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Have you digested your Christmas Feast yet? Did anyone actually have some figgy pudding? Have you made tallies to see if the holidays was in the profit column or the loss one? Have you had enough of this year's Christmas holidays? Did you even celebrate the holidays? Well, Santa seemed to skip over my house once again this year I know I was really really really good this past year (not like I got out to anywhere ). I know he skipped my house because I didn't get my usual lump of coal . In past years I've been able to make this into a diamond . Now it is time to start looking forward to the New Year, which happens in only 4 days . Are we even bothering with New Year's Resolutions this year? All I'm hoping for all of you, is a Happy Hopeful New Year!! Although it was the holidays, the staff here at GA were diligently at work pumping out the GA News Blog daily for everyone's enjoyment. Shall we review what all happened? On Monday, it was time for Cia to announce the December Classic Author Feature: Now that got my interest, as I'm not sure if I've read Sara before. So my interested really got piqued after the Classic Author Feature Excerpt: On Thursday, Renee came in to give everyone of an overview of all the participants and their stories that were submitted for the 2020 Fall Anthology. Also a shout out to all the people here at GA that put the anthology together for us: Saturday, Comicality was back to feature another one of the great Writing Tips brought to us. I also wanted to shout out a reminder that you have until tomorrow to check out this past month's CSR Stories and prepare for the CSR Discussion: Now, among our writing tips blog, there was a word of the day each day. Make sure you check them out, it is always great to increase your vocabulary. Especially from a crackerjack like Myr Now, we need a plan An action plan so to speak. We had a pretty darn good week last week on the goals and it look like for the 2020 Yearly goal we hit the number of new chapters. So, do you think in the next 4 days, we can get 9 new stories? 49 new reviews? 51 story comments? Or even 1002 chapter comments? Come on folks, it is the dash for the finish line!! Prompts Suggest a prompt(s) - Recommend a few prompts to be featured on Prompt Friday! PM @Renee Stevens and/or @wildone with your ideas. Anthologies 2021 Anthology #1 Top Theme 1 - On The Road - Due by April 1st, 2021 2020 Anthology #1 Top Theme 2- Forbidden - Due by April 1st, 2021 2020 Anthology #1 Pot Luck Themes - Due by April 1st, 2021 Reveal hidden contents Anthology 101 - In the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies Blog Opportunities Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens or @wildone to participate Story Review: Send it in to @Renee Stevens or @Timothy M. Premium Updates: On Fire by Cia *Premium* Signature Updates: Baby, it's cold outside! by aditus **Complete** Christmas Confidential by Valkyrie Double Concerto by Parker Owens First Snow by Cia **Complete** Holiday Rush by Comicality Lyrical Laments by Headstall On Fire by Cia One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus; Book 5 of Verse Sidewinder by Headstall Watching You, Watching Me by Comicality **Complete** Promising Updates: My Thoughts Are Dirty But His Welds Are Clean by Sasha Distan **Complete** Sweet Temptations by Sasha Distan **Complete** The Cockney Canuck by Dodger The Reluctant Consort by lilansui Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!

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Well a very Merry Christmas to you Dodger Thank you very much for this amazing presssie I guess I'm still in the minority, but is Nathan really right for Robbie? Like what if the car guy is there actually monitoring Nathan, ensuring he won't talk to the police and reveal what is going on? Is that a position we want to see Robbie in ? Now, for the most boneheaded, shall we say 'Robbie' moment. How the hell could he forget to mention that to Morgan, Liz, and Nathan 😮 I mean, Morgan and Liz seemed to downplay it, but I'm sure it would have been a totally different conversation if Robbie hadn't kept that part to himself. BTW, why didn't Robbie call the police? Yes he doesn't trust the Cobourg Municipal Police, but a call to the OPP and a mention of his adopted fathers close relationship with the Cobourg Police and the guy sitting in the dark with a telephoto lenses snapping pictures after 11PM in a rain storm, I'm sure someone would have swung by, even if the municipal police. it would be logged with the OPP. Come on Robbie! Anywho, Thank you Dodger for sharing you craft and hope you have a good holiday and into a Happy Hopeful New Year

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It is the time of the year that we wish the best to everyone through to and into the New Year . You may not celebrate Christmas, but we offer you the greeting and wishes of the spirit of the season, which is bigger than the words. So we hope you all have a great season and we will still be here over the next few weeks as well!! Now, should we see all that happened here at the GA Blog this week? Monday, our Super Duper Review Team surprised one of their own, as well as two others with a Featured Story: And on Wednesday the ever eager beaver Renee Stevens, informed everyone about the First Anthology in the New Year: And that was just to get everyone in the mood to see the next installment of the Fall Anthology: Then on Saturday, Myr popped in and shared another great article by Comicality. You should pop in and leave a comment . Oops, nearly forgot all the Words of the Day 😮 Now, we are getting close to the end of the year, so lets check in how we did last week on the story goals, and check out the year so far. And a WOW for last week everyone!! Some of those goals were blown out of the water! Prompts Suggest a prompt(s) - Recommend a few prompts to be featured on Prompt Friday! PM @Renee Stevens and/or @wildone with your ideas. Anthologies 2021 Anthology #1 Top Theme 1 - On The Road - Due by April 1st, 2021 2020 Anthology #1 Top Theme 2- Forbidden - Due by April 1st, 2021 2020 Anthology #1 Pot Luck Themes - Due by April 1st, 2021 Reveal hidden contents Anthology 101 - In the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies Blog Opportunities Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens or @wildone to participate Story Review: Send it in to @Renee Stevens or @Timothy M. Premium Updates: Classic Updates: The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 4 by Bill W Signature Updates: Ancalagon by Cia Baby, it's cold outside! by aditus Christmas Confidential by Valkyrie Double Concerto by Parker Owens Gap Year by Mark Arbour Holiday Rush by Comicality Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour; Book 8 of Bridgemont Phases of Moon by Mann Ramblings Sidewinder by Headstall The Keys to the Far Castle by CarlHoliday **Anthology Entry** Promising Updates: First Kisses Are The Best Ones by Sasha Distan *Complete* Getting In Step by northie **Anthology Entry** How Do You Like Your Eggs? (Two Fists in The Parking Lot) by Sasha Distan *Complete* Privately Dedicated by Sasha Distan *Complete* Publicly Decent by Sasha Distan *Complete* Soft Soap, Hard Water by Sasha Distan *Complete* Sweet Temptations by Sasha Distan Wayne's Poems by Wayne Gray Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!

I guess what I can say is a optimistic smile is on my face as I finish reading this I liked how really you made a connection between the characters and the reader in so few words. Rather than to tell us every feature, height, weight, penis size , you gave us enough to get me where I'm sure everyone else got to on what these characters looked liked, and their mannerisms too. To share so few many words, even with Bianca interrupting, they seem to have an honest interest in each others. I like when Harold mentioned that they would be parting ways after the show and Justin mentioned that they both could use some dancing together. Even on a trail run, it seems like this can and will happen. Thus the optimistic smile Thanks for sharing. Although I feel you did complete this short story, I wouldn't stop reading if you decided to take it up again

Thank you KayDeeMac I'm glad it was ringing with a bit of truth, but sorry that your family didn't have the same outcome as Jon and Jason I do know that for every 1 good coming out to the family story there is, there must be multiple bad ones that we never hear about. I'm glad to hear about your sister though Give her an extra long hug when you can do that again. , You've never had a pee shake Obviously you have been peeing wrong all your life I spoke to a couple of people of the female kind, they said they have them too. In my case, when I'm standing and going, I sometimes will have a sudden cold feeling and shiver once or twice really quickly. Shall we start a poll to see if you have or haven't had one? Thanks for the comments Gary, I did like the outcome by the time I was done. As with @KayDeeMac, it is too bad that more people did have an initial shock a sibling/relative coming out to the family and then figuring it out, that it can probably change their outlook for good on how they may have viewed people unlike them going forward. Now since you are Canadian, I had 3 people all question me on the use of ginch in the story. I know gonch is more a Central Canada term and ginch is more Western Canada, did you know what it was?

Thanks for reading and commenting I found as I was writing the opening collision and the introduction of Jason, I decided early on that maybe friendship would be a more realistic route to take. Not that I'm against stories that in Grade 10 people find their soul mates for life, as I do. Just I thought of the different friends I came out to that we just stayed friends. Hmm, that would be a possibility. Since this is really only the 3rd fiction story I've penned, maybe there is an opportunity to make a sequel to this one. Thanks for getting that stuck in my head now Thank you Val! I really want to thank you @Krista for doing the original edits! Then to have @Parker Owens do a final proofread on behalf of the team, I think the story came out just right! So to all of you . I think when I first read the story back once completed, it was nice to see the growth of both of them, not sure if I had planned that out or not . And who knows, maybe Jason will introduce him to Jon as they are only 3 years apart, and will be there to beat up his brother, if he needs it or not . What do you think @Daddydavek?

Blood was everywhere. Looking down, it covered me, it covered Jason, it covered our Phys. Ed teacher’s hands. Everywhere. That asshole Jason. Our quarterback in our high school Phys. Ed flag football game had called for me, on the right side, to run a crossing route and for Jason to take the left doing the same. Whoever faked and broke free of their defender first would get the pass. I don’t know if Tim, the quarterback, was being an ass too by tossing the ball right up the midd

Sometimes going to a new school in a new city isn't the break that you were hoping for.

Okay, so you expect me to close my eyes and fall asleep after reading this I think like others and even yourself, more would have been nice. I do think we do get the idea of the perils and the loneliness of command. Although in any military this kind of relationship would be near impossible and completely forbidden, the fact that this battlefield and the sides are unheard of in our reality, makes it seem okay. I too am curious about the familiar. Can it be redeemed? If not, what is the purpose of capturing it? Other to not allow the Shadowlords to be able open another portal, to let’s say the Pacific West Coast 😛 Thanks for sharing what goes on in that mind of yours, LOL.

What a great mixture of the hunt of the past with the present day one one. Also loved the ending where he served the papers, but not the ones I’m sure all your readers assumed. One question, the final paragraph, Could the sand destroying the machine within machines been the man and his family.

I have to be honest, I never have heard a nursery rhyme about magpies. But if I did, and after this story, it confirms my abject horror of the species. As a little kid I was terrified of them. Reading stories like Lord of the Rings in latter elementary school, I never new why they symbolized crows and ravens as being evil. I’m fascinated by those two but believe magpies are the only truly evil birds. Every spring, when birds try to nest around my place, magpies are attacking and forcing them away, to sit there and squawk like a bird speaking in tongues, but to the devil himself. I must say, the descriptive scenes and likable Billy pushed me forward through this story, and I’m glad I did. If this is out of you own comfort zone, then well done. That doesn’t mean I want you to explore anymore with magpies though

Just the facts man, just the facts! We are now 12 days from Christmas. Fact. If any Christmas shopping for pressies (for our Australian and English brethren ) isn't done yet, you're probably SOL. Fact. If you're mailing anything, probably want to do it sooner that later. Fact. If you haven't sent me my Christmas present yet, you will be on the naughty list. Fact. Well as the world is getting busy, but not as busy as past years , the one thing is consistent year over year here at GA, we are getting busy too! Just take a look at what all happened this past week just on the GA Blog Monday, Cia was here with the December Can't Stop Reading Feature. But not the usual one feature, not two features, but 3 features On Wednesday, we decided to have some fun in the blog Check out the latest in the Author Guess Who? Do you want to hazard a guess? And if that wasn't enough . Thursday, Renee in conjunction with our Anthology Team came out with the first round of the 2020 Fall Anthology Most weeks I would be sated with just that 😛, but nooooo. @Comicality was back with what is considered a classic Writing Tip: But let's not forget all the Words of the Day that Myr supplied us with. Check them all out here: After a week off of reporting on my behalf, I was shocked, shocked I say LOL. Well it wasn't all that bad. We are definitely nearing 100% of our new chapters yearly goal. Thank you authors, poets, and everyone else helping to give us so much new content every week of the year!!! Prompts Suggest a prompt(s) - Recommend a few prompts to be featured on Prompt Friday! PM @Renee Stevens and/or @wildone with your ideas. Anthologies 2021 Anthology #1 Top Theme 1 - On The Road - Due by April 1st, 2021 2020 Anthology #1 Top Theme 2- Forbidden - Due by April 1st, 2021 2020 Anthology #1 Pot Luck Themes - Due by April 1st, 2021 Anthology 101 - In the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies Blog Opportunities Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens or @wildone to participate Story Review: Send it in to @Renee Stevens or @Timothy M. Premium Updates: On Fire by Cia *Premium* Classic Updates: The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 4 by Bill W Signature Updates: A Whole Other You by Comicality **Complete** Ancalagon by Cia Baby, it's cold outside! by aditus Battle for Souls by Cia **2020 Fall Anthology Entry** Born Again by Valkyrie **2020 Fall Anthology Entry** Double Concerto by Parker Owens GFD 12: Blood Ties by Comicality; Book 12 of Gone From Daylight On Fire by Cia Phases of Moon by Mann Ramblings Sidewinder by Headstall The Apostles by Cole Matthews **2020 Fall Anthology Entry** Promising Updates: Warlords by Sasha Distan **Complete** Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!

I’d like to comment more, Val. I seem to have an eyelash stuck in each eye and can’t see through my watery eyes 😢 Thank you for this wonderful tale. As usual you know you to draw on the readers emotions but know where that imaginary line is to be not crossed. The one that has the emotion overtaking the story itself. Take a bow

I could tell you now, but then I'd have to kill ya

Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Well did I get you in the mood? It has been a while since we had one of these so I was saying to my self, "Self, ask Renee if she has one loaded up and ready to go!" Well lucky you, she did! Now I challenge you all, I dare you, no, I double dog dare you to hazard a guess on who our mystery Author is. What is one thing that most GA members might not know about you? I was a theater nerd in high school and have a minor in theater as well. I've directed, stage managed, acted, and sang in a number of plays over the years. Some things never change. What prompted you to write your first story? Fear. I was afraid if I didn't start writing and sharing my work, I'd let a part of me die. I'd seen first hand how supportive people could be on GA and took the plunge. What genre of books do you enjoy reading and have you written for that genre? I tend to read mysteries and fantasy. I've attempted both at various times to wildly differing degrees of success. Is there a genre that you haven’t written for that you would consider trying later on? I've never written anything with cowboys, but I might attempt it someday. What do you like most about publishing on GA? The nice thing about publishing on GA is the feedback. You will hear the good and the bad, usually in a respectful way. Do you have any unique writing habits or rituals to help you get into a writing mood? Mood music helps me write. Happy, sad, angry, excited, and more are all types of playlists. Total silence is usually a distraction, because then anything I see when I look up from my notebook or computer can capture my attention and take me away from my story. However, the music helps me stay focused. How has your writing style evolved over time? My writing has changed. I try to show more, tell less, and add more details before my beta reader has to ask. I had a tendency to be a bit brief Do you have a significant other? Well, no ring on my finger and my bed is full sized with loads of pillows. Do you have any pets? A dog is a necessity. Do you post multi-chapter stories as you write? Do you wait until you’ve finished writing the entire story? Or is it something in between? I've been good and bad with my multi-chapter stories. Some I have completed, split into chapters, corrected, and published once a week until the story was done. Other times it has struggled along, in spurts, with stops, and then falls exhausted over the finish line complete with me swearing never again, only to do it again. What is your favorite television show? My favorite television show is The Great British Baking Show. I love the four stars and how they interact with the contestants each year. What is your favorite movie? My favorite movie? That is like asking me to pick a favorite child! There are three movies my family grew up watching and I'll still watch them no matter what. They are The Wizard of Oz, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Do you write poetry? Prose? Or both? I've attempted both, but anyone who has read my poetry will tell you it is not my forte. Prose works best for me. If you could meet one person, living or dead, who would it be? Meeting someone famous ... hmmm. That comes down to a toss up between two very talented authors - JK Rowling and Stephen King. Both have incredible imaginations and their world building skills are beyond belief. The ability to sit and pick their brains, even for a half hour, would be a dream come true What would you say is your greatest accomplishment? My greatest accomplishment is my ability to get up and keep trying. At times life has knocked me down and at times it felt impossible to go on. It has happened to me professionally, in my writing, and my personal life. It is how you deal, not with your triumphs, but your failures. I've learned I always have me and just keep going. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Happy Guessing my friends

Yes, it is December already! Only 19 more sleeps until 🎅 comes to see all the good boys and gurls at GA If he is still alive I'm going to be short and sweet, I have a killer headache and body aches. Note to anyone out there that if you have a prosthetic leg and you and not wearing said leg, and stand up and turn around to put your residual limb (stump) on your wheelchair, ensure wheelchair hasn't moved 4 feet away I saw my fall in slow motion, not as graceful as Keanu in the Matrix though. I have a black toe, a sprained pinky finger and my head and neck are in pain. Oh well, I'm good for one of those a year On Monday, Monday was our monthly CSR discussion day! Can you believe how quickly November flew by? Then Wednesday was a sad day After 3 years, our much beloved @Carlos Hazday was announced was leaving the much popular Ask An Author 2.0 So drop by and let Carlos know how much you appreciated everything he did on his 3 year tour of duty. Also, a call out to see if someone would be willing to pick up the feature going forward: On Friday we had a couple of great prompts from Cia in the Staff Prompt feature: And as promised, on Saturday, Myr brought us the first of many Writing Tips: But was Myr done with that? No, he also gave us a word of the day all week long. Make sure you check them out here: Myr is so Fecund Well I can't forget to check in on the story goal, can I? Wait, I can't , @Myr, I can't find last weeks goals 😢 In the meantime I will show you how we are doing year to date Prompts Suggest a prompt(s) - Recommend a few prompts to be featured on Prompt Friday! PM @Renee Stevens and/or @wildone with your ideas. Anthologies Stay tuned here for more information about the 2021 Anthology Themes!! Anthology 101 - In the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies Blog Opportunities Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens or @wildone to participate Story Review: Send it in to @Renee Stevens or @Timothy M. Premium Updates: On Fire by Cia *Premium* Classic Updates: I'll Be Home for Christmas by Bill W **Complete** The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 4 by Bill W Signature Updates: Ancalagon by Cia Baby, it's cold outside! by aditus Double Concerto by Parker Owens Gap Year by Mark Arbour Phases of Moon by Mann Ramblings Picture Me And You by Comicality Sidewinder by Headstall Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!

Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi (Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi) Hey-de hey-de hey-de hey (Hey-de hey-de hey-de hey) He-de he-de he-de he (He-de he-de he-de he) Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi (Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi) Nothing like a little Cab Calloway to kick off our weekend programing . Yes, it is Friday, the day we all used to look forward to Well if you have nothing planned this weekend, why not for the heck of it, sit down with a pen and paper and crank out a story!! I'm sure you can find someone here that will be willing to read your hand writing and convert it a typed document to share on GA Or even better, write it out and snap a few pics of the handwritten text and put the pictures up in the associated topic You can find them here. So are you willing to craft a creation in cursive? Well this weekend is a all Cia weekend again. Ya, baby, ya! Said in my best Austin Powers voice Prompt #11 - Creative what if by @Cia A private investigator is taking photos of someone who spots what they are doing. What happens next? Prompt #12 - First line by @Cia Who would have poisoned the old man's dog?

Wow, what a busy week here at the GA News Blog. I should have started this earlier so I could have it maybe done by midnight local time. It is already 11:30 😮 So without large flashing lights and sirens, maybe an announcer with a mike dropped down for the rafters like at a boxing match (I believe he was busy with the Mike Tyson match ), we will be a bit more subtle today in the Weekly Update. So here it goes, we have two days left to get your edited copy for the Fall Anthology into the Anthology Proof (No, I did not say poof ) Team, so they can review and then with Renee collaborate to have release dates. Please see the announcement below for Wednesday's Blog. So, what all happened this week, you ask? Let's start things off a little different. Why don't we look at some of the words that Myr brought us all on the Word of the Days: Now back to our usually scheduled Monday, where our great GA Review Team, including @aditus, did up another great review: Then on Wednesday, Renee posted an Anthology Reminder to remind everyone to get your stories in : Usually we would be finishing off the week with a couple of Staff prompts, one by the lovely Cia, the other by some schmuck : But it wasn't! Myr dropped in on Saturday to let us know that the GA Writing Tip Blog is back! Many writers have used and learned from these. Make sure to check them out! A lot are done by long standing and prolific Authors here at GA. Lastly, here are last weeks results on the Story Goals: Oh, I nearly forgot 😮 One reader of the blog suggested to me to maybe repost the blog on the Can't Stop Reading blog for the month, two or three weeks before the CSR Discussion Day. Now I know you technically have only 1 day to read, but let's give it a try. Prompts Suggest a prompt(s) - Recommend a few prompts to be featured on Prompt Friday! PM @Renee Stevens and/or @wildone with your ideas. Anthologies 2020 Fall Anthology - Shadows - amended: Due by November 30th, 2020 2020 Fall Anthology - Bridges - amended: Due by November 30th, 2020 Anthology 101 - In the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies Blog Opportunities Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens or @wildone to participate Story Review: Send it in to @Renee Stevens or @Timothy M. Premium Updates: On Fire by Cia *Premium* Classic Updates: The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 4 by Bill W Signature Updates: Ancalagon by Cia Baby, it's cold outside! by aditus Double Concerto by Parker Owens Gap Year by Mark Arbour Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour; Book 8 of Bridgemont Shelter by Comicality; Book 1 of Shelter Sidewinder by Headstall Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!

So here we are again on a Friday, and not much to do in my little world Maybe, just maybe, I'll see if I'm inspired by one of these prompts Who knows Oh, did anyone notice that mess that I posted last week Guess I shouldn't be too reliant on copy and paste. Prompt #9 - Creative scene by @wildone You run into school knowing you are late, again. You quickly stop at your locker and ditch your jacket and grab some books. As usual the halls are quiet during classes. You dash to your classroom, open the door and start on your explanation and stop. No one is there. No teacher, no other students. You leave and look at other classrooms, all empty. You check your phone and it is actually a school day and not a holiday or anything else. What's happening? Prompt #10 - Use the following in a story by @Cia date free entice straight sandwich popcorn If either of these so motivate you or even both make sure you post a link to your works here.

I've been actually reading this story and really enjoying it! Thanks for the review @aditus

Monday, bloody Monday... Okay, just me whining But what got me looking forward to today is this great review by @aditus from the Review Team! How I Accidentally Slept With My... by Ethan Reviewer: Aditus Status: Complete Word Count: 29,049 Are you trying to come up with who my... is? I did, and with all the possibilities going around in my mind, I had to know. I’m tempted to begin with a classic first line: Two guys meet at a bar, hook up— Well, actually the story starts with two guys in bed, having tons of fun. After the deed is done, one of the guys (James/Jamie) notices a tattoo of a heartline, a scar, and the number 17 on the other guy’s (Cameron) shoulder. The ‘17’ makes him think of a nickname he once had, and the story of the scar reminds him of someone he once knew. When Cameron is in the shower, James checks his wallet, and we learn my... is Cameron. But who is Cameron? James's first reaction to his hook-up’s name is to wash his sheets three times. And here the story becomes a page-turner. It turns out James and Cameron come from the same town. To ease the rising tension between the students of the public high school and the private school, the schools invented an anonymous pen pal project. The boys immediately hit it off; they even continue writing letters to each other after the project runs out and meet in person. There is a kiss and some feelings—and then it ends. And both have a perfectly plausible explanation of why it wasn’t their fault. What I liked was the constant anticipation, the plethora of sensations I went through while reading, the getting-to-know you banter before the hook-up, James's inner monologues, the sex scene, and the story idea. What I didn’t like was the abrupt ending, but, hey! others totally liked it. Read the story, tell me I’m wrong about the ending, and how you completed my.... ! Category: Fiction Genres: Drama, Romance, Mystery Tags: young adult, gay, university, casual, coming of age, coming out, love, friendship Rating: Mature If you have a review of a story that you'd like to see here, write one up, like this one, and submit to @Timothy M. or @wildone and we will try to get it featured soon!

**Bulletin**Bulletin**Bulletin** Well guess what buckaroos? You have exactly 8 days to finish up your Fall Anthology and submit to our eager and waiting Anthology Proof Team. Please submit now and our proof team members are standing buy. Call 1-800-... oh wait, this isn't a telethon or infomercial. But we would really like to see your name on the list of anthologies for the Shadows or Bridges Fall Anthology. Before I forget, why don't we all collectively say a Happy Thanksgiving to all our American Friends down south. You have a later than normal one this year and I really hope all of you do whatever possible to be safe and careful. It is up to everyone to do their own risk assessment and stick to it. We all wish you and your families a safe and thankful holiday! Now what happened at the GA blog this week? Monday, Cia was front and centre as she brought us the November Classic Feature: Wednesday, Cia was around again and had the November Classic Feature Excerpt: Friday, Cia took over again as she provided another couple of great prompts in the Staff Prompts: Myr was up to his usual good all week long with the Word of the Day: Lastly, lets check up with our goals for the week. Give yourselves all a pat on the back!! Prompts Suggest a prompt(s) - Recommend a few prompts to be featured on Prompt Friday! PM @Renee Stevens and/or @wildone with your ideas. Anthologies 2020 Fall Anthology - Shadows - amended: Due by November 30th, 2020 2020 Fall Anthology - Bridges - amended: Due by November 30th, 2020 Anthology 101 - In the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies Blog Opportunities Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens or @wildone to participate Story Review: Send it in to @Renee Stevens or @Timothy M. Premium Updates: On Fire by Cia *Premium* Classic Updates: The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 4 by Bill W Signature Updates: Ancalagon by Cia Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens Double Concerto by Parker Owens Gap Year by Mark Arbour GFD 12: Blood Ties by Comicality; Book 12 of Gone From Daylight Give It To Me Straight by Comicality **Complete** My Only Escape by Comicality Phases of Moon by Mann Ramblings Promptings from Valhalla by Valkyrie Sidewinder by Headstall Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!

Well this week was gone in a flash! Speaking of flash, are you feeling motivated to write a prompt in a flash? Well we actually got a response to one of the prompts last week, so make sure you pop over to this topic and see what anonymous penguin crafted a story Since we have got a few great prompts from Cia, why not a couple of more this week? Prompt #5 - Use the following words in a story brought to you by @Cia dodge help deep bodyguard strawberry wind Prompt #6 - Creative Dialogue brought to you by @Cia "You must be mad, coming here like this." The captain stalked to his desk and leaned over it. His piercing gaze struck me and turned my icy determination to water. "I dare you to say that again." If you so feel motivated to give one a shot, why not post a link in one of the two topics that are here!

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