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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Sadly I have to admit, Monday was the first day of the fall that it happened  As much as it pains me to admit, I'm going have to use the 4 letter s-word...
    It was a beautiful weekend but around 9 AM things went downhill. By the next day it was gone, but still not the warmest it has been. 
    Now I learned back when I was a wee child, if you are at a loss for words you could always bring up, 'How's the weather?', or 'What to you think of this weather?' Because it is late at night even in my neck of the woods, I'm just going to ask. How's the weather?
    We had another abbreviated week of the GA News Blog, so let's get it done.
    Monday, Cia introduced us to a new Signature Feature for the month:
    Tuesday, Myr brought us a look at another genre. How many days to Valentine's Day?
    Wednesdays after a Signature Author Feature, we always have an Excerpt:
    That led us into the Grand Finale of the Week! I think  that this was the final week of all the great stories that so many Authors put together for you all in the 2024 Anthology, In Too Deep:
     
     
    Now if you follow the Word of the Day, I found that Myr was just downright sneaky this week starting on Tuesday and ending on Thursday. He took words that at first glance look normal. But add in a letter or rearrange the letters, and then I don't have a clue what he is talking about. How about you?
    psychologist, altercation, inveterate, urbane, circumlocution, fidelity, egocentric
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Carlos Hazday Event - Entries due Dec. 27, 2024 for a Jan. 1 2025 release.
    Poetry Anthology 2025 - More information to come. April 2025.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
    Secret Author Contest 2025 - More information to come.
    2025 Yearly Anthology - More information to come.
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
    Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    3 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Freshmen by Mark Arbour Just another Monday by northie **Complete** **Anthology Entry** Matteo Went Ahead by Aditus **Complete** **Anthology Entry** 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    October Fire by Altimexis A Night on Pine Ridge by Myr **Complete** **Anthology Entry** Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Angry Spirits by astone2292 **Complete** **Anthology Entry** 34 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Love Of Family (2024 Revision) by Ticklishboy30 Life in Suspension by Jeff Burton Murder on the Playground by ObicanDecko The Black Aura by Lee Wilson Hercules enslaved by Catgenie Just Keep Swimming by JJQuinn Love on the Rocks by P. E. Knapp Thompsonville by Mark Ponyboy Peters The Exchange Students by paren01 Stirring the Past by ChromedOutCortex **Complete** Of Pride and Power by W_L Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites A Journey to Egypt by Albert1434 Those Left Behind by Robert Hugill The Blue Moon by Lupus Triad by Kiom Tragedia Et Amor by P. E. Knapp Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox Filtered Lives by ChromedOutCortex **Complete** Studs, Spurs, and Stephanotis by JJQuinn Neon by William King The Roaming Sea by mcarss Echoes of the Heart by vanalas Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis Halloween Noir by Jack Poignet Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill David C. McLavic by CLJobe Albin by CLJobe We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident by empath **Complete** Hubris by ValentineDavis21 There's Always Time by Paladin **Complete** The Wayward Brothers by CasualWanderer82 Ark II by R. Eric Letter Found in a Desk by Refugium **Complete** 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B  
     
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
     
  2. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Okay, how was your week? Mine kind of sucked, but there is not much to do about it. 
    So here is what I thought I'd ask. We always hear to control what is in your control and to not fret over for what you don't control. The way I read this is there is a lot of things in the world out of our control, but when negative things happen that are not in our control, it is what you do after that you can make the decisions and control the eventual outcome  
    Now if I didn't lose you already with the overuse of the word control, my question is do you fret over what isn't in your control, or do you think things through rationally. I know there is different severities of this. Experiencing a rain shower while out hiking in the mountains without a jacket, is not as bad as getting a life altering diagnosis.  
    So are you the calm, cool, cucumber? Or are you a reactive mess of a person  I think I am a reactive mess right away, but usually doesn't take too long  to morph into the cucumber . The only issue is sometimes my reactive mess needs an apology depending how far off the deep end I go.
    Now that I got that all out, shall we look at our much reduced Weekly Wrap Up, which is the plan when we have the Anthologies coming out 🎉
    Tuesday, Myr kicked off the week with a Deep Dive into the genre that I really, really should read more of :
    Then on Thursday, Valkyrie came back with the Week 2 of the Yearly Anthology. How are you doing on your reading?
    Believe it or not, that is it  My job is done.
     
    Oops, maybe not  Still need to recap the Words of the Day. If you are a doctor, was your specialty featured this week?
    neurologist, oncologist, pulmonologist, rheumatologist, hematologist, urologist, otolaryngologist
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Carlos Hazday Event - Entries due Dec. 27, 2024 for a Jan. 1 2025 release.
    Poetry Anthology 2025 - More information to come. April 2025.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
    Secret Author Contest 2025 - More information to come.
    2025 Yearly Anthology - More information to come.
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
    Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
     
    2 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Freshmen by Mark Arbour Finding ... Everything by Mikiesboy **Complete** **Anthology Entry** 1 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Depth Perception by kbois  **Complete** **Anthology Entry** 34 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Albin by CLJobe Echoes of the Heart by vanalas Life in Suspension by Jeff Burton Thompsonville by Mark Ponyboy Peters The Black Aura by Lee Wilson Hercules enslaved by Catgenie We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident by empath Neon by William King Two for One by P. E. Knapp  **Complete** David C. McLavic by CLJobe Of Pride and Power by W_L A Journey to Egypt by Albert1434 Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox Bored House Husbands by chris191070  **Complete** The Roaming Sea by mcarss The Blue Moon by Lupus The Lair by TeamStilinski  **Complete** **Anthology Entry** Homecoming Week by RichardWrites  **Complete** **Anthology Entry** Ark II by R. Eric Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis The Taft Family’s Before and After by Lee Wilson  **Complete** Those Left Behind by Robert Hugill The Vanishing Act by E K Stokes The Wayward Brothers by CasualWanderer82 Quack, Quack by Lee Wilson  **Complete** There's Always Time by Paladin Halloween Noir by Jack Poignet Reflecting in Haiku by empath Jacob's Advocate by Jeff Burton  **Complete** Confounded: Part III by Andr0gene Half a broken Wing by Celian How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk Salvaging the Road to Redemption by Jeff Burton 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  3. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    So what did you get up to this week?
    Once again, my heart goes out to everyone trying to recover from Helene, and now a whole bunch more people dealing with the aftermath of Milton  
    Now not sure if you know, but there is a lot of exploding going on the surface of the sun. What that means is that the northern US and all of Canada and even Great Britain and Scandinavia are having some pretty spectacular viewing of the Northern Lights (Not to be confused with Steve ). Everyday I see pictures on the local news here, that you can see them even under the glare of a city of 1.4 million people's lights. 
    Last night I decided to that I wasn't going to miss them, supposed to be a clear night. So I started out around 9 and saw nothing. Trying different areas around the city, nothing. So my logic kicked in and said maybe if I drive closer to the Arctic I will have better chances of seeing them. Right?  Nope, drove 2 hours north and pulled off the highway at multiple times to see nothing but the stars on a nice clear night. Didn't even see the comet that we were supposed to see. So got home around 3:30 this morning  
    Now for all the Canadians out there, Happy Thanksgiving!  I had always been of the belief that we had ours earlier than the US because our harvest was earlier. To my shock  I found out that back after WW1 we had created Armistice Day like a lot of other countries for November 11th.  In 1931, our parliament felt that to have Thanksgiving and the newly renamed Remembrance Day together in November, were too close together, and that Rememberance Day should be the sole focus in the month of November. So they moved Thanksgiving to October and now it is only November 11th recognized as a holiday in the month. I never knew  I bet very very very few Canadians even know this either! See, the Weekly Wrap Up is informational  

    Now for the big things going on at the site  It only comes once a year nowadays  We had our initial release of stories for the 2024 Anthology. See the link below for a lot of reading to keep you entertained .
    We generally wind down the GA News Blog on Anthology weeks, so here is what we had before the big day on Thursday.
    Monday, Cia was in with the October Can't Stop Reading feature:
    Tuesday, Myr got in his last deep dive before he has to start wearing a wetsuit as it gets too cold:
    Then onto Thursday, the day we get to start reading the offerings of some of our great Authors here on the site for the Anthology:
     
     
    So that was it, but isn't it enough  for the GA News Blog? No? There also were the 7 Words of the Day leaning to the medical field:
    pediatrician, allergist, cardiologist, complaintologist, dermatologist, endocrinologist, gastroenterologist
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Carlos Hazday Event - Entries due Dec. 27, 2024 for a Jan. 1 2025 release.
    Poetry Anthology 2025 - More information to come. April 2025.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
    Secret Author Contest 2025 - More information to come.
    2025 Yearly Anthology - More information to come.
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
    Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    5 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour The Black Dog Blues by Mikiesboy **Complete** **Anthology Entry** Jay by CassieQ **Complete** **Anthology Entry** The Freshmen by Mark Arbour By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens 2 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    October Fire by Altimexis Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 26 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Tragedia Et Amor by P. E. Knapp Ark II by R. Eric Hubris by ValentineDavis21 Hercules enslaved by Catgenie Neon by William King Bored House Husbands by chris191070 A Journey to Egypt by Albert1434 Of Pride and Power by W_L Those Left Behind by Robert Hugill Two for One by P. E. Knapp Albin by CLJobe Echoes of the Heart by vanalas The Seventeenth Summer by Mark Ponyboy Peters The Roaming Sea by mcarss The Taft Family’s Before and After by Lee Wilson The Blue Moon by Lupus How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk But Still It Lingers by Menzoberranzen **Complete** **Anthology Entry** Well, Well, Well by Lee Wilson **Complete** **Anthology Entry** Halloween Noir by Jack Poignet Re-Organizing by Justin4Fun Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill Something in the Way by Lee Wilson **Complete**  Andre and Chris by Paladin **Complete**  The Ticklish Brotherhood by Ticklishboy30 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  4. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well it finally happened  
    After several nights of the temperature dipping down to just above 0C/32F, and me going to bed a bit hotish () in the evening and waking up shivering, I think I got the start of the first cold of the season. Well, not a full blown one. Today was a day that was focused on wearing a couple of layers of sweatpants and sweatshirts and some wool socks. Also my eyeballs are floating a bit with all the water I have drank. The throat isn't that sore anymore, so I might get to bed at a decent hour tonight and hopefully write it off as a one day cold  
    Has anyone else been visited by the cold fairy yet this fall? Or am I the only one to live in a climate that it is getting this cold?
    I read an article which says my city gets about 20cm/7.87" of snow on average in October😮. More so than any other city in Canada except for Yellowknife in the North West Territories. Which I think is above the Arctic Circle 🥶.
    Now I know some of you live in Florida or California, or on the Mediterranean. Some of you might be in South Africa or Australia where it is spring. But if you are not in the tropics , what is the outlook for your October? Do you usually see any snow at all, or is it more a November or even a December thing?
    Rather than natter on forever about my woe is me, sob story of my cold and how cold it is getting out, let's move on to happier things  like wrapping up the week of the GA News Blog. 
    I do want to put in a special call out to all those on the American East Coast that had Hurricane Helene devastate your homes and communities and those in Nepal with the unprecedented flooding  . Or family members. No matter how bad I think I have it, it is not in the same category as others. We all are thinking about you and hoping that slowly things start to get better, hour by hour, and day by day.
    On Monday, it worked out perfect this week! Cia was able to put the CSR Discussion Day on the last day of September:
    Tuesday, Myr dropped in and counted up the likes and reactions to bring us a Deep Dive into Non-Fiction:
    Thursday, since the entry deadline of the 2024 yearly anthology has past, Valkyrie took the time to look ahead and gave us a road map of upcoming events:
     
    Well like the weather, it looks like Myr's mood turned as he started posting words again that I don't know  Here is the recap of the Words of the Day:
    complacency, misanthrope, dilettantism, banal, osteopathy, ambivert, ascetic
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Carlos Hazday Event - Entries due Dec. 27, 2024 for a Jan. 1 2025 release.
    Poetry Anthology 2025 - More information to come. April 2025.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
    Secret Author Contest 2025 - More information to come.
    2025 Yearly Anthology - More information to come.
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
    Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    2 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Freshmen by Mark Arbour By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens 1 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 27 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Jacob's Advocate by Jeff Burton The Exchange Students by paren01 Two for One by P. E. Knapp Hercules enslaved by Catgenie Bored House Husbands by chris191070 The Seventeenth Summer by Mark Ponyboy Peters Of Pride and Power by W_L The Taft Family’s Before and After by Lee Wilson Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill Echoes of the Heart by vanalas Tragedia Et Amor by P. E. Knapp Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox Salvaging the Road to Redemption by Jeff Burton The Vanishing Act by E K Stokes The Blue Moon by Lupus Life in Suspension by Jeff Burton Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis Trash Polka by Demiurge Those Left Behind by Robert Hugill The Red Zone by CasualWanderer82 **Complete** The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X Ark II by R. Eric November Surprise by Refugium **Complete** As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk Re-Organizing by Justin4Fun Hubris by ValentineDavis21 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
    Good night everybody !
  5. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Sept .22 - Sept. 28)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Depending on where you live, how many days do you have to get in your entries for the In Too Deep annual Anthology? Calling on Poets, Authors, and even readers to get them in. So how many days do you have to the end of October 1st?
    1 days
    2 days
    Oh crap, still not too late but pushing it  
    I am just back from a relaxing week up in the mountains at the lake where I was having a nice, quiet birthday . I'm refreshed and rejuvenated, got a hair cut today as well. I was going to go for a pedicure, but I only have 1 foot and I only get strange looks when I ask for a 1/2 price deal on a pedicure . Now it is back to work on Monday for my hell 3 months until after Christmas . Wish me luck!
    Now let us gather around a campfire🔥, roast some marshmallow, or maybe make up some smores and look back at the week already in the books. 
    Monday, we gave Cia the day off. At least I think we did You never really know with Cia .
    Tuesday, the big guy was in with another perfect 10.0 score on a Deep Dive on Mystery. Was anyone other than me surprised not to see Myr diving in the Summer Paris Olympics. I heard he looks great in a Speedo :
    Thursday, Valkyrie gave us all 1 last blog reminder about the upcoming deadline for getting in Anthology entries: 
    Finally on Friday, Cole was back with a couple of crafty prompts :
     
    Here are the Words of the Day for the past week:
    unbelievable, multifaceted, gerontological, condonation, benevolence, pathological, incorrigibility
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Annual Anthology - In Too Deep - Due October 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
    Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    3 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens The Freshmen by Mark Arbour tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy 1 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 21 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Tragedia Et Amor by P. E. Knapp The Seventeenth Summer by Mark Ponyboy Peters The Taft Family’s Before and After by Lee Wilson Hercules enslaved by Catgenie As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels The Vanishing Act by E K Stokes Ink and Flowers by Celian Of Pride and Power by W_L Trash Polka by Demiurge Those Left Behind by Robert Hugill Re-Organizing by Justin4Fun Two for One by P. E. Knapp Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox The Blue Moon by Lupus Echoes of the Heart by vanalas Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis Doughboys by Leslie Lofton Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill The Red Zone by CasualWanderer82 Take me to Your Leader by quokka **Complete** Hubris by ValentineDavis21 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
     
  6. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Sept. 15 - Sept. 21)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    First thing first, I really need anyone who is thinking to enter our yearly Anthology, please see Val's Thursday blog and if you fingers haven't started typing, get them going!
    As you read this, I am indisposed. Read into that what you want . But I'm up by a lake in the mountains looking at the colours change for fall. 
    So next week in the northern hemisphere, we flip into fall, autumn, whatever you like to call it. Down under the equator, they are about to hit spring  
    What is your favourite season? My favourite is winter. I like a nice cold, crisp day with a fresh blanket of snow on the ground. That is me though. What I do not care for is the cold, and wind combined. Give me -40 C/F and no wind and no bother at all. If is -1C or 30F, and wind blowing, no thank you .
    So, what is your favourite season? Not only that, but more importantly, why is it your favourite? I'm curious if it is summer and you want to wear just your bikini or speedo, or is it fall to watch summer evolve to winter. Will it be spring to see the new growth, or just the warming of the weather. I'm sure we will have a diverse response to this question. So let us know what your season is. Curious if we have anyone that lives near the equator that really don't have seasons I think  If so, what season do you think you would like to have?
    As for this week's Wrap Up, let's turn back the clock and take a look.
    Monday, we had a new Signature Feature:
    Then the Big Kahuna was by to tantalize your tastes with a deep dive into the Literary Fiction:
    On Wednesday, in Signature Feature week, we had the excerpt:
    Val was in Thursday, and I've already let you know about her blog, but in case you missed it :
    Friday, it was a whole new set of Prompts to check out, but be careful. You might want to have your blankee handy as you write :
     
    7 words for the 7 days of week. Here are the Words of the Day. Yes, my fingers are tired after typing all these words :
    electroencephalograph, intercontinental, misinterpretations, thermodynamically, photosynthesis, discombobulate, inconspicuous
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Annual Anthology - In Too Deep - Due October 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
    Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    3 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold You Were There, and other poems by AC Benus In Process Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour In Process 2 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W In Process Love Will Tear Us Apart by Dabeagle Complete 0 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    No stories 25 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Tragedia Et Amor by P. E. Knapp In Process The Seventeenth Summer by Mark Ponyboy Peters In Process Brandon Smiling: From the Billy Chase Chronicles (3) by MrM In Process Echoes of the Heart by vanalas In Process Hercules enslaved by Catgenie In Process Deer in Headlights by Salerion In Process Troublemaker by Superpride In Process Heckle Me Not (Lest Ye Die - Laughing) by Lee Wilson In Process Prophylaxis by Rambling Robin In Process The Red Zone by CasualWanderer82 In Process Two for One by P. E. Knapp In Process Of Pride and Power by W_L In Process Crossing the line by Robert Hugill In Process Dragon's Roar by Xfighter1984 In Process Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox In Process Trash Polka by Demiurge In Process Tales of Three Worlds by ColumbusGuy In Process Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis In Process Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill In Process How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk In Process Re-Organizing by Justin4Fun In Process Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn In Process Take me to Your Leader by quokka In Process Eternal Echoes: The Story of Aelios and Adrian by Hikaru29 In Process As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels In Process 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B In Process  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  7. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    There went a Saturday without really realizing it  
    Saturday AM I thought I would see if there was anything interesting on Prime. I haven't been on in a while. After the other week of me saying I haven't finished some of the streaming shows that I have watched past seasons of, I saw that Season 2 of the The Rings of Power was out and streaming. The thing is, it was so long ago that I can't remember the Season 1 happenings  Don't worry, @Krista is keep a collection of retirement home pamphlets handy for when it is time for me to check in.  So what could I do but rewatch Season 1? That is what happened to my Saturday.
    I remember back in Grade 4, our Language Arts teacher, that's what they called it in elementary and junior high school, not until high school did you call it English, started reading us the Hobbit. I was enthralled  It was my favourite time of the day. After having it read to us I had to reread it and own a copy of my own. We lived on an air force base way in the middle of nowhere, so not really a place to find a bookstore. I think we had a library, but I was in elementary and their might have been one in the junior high, or most likely the high school. So on one trip to the big city 4 hours away, I convinced my parents to stop at a bookstore in a mall. Once going in, I looked for the Hobbit, but didn't know where to look. A lady helped me and my dad find it and Dad looked at the price and said no way. I'm sure I was much to old to have a tantrum at my age, but I do believe I did and all ended well when we walked out with me owning the Hobbit. 
    Jump ahead to Grade 6, I had been saving my allowance and was able to buy the Lord of the Rings trilogy next. They didn't have box sets or 3 separate books, it was just one massive paperback book! Not sure how long it took me to read, but I'm sure not too long.
    So what am I rambling about this week?  What is the earliest book you remember reading on your own and did you fall in love with the characters and do you still love to go back to the story even today?
    Oh I lied, the first book was probably a Scholastic order of How the Grinch Stole Christmas with a record to accompany it  Not sure what a record is, Google it  

    So tell me your story!
    Now onto the Wrap Up. Monday I got the pleasure to post a review by our super Review Team for the month of September:
     Tuesday, Myr must have been looking ahead to Friday the 13th as he featured the Horror genre this week:
    Thursday was a HUGE reminder that October 1st is rapidly coming, so get in your Anthology soon!
    Friday, we had Mr. Cole grace us with two new Prompts to choose from:
     
    Oh, by the way, are you enjoying the Words of The Day since even someone like me can understand them? 
    festive, gratified, beaming, melancholy, antidisestablishmentarianism, incomprehensibilities, uncharacteristically
     
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Annual Anthology - In Too Deep - Due October 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
    Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
     
    3 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens You Were There, and other poems by AC Benus Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour 2 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Love Will Tear Us Apart by Dabeagle **Complete** 25 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Tragedia Et Amor by P. E. Knapp The Seventeenth Summer by Mark Ponyboy Peters Brandon Smiling: From the Billy Chase Chronicles (3) by MrM Echoes of the Heart by vanalas Hercules enslaved by Catgenie Deer in Headlights by Salerion Troublemaker by Superpride Heckle Me Not (Lest Ye Die - Laughing) by Lee Wilson Prophylaxis by Rambling Robin The Red Zone by CasualWanderer82 Two for One by P. E. Knapp Of Pride and Power by W_L Crossing the line by Robert Hugill Dragon's Roar by Xfighter1984 Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox Trash Polka by Demiurge Tales of Three Worlds by ColumbusGuy Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk Re-Organizing by Justin4Fun Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn Take me to Your Leader by quokka Eternal Echoes: The Story of Aelios and Adrian by Hikaru29 As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  8. wildone

    Featured Story: Sold Into Freedom

    By wildone,


    Reviews
    Well we are in the second week of September already, so you know what that means. Another great review! This one by @chris191070
     
    Sold Into Freedom
    by Mikiesboy
    Reviewer: Chris1910770 
    Status: Complete
    Word Count: 82,796
     
    This story is hard hitting, gritty and heartbreaking.
    We follow Matt, a young man who is taken from the street and sold. He suddenly finds himself in a situation that no one would want to endure. During his time he does meet some people who have a little bit of compassion.
    We meet Andrew, an author who is interested in human trafficking. He is granted an interview with these monsters, as he researches his next book. This meeting leaves Andrew badly shaken.
    Whilst there Andrew and Matt get a fleeting glimpse of each other.
    You will need to read the story to the end to discover how these lives come together, in a very challenging and satisfying end.
     
    Category: Fiction  Genres: General Fiction, Romance  Sub-genres: Drama, General Romance  Tags: mature adult, adult, boat, europe, north america, serious  Rating: Mature
  9. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Did you see the new trailer for the new Transformers movie  
     
    Why do Steve's take so much abuse  
    Well I guess there is some things going for us:
    National Steven Day is celebrated on December 20th every year   There is an Otter named Steve that is popular on the interwebs
    Some of the smartest people in the world were named Steve: Stephen Hawkins, and Steve Jobs. Some of the funniest people are named Steve: Steve Carrell, and Steve Martin. Steve Tyler of Aerosmith we are proud of.   Well, I guess we will let one movie be mean to a Steve   
    We sort of got back into the swing of things for the first week of September. Normal highs in my neck of the woods is 17 -21 C, this weekend all weekend we under a heat advisory with temps over 30 C 😮 Enough about this hawt Steve  and onto the wrap up  
    Monday Cia kicked off the month with another edition of the Can't Stop Reading feature:
    Tuesday, our commander and leader had a new Deep Dive:
    Thursday, Valkyrie was a meanie and quoted some words out of my PM's to her to title her blog:
    Friday, she was back and had a great couple of Prompt topics:
    So if you throw in last weeks WWU, we had 5 blogs this week  I'm exhausted  
     
    Someone didn't want to be outdone though, he got in 7 Words Of The Day:
    content, cheerful, delighted, buoyant, blithe, cherry, exhilarated
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Annual Anthology - In Too Deep - Due October 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
    Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    1 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Freshmen by Mark Arbour 1 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 24 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Silent Heartbeats by vanalas The Exchange Students by paren01 Hercules enslaved by Catgenie Troublemaker by Superpride Two for One by P. E. Knapp The Seventeenth Summer by Mark Ponyboy Peters Of Pride and Power by W_L Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk Surprise Valor by wolfwriter Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox Take me to Your Leader by quokka The Shadowy Path by Lupus **Complete** Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis Trash Polka by Demiurge From the Ashes by Xfighter1984 Crossing the line by Robert Hugill Permanently Black and Blue by mastershakeme Blueblood 5.1: Red Alert!! by R. Eric Dances with Whales by P. E. Knapp **Complete** Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn Singing In The Rain by drsawzall **Complete** The Boy on the Porch by Lee Wilson **Complete** The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B  
     
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  10. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Aug.25 - Aug. 31)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I know there is a thread going on what you are listening to now, and probably watching too! I haven't been watching or streaming too much of late. Maybe it has to do with the summer. I have Apple, Disney+, Netflix, Prime and Crave which is kind of like HBO for Canada. I got into a couple of series over the past few years and I've tried to get back into them, and just can't. Sweet Tooth and Cobra Kai.  
    So I'm curious, what series have you watched over the  past few years and dropped them like a hot potato? Or do you force yourself to watch everything to the bitter end? 
    I do have some that I do still watch to the end, but more and more that is the minority. 
    Why do I ask these questions?  Well I like to hear what everyone else has on these thoughts? So even it you are someone new, or someone old (not mentioning any names  ), speak up and join the conversation.
    Even if you want to comment on a story that is publishing or finished, join in on the conversation as well. 
    Now we shall look back to the week past with the GA News Blog.
    Tuesday we had the Deep Dive into the General Fiction genre:
     
    Well that is it   ! We had a light week. Next week is the first week of September, so we will be much more busy then. I promise.  
     
    Since Myr was the one that came up with a blog, we can also thank him for all the Words of the Day:
    elated, exultant, mirthful, radiant, gleeful, overjoyed, jovial
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Annual Anthology - In Too Deep - Due October 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
    Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
     
    3 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus The Freshmen by Mark Arbour Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour 1 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 28 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Dances with Whales by P. E. Knapp The Seventeenth Summer by Mark Ponyboy Peters Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis Hercules enslaved by Catgenie The Boy on the Porch by Lee Wilson Two for One by P. E. Knapp Troublemaker by Superpride Permanently Black and Blue by mastershakeme A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski Silent Heartbeats by vanalas Re-Organizing by Justin4Fun Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites Dragon's Roar by Xfighter1984 Lukas by Connectwriter Of Pride and Power by W_L Crossing the line by Robert Hugill How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox It All Started With A Shuttle Flight by P. E. Knapp **Completed** D for Dylan by Avogadro1001 Trash Polka by Demiurge Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill Song For Guy by Mark Ponyboy Peters **Completed** Eternal Echoes: The Story of Aelios and Adrian by Hikaru29 Take me to Your Leader by quokka Andre and Chris by Paladin Short Histoires by LJCC Return to Sender by Andr0gene  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
     
     
  11. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
    du verkörperst unsern Weinachtstraum!
    O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
    wie treu sind deine Blätter!
    Du grünst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit,
    Nein auch im Winter, wenn es schneit.
    O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
    wie treu sind deine Blätter!
    Yes folks! It is that time of the year when the Weekly Wrap Up falls on the 25th of the month . That means I get to remind you all that you have exactly 4 months to plan, buy and send me my Christmas Present  You all are the best  
    Well along the same lines, have any of you started your Christmas Shopping yet (  <-- me glaring at you if you have)? Just kidding, I know there are people that are more prepared to me, so wondering whom. I have to admit that with online shopping that I really need to get my act together and consider what to buy and buy it now. Nothing like getting a sold out message. 
    I usually buy myself a self Christmas present . Do you? If so, I want to hear what you are getting yourself, or what maybe you are hoping someone will give you. Greed might be one of the deadly sins, but who is counting .
    Now lets see what the GA Blog brought us all this week!
    Monday, Cia introduced us to the Signature Author Feature:
    Tuesday, Myr did a deep dive into the Fantasy leagues:
    Wednesday, Cia was back again with the the Signature Author Feature Excerpt!
    Thursday was Cia back again, she was overworked  this week. She came back to announce a couple of this year's winners in the Secret Author Contest:
     
    What about the Words of the Day? Any luck?
    zugzwang, apricity, xenodochial, gobbledygook, xanthic, euphoric, blissful
     
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Annual Anthology - In Too Deep - Due October 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
    Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
     
    2 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Freshmen by Mark Arbour The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus 1 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 24 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Silent Heartbeats by vanalas Hercules enslaved by Catgenie It All Started With A Shuttle Flight by P. E. Knapp The Boy on the Porch by Lee Wilson D for Dylan by Avogadro1001 Take me to Your Leader by quokka Song For Guy by Mark Ponyboy Peters Re-Organizing by Justin4Fun From the Ashes by Xfighter1984 The Shadowy Path by Lupus Of Pride and Power by W_L Lukas by Connectwriter Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill Love Of Family (2024 Revision) by Ticklishboy30 David C. McLavic by CLJobe Touch: A survival story. by Rhythminthemind Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox Eternal Echoes: The Story of Aelios and Adrian by Hikaru29 The Exchange Students by paren01 Ark II by R. Eric Crossing the line by Robert Hugill Brett's Hercules by Catgenie **Complete** Return to Sender by Andr0gene The Seducer: A Gone From Daylight Inspired Story by MrM  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  12. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Interesting question for you all, I think. Boxer or briefs ? No, not that one, I've asked that before. Also I know I would have to add in the granny panties option for one particular Author here at the site .
    Nope. This might cause some fighting  Are you a dog person, a cat person, both, or neither? I"ve never had a pet and I don't think I really want to ever own one to be honest. But it seems like I am judged for that opinion . So if you must judge me, go ahead, I have broad shoulders. 
    Was anyone giddy to find out the winners and Authors of the Secret Author Contest? If you read even 1, 2 or 3 or more, make sure you check out the reveal blog this week.
    Now onto the task at hand!
    Monday the review team was a reviewing and @Parker Owens gave us a great suggestion of a story to check out:
    Tuesday was Myr's day to go diving:
     
    Thursday Cia was a revealing  :
     
     
    I wonder if Myr has been taking pity on me. I'm knowing a few Words of the Day every week now .
    mumpsimus, limerence, quotidian, recondite, sycophant, pulchritudinous, vexillology
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Annual Anthology - In Too Deep - Due October 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
    Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    3 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Get Into James Shorts by JamesSavik **Complete** Sold Into Freedom by Mikiesboy **Complete** The Freshmen by Mark Arbour 1 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 22 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Song For Guy by Mark Ponyboy Peters Brett's Hercules by Catgenie Silent Heartbeats by vanalas Love Of Family (2024 Revision) by Ticklishboy30 The Seducer: A Gone From Daylight Inspired Story by MrM The Boy on the Porch by Lee Wilson It All Started With A Shuttle Flight by P. E. Knapp Dragon's Roar by Xfighter1984 D for Dylan by Avogadro1001 Take me to Your Leader by quokka Permanently Black and Blue by mastershakeme Re-Organizing by Justin4Fun You're so Weird by Arch Hunter Of Pride and Power by W_L Crossing the line by Robert Hugill Lukas by Connectwriter As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels The Shadowy Path by Lupus Trash Polka by Demiurge Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill Return to Sender by Andr0gene Another Ordinary Guy by chris191070 **Complete**  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  13. wildone

    Featured Story: The Rip

    By wildone,


    Reviews
    Enjoying August and the last real month of summer? Well if you are, or aren't , take the time to check out this excellent review on an excellent story, done by our excellent reviewer, @Parker Owens!
     
    The Rip
    by Mark Ponyboy Peters
    Reviewer: Parker Owens
    Status: Complete
    Word Count: 42,794
    It’s summer, at least here in the Northern Hemisphere. The sun is high in the sky, and the beach or deck lounge chair beckon, along with a good story. It’s just the time for The Rip.  
    GA author Mark Ponyboy Peters sets this a world away from American readers in Australia, but the descriptions of hazardous tides and currents are familiar to anyone who has visited the ocean. Peters writes us a story of two men with personal histories shaped by the current – by the rip.
    He tells us the story of Scott Fraser and Justin Black. He writes of those pivotal early events affecting them vividly and engages the reader with depictions of an Australia most of us don’t see or think about. But while their shared past is important, it is in the present that the story is told. Bit by bit, we learn how each of these men has evolved and grown since the first dramatic events. Each has dealt with his fundamental self-knowledge, but in very different ways. One took a practical route many will recognize. The other’s road was more tortuous.
    Peters’ story takes us into the hearts and histories of Scott and Justin, and in these threads we can see familiar themes.  Yet the setting, plot and colorful word painting into which we’re cast makes them new, and let readers see that our experiences are everywhere, in contexts not necessarily familiar to the reader.
    By the end of the story, we’re deeply immersed in Justin and Scott’s lives, and turning the pages faster as events transpire. The story is propelled forward as their confusion, denial and mutual attraction alternate convincingly in their minds. How they resolve this swirl kept me reading on my beach towel even as the sun headed into the west, and my stomach growled.  
    Let me encourage you to read this engaging story by a capable GA author, and discover a part of the world that’s new, and a story that’s ageless.
    Category: Fiction  Genres:  General Fiction, Romance  Sub-genres: Drama, Coming of Age, Contemporary Romance  Tags: young adult, adult, gay, australia, anal, oral, coming out,  Rating: Mature
  14. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Hmmm, what can all the gif's be about? 
    Quick straw poll, how do they say that? Gif as (g)if or (j)if? I've always been a (g)if person myself  
    So I survived camping, barely?  I sat down in a hammock and promptly fell over backwards and landed on my back on a tree root and knocked the wind out of myself. Still in quite a bit of pain (yes, I've seen a doctor and no broken ribs, just soft tissue damage in an awkward spot). Tore open the back of my calf on my one good leg and promptly got kicked off a zipline course . Sliced off the tip of my left ring finger, but not so bad that it won't grow back. But I had fun  
    Well the Olympics come to a close on Sunday, maybe Monday where you are. I know sports isn't a huge thing here on the site, except for Slytherin and her NHL hockey wagering. Curious how your home country did, and did it impress you? I can't comment now for Canadia as there is still a day to go . But shout out to the women for rocking the competition  .
    Oh, nearly forgot why I was here  Back to the Weekly Wrap Up. Here is what happened the past week on the GA News Blog.
    Monday/Tuesday, Cia posted about 1 2 more Secret Author Contest entries: 
     
    Tuesday we found Myr diving into the genre of Action/Adventure:
    Then, to get into all the question mark gif's, Cia threw everyone the list of all the Secret Author entries and then whom all the participants were. So did you get your guesses in? Maybe not for all of them, but any that you were sure of? If you read the discussion thread, it might appear that @kbois wrote most of them !
    Most of the action though was in the talking topic. Also the current guessing. Check it out!
     
     
    Well that was it for the GA News Blog, but let us also review the Words Of the Day:
    jocund, horripilation, gloaming, fugacious, lugubrious, osculate, nefarious
    I got 3  !!!!
     
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Annual Anthology - In Too Deep - Due October 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
    Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    3 Secret Author Entries
    The Yacht Club by Secret Author **Complete** For Ever Young by Secret Author **Complete** Take me to Your Leader by Secret Author **Complete** 4 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Sold Into Freedom by Mikiesboy The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus The Freshmen by Mark Arbour Translation Trashbin by AC Benus 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Window Stories by Ronyx **Complete** Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W The Many Faces of Kai by Dabeagle **Complete** 22 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites Andre and Chris by Paladin The Ticklish Brotherhood by Ticklishboy30 It All Started With A Shuttle Flight by P. E. Knapp Trash Polka by Demiurge Song For Guy by Mark Ponyboy Peters Re-Organizing by Justin4Fun Return to Sender by Andr0gene Of Pride and Power by W_L The Boy on the Porch by Lee Wilson Another Ordinary Guy by chris191070 Brett's Hercules by Catgenie They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill **Complete** Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox The Shadowy Path by Lupus Crossing the line by Robert Hugill Hubris: Vol. 1 by ValentineDavis21 **Complete** Cursed Bonds by vanalas Thicker Than Water by John Henry **Complete**  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
  15. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    What’s up Buttercup? 😜
    So I’m saying that to portray that I’m in a happy mood. I have been creating the wrap up all week with the plan of handing off to Myr on Saturday night for him to add the story list and publish. So the entire blog was done, ready to go. I just was putting in the last secret author entry, went to hit save, a pop up came up and asked me if I was sure. As normal, I didn’t read what I was doing and deleted the whole thing 😮 Happy thoughts, Steve. Happy thoughts  
    So here we go with version 2.0. Luckily there were not a lot of GA Blogs this week as we continued with the publication of the Secret Author Contest. 
     
    Well that sucks when you run out of power. Thank gosh they have trees here that you can plug into  FYI, I’m out camping with my nephews in the mountains. With a spotty weak cellular signal.
    Monday, Cia was off to the races! Bringing us a great CSR Discussion Day. Check it out to find out if the author was an animal, what animal they would be:
    Then we had Myr saddle up the horsies 🐴 to do a deep dive on Westerns:
    Cia was back again on Thursday to promote some more Secret Author Contest entrants. Also to remind everyone to like, comment, and go to the discussion topic on who you think done it
     
    So Myr gave me performance anxiety for the full 7 days this week. Just because I knew I wouldn’t know the words for the Word Of The Day:
    callipygian, ecdysiast, absquatulate, bibliopole, ebullient, dactylion, farrago
     

    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Annual Anthology - In Too Deep - Due October 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
    Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    3 Secret Author Entries
    Off the Rails by Secret Author **Complete** Hiding in Plain Sight by Secret Author **Complete** Ceramic Dreams by Secret Author **Complete** Christmas in Glacier Bay by Secret Author **Complete** The Fascinator Murders by Secret Author **Complete** Alltopia by Secret Author **Complete** Hide and Seek by Secret Author **Complete**
    4 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Sold Into Freedom by Mikiesboy In Process Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour In Process You Were There, and other poems by AC Benus In Process Translation Trashbin by AC Benus In Process 4 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Window Stories by Ronyx In Process Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W In Process Sands of Time by Roland In Process The Many Faces of Kai by Dabeagle In Process 35 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    The Ticklish Brotherhood by Ticklishboy30 In Process Thicker Than Water by John Henry In Process Hubris by ValentineDavis21 In Process Trash Polka by Demiurge In Process It All Started With A Shuttle Flight by P. E. Knapp In Process Off the Rails by Secret Author Complete Brett's Hercules by Catgenie In Process Re-Organizing by Justin4Fun In Process Shadows of Shadows by Leslie Lofton Complete Of Pride and Power by W_L In Process The Boy on the Porch by Lee Wilson In Process Another Ordinary Guy by chris191070 In Process Makarovia! Yes, I Know Where That is! Sophomore Year by R. Eric Long-Term Hold Hiding in Plain Sight by Secret Author Complete Return to Sender by Andr0gene In Process Crossing the line by Robert Hugill In Process Song For Guy by Mark Ponyboy Peters In Process Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn In Process Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox In Process The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X In Process Silent Heartbeats by vanalas In Process Ceramic Dreams by Secret Author Complete The Shadowy Path by Lupus In Process They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill In Process Christmas in Glacier Bay by Secret Author Complete Andre and Chris by Paladin In Process All the World's a Stage by Ivor Slipper Complete The Fascinator Murders by Secret Author Complete Sands of Time by Roland In Process Love Of Family (2024 Revision) by Ticklishboy30 In Process Alltopia by Secret Author Complete Half a broken Wing by Celian In Process Dak Ross - My Journal by Lee Wilson Complete Hide and Seek by Secret Author Complete Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites In Process
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
     
     
     
  16. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I’ve got a secret, secret, secret 🤫 
    No, I’m not going to sing all of Mr Roboto by Styx. That song was in my mind though when writing this. Go to YouTube if you don’t have a clue what I’m talking about 😀
    The secret is out though, partially. Rather than doing the blogs in chronological order, let’s jump to Thursday where Cia kicked off the 1-a-day Secret Author contest. Now all you have to do is read, react, comment and then guess who you think the author is. No problem.  Being Sunday now, you get 4 for the price of 3  
    Now let’s back up the bus to Tuesday when Myr did a deep dive again this week:
     
    Wait!!! Are my eyes deceiving me? 👀 Nope. That was the only other blog this week. So let’s jump to TWOTD:
    widdershins, wroth, witenagemot, wainage, yegg, yare, yclept
    I finally got one!!!! Just because I was such a big fan of the Star Trek movie, The Wroth of Khan 
     

    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Annual Anthology - In Too Deep - Due October 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
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    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
     
    3 Secret Author Entries
    Behind the Walls by Secret Author **Complete** Nox or Not? by Secret Author **Complete** Sparkling Water by Secret Author **Complete**  
    5 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Sold Into Freedom by Mikiesboy  The Freshmen by Mark Arbour  The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus  The Cockney Canuck by Dodger  Translation Trashbin by AC Benus  3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Window Stories by Ronyx  Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W  The Many Faces of Kai by Dabeagle  0 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    No stories 25 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites  Shadows of Shadows by Leslie Lofton  It All Started With A Shuttle Flight by P. E. Knapp  Thicker Than Water by John Henry  TJ by JayT  Trash Polka by Demiurge  The Sport of Kings by Geron Kees **Complete** Song For Guy by Mark Ponyboy Peters  Dak Ross - My Journal by Lee Wilson  The Ticklish Brotherhood by Ticklishboy30  They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill  The Shadowy Path by Lupus  Return to Sender by Andr0gene  Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox  Another Ordinary Guy by chris191070  The Choice of the Chosen by Celian  Hubris by ValentineDavis21  Crossing the line by Robert Hugill  Roadie In Love by Lee Wilson **Complete** Journey Beyond the Sea by Geron Kees **Complete** Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn  The World Out There by Drew Payne   
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
  17. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    It appears that I'm back in the here and now. So welcome me back  
    You may not know it, but a huge thank you to Cia for her help last week. She works in secret and mysterious ways! Speaking of which, make sure you check out the Thursday blog! The deadline is fast approaching to get in your Secret Author entries. Get them to Cia as she seems to be the only one that can keep a secret around here . Probably for the best. So in case you are wondering when the stories will release, I think it would be fair to say that is a secret .
    Now what happened in the last week here on the news blog?
    Monday, we had an all new Signature Author introduced. Has anyone heard of her? Or maybe him, it was a dual in a way? I downloaded her little graphic and put on my siggy to see if I could get her name around the site  
    On Tuesday, our commander in cheif (was looking for a salut, but that is the best I could come up with) did another deep dive into one of his favourite genres:
    Wednesday, we looked at the Signature Author Excerpt:
    Thursday was a reminder to all, of the fast approaching deadline of the Secret Author Contest:
    Friday was Val's day to do our Prompts. Check em out!
     
     
    What about your this week, did you get any?
    tachyphrasia, tachytelic, tantivy, tachistoscope, wanchancy, wasserman, wapenshaw
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Secret Author Contest - Due July 24th 2024. Click here for all the information and details.
    Annual Anthology - In Too Deep - Due October 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
    Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    5 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Sold Into Freedom by Mikiesboy   You Were There, and other poems by AC Benus   By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens   The Freshmen by Mark Arbour   Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour   3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Window Stories by Ronyx   Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W   The Many Faces of Kai by Dabeagle   23 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    It All Started With A Shuttle Flight by P. E. Knapp   Thicker Than Water by John Henry  The World of the Legend of the Red Star by Lupus  The Choice of the Chosen by Celian  Birthday Fun by Ticklishboy30 **Complete** Journey Beyond the Sea by Geron Kees   Return to Sender by Andr0gene   Half a broken Wing by Celian   Hubris by ValentineDavis21   Country Retreat by quokka **Complete** Of Pride and Power by W_L   Crossing the line by Robert Hugill   Ark II by R. Eric   A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski   Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox   Another Ordinary Guy by chris191070   Roadie In Love by Lee Wilson   The Shadowy Path by Lupus   Trash Polka by Demiurge   They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill   Andre and Chris by Paladin   Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn   The Rip by Mark Ponyboy Peters **Complete**  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  18. wildone

    Featured Story: Let the Music Play

    By wildone,


    Featured Stories
    Let the Music Play
    by C James
    Reviewer: W_L
    Status: Complete
    Word Count: 287,713
     
     
    Before he wrote the epic Circumnavigation, Cjames crafted this fun novel about being part of a rock band, in every sense of the concept. From road crew to bandmate, Brandon's journey is beautifully told from being a lonely poorly-paid sound tech to millionaire-rocker with the dream boyfriend, in addition to a subtle nuclear conspiracy behind the scenes to add a little surrealism to the entire storyline! I was drawn in by the interesting plot and promise of the story as I think many readers upon the first few chapters.
    To me, Cjames is a master of incorporating tragic plot elements like abandoned gay boys, lost dreams, and feelings of hopelessness with the adrenaline-pumping action of thrillers like gunfights (He has that in here later on), evil mastermind (Scar!), and a live demonstration that any Bond villain would drool over (Australians beware!). In this novel, he reminds me of a mainstream gay author, Tal Bauer, who shares a similar style. 
    Emotionally, there are points in the story that evoke different reactions from the tragedy of Brandon and Chase's family lives to the hate-filled downward spiral of Joe Clump into substance abuse. It's not just one emotion, but the entire gamut that you will see behind the scenes of famous and rich singer/musicians. I re-read this story a few times over the years, most recently after the death of Aaron Carter. Joe Clump's decline resonated for that tragedy and made me wonder how unhappy a life of fame and fortune is behind what we see from the outside with concerts and reality TV.
    I highly recommend this story to readers who want to rekindle dreams, seek an adventure, or want a human story about imperfect people seeking happiness. Plus, if you are happy with this story, tryreading its sequel, "Changing Lanes", which focuses on Eric, the wild middle brother of Chase, Brandon's boyfriend and bandmate in this novel (Curious, well so is Eric !  ).
    Category: Fiction  Genres:  Action/Adventure, Thriller/Suspense  Sub-genres: Suspense, Adventure  Tags: teen, gay, north america, crime, music, modern  Rating: Everyone
  19. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Welcome from the past  
    I've done it, I have traveled back to last Tuesday and did the Weekly Wrap Up!! Pretty neat, eh? Just so you know, I came back, but before I did I drank a lot of water. Tuesday and Wednesday were stupid hot in the city. I think you could fry an egg down at the Stampede grounds those days. At least we had some relief finally on Thursday with cooler temps and some storms.
    Now why did I travel back in time. I was listening to Cher belt out 'If I Turn Back Time' today and thought what a great idea! So here is the secret  Just don't tell anyone how. See, if you go on your phone, or your computer and find the settings on either, and then go to the date and time section. Then turn off the automatic setting and put in the date you want to go back to. I just backed the time up 5 days and was back on Tuesday! Genius that I am  Maybe I'll see you all back there and we can talk about what happened in the future. Now that would be freaky  
     
    So looking back on the week from Tuesday that is, on Monday the day before, we had the Review Team give us a nice Feature Story Review:
    Tuesday, Myr left the wetsuit in the closet and did his deep dive in nothing but his mankini . It is hot out there!
    Thursday, the masses were awaiting for another edition of Author Guess Who? when Aaron switched things up! Is he allowed to do that? I can't change the time line or who knows what😮 
    Friday was our Prompt Friday. If I was smart, I would have done a prompt and had it ready for when the blog appeared:
     
    I will just come out and say it. Going back in time, I thought I'd be able to say I knew all the Words of the Day. Not a chance  
    ulotrichous, ultracrepidarian, ullage, wamble, wapentake, wastel; tautological
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Secret Author Contest - Due July 24th 2024. Click here for all the information and details.
    Annual Anthology - In Too Deep - Due October 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
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    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    W-A-R by Mikiesboy In Process 6 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus In Process Sold Into Freedom by Mikiesboy In Process Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour In Process You Were There, and other poems by AC Benus In Process The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process W-A-R by Mikiesboy In Process 2 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Window Stories by Ronyx In Process Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W In Process 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    The Man I Like Might Be A Delinquent by lilansui In Process 24 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Journey Beyond the Sea by Geron Kees In Process Country Retreat by quokka In Process Hubris by ValentineDavis21 In Process Brandon Smiling: From the Billy Chase Chronicles (2) by MrM Complete Thicker Than Water by John Henry In Process Surprise Valor by wolfwriter In Process Return to Sender by Andr0gene In Process The Rip by Mark Ponyboy Peters In Process Roadie In Love by Lee Wilson In Process Love Of Family (2024 Revision) by Ticklishboy30 In Process Crossing the line by Robert Hugill In Process I love A Rainy Night by drsawzall Complete The Man I Like Might Be A Delinquent by lilansui In Process Detour by matcha In Process Welcome to Redwaters by Hardianarcher In Process They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill In Process Our Summer Rhapsody by CasualWanderer82 Complete The Mantis Synchronicity - Book Five by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete The Shadowy Path by Lupus In Process On My Deathbed by Lee Wilson Complete Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox In Process The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X In Process Silent Heartbeats by vanalas In Process Dragon's Roar by Xfighter1984 In Process 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Musings of a Wordsmith by JACC Complete Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
    **Please note that no timelines were altered in making this blog. You are now not on a parallel alternate timeline  **
    Or are you?  
     
     
  20. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Jun. 30 - Jul 6.)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    G'day all  Or is it actually Howdy y'all  Afterall it is my 10 days of fun with the Stampede in full force!! So I just had the pleasusre of being sandwiched into an LRT (above ground subway but not in the air) with probably 400 of my closest friends in a single car heading home from Stampede. No one needed to worry about hanging on to handles or bars, as nobody could move enough to fall over with lurching of the train on starts and stops. Then, to everyones extreme pleasure, someone deciided that was a good time to pass gas ! Then we got stuck behind another train and we sat there with no air flow in the train for about 5 mniutes. And it didn't get less, it got worse!!! Why people, why?
    Anywho, I'm getting to bed at 2 AM and have to be down at the grounds today at 8 AM 😮 5 hours sleep should do it. I have to purdy myself up so need to get up a bit early. 
    Last thing I thought I would mention, today was Gay Day! Yes, the last place you would think would have gay days would be a 10 day rodeo and exhibition with all those cowboys and cowgirls, or people wanting to be cowboys or cowgirls. Mind you over a 100,000 people go a day! Nice to see so many couples, men, women, saw a lot of trans people that were wearing trans patches, but holding hands and walking around happy as could be  
    I shall now get the Weekly Wrap Up posted so we do not have to look at that foul mouthed, Valkyrie's blog for another day! I tell you, my mom would have had a bar of soap a the ready as she headed down to Eastern NY State to discuss the issue with Val  
    Monday, we had the Weekly Wrap Up, up for a second day! 
    Tuesday, Myr was at the ready to look at the oft overlooked genre of Poetry:
    Thursday, we had a suprise in our Anthology day. Val interviewed Myr about GA the history of anthologies here:
    Friday, the above mentioned blog was posted :
     
     
    Let's move on... I was 0 for 7 again sadly this week! Luckily I'm increasing my volcabulary with these Words of the Day:
    jactance, jalouse, nidificate, nasute, nubivagant, nugatory, ubiety
     
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Secret Author Contest - Due July 24th 2024. Click here for all the information and details.
    Annual Anthology - In Too Deep - Due October 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
     
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
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    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 'Premium' Stories
    W-A-R by Mikiesboy 6 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus Sold Into Freedom by Mikiesboy Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour You Were There, and other poems by AC Benus The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus 2 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Window Stories by Ronyx Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    The Man I Like Might Be A Delinquent by lilansui 24 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Journey Beyond the Sea by Geron Kees Country Retreat by quokka Hubris by ValentineDavis21 Brandon Smiling: From the Billy Chase Chronicles (2) by MrM **Complete** Thicker Than Water by John Henry Surprise Valor by wolfwriter Return to Sender by Andr0gene The Rip by Mark Ponyboy Peters Roadie In Love by Lee Wilson Love Of Family (2024 Revision) by Ticklishboy30 Crossing the line by Robert Hugill I love A Rainy Night by drsawzall **Complete** The Man I Like Might Be A Delinquent by lilansui Detour by matcha Welcome to Redwaters by Hardianarcher They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill Our Summer Rhapsody by CasualWanderer82 **Complete** The Mantis Synchronicity - Book Five by Adam Andrews Johnson **Complete** The Shadowy Path by Lupus On My Deathbed by Lee Wilson **Complete** Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X Silent Heartbeats by vanalas Dragon's Roar by Xfighter1984 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Musings of a Wordsmith by JACC **Complete**  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  21. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    First off, to our millions of Canadian members, Happy Canada Long Weekend! Sounds like it is a scorcher no matter where you are. Here in my little burg, believe it or not we have been on extreme water restrictions, like fluhing the toilet once per day, 3 min showers, no outside watering at all, etc. since 23 days ago when we had a main feeder line from our water treatment plant, big enough to drive a truck through, broke  A city of 1.5 million and and 80% of the city and surrounding towns and cities get their water from there. I need to do some laundry, 2 sets of bed sheets waiting to be washed, and tend to other such duties that are better if done in the shower, so they say July 1st will be they day. Don't worry, I've been taking my 3 min showers so I don't stink . 
    While digging up the broken piece the found 5 other pieces about to rupture further down the line. Shout out to the County of San Diego, California for helping us out as they were the only place that could spare 2 sections that we were short!! 
    Can you believe it it the end of June! Half the year is gone. Less than 6 months to Christmas and to get my present! Also sadly in the nothern hemisphere, the days are getting shorter 
    This also seems like a great time to remind all of our procrastinators out there, that the Secret Author Contest entries are due by July 24th. Oh, new rule, send your entries to me and I will make sure they get to @Cia  NO DO NOT DO THAT, I'm just kidding  
    Monday, Myr informed everyone of the upcoming Stories 3.7 Software Update. Remember last week I said we have to embrace change, well lets do that!
    Tuesday, the big guy himself was back again to go diving into the paranormal :
    Thursday, everyone's favourite Kentuckian male, after Colenol Sanders, was back with the big Author Guess Who Reveal:
    Finally we saved the best for last when we had Cole Mathews come by with a few more prompts. I was reading them and I had a totally different idea that has nothing to do with this weeks suggestions, but I think I might give it a go .
     
    Now down in the Eastern part of North America, I guess it has been hot and humid. I even heard the term 'Swamp Ass' mentioned a few times  No matter how bad it was, Myr got up in the very early morning and brought us the daily Word for the Day!
    eagre, galactrophorous, gadzookery, gallinaceous, jabble, jentacular, jargogole
    For those of you that are keeping track on my poor volcabulary skills I thought I had 2 this week! But alas, not even 1  Eagre is not eager I learned. The phrase that 'Valkyrie spoke to me in jibble jabble' is also not correct , even though she does do that  
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Secret Author Contest - Due July 24th 2024. Click here for all the information and details.
    Annual Anthology - In Too Deep - Due October 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
     
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
    Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292
     
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    1 Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    W-A-R by Mikiesboy 6 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Sold Into Freedom by Mikiesboy The Freshmen by Mark Arbour The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus You Were There, and other poems by AC Benus Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    The Many Faces of Kai by Dabeagle Window Stories by Ronyx Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 25 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Reconciled by Talo Segura **Complete** Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn Brandon Smiling: From the Billy Chase Chronicles (2) by MrM Thicker Than Water by John Henry The Mantis Synchronicity - Book Five by Adam Andrews Johnson Silver Spoon by chris191070 **Complete** The Rip by Mark Ponyboy Peters Country Retreat by quokka Of Pride and Power by W_L The Shadowy Path by Lupus Dragon's Roar by Xfighter1984 They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski Ba Du by J92 Our Summer Rhapsody by CasualWanderer82 Strength of Fate by mcarss **Complete** Andre and Chris by Paladin Return to Sender by Andr0gene More than seven minutes by J92 Crossing the line by Robert Hugill Confounded: Part III by Andr0gene The Ticklish Brotherhood by Ticklishboy30 Detour by matcha Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites Hubris by ValentineDavis21  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
     
     
     
  22. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Is it just me or is it dark in here ? Where is my menu bar? Well the say that things that don't change go stale, so keep that in mind at times when you hate change  Wait, Google is dark for me too! My Documents is empty 😮 WTF 😮 
    A bit of a surprise when I logged in tonight. I mean everything else I have is in dark mode, so why not GA, right? The thing is, I don't know what I did or if I can reverse it  
    I do have urgent matters to attend to tonight  so we are going to to do short and to the point. 
    First though, I wanted to discuss the word Karen, not necessarily the name. I mean I have a few friends that are named Karen, but they are not 'Karen's' Does that make sense? So I know 3 Karen's that are definitely not Karen's. I don't know an IRL Karen that is a Karen, but I'm curious, out of all the Karen's you know, how many are a Karen and how many are not? Thank gosh my parents didn't name me Karen , must be confusing.
    Enough nonsense, here is what happened at the GA News Blog this week.
    Monday, Cia was kind enough to introduce us to a new Signature Feature:
    Have you checked out any of the Non-Fiction genre here? Well Myr has lined up a bunch of stories that fall into that genre?
    Cia moseyed back in on Wednesday to give us the Signature Feature Excerpt:
     
    Thursday, Valkyrie came through for me  She took a question I had and put a blog forth regarding it. Check it out:
    Friday, if you did not get enough Val the day before, she was back with the Prompts this week:
     
     
    Okay, 2 weeks in a row I did not know a single Word of the Day. So I'm very proud to say... I knew 1  this week!
    rataplan, tyrotoxism, thalassic, tergiversate, thaumaturgy, turpitude, ebullioscope 
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Secret Author Contest - Due July 24th 2024. Click here for all the information and details.
    Annual Anthology - In Too Deep - Due October 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come.
    Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come.
     
     
    Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!!
    Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292
    Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292
     
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
    1 Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories
    W-A-R by Mikiesboy In Process 4 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Sold Into Freedom by Mikiesboy   The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus   The Freshmen by Mark Arbour   3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    The Many Faces of Kai by Dabeagle   Window Stories by Ronyx  Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W   2 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Blades of Ashes by lilansui   Foster by WolfM **Complete** 22 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Thicker Than Water by John Henry   The Mantis Synchronicity - Book Five by Adam Andrews Johnson   Silver Spoon by chris191070   Country Retreat by quokka   Of Pride and Power by W_L   The Rip by Mark Ponyboy Peters   Crossing the line by Robert Hugill   Andre and Chris by Paladin   Reconciled by Talo Segura   Strength of Fate by mcarss   As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels   Confounded: Part III by Andr0gene   Hubris by ValentineDavis21   The Shadowy Path by Lupus   They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill   Half a broken Wing by Celian   Oregon in the Fall by drown   Blades of Ashes by lilansui   Manny Needs a Nanny by Lee Wilson **Complete** This Is An Angel?! by Kou Delika  Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn   Foster by WolfM **Complete**  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
  23. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well I'm a silly boy  
    I was enjoying a nice cool evening to fall asleep to , and was sawing a log or two, when I woke up in shock! Shock I say  
    You ever wake up and realize you were supposed to do something and you forgot to? Usually for me it is a work thing and then I think to myself that there isn't much I can do about it until the morning and roll over and fall asleep again . 
    Just note that happened tonight and to show my dedication to everyone and GA, I got up, jump in my wheelchair and rolled out to the desktop and here I am at like 2:45 AM doing the Weekly Update! Now you could say I wouldn't be doing this if you would have just had done it earlier and not left it to the last minute. Right? To that I say, who the hell asked you?  
    Moving on, let's see what happened the past week at the GA News Blog.
    Monday, because I left something to the last minute, starting to see a pattern here 🥷, I was late posting the feature story review of a popular story done by the great Review Team, specifically @W_L:
    Tuesday, Mr. Myr, as he has told me that I have to address him as from now on, did a Deep Dive again:
    We then jump to a collision at the junction of Thursday  We gave you two GA Blogs at once. 
    First was another interesting Author Guess Who. Can you guess who?
    Also we had a confusing Anthology Post  I got out of it that it was Val's bday the other day  So pop in and give her a birthday bump or two:
    Friday, back to our regular programming, we had @colematthews drop on by to give us a couple of new prompts to try out:
     
     
     
    Alas, it is time to review the Words of the Day. Another week of me not knowing any of them :
    periapt, orrery, obambulate, lacuna, ragabash, ranarium, rampallion
     
     
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  24. wildone
    The Brilliant Boy Billionaire
    by Altimexis
    Reviewer: W_L
    Status: Complete
    Word Count: 474,949
    The primary reason for reading Brilliant Boy Billionaire is its sense of first-person adventure, especially as someone who has encountered similar stories over the years, such as my first, Dewey Writer's Brian and Pete series, starting with For the Love of Pete, where the excitement of a young gay teen is explored with a complex plot and backdrop. At first, it felt like an epic road trip type story with the protagonist seeking safety and a place to belong.
    The first half of this story has a lot of interesting first steps for our main character, who might be "brilliant" but he notably has major issues in emotional intelligence and experience beyond technical knowledge. However, having to leave home due to an abusive situation and a major crime he committed with justification, Adam, sometimes known as Simon (rarely though), and often known as JJ (his main alias) isn't a perfect hero. He messes up a lot and he lives with his regrets. The story's rich plot includes a lot of technical details on various things from speculative physics and computer science to mundane technical details about photography and bicycle repair. In addition to a good character arc and technical details, JJ has a kinky side that would best be characterized as a fetishist, which adds a few degrees of spice to the passionate scenes if you are interested in those elements. 
    The second half of the story deals with his journey to accept his past and grow. Despite being a genius, he's still human. He learns from life experiences, seeks out human connections, and I think found real happiness with a partner, who matches him. Though his choice in partner felt like it could have used more development, this is not a romance-centered story. Some nuances are left to our imagination.
    Brilliant Boy Billionaire creates a series of plot events that make me stop in the middle of chapters with joy and sadness. Life is continuously throwing new technical issues for the main character, but Altimex handles each new technical point with a depth of detail to resolutions that makes the character relatable, not as a Gary Stu tech genius with technobabble solutions every time but a practical person with limitations placed by reality. 
    Not all things were solved perfectly by the Altimexis, especially the emotional scenes of JJ battling his evil "father" in his nightmares for a decade without severe real-world fallout, but I thought Altimexis dealt with the PTSD of child abuse with a good deal of restraint and respect as much as he could without compromising the narrative. 
    I recommend this story, which is 84 chapters long and over 470K words because it's an epic adventure of a gay man's journey to find happiness despite his horrible beginnings in life. It may require you to hold some suspension of belief, but in exchange, you will get a great tale from the backwoods of Indiana to the major cities of the United States as a once-in-a-generation great person's life is described to you from their perspective. 
    Category: Fiction  Genres:  Action/Adventure, General Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction  Sub-genres: Adventure, Soft Sci-Fi, Coming of Age, Rich Boy, Contemporary Romance  Tags: teen, gay, casual, coming of age, abuse  Rating: Mature
  25. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Have you ever gone out to dinner and thought you were hungry and then only had the waiter/waitress bring out your entree and then realized you were not that hungry?   That happened tonight when a few of use went to East Side Mario's. I knew I wasn't going to eat both pieces of the chicken parmigiana and spaghetti, Italian wedding soup and the bread. But I was full after a piece of bread, half bowl of soup and not even 1 of the 2 pieces of chicken. Never mind how little of the spaghetti I actually ate. Why did I order that?
    Next question  , remember in the good old days when the wait staff asked if you wanted the leftovers to go, and you said ya and they took your plate to the back and put it in doggy bag/box and brought it back to you? Why don't they do that anymore? I mean, when I was done I was covered in marinara sauce. Oh, maybe that is why they don't do it anymore .
    At least the waitress had a sense of humour and said that now that I had lunch for tomorrow I could come back for dinner tomorrow night !
    Where is this random babbling leading to you ask ? We had great service and meal, like above and beyond. So when I looked over and saw a friend's tip was 0%, I felt like I had to compensate for him. Do you call him out in private? I do understand that we are being asked to tip everywhere nowadays. Maybe the exception being McDonald's. It seems like even places like Subway they expect you to tip them before you leave. Still, I think when someone, including the cook staff, give you an excellent meal that you give a bit extra to say thanks. 
    My intention is not to start WWIII here . As I know this is one of those different point of view things that Val was talking about in this weeks prompts, but be honest, no judgement, no replies, no justification needed. Do you tip for a prepared menu out, or maybe a sandwich at Subway or a latte at Starbucks? I'll be honest, they have got me right where they want me  If it is a meal out, probably going go 20% if I'm happy. In the other places, and the smallest they have is 10%, I'll choose other, and put in 5%.
    Now that I'm done with that, thank gosh, let's see what happened this past week on the GA News Blog. I'm always appreciative of tips, but not the ones like don't eat yellow snow .
     
    Monday was a day to get to learn about the June's CSR story, and author:
    Tuesday was a look at the Literary Fiction in a Deep Dive:
    Wednesday, first one of the month meant we were lined up for another AAA 3.0:
    Friday was the day that I was speaking about earlier. Valkyrie brought up an unique prompt request for us this week:
     
     
     
    What about seven words this week. Any hang you up?
    caliginous, canorous, kenspeckle, kalology, kilderkin, nacarat, panglossian
    I'll be honest, I knew nada. Not a one. Nope. 
     
     
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