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Thanks for reading and the comment, @Daddydavek! If I do write a chapter 2, what scene would you like given for all the readers to enjoy ? No sex in the real life story, but hell this is fiction. Maybe I might be changing the rating from everyone to mature. I know if I don't, I will be dealing with @Cia

Well thanks for the marks @Krista Any compliments or mild rebukes are always nice coming from you I'm now curious, I wonder if you husband or brother have any stories of the like from their college days? Maybe hubby can pass onto the two boys some tricks to save money at school

But, but, but... Chapter 2 😮 Might have to go back to the moment that inspired me to write this and see if there is anything left Thanks for reading, @chris191070. I'm glad you liked it and even want some more.

Thanks so much @Libby Drew. I really appreciate the feedback It means a lot As for poor college kids, yes, there is way too many, but I'm sure if they all wrote autobiographies, we would have a great laugh at times

Ummmm... I could have sworn I put complete Now I'm going to have to check what I did Thanks for the comment, @ReaderPaul. Yes, it would be totally interesting to see others takes on the topic. If it was Why is your Underwear Around Your Ankle At the Office, I could tell a few stories So who knows, Chapter 2 on this story line may appear, or may not

Thanks for giving it a read @Valkyrie I know you are always bugging me to put something down, but when I read the two prompts that you gave us on Friday, I KNEW I had a perfect experience to draw on. As far as you not cleaning your cloths in the campus pool, I imagine you could have got 5 or 6 bras under your bikini top and 5 or 6 panties your bikini bottom @Krista would be harder in her granny panties If we ever meet up, I now know that if you offer to play rummy for money, not to take that offer up @Cole Matthews, did she take any money from you on her visits?

For some reason today I am giddy Not sure why. Maybe you can think up a reason why Steve is giddy today. Let me know? Here is a straw poll, with just over two months to go until the publishing of the Secret Author Contest, who thinks they will write one? WAIT. Full stop, it won't be a secret if you tell everyone here that you will be writing. Unless you are up to trickery and have no plans to write and post that you are going to write. It was pretty quiet this week on the GA News Blog this week. Hoping some of our usual contributors had a nice relaxing week. Val and Comsie had you covered The Weekly Wrap Up was up this week until Thursday. Then Val shared one of the more favourite contest we've had here at GA in the past: Val was back again on Friday, with two new prompts. At least one of them was translated into German Never know who will write a prompt though Who could forget Comicality's article of the week? Well to be honest, me When doing up this draft, I realized I missed out on putting it in here. All fixed before publishing time Now I will let you all in on a little secret. One that I don't think would make it into the Secret Author Contest. Myr isn't actually up at 4 in the morning everyday to post the Word of the Day So here is a look back at the week of prompts. ilk, blackthorn, wriggle, beechnut, menial, mosey, mullion Secret Author Story Contest! All Submissions due Saturday, July 1 - get the information here! Leap of Faith Anthology! All Submissions due Sunday, October 1 Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets! Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories Paradox Lost by Libby Drew Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories Cozy Contemplations by Headstall tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy Gap Year by Mark Arbour Broken Path, Starless Tail by Cia The Best Year by Krista After Days of Rain and other poems by AC Benus **Complete** @Backwoods Boy wrote, "Many emotions rise and fall throughout this series of poems, which need to be read again to find them all." Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Seth on the Road to Chaos by Ronyx Bending the Iron by Libby Drew Secrets: The Truth is Slowly Revealed by Bill W Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories Engineer Benson by Wayne Gray Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Prompt #134 - "Why is your underwear in the swimming pool?" by wildone **Complete** Thicker Than Water by John Henry Playlist by coriander Stranded With a Vampire by Thirdly **Complete** @Leo622 said, "Loved your story. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to your next story." The Mantis Corruption - Book Three by Adam Andrews Johnson Desafinado: Slightly Out of Tune by LJCC Forest Service Summer by Backwoods Boy **Complete** @chris191070 said, "This is a truly beautiful story, set in a campsite during the summer months. We meet Danny and Logan and witness there summer together. You'll need to read for yourself the adventures that take place for these lads. This comes highly recommended." Inherited by lomax61 The Summer of the Selfless by James Carnarvon 593 Riverside Drive by RichEisbrouch ARROW by CLJobe Chasing Rusty Parker by Laura S. Fox Soulmates by Ajbt2001 As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels Coming to Love by Tim Hobson **Complete** @pvtguy said, "Bruce Hutton is looking for permanence in a seeming world of temporaries. Still, he remains a strong man who is full of positivity. This final story in the series of three leaves us with hope after a lot of negative events in his life. This is a really good read!" The Theocracy - The Blackened Cross by ValentineDavis21 From Nescience by Solus Magus The Good Son (Series) by CasualWanderer82 The Icebox by JujuTheDruid Higher Education by WolfM Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

Would it be fair that the most mullions I see are from the inside of a jail cell?

It became obvious today that our industrious leader bypassed today's Word of the Day through his people that do his menial proofreading work menial - Word of the Day - Tue May 18, 2023 But then again, did he put this in here to see if anyone noticed

But don't forget his first appearance. The Hobbit. Still the greatest book of all time

I know!!! I see those all over the place. The fruit looks so much like a blueberry, until you taste it Now I finally know what they are called

Could this be a regional dialect? Like tomato, potato, roof, etc? Here, and I did some random testing, everyone sez milk with a M in front of a ilk.

Okay @Valkyrie and @Libby Drew, you motivated me

“What is your underwear doing in the swimming pool?” I couldn’t believe that Todd from the university swimming team was actually in the uni pool at this time of night or even the bigger surprise that he was talking to me. I’ve been crushing on him from afar since my freshman year. “Your Ethan, right?” he asked. “Um, er, yay. I am. Your Todd Everett, right?” nervously I asked. Stunned that I was actually standing talking to Todd in nothing but his speedo. Since I first saw him

For some reason, Prompt 134 reminded me of a true encounter. With some license to make the story much more interesting.

Hi Tim, I saw your question and had me thinking, so I turned to the Waybackmachine. Looks like in 2011 some stories did not have likes. I looked at 2014 and see that we were now on the stories platform, actually think we transformed in 2010, and there was likes. I still think we were commenting on the forums though. Not sure, but later we went to chapter comments, story reviews and chapter reviews. But it was a hard transition to get people to comment on the story chapter directly rather than the chapter. If I remember correctly, when we went to Stories, we as a team with a lot of authors moved the stories over from Efic to Stories. I seem to recall we could not take the likes that it had. However, the comments were in forums and those were preserved. Now if they got purged after years and years, I'm not 100% clear. Maybe someone will have a better memory than me . But I do recall you were a very avid reader and commentor back in the day. Sorry if those comments might be gone. If you want me to dig any further, let me know by PM and I'll dig in deeper. Glad to see you rereading and liking and commenting again on an older @Mark Arbour story. Good to get some more comments going on the stories that helped make the site what it is today I like to read stories where there is no cell phones, maybe the occasional sat phone and everyone picked up that phone at home and told the other family members to hang up

Hello all from the province that is on fire Thanks to all the people from all over the US of A, the rest of Canada, some Aussies and other foreigners for coming to help. Nice to know that everyone can come together and help out when things like this happen So, whatcha reading? I'm just leaving it at that. Or if you aren't reading what are you writing? Besides a response to me Well since we are on the cusp of Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, curious if any summer plans are being made? Unfortunately with 35 years with my company, I won't get any this year. The first time in 35 years I'm not bitter though So enthrall me with what you all will be doing and I can be jelly. If you are going into Winter, any plans for that? With the heat we have been having, I'm wondering if I should move south Enough of my ramblings, lets get down to the brass tacks (I learned that one in the Word of the Day a while back ). On Monday, Cia... oh, Cia had a much deserved Monday off Instead the super Review Team put forth a great review by @chris191070: We had a bit of a break until Thursday... wait, move along, don't look at this blog. Nothing to see The Prompt Team gave us a couple of prompts: Finally for Saturday, Comicality taught us all a valuable writing trick in a new article. Check it out! Speaking of the Word of the Day earlier, make sure you are checking them out. If not daily then here they are wrapped up in a neat little package: quince, sow, prolix; sadism, becloud, catharsis, partake Upcoming Writing Events Secret Author Story Contest! All Submissions due Saturday, July 1 - get the information here! Leap of Faith Anthology! All Submissions due Sunday, October 1 Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets! Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories Paradox Lost by Libby Drew Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories Translation Trashbin by AC Benus tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy Luz de Castilla - Summer of '22 Book IX by Carlos Hazday **Complete** @pvtguy said, "Seeing and experiencing a visit to a Cuba that can only exist in the CJ-verse is a wonderful journey. CJ and Oz let us vicariously see a wonderful visit where they get to meet wonderful people, eat great food, and discover a find that will help propel Cuba into a brighter future. As part of the CJ series of the summer of 2022, this both fills in some blanks and sets up the promise of more to come. As usual, a wonderfully crafted story by an amazing writer, Carlos Hazday." Gap Year by Mark Arbour Some poems if I may by Aditus **Complete** @raven1 said, "This group of poems are a great example of the ingenuity, humor and caring poems created by Aditus. They are as diverse in form as they are in content and message. Each will uniquely affect your emotions with their wonderful images and messages. These are ten poems reflecting many facets of Spring. I recommend you read these gems." Waiting Outside The Lines by Comicality The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Seth on the Road to Chaos by Ronyx Bending the Iron by Libby Drew Secrets: The Truth is Slowly Revealed by Bill W Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories Engineer Benson by Wayne Gray Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Desafinado: Slightly Out of Tune by LJCC Soulmates by Ajbt2001 Brother in Awe by CasualWanderer82 **Complete** @Jim Fraser said, "This story shows the compelling need to follow your heart. When two soulmates find each other the love transcends all boundaries and obstacles. Even those that may have issues finally see the unconditional love between them and accept them. " Life in Suspension by Jeff Burton The Mantis Corruption - Book Three by Adam Andrews Johnson 593 Riverside Drive by RichEisbrouch The Good Son (Series) by CasualWanderer82 Luminosity by paren01 Chasing Rusty Parker by Laura S. Fox The Theocracy - The Blackened Cross by ValentineDavis21 As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels Stranded With a Vampire by Thirdly ARROW by CLJobe Coming to Love by Tim Hobson Canaan Club by Westley D. Salvaging the Road to Redemption by Jeff Burton Travelling Vets by quokka **Complete** @chris191070 said, "Welcome to Book 3 in the Desert Vet's Series. We follow Jexon and Marcus as they undertake an exchange with 2 vets from Cardiff in Wales. But things don't run smoothly for Jexon and Marcus. We follow them as they run into problems in Australia and Cardiff, that they must deal with. We follow there adventures in the UK, which are full of trials, tribulations and unexpected surprises. On there return to Australia, there adventures continue You really need to read the 1st two books in the series, before attempting this one." Higher Education by WolfM Drew's Poetry Prompts by Drew Espinosa Backwoods Reflections by Backwoods Boy Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard Playlist by coriander Inherited by lomax61 In All Your Heavy Blue by CasualWanderer82 **Complete** @doha said, "In all your heavy blue, is a story about love and loss and finding love again. The main characters are both believable and charming. This is a great summer holiday read. " Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

Thanks 🙂 but 100% of all credit is due to @chris191070 and the other members of the Review Team. They are the ones that help select a story and put together an enticing review. They are a great team.

Good Monday Morning . If it isn't, things should be on the up and up after you read this great review done by @chris191070 for the Review Team. Enjoy!! Silverwolf by Wayne Gray Reviewer: chris191070 Status: Complete Word Count: 43,705 Well let's dive into the world of the supernatural this month. We are treated to something very different from Wayne. We meet Jed, a man with many talents who is used to life in Northern California. But things begin to change for him, when he meets the mysterious Wolfgang. Wolfgang has come to town to investigate a string of suspicious murders. But not all is as it seems as we are introduced to his many talents. We are introduced to the world of the supernatural, where you will meet many different creatures in this very different take of the supernatural. Of course you will also find plenty of erotic sex amongst the murder and mystery. It is fast paced and will leave you wanting more. Category: Fiction Genres: Paranormal Sub-genres: Romantic Paranormal Tags: mind control, were-creatures, gay, rural, serious, modern Rating: Mature

Hey all So, if your city, town country, etc. has a beer festival and you don't fight the demons of the alcohol , I suggest you might want to check it out!! Today I went to the Calgary International Beer Festival and somehow I'm still of the mind that I think I can right this blog Myself, I'm more a straight kind of pilsner kind of guy, seldomly venturing into the the likes of IPA's, stouts, ales, and all the others. Well, I surprised myself . I had a great day at the festival and think this might be a more yearly thing. It is always a great thing that you can break out of your normal habits and try something new, you might surprise yourself! I know I did Now I'm curious, tell me something that you did this week that might have been out of your comfort zone? Maybe you didn't actually do it, but did you think of getting out of the norm? I know in addition to the beer fest, I also made an honest effort to be more nice to Val I'm not sure if you are willing to take on such an extreme change, but let me know what you may have, or plan to do Enough about all that , lets see what happened here at the GA News Blog this week. Monday we found the first of the month with Cia introducing us to an all new CSR: Not to ever disappoint on the first Tuesday of the month, Aaron was back with another great AAA 3.0: Extra, extra! Did you hear the news? Val was by to let us know of two upcoming writing events. One is a secret, so don't tell anyone about it Back to a full week of GA News Blog, we had Cole pop in with a couple of new prompts for us all to tackle: It is always nice to get back into the routine of things I say. So it is great that Comicality was back with another great article again this week: Don't forget, Myr was in everyday with the Words of the Day: lotusland, termagant, exuberant, mottle, farce, syntax, unrequited Upcoming Writing Events Secret Author Story Contest! All Submissions due Saturday, July 1 - get the information here! Leap of Faith Anthology! All Submissions due Sunday, October 1 Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets! Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories Paradox Lost by Libby Drew Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories Translation Trashbin by AC Benus Headstall's Reflections by Headstall Luz de Castilla - Summer of '22 Book IX by Carlos Hazday The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus Broken Path, Starless Tail by Cia Bragi's Bagatelles by Parker Owens **Complete** @raven1 said, "Parker Owens not only writes great books, but is an excellent poet. Bragi's Bagatelles is a collection of poems for each day of April. They are diverse both in form and topic, but all are beautiful. These poems are filled with vibrant images and the romance found in nature. Your emotions will be stirred by some, and all will cause you pause to reflect. I highly recommend reading these delightful poems." Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Seth on the Road to Chaos by Ronyx Secrets: The Truth is Slowly Revealed by Bill W Recently Updated 'Author' Stories In All Your Heavy Blue by CasualWanderer82 The Mantis Corruption - Book Three by Adam Andrews Johnson Life in Suspension by Jeff Burton 593 Riverside Drive by RichEisbrouch Stranded With a Vampire by Thirdly Soulmates by Ajbt2001 Chasing Rusty Parker by Laura S. Fox Coming to Love by Tim Hobson The Theocracy - The Blackened Cross by ValentineDavis21 Playlist by coriander As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels Travelling Vets by quokka The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X Higher Education by WolfM Men Of Honor by CasualWanderer82 **Complete** @JohnnyC said, "CW82 , Absolutely Beautiful Final Chapter, Very Emotional & Thought Provoking Sir . Thank You For Sharing This Fine Story With Us All" Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard A terrible, nonsensical poetry and others by SilvryArdor **Complete** @Parker Owens said, "Those last lines made me shiver for the pain endured. It’s a potent and heartbreaking question. Thank you for sharing this poem. " Backwoods Reflections by Backwoods Boy Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories Blackbird Singing by raven1 Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

It appears that spring has finally sprung in my neck of the woods. All week we are supposed to be above 20 (68F) and by Thursday up to 27 (80.6 F) I will need to be bringing out the SPF 2200 for that day 😊 Sure enough, I head back to the office grind on Monday, but I really can't complain about the temperatures as I was not going to let the weather dictate my vacation so I wore shorts and sandals every day 😎I do however hope that everyone that are experiencing adverse weather in their area are staying safe and it is only for the short term. Looks like the month of April did turn out to be a month of poetry. We had 3 weeks of Poetry Anthology entries and then a big thank you and all the stories wrapped up in a nice neat bundle on Thursday this week. Please take the opportunity on the Thursday blog if you haven't had the chance yet to go, to thank all our authors (on stage) participating but also the great hard work that the background (backstage) people all did. It was a great production!! It has been a long time since I've seen such a well participated in Poetry Anthology. Thank you all Take a bow. Now I'm curious, we have had a lot come at you in the past week. CSR Discussion Day, Poetry Anthology wrap up, lots of new chapters came at you too!! So what did you take up or continuing on reading here at the site? Being the last Monday of the month, Cia was able to interview @vanalas in the CSR Discussion Day: Thursday as mentioned, Val did a nice little wrap up for the Poetry Anthology. Please stop by and leave a comment!! After a bit of a break, Comicality was back with another Writing Article. Ironically the man who gives us some of the most detail and informative articles wrote his shortest article I believe, on not being wordy The omniscient one brought you all the Words of the Day this week! omniscient, razor; supine, tantalum, morass, orotund, plush Upcoming Writing Events Secret Author Story Contest! All Submissions due Saturday, July 1 - get the information here! Leap of Faith Anthology! All Submissions due Sunday, October 1 Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets! Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories Paradox Lost by Libby Drew Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories Gap Year by Mark Arbour The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus Luz de Castilla - Summer of '22 Book IX by Carlos Hazday A Home For Christmas by Comicality **Complete** @weinerdog said, "Think of the most heartwarming Christmas stories we grew up with reading or watching on TV and this story has all that .Well except for two cute 14 year old boys experiencing their first time what more could a GA reader want" Some poems if I may by Aditus If Memory Serves GA by Comicality **Complete** @Doha said, "If Memory Serves GA is a short reflection on a life changing event that occurred 3 years previously. Definitely a good read. Translation Trashbin by AC Benus Lyrics for Tony - a collection of poems by AC Benus **Complete** @Drew Espinosa said, "AC, I love how your lyrics are tied by that theme of sorrow. It was a beautiful experience to read each one Your poems remind me that life isn't always sunshine and roses. That there will be low and dark points, but that is the nature of life." Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Seth on the Road to Chaos by Ronyx Secrets: The Truth is Slowly Revealed by Bill W Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Men Of Honor by CasualWanderer82 Stranded With a Vampire by Thirdly Travelling Vets by quokka Life in Suspension by Jeff Burton 593 Riverside Drive by RichEisbrouch Sacrum by C. Henderson Chasing Rusty Parker by Laura S. Fox Jacob's Advocate by Jeff Burton Coming alive by leo4567 The Theocracy - The Blackened Cross by ValentineDavis21 Consulate Boy by quokka Coming to Love by Tim Hobson The Icebox by JujuTheDruid Higher Education by WolfM As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard We Are All Men: An Omegaverse Fiction by cehammock The smile that changed a life by Stannie Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

I like to think of @Myr as being omniscient of everything GA

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The older I get, the morass I get. Time for new pants, again 😥