of it? First thing I can tell you is that the pages are YELLOW . I primarily read on my iPad nowadays and to pull out a paperback book is weird to say the least. So if you like to participate, here are some questions for this week. Please answer them in order Would you like a regular temperature year round or do you like your seasons? Do you wear sunscreen regularly? Did you watch any TV or Movies yesterday? Do you own any old paperbacks or hard cover books still? Do you ever read them or are you a digital kind of person now? What is the last book as on paper, did you read? Now if I haven't bored you to death, why don't we see what our GA News Blog featured this week! Monday, everyone's favourite female site owner dropped in with a brand new Signature Feature with a nifty banner you can download for your own signature: Tuesday, everyone's favourite male site owner dropped in to show what he discovered on his latest deep dive. And he wasn't making up tales this week: Wednesday, Cia was back. Following up on Monday's blog with a Signature Feature Except: Friday, I think Valkyrie made a error in the title of her blog. She spoke as if she was a group, instead of just herself : Now I have to tell you, we had some great news on Saturday. Due to unforeseen weather patterns, any and all authors wanting to participating in the Poetry Anthology now have an extra week to git er done! Now don't forget, we had some Words of the Day! recognition, visibility, shamrock, voice, realization, alignment, autonomy Upcoming Writing Events 2026 Poetry Anthology "Choices" - Due April 6, 2026 - Find all the information right here. 2026 Yearly Anthology "Horizons" & "Unspoken" - Due October 1, 2026 - Find all the information right here. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask an 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! 6 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour TRAVISTY by Mark Arbour The Case of the Scallopini-ed Mayor - Part Two by Mikiesboy **Complete** Hazardous by CassieQ The Shape of What Remains by Mikiesboy **Complete** The Prisoner of Carronne by Mark Ponyboy Peters 5 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Charlie vs the Coven of Love by Topher Lydon 13 Hearts by Topher Lydon Charlie vs the Forces of Evil by Topher Lydon **Complete** Secrets 3: The Road to the Future by Bill W Medellín by LittleBuddhaTW 46 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Somewhere Only We Know by Tony S. Gabriel's Gambit: Contract Terminated by Jason Rimbaud Bearding the Lion by Boy Mercury X Jody and the Navy by KKirk Young and Hungry for Love by Wombat Bill Crown of Fangs by Yeoldebard Parker & Brody: Ground Truth by Cap The World of the Legend of the Red Star by Lupus Permanently Black and Blue by mastershakeme Nox Memoriae by Stephen Wormwood A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian Raze the Night by dragonthusiast turmoil by Paladin Flying Otters - Tackled by Team Heat by Soren Kraft Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites Don’t want to Forget by J92 A versatile Count by Thomas Lindblad Aethan's Reign by ValentineDavis21 The Malady Of Hunger by CasualWanderer82 U-N-I by unilive **Complete** Borders and Bribery by Thirdly A Change of Worlds by Josh Aterovis Journey Home by ChromedOutCortex Knight and Squire by Albert1434 The Scandal by FV2112 The Curse of Love by Yeoldebard The Art of Living by Robert Hugill The Discipline of Silence by Kileoli Bully Me by Littlelovestories **Complete** The Mirror of Dreams by Lupus Look, But Don't Look, Look by Lee Wilson Another Time by Celian Sibylline Morning After by Kreston Bach Brandon Smiling: From the Billy Chase Chronicles (3) by MrM Pigsty by Jack Poignet What We Survive by ChromedOutCortex Sense of Doubt by William King Ruin The Friendship by irivera Robbie and Mark: Latest chaos by unilive Wrenhaven by Nuno R.F.C. Rendeiro **Complete** Exile to Érenn by Mark Paren C.E.C.O. by Thirdly Malicious glee by Kileoli Beyond the Veil by Laura S. Fox A Night with the Boys by Celian **Complete** Parker & Brody: An Alliance by Cap **Complete** Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

Looks like Brad was up to his tricks again. Put toilet paper in the bathroom sink and turned the taps on high and removed the handles. Look at that bartender giving me the side eye 😮 On St. Patrick's Day no less.

I"ve told the FO, that I don't watch all these live weather reports with chasers and live forecasting, like 'look at this cell starting to rotate to the West of the FO's house, this cell has a 90% chance of touching down as a Cat 2 tornado....' So many people that might die or be injured, or their lives complete turned upside down with destruction I said it feels morbid to watch and get excited about watching Especially when you are in a area of no issues. I guess that is the ostrich part of me, I want to stick my head in the ground and not know someone's prediction of what is going to happen to me or you. Yes I know that Ostriches don't stick there heads in the ground.

It appears to be that time of year 😮 This is the week that we find out who pretends to have a bit of Irish in them, and those that have a bit of Irish in them and those that are Irish ☘️Git your minds out of the gutters I'm past the age of going out and getting inebriated on alcoholic drinks that are green or really cheap draft beer that has been coloured green The only thing I do is wear something green in order to ensure no one pinches me. I'm also past the age where I wear my favourite green undies and reveal them when someone asks where my green is . Does Chicago still dump green food colouring or dye or whatever into the river? Does anywhere else do something like this Not sure if this is good for the fishies since we find out more and more about the dyes in our foods and beverages. You think they drink the water and it goes in one end and right out the other, and I'm sure that colouring stays in them 😮. Would you like to pull out a nice fish while casting offshore, take it home and start to filet it and find green insides Geez, that is twice the number of pukes I usually use in a blog . Oh, did any of you notice that the past Friday was Friday the 13th ? Did anything untoward happen to you or someone you know ? I hope not. I was so busy at work I didn't really notice. Maybe if you don't notice what day it is, you don't look for the strange and unusual. Now we are like 2 weeks away from the Poetry Anthology. I don't know how many people have submitted, but if you are thinking of it, git it going . And to tie into St. Patrick's Day, why not give a try at a limerick. They are Irish, are they not? I was going to post a populare naughty version of 'There Once Was A Man From Nantucket" but I never knew past the first 2 lines. Now that I've seen all the lines, OMG 😮. Toss another puke emoji in here. Before I go down another rabbit hole, I shall get onto the Wrap Up. Monday, W_L brought a great story to our members in our Feature Story Review: Tuesday, Myr was up and at it with a deep dive into another genre: Have a looky loo at who showed up on Thursday to check out NaPoWriMo: Saturday, Myr put a call to every author on the site. Make sure you check out his blog on this important step to take us into the future: Now let us check out the Words of the Day for the past week: belonging, alienation, discovery, emergence, integration, ownership, affirmation Upcoming Writing Events 2026 Poetry Anthology "Choices" - Due March 30, 2026 - Find all the information right here. 2026 Yearly Anthology "Horizons" & "Unspoken" - Due October 1, 2026 - Find all the information right here. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask an 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 Shape of What Remains by Mikiesboy TRAVISTY by Mark Arbour The Prisoner of Carronne by Mark Ponyboy Peters Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour 4 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories 13 Hearts by Topher Lydon Charlie vs the Forces of Evil by Topher Lydon Secrets 3: The Road to the Future by Bill W Medellín by LittleBuddhaTW 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories Wayne's Poems by Wayne Gray 43 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Look, But Don't Look, Look by Lee Wilson Permanently Black and Blue by mastershakeme turmoil by Paladin Parker & Brody: An Alliance by Cap Crown of Fangs by Yeoldebard Jody and the Navy by KKirk Wrenhaven by Nuno R.F.C. Rendeiro The Guncle & The Army Dad by Boy Mercury X **Complete** Pigsty by Jack Poignet Flying Otters - Tackled by Team Heat by Soren Kraft Exile to Érenn by Mark Paren Sense of Doubt by William King I've Always Loved You by R. Eric Raze the Night by dragonthusiast Young and Hungry for Love by Wombat Bill Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites Somewhere Only We Know by Tony S. Borders and Bribery by Thirdly Journey Home by ChromedOutCortex Knight and Squire by Albert1434 A Change of Worlds by Josh Aterovis The Mirror of Dreams by Lupus The Curse of Love by Yeoldebard The Art of Living by Robert Hugill A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian Good Times by Albert1434 A versatile Count by Thomas Lindblad The Acquisition: A Record of Compliance, Pleasure, and Ownership by BrokenBoundariesGayErotica Malicious glee by Kileoli Designed for ESCape by Kileoli What We Survive by ChromedOutCortex Another Time by Celian Randy for Submission, Pursuing the One by BrokenBoundariesGayErotica Gabriel's Gambit: Contract Terminated by Jason Rimbaud The Confused Traffic Light by Lee Wilson **Complete** Noah's Adventure by AquariusGuy Frosted Hearts by Jason Rimbaud THROUGH IT ALL by vanalas The Straight Boys Took Me On Vacation by BrokenBoundariesGayErotica Beyond the Veil by Laura S. Fox Nox Memoriae by Stephen Wormwood Peter Rabbit goes to the Dentist. by chris191070 **Complete** Between Love and Fantasy by unilive **Complete** Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

Steve wishes you all a Happy Pi Day!!!!!!

Oops, i think we derailed the prompts All 3 of us should write a prompt to make amends

Ask, Myr, Cia, or anyone else around I was a perfect angel before I met Krista here

So the Ides of April in the US? Okay, so Julius died on March 15th, but, when did he say the seer/fortune teller? I declare it was in the first week of March and was uttered to Caesar and he disregarded the warning, went out and continued to orgy, drink, slaughter and whatever other debauchery he could get up to. Since it was only legend, there is no actual proof of the day, so I win Who the hell was Plutarch Sounds made up

We are already 3 months into 2026! Also this is our first review from our super Review Team! I thought I knew most of the authors on site, but this one snuck by me. The plot sounds interesting, so I shall put on my reading list Thank you W_L for finding this story for everyone to checkout Southward by gor mu Reviewer: W_L Status: Complete Word Count: 40,259 First love doesn’t have to be your only love - especially in gay romance. That’s one of the things I appreciate most about Gor Mu’s wonderful story. It pushes back against the “true love” framing that can sometimes dominate teen gay romance, despite the fact that many gay people don’t end up with their first love. To me, Gor Mu offers an honest portrait of a gay teen discovering what love can look like. The main character, Lautaro, who is of Korean and Argentinian heritage, is thrust into uncharted territory when his parents divorce. He must leave his home in New Haven, Connecticut, and move to Buenos Aires, Argentina - his mother’s hometown. As he acclimates to a new school, culture, and environment, Lautaro also has to confront his lingering, unrequited feelings for his former best friend, Noah, while trying to build something real with Valentín, a local Argentine boy from an impoverished background. This story is a hidden gem in GA’s romance collection. I love Lautaro’s perspective, and his behavior feels true to a gay teen -from unspoken desire and complicated friendships to the slow, incremental steps toward exploring his sexuality. Gor Mu crafts a strong first-person narrative through Lautaro’s lens. Valentín, Lautaro’s love interest, is quietly compelling: he isn’t perfectly confident or polished, but his affection for Lautaro is unmistakable. Much of the story’s emotional tension comes from Lautaro’s pull between his past in Connecticut and his new life in Argentina. While Valentín’s father introduces a thread of homophobic conflict, it isn’t overwhelming, so readers don’t need to brace for anything too extreme. Overall, readers will find an enjoyable romance about a gay teen learning to let go of his first love and open himself to a new one—within a new culture and country. Category: Fiction Genres: General Fiction, Romance Sub-genres: Drama, General Romance Tags: teen, gay, north america, south america, coming of age, love, high school, Rating: Mature

I'd say Beware the Ides of March but I don't know what that means . So I will take a break here and go to Google... ..... ..... ..... How rude, you'd think I'd research this before writing a blog If you are like me and didn't know, it turns out the Bard used it in the play Julius Caesar. I guess Caesar went to a fortune teller, or I would probably guess that the fortune teller was summoned to appear before Caesar, and foretold of Caesar's impending death. He thought it was a joke and hokey pokey, and look where it got him 😮 So if by chance your name is Caesar (or Valkyrie), then for only you, Beware the Ides of March . Since I did not know it had to do with Shakespeare, I have to ask, did you ever learn any of his plays in High School? I think I learned Romeo and Juliet in Grade 10, Hamlet in Grade 11 and Macbeth in Grade 12, we only have 3 grades of high school in Canada, I think . I told Krista we only need 3 up here where in the States they need 4 My teachers were all about the tragedies This was back in the late 80's 😮. Do they still teach a Shakespeare Play every year in high school English? Now if you did learn some plays, what were they and do you remember some of the lines? If you were in the drama club, an English Teacher or Professor and know the entire words of the whole play, don't type it all out here This is what I comes to mind for me: Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo? Easy one from Romeo and Juliet. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. No, I'm not referring to our members from Denmark but from Hamlet. Toil, toil, boil and trouble. From Macbeth. We had to learn the whole thing and recite in front of the class 😮 That and Out! Out! Damn Spot! I'm sure like the first time you learned Shakespeare in HS, I've put you all to sleep Well wake up as it is time for the Weekly Wrap Up! Monday, Cia came in hot and heavy on the first Monday of the month and dropped us an all new CSR Feature: Tuesday, Mry took a drive up to Lake Ontario and dipped a toe in the water to see if it was warm enough to do a deep dive. He said to heck with it and dove in anyways: Thursday, after a lot of hot chocolate and snuggling up with an unknown person in a sauna , he was back for an Anthology Flashback: Friday Aditus was back, but somehow Valkyrie hijacked his blog : We also had 5, no 6, actually 7 Words Of The Day 😮: collision, authentic, liminal, becoming, embodied, identity, expression (I didn't get liminal ). Upcoming Writing Events 2026 Poetry Anthology "Choices" - Due March 30, 2026 - Find all the information right here. 2026 Yearly Anthology "Horizons" & "Unspoken" - Due October 1, 2026 - Find all the information right here. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask an 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! 3 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories The Shape of What Remains by Mikiesboy TRAVISTY by Mark Arbour The Prisoner of Carronne by Mark Ponyboy Peters 5 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories 13 Hearts by Topher Lydon Charlie vs the Forces of Evil by Topher Lydon Deed by Topher Lydon **Complete** The Secret Lies of Schoolboys by Topher Lydon **Complete** Secrets 3: The Road to the Future by Bill W 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories Story Prompts/Ideas by Wayne Gray 38 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Boys on the Farm by Golden Ghost Pen The Guncle & The Army Dad by Boy Mercury X Malicious glee by Kileoli Raze the Night by dragonthusiast Crown of Fangs by Yeoldebard Flying Otters - Tackled by Team Heat by Soren Kraft Look, But Don't Look, Look by Lee Wilson turmoil by Paladin Pigsty by Jack Poignet Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites Time May Change Me by William King Somewhere Only We Know by Tony S. Young and Hungry for Love by Wombat Bill A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian Permanently Black and Blue by mastershakeme Jody and the Navy by KKirk Designed for escape by Kileoli Knight and Squire by Albert1434 A Change of Worlds by Josh Aterovis The Curse of Love by Yeoldebard The Art of Living by Robert Hugill Journey Home by ChromedOutCortex Shooting Stars by Littlelovestories Adventures Of Joy City's Heroes: Book 2 by Ticklishboy30 The Mirror of Dreams by Lupus The Merge: Through a System of Control by astroguy A Hunt for the Promise of Champagne by Celian THROUGH IT ALL by vanalas Exile to Érenn by Mark Paren What We Survive by ChromedOutCortex ThunderDust by J92 Wrenhaven by Nuno R.F.C. Rendeiro Sliding into Secrets by Soren Kraft **Complete** A versatile Count by Thomas Lindblad Love & Crime by Ticklishboy30 Nox Memoriae by Stephen Wormwood The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X Beyond the Veil by Laura S. Fox 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!) ...oh, and if you live in a North America time zone that changes, did you set your clock ahead an hour? 🕐

Adi, you can ask me to put in a GIF for you anytime, of your choice

When is this selenelion? 😮 Would being the equivalent height of Denver, but not right up against the Rockies like them be high enough? I mile above sea level. You will be cutting into my sleep. 4 AM to see an eclipse and dawn is at 6:43 in my neighbourhood.

'Tis the last day of February. Do you know what that means? That March starts tomorrow We have about a week from today, that everyone loves in certain areas of the world . If you are this weekend, let us know how things went . So, what is new Work sucks I'm never taking holidays again. After 3 weeks I'm still playing catch up. How can a train go off the rails so badly 😮? Other than working long days, and evenings, Friday night and Saturday have become my nono days and I take some time for me. Well, today I did something that I haven't done in about 20 years, and to an extent 10 years. I made a loaf of banana bread (20 years). I haven't baked since I made chocolate chip cookies for my dad before he passed (10 years). And no, my cookies did not do him in . Not sure if this was my mom's rule or if it is everyone's rule, but you have to wrap banana loaf in tin foil and put in the fridge for 24 hours. Which means I can't have any until tomorrow . Now that leads into our question of the week? Do you bake? Not so much cooking dinner or boiling water to toss the noodles in, but do you bake the goods that you can get from the local bakery. I used to do a lot of baking back when I could eat more and not go direct to the middle floor of my body. Too bad it wouldn't go to the sub-basement a littl e further down and push out in the front 😮. What is the most challenging thing that you've made? I once tried making baklava, but anyone that can deal with filo pastry is a much better person than me. I guess my cherry pies that I make with a lattice work crust on top would be mine that requires a lot of patience and reworking. Yes, making bread in a bread maker I will allow It is baking afterall. I've never had one of those but I have the Oster Kitchen Master that I gave my mom one year that has either mixer or bread hook inserts. Also blender, food processor, and some other attachment . When using a bread maker, do you just dump the mix and water in? If so, I might remove the bread maker entries . Well I'm heavier just thinking about baking, so let's exercise our brains and see what happened over the last 6 days on the GA News Blog. Monday, end of the month meant that Cia held the CSR Discussion Day: Tuesday, Myr was all skary and creepy 😮 : Thursday, Val was by to remind us all... Only 30 days to get your Poetry Anthologies submitted: Friday, with a Myr's horror theme, she'ssssssss baaaack . Maybe helping you get started on a anthology entry : Now let's check in on the Words of the Day: pressure, provoked, conflict, struggle, resistance, fracture, taut Upcoming Writing Events 2026 Poetry Anthology "Choices" - Due March 30, 2026 - Find all the information right here. 2026 Yearly Anthology "Horizons" & "Unspoken" - Due October 1, 2026 - Find all the information right here. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask an 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 TRAVISTY by Mark Arbour The Prisoner of Carronne by Mark Ponyboy Peters 4 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Deed by Topher Lydon Carter's Campaign by Topher Lydon **Complete** Secrets 3: The Road to the Future by Bill W Fantasy Flash Collection by Myr 52 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Young and Hungry for Love by Wombat Bill My Valentine Came With a QR Code by Soren Kraft **Complete** Gabriel's Gambit: Contract Terminated by Jason Rimbaud Jody and the Navy by KKirk Finding Myself by RichardWrites **Complete** Permanently Black and Blue by mastershakeme Wrenhaven by Nuno R.F.C. Rendeiro Raze the Night by dragonthusiast Crown of Fangs by Yeoldebard Sliding into Secrets by Soren Kraft Malicious glee by Kileoli Blackmail by chris191070 As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels turmoil by Paladin Exile to Érenn by Mark Paren Borders and Bribery by Thirdly Somewhere Only We Know by Tony S. At Tempest Island by Grayson Rose The Story of Aaron and Brad by Odie Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian History Lesson by Boy Mercury X **Complete** THROUGH IT ALL by vanalas Love Is Still Blind by Lee Wilson I ThunderDust by J92 Knight and Squire by Albert1434 A Change of Worlds by Josh Aterovis The Curse of Love by Yeoldebard Widderkin Interlude by Palantir **Complete** Frozen Peaks, Burning Heat by Soren Kraft **Complete** The Art of Living by Robert Hugill The Longest Third Date by LJCC Neon by William King Time May Change Me by William King Another Time by Celian Angel Awakened by Painawakened A versatile Count by Thomas Lindblad Other Side of the Tracks by ChromedOutCortex What We Survive by ChromedOutCortex North Meets South, Worlds Collide by R. Eric Family life, but not as we know it by Robert Hugill Welcome to Redwaters by Hardianarcher Bending Eli by BrokenBoundariesGayErotica The Discipline of Silence by Kileoli The Seducer: A Gone From Daylight Inspired Story by MrM A Hunt for the Promise of Champagne by Celian Noah's Adventure by AquariusGuy Frosted Hearts by Jason Rimbaud The Acquisition: A Record of Compliance, Pleasure, and Ownership by BrokenBoundariesGayErotica In Process Darren’s New Life by Lee Wilson **Complete** Beyond the Veil by Laura S. Fox U-N-I by unilive Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

Okay, so this is going to be interesting I hope. We have Connor Story who will be on Saturday Night LIve as the host. Then it was announced today that Quinn Hughes, the NHL star that scored in OT to beat Sweden and propel the US onto the gold medal game of the Olympics is to appear as well. So, we have a fictitious gay hockey player, and a real life NHL hockey player who is the talk of the States. Oh, let's make it more fun, his younger brother Jack, who was the one to score in OT at the Olympics to beat Team Canada and win the gold medal, might be there too!! So let's amend that, 1 fictitious gay hockey player and 2 real NHL stars all on the one show Do you think there will be a hockey skit? How far will the NHL let their players go into a 'gay skit'? I wonder What kiind of ratings will SNL get with the worldwide craze over Heated Rivalry?

We have had several conversations about this, as in my limited writing I try to avoid said, and Krista says said silly sums in stories. SSSSS. But now to hear that is what publishers prefer, this is one of the few time she is write and I'm wrong Runs and hides. I think I can attest to the fact that your mood is about the same before during and after eating and drinking But nice excuse. That and it is all my fault

I saw advertisement today that Connor Story will be hosting SNL this week. I know Krista, you HATE that show

I was going to invite you and Aaron You can't swim, right

'I'm coming to the cottage' Well my friends, yes, you can go to the cottage very soon! The actual cottage is going up on AirBnB for only $248.10 CDN / night 😮 That is ridiculously low. But it is for a few months only to honour Shane's #24 and Iliya's #81. Who wants to go to the cottage ? https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/article/the-famed-cottage-from-heated-rivalry-will-soon-be-bookable-on-airbnb/

We seem to have a complicated relationship I agree about being childless, but it is a mindset that we haven't gone forth and procreated and we are greedily keeping all our money to ourselves. Not sure if that will change. And yes, Val, I watch us lose to those pesky 'mericans Begrudgingly, congratulations!

Now you all must be wondering, what are you doing up at 5:15 AM in the morning I have succumbed to the hockey bug and I am awake for in a little under an hour, I will be watching Team USA play Team Canada for the Olympic Gold Medal in Hockey . Interesting thing, I can head to the bar right now and watch the game if I'm so inclined and have some beers with my closest Canadian fans 🍺 Yes, a lot of provinces in Canada allow for bars to open for Olympic Gold Medal Events. Not sure if there was many people in the bar for the 50K Cross Country Ski Race though So repeat after me, Go Canada Go! Now onto this time of year I'm sure since the US of A is a month earlier than Canada but are all of you being flooded with advertisements on taxes. That leads me to the question of the week. Do you do taxes? I know some of the US have no state taxes, but do you still have to file for federal taxes? What about over in the UK, or Germany, Australia, is this tax season too? If you do do taxes, is do do correct English 😮, do you use pen and paper and mail them in, tax software, an accountant, or maybe pay for something like H&R Block, who are usually accountants but are more reasonable than a full fledge bean counter you pay year round. Now a bit of a personal question, do you pay or get money back? You don't have to answer. I usually get back so maybe that is why I have a smile on my face every spring Now if this conversation makes you , then I know your answer. Well enough about hockey and taxes, note I did not say death and taxes. Monday, it was a brand new Signature Feature. Never heard of this Author, have you? Tuesday was Myr at the plate, he lobed an all new Genre Review, History! I'm sure this will not give you nightmares like in high school. Or maybe it will : Then on Wednesday, you know who was back once again to follow up with the Signature Feature Excerpt: Before we discuss Thursday, we have just over a month to get our Poetry Anthologies in 😮 Oh dear, oh my! Well don't give up hope, Val is here to help out: Now the other day I saw a drunken Canada Goose flying north to Canada in February in -30 weather, so I thought Aditus had sent Val the prompts and she had wrangled a goose and tied the Prompt onto its leg to drop off to me, so I wouldn't forget to post about it in the Wrap Up. Unfortunately said goose did not drop the prompts off but something else 💩 : Words of the Day come easily some days and some days they do not. How were they for you this week? gentle, affinity, friction, defiance, strain, clash, brink Upcoming Writing Events 2026 Poetry Anthology "Choices" - Due March 30, 2026 - Find all the information right here. 2026 Yearly Anthology "Horizons" & "Unspoken" - Due October 1, 2026 - Find all the information right here. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask an 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 TRAVISTY by Mark Arbour 4 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Deed by Topher Lydon Carter's Campaign by Topher Lydon **Complete** Secrets 3: The Road to the Future by Bill W Fantasy Flash Collection by Myr 52 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Young and Hungry for Love by Wombat Bill My Valentine Came With a QR Code by Soren Kraft **Complete** Gabriel's Gambit: Contract Terminated by Jason Rimbaud Jody and the Navy by KKirk Finding Myself by RichardWrites **Complete** Permanently Black and Blue by mastershakeme Wrenhaven by Nuno R.F.C. Rendeiro Raze the Night by dragonthusiast Crown of Fangs by Yeoldebard Sliding into Secrets by Soren Kraft Malicious glee by Kileoli Blackmail by chris191070 As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels turmoil by Paladin Exile to Érenn by Mark Paren Borders and Bribery by Thirdly Somewhere Only We Know by Tony S. At Tempest Island by Grayson Rose The Story of Aaron and Brad by Odie Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian History Lesson by Boy Mercury X **Complete** THROUGH IT ALL by vanalas Love Is Still Blind by Lee Wilson ThunderDust by J92 Knight and Squire by Albert1434 A Change of Worlds by Josh Aterovis The Curse of Love by Yeoldebard Widderkin Interlude by Palantir **Complete** Frozen Peaks, Burning Heat by Soren Kraft **Complete** The Art of Living by Robert Hugill The Longest Third Date by LJCC Neon by William King Time May Change Me by William King Another Time by Celian Angel Awakened by Painawakened A versatile Count by Thomas Lindblad Other Side of the Tracks by ChromedOutCortex What We Survive by ChromedOutCortex North Meets South, Worlds Collide by R. Eric Family life, but not as we know it by Robert Hugill Welcome to Redwaters by Hardianarcher Bending Eli by BrokenBoundariesGayErotica The Discipline of Silence by Kileoli The Seducer: A Gone From Daylight Inspired Story by MrM A Hunt for the Promise of Champagne by Celian Noah's Adventure by AquariusGuy Frosted Hearts by Jason Rimbaud The Acquisition: A Record of Compliance, Pleasure, and Ownership by BrokenBoundariesGayErotica Darren’s New Life by Lee Wilson **Complete** Beyond the Veil by Laura S. Fox U-N-I by unilive Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

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