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    Weekly Wrap Up (May 26 - Jun. 1)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I now know why I was so giddy last week. The fact is I think that @Valkyrie is the reason why  
    See, she found this silly little web page all about otters, Called In Otter News. It is all about an otter named Steve and his friends  Some are actual pictures, other are cartons of him.

     
    So every day the last couple of weeks, I check throughout the day and get my chuckles. So thanks for that Val  If it wasn't you, then I will retract my thank you and send to the correct person if needed . I'll keep smiling every time I see what Steve (my alter ego) is up to .
    Now let's jump into the thick of things.
    Monday was for Cia to chat with the author of our May CSR for the Discussion Day:
    Tuesday was Myr's exploration as he did a Deep Dive into another Genre:
    Thursdays was an informative day for all. Val took a look ahead on some Upcoming Writing Events. Don't say you weren't warned  
    Friday, Cole dropped in and shared some Latin with us and some interesting ideas on Prompt Friday. I have been raking ideas over in my head on how to maybe do one  No promises  
     
     
    We had 7 different Words of the Day this week and maybe you should check them out  Might learn some A, B, C's:
    burgeon, bafflegab, accismus, bailiwick, bathyscaphe, banausic, cabotage
     
     
     
    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
    Strip Supa by astone2292  **Complete** 3 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Freshmen by Mark Arbour The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus Translation Trashbin by AC Benus 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Sands of Time by Roland Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W The Many Faces of Kai by Dabeagle 33 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    This Is An Angel?! by Kou Delika The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X Thicker Than Water by John Henry Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn Parasitic Love Redux by mastershakeme Country Retreat by quokka The Mantis Synchronicity - Book Five by Adam Andrews Johnson Detour by matcha After We Danced by Mark Ponyboy Peters Reconciled by Talo Segura Re-Education by Justin4Fun Our Summer Rhapsody by CasualWanderer82 Manny Needs a Nanny by Lee Wilson Down the Shore by chris191070 **Complete** Of Pride and Power by W_L Ink and Flowers by Celian Twinks in Space: Fantastic Voyage - Part Two by Adam Andrews Johnson They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill Sands of Time by Roland Arcum Nights by mastershakeme As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels Strength of Fate by mcarss The Shadowy Path by Lupus Watchful Eyes by Kou Delika Crossing the line by Robert Hugill Hubris by ValentineDavis21 Andre and Chris by Paladin Beyond A Colour by Sam Wyer Half a broken Wing by Celian Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites Death in the Honeymoon Hotel by chris191070 **Complete** Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard Welcome to Redwaters by Hardianarcher  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
    For anyone who didn't get the reference in Steve's cartoon on the job interview, here is the song Under Pressure by the late David Bowie and Freddie Mercury and Queen. 
     
  2. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (May 19 - May 25)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Greetings and salutations from the GA Weekly Wrap Up  
    For some reason I am feeling giddy today, or maybe even ducky 🦆 ! Why, I have not a clue. My washing machined died on me this morning, and I don't think that should make be feel great. We had another thunderstorm today like the past few days, which I'm not a fan of (look at someone's anthology entries  ). And I went out to dinner tonight and my medium rare steak came out on the well done side. I'm not the guy to make a big deal and send it back. Just showed everyone else at the table  
    So what is the reason? Do you have any ideas? I'm curious as to what you all think would make me feel ducky 🦆.  
    Enough about my feelings  Let's move onto more important things, like what happened all this week at the GA News Blog:
    Monday, it was nice to see one of our poets who participated in the 2024 NaPoWriMo to get featured in the Signature Author Feature this month:
    Tuesday, besides @W_L who has a thing for history?  
    Wednesday brought Cia around for the Signature Author Excerpt:
    Thursday Valkyrie was very quiet as she was speaking about the secret author contest  Ignore my post pleasssssse:
    Friday, Valkyrie let her hair (or her feathers) down to get a little freaky:
     
    This weeks Words of the Day, 3 were a bit challenging to me. How about you:
    malapropism, marjoram, inkwell, perpendicular, anthropomorphize, rhinoceros, apricate
     
    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
    Strip Supa by astone2292 4 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    You Were There, and other poems by AC Benus The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus The Cockney Canuck by Dodger 4 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 Ouroboros, Inc. by Dabeagle **Complete** 24 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Thicker Than Water by John Henry Country Retreat by quokka Reconciled by Talo Segura Re-Education by Justin4Fun Luminosity-The Return (book 2) by paren01 Of Pride and Power by W_L Twinks in Space: Fantastic Voyage - Part Two by Adam Andrews Johnson What Else Is There? by Al Norris **Complete** Crossing the line by Robert Hugill The Making of a Slave by and9993 A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski After We Danced by Mark Ponyboy Peters Death in the Honeymoon Hotel by chris191070 Hubris by ValentineDavis21 Strength of Fate by mcarss Manny Needs a Nanny by Lee Wilson Parasitic Love Redux by mastershakeme Trash Polka by Demiurge As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill You're so Weird by Arch Hunter Ink and Flowers by Celian Andre and Chris by Paladin The Shadowy Path by Lupus  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
    **Bonus Points to the person that finds a mistake I made in plain sight . Now watch, I'll probably been writing the blog for years with grammatic, or punctuation mistakes all along But it is neither of those things.
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    Weekly Wrap Up (May 12 - May 18)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I can't decide where to start tonight  I had an idea, an overused idea, then when thinking of that idea, I had another idea. So I have 1 new and 1 old idea. Do you have any idea how happy I am  
    So new idea, I know a lot of stories get written here and a lot are incomplete and a lot more are complete. So here is my question, I will limit it to 3 stories. What stories would you call out to have a sequel or to continue on, ending from the final chapter? Let us know the Author, the story and throw in a link if you want. If you are not sure, it is just as easy as going to the story you like, copying the URL and then pasting it in a new post  
    Now for the old, the weather . I'm sure many of the Commonwealth countries are having a long weekend to celebrate Victoria Day. Always a week before the US Memorial Day holiday. So this weekend in my parts, well Canada actually, is the kick off to the summer season. When you live up against the eastern slopes of the Rockies like me we have only really been in spring for a few weeks now. So it is a 50/50 chance on the weather being good, or it is sucking. Well this weekend we will have showers, thunder showers, have had tornado watches to the east and snow to the west. Oh my  So I officially declare Calgary's May long weekend as sucking  So if you have a long weekend or not, let me know how yours's is going? Suck, good, in the middle, bad and is that normal or not? And @Mark Arbour, don't remove the comma between suck and good 😠, I'm onto you  We run a family blog around here  
     Now onto what we are here for, to wrap things up.
    Monday, we had a special Review done for Comicality done by @spike382:
    Tuesday, @Myr was off diving again this week. This time he looked at General Fiction:
     
    With the upcoming Prompt Anthology, @astone2292 shared some great tips on how to write a short. Check it out, I really enjoyed it!
    Finally on Friday, we had @Cole Matthews jump into the Prompt seat and propose an interesting take on writing a prompt :
     
    Although we had a lighter week as far as blogs went, we still got in our 7 Words of the Day:
    habit, eager, teasel, tetanus, razzle-dazzle, windlass, zilch
     
    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
    Strip Supa by astone2292 7 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Dark Moonlight – Hustlers and Geisha by AC Benus **Complete** The Freshmen by Mark Arbour You Were There, and other poems by AC Benus Translation Trashbin by AC Benus The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus Lucid Truth by Stellar Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour 2 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Window Stories by Ronyx Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 29 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Country Retreat by quokka Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox Twinks in Space: Fantastic Voyage - Part Two by Adam Andrews Johnson In Chandler's Hands by MrM Thicker Than Water by John Henry Parasitic Love Redux by mastershakeme After We Danced by Mark Ponyboy Peters Re-Education by Justin4Fun Welcome to Redwaters by Hardianarcher Death in the Honeymoon Hotel by chris191070 Of Pride and Power by W_L They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill What Else Is There? by Al Norris A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski Strength of Fate by mcarss Ink and Flowers by Celian Reconciled by Talo Segura Watchful Eyes by Kou Delika Hubris by ValentineDavis21 Trash Polka by Demiurge Crossing the line by Robert Hugill Manny Needs a Nanny by Lee Wilson The Abduction of Margaret O’Shea by chris191070 **Complete** Brandon Smiling: From the Billy Chase Chronicles (2) by MrM Beyond A Colour by Sam Wyer Adam's Grace by CasualWanderer82 **Complete** Any Way Out by Leslie Lofton The World Out There by Drew Payne Indian Summer by Backwoods Boy **Complete**  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
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    Not much of an intro needed. @spike382 did a great job at a difficult time  
     
    Between the Lines
    by Comicality
    Reviewer: spike382
    Status: Complete
    Word Count: 45,928
    I will start off by saying this is probably one of the hardest reviews that I’ve ever written since I joined the Review Team back in 2017.   I personally still feel a bit of shock that Comicality isn’t here with us anymore, and that he won’t see this review and leave a comment on it.
    I might have mentioned this elsewhere, but Comsie’s writing is what led me here to GA, after the better part of nine years reading his stories sporadically on Nifty.  I had the pleasure of interacting with him since about 2015 on his personal website, on his message board here, through personal emails and PMs.  I know there’s member’s here that had the opportunity to get much closer to him than me, but I’ll just say, Comsie seemed to make everybody who reached out to him with a kind word like a real friend.
    This is intended to be one of our regular reviews in honor of Comicality,  but I hope Tim and Wildone will indulge me this little preamble.
    Normally I prefer to review stories that are finished, which unfortunately left with less choices that I would have liked with Comsie’s library.  There is an older story that I read several years ago, that maybe some of our members here might not have had discovered yet.  It’s called Between the Lines.
    In this story we are introduced to Eli a young college student who has just come out of the closet. He has never been in a relationship before, and is just discovering who he is.  He meets a handsome, athletic, older student at a party named Chris.  The two hit it off seemingly right away, and have a rather physical connection to each other, and this soon turns into a relationship.   They even move in together.
    Eli learns though, that he might need to redefine his expectations of what a relationship is like in real life, versus what he’d always imagined. 
    At the same time, he meets a very cute “boy next door” named Devon in his creative writing class.  They become fast friends with shared interests.   A bond soon forms that causes doubts within Eli about whether the relationship he’s currently in is really the right choice for him.
    Between the Lines is on the shorter side for a Comicality story, and yet as usual it is packed with all the joy, cuteness, jitters, anguish, anger, and pain that might be faced by younger men finding love for the first time.   It also presents the idea that the person who seemed like the “right one,” might not actually be the right choice or even the only choice.
    I recommend pretty much all of Comicality’s writing, but for anyone unfamiliar with his works, or someone looking for a very satisfying story, Between the Lines is definitely for you.
    Comicality may have left us, and way too soon at that, but he left behind some of the best online fiction I’ve ever read.  Anyone who hasn’t delved into his writing, I’d invite you to do so, he left behind a beautiful and lasting legacy, stories I’ll never forget. 
     
    Category: Fiction  Genres:  General Fiction, Romance  Sub-genres: Coming of Age, Contemporary Romance  Tags: young adult, adult, gay, roommates, college, north america  Rating: Mature
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    Weekly Wrap Up (May 5 - May 11)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I really don't know what to talk about his week  Yes, I am at a loss for words! Should I go see a doctor to see if this is a treatable condition or should I suck it up and just start typing?
    Maybe this week we will just stick to the facts for the wrap up  
    Monday, Cia was around to launch an all new May CSR. Make sure to check out his new story and find out about the author too after reading the story:
    Tuesday, Myr was having flashbacks to the 1982's and Canadian Rock Band Aldo Nova when he created this week's Deep Dive, Fantasy: 
    Psst, I will let you in on a secret 🥷, Wednesday Cia let the cat out of the bag and revealed this years Secret Author contest theme, and all the rules too!
    Friday was a day to celebrate 🥳 . For it was this day that @WolfM was promoted to a Promising Author. Make sure to stop by and congratulate him:
     
     
    I noticed the Words of the Day were a bit more different this week:
    antagonist, wrought iron, maudlin, ozone, chirrup, cod
     
     
    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
    Strip Supa by astone2292 5 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Dark Moonlight – Hustlers and Geisha by AC Benus Translation Trashbin by AC Benus The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus The Freshmen by Mark Arbour You Were There, and other poems by AC Benus 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Window Stories by Ronyx Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Sands of Time by Roland 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Strip Supa by astone2292 32 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    After We Danced by Mark Ponyboy Peters Half a broken Wing by Celian Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn Arcum Nights by mastershakeme Indian Summer by Backwoods Boy Thicker Than Water by John Henry Country Retreat by quokka Parasitic Love Redux by mastershakeme Re-Education by Justin4Fun The Shadowy Path by Lupus Twinks in Space: Fantastic Voyage - Part Two by Adam Andrews Johnson Life's a Dreamboat by J92 **Complete** Of Pride and Power by W_L Reconciled by Talo Segura What Else Is There? by Al Norris Crossing the line by Robert Hugill Manny Needs a Nanny by Lee Wilson A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski Trash Polka by Demiurge Strength of Fate by mcarss Andre and Chris by Paladin Hubris by ValentineDavis21 Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox Adam's Grace by CasualWanderer82 Is That A Monster in the Closet, Charlie Boone? by Geron Kees **Complete** They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill Ink and Flowers by Celian Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites The Ol' College Try by John Henry **Complete** Sands of Time by Roland As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels The Covenant of Shadows by Alan2  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  6. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Apr. 28 - May 4)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Any and all spelling and grammar mistakes are fully mine and not the fault of my editors. Maybe I should think about getting an editor for once  
    Today, as in this afternoon I went to the Calgary International Beer Fest. Over 200 Craft breweries with over 700 types of beers, spirits, ciders and meads 😮 Oh my. Considered the largest in Canada and one of the top 5 in the world. Somehow I had a few shots of moonshine too! 
    I may or nay not be a bit tipsy  If I had the foresight, I could have done the blog up before going, but noooooo, not me  So let's see what I can mess up  
    Monday, Cia brought us the CSR Discussion Day:
    Tuesday      was Myr's Deep Dive of the Week. Can you guess the topic:
    Wednesday was a whole new edition of AAA 3.0 by Aaron:
    Thursday, Val gave everyone 1 years notice that we would be having a Comicality Writing Event. Jot it in your calendars so you don't forget:
    Friday was a return to the prompts. As if she didn't do enough around here, she did up a prompt that spun out of her recent vacation to the UK. I hear she was deported after a few weeks :
     
     
    Make sure to check out the Words of the Day. You will see how some people can be so mean to me :
    knave, prate, nightcap, methinks, delegate, spinster, pother
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Secret Author Contest - More information to come.
    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
    Strip Supa by astone2292 10 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Dark Moonlight – Hustlers and Geisha by AC Benus By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens The Walled Garden of Enchantment by AC Benus The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus James Songbook by JamesSavik **Complete** Calliope's Carousel by Parker Owens **Complete** Hypothetical Kid by JamesSavik **Complete** Doing It Again - NaPoWriMo April 2024 by Mikiesboy **Complete** The Freshmen by Mark Arbour The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus 1 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Strip Supa by astone2292 33 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Chances by Mark Ponyboy Peters **Complete** Parasitic Love Redux by mastershakeme Indian Summer by Backwoods Boy Thicker Than Water by John Henry Manny Needs a Nanny by Lee Wilson Country Retreat by quokka Re-Education by Justin4Fun What Else Is There? by Al Norris The Making of a Slave by and9993 Love Of Family (2024 Revision) by Ticklishboy30 Life's a Dreamboat by J92 The Abduction of Margaret O’Shea by chris191070 Widderkin V. O. E. by Palantir **Complete** Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski Twinks in Space: Fantastic Voyage - Part Two by Adam Andrews Johnson Trash Polka by Demiurge Ink and Flowers by Celian Strength of Fate by mcarss Hubris: Pilgrimage by ValentineDavis21 The Shadowy Path by Lupus The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X The Covenant of Shadows by Alan2 Stolen: Unearthing the Lore by lomax61 Crossing the line by Robert Hugill The Case of the Disappearing Co-Eds by chris191070 **Complete** The Ticklish Brotherhood by Ticklishboy30 Simba Returns by quokka Andre and Chris by Paladin Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport The Seducer: A Gone From Daylight Inspired Story by MrM The Mistress by vanalas **Complete** 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Musings of a Wordsmith by JACC  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
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    Weekly Wrap Up (Apr. 21 - Apr. 27)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Hey all.
    This week we continued to focus on the tragic news of @Comicality's passing. I know when I do the wrap up, I'm kind of doing what I hope some of your are doing. catching up on what happened over the week. When I heard we were out of Comsie's articles and also another blog when we heard he was having some health concerns, never did I know this would happen . I enjoy reading all the blogs over the week and liked Comsie's Weekly Writing Articles. They just made sense. 
    If for some reason you haven't read the unfortunate news, please check out the blog and comment if you wish, or leave a comment below if you want.
    We slowly got back to a schedule on Thursday, but with missing the Wrap Up last week, I'd like to give credit to the blogs that appeared last week up until last Thursday. 
    So back on Monday the 15th, Cia had announced our Signature Feature for the month. Check it out and download the banner to use in your signature:
    Then on Wednesday, Cia returned again with the Signature Feature Excerpt:
    Thursday, before the announcement, Val got out the 3rd week of this year's Poetry Anthology:
    We picked things back up the past Friday, where Val recapped all the entries for the Poetry Anthology. Those that contributed, read and commented, should be thanked  :
     
    We also had a few Words of the Days to recap too! Check these words out if you never had a chance to:
    glop, mete, mawkish, paperboy, proboscis, 
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Secret Author Contest - More information to come.
    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.
     
    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
    Strip Supa by astone2292 10 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus Doing It Again - NaPoWriMo April 2024 by Mikiesboy Get Into James Shorts by JamesSavik **Complete** The Freshmen by Mark Arbour Calliope's Carousel by Parker Owens Time and Nature by Mikiesboy **Anthology Entry** **Complete** Changes by Aditus **Anthology Entry** **Complete** Breathless and Mendacity by Headstall **Anthology Entry** **Complete** Apple Season by Parker Owens **Anthology Entry**  **Complete** 4 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Window Stories by Ronyx Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Sands of Time by Roland Beyond the Crags by Kyle Aarons 3 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Blades of Ashes by lilansui Strip Supa by astone2292 Into the Past by kbois **Anthology Entry** **Complete** 41 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    The Seducer: A Gone From Daylight Inspired Story by MrM A year of schoolwork: poems I submitted for a grade by MythOfHappiness **Anthology Entry** **Complete** Thicker Than Water by John Henry The Making of a Slave by and9993 Country Retreat by quokka Re-Education by Justin4Fun What Else Is There? by Al Norris The Case of the Disappearing Co-Eds by chris191070 Life's a Dreamboat by J92 Res Publica Christiana by W_L Crossing the line by Robert Hugill Ink and Flowers by Celian A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski Parasitic Love Redux by mastershakeme Beyond A Colour by Sam Wyer The Shadowy Path by Lupus Doctor Carlo and Brandon by Lee Wilson **Complete** Hubris: Pilgrimage by ValentineDavis21 Dragon's Roar by Xfighter1984 They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill It's Always Something by Ticklishboy30 Twinks in Space: Fantastic Voyage - Part Two by Adam Andrews Johnson Sands of Time by Roland Blades of Ashes by lilansui The World Out There by Drew Payne Deeds of Their Past by mcarss **Complete** Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites Widderkin V. O. E. by Palantir Andre and Chris by Paladin Special Circumstances by lawfulneutralmage **Complete** Any Way Out by Leslie Lofton Oregon in the Fall by drown Love Of Family (2024 Revision) by Ticklishboy30 You're so Weird by Arch Hunter Simba Returns by quokka Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn Adam's Grace by CasualWanderer82 The Mistress by vanalas Trash Polka by Demiurge Murder in Alphabet City by chris191070 **Complete** Between Two Mountains by James Carnarvon **Complete** 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Musings of a Wordsmith by JACC  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  8. wildone
    It may seem like just a week or two ago that we were reviewing a story, but it has been a month 😮 So why don't you all check out his story that @Timothy M. did a great review for?
     
     
    Crossing the Moon
    by HinderToyBL aka Rambling Robin & Thirdly
    Reviewer: Timothy M.
    Status: Complete
    Word Count: 136,292
    One of the great things about GA is that you can find a story about almost any topic, in a multitude of genres. Some are romantic, others serious, many are funny, or sexy or any other description you can think of. So no matter what mood you're in, you can find something that fits. 
    If you looking for handsome guys who happen to be werewolves, there are plenty of stories to choose from. One of them is Crossing the Moon written by two authors. They must have needed lots of fans, cold water and others remedies to deal with the sizzling hot sex scenes they write in almost every chapter. I certainly enjoy reading those, but I particularly like how the main characters of the story act with kindness and respect towards each other. I also appreciate how they are clever enough to figure out not only their relationships, but also the mystery dumped in their laps by the Gods.
    If you have read anything else by these authors, you know what to expect: Quirky or perky characters, inventive details which make you laugh, lots of different colors in the characters, one of which you'd probably want to cuddle with by the end of the story. Though I have to say, Crossing the Moon has less of the hilarious moments and observations which often have me all  in their other stories. But I can still recommend it as a light-heartedly hot story to cheer you up.
    Category: Fiction  Genres:  Fantasy, General Fiction, Romance, Paranormal  Sub-genres: Drama, General Fantasy, General Romance, Romantic Paranormal  Tags: mature adult, magic. were-creatures, vampire, gay, group sex, modern, love  Rating: Mature
     
  9. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Apr. 4 - Apr. 13)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    It might be spring where you are, except our friends in the Southern Hemisphere It was a beautiful day today and will be tomorrow. Only to be followed by snow on Monday and Tuesday  Well I said, darn it and I started my spring cleaning today. OMG, I can't believe how much I threw out, recycling where I can. I started with my pantry. I'll admit I was ashamed of myself . I found stuff at the back of the cupboard that had expired in 2022 😮. 
    So that leads me to my controversial question for the week  Do you toss product as soon as it expires or do you believe it is all a conspiracy that the expiry dates are only put on so you throw it out and buy more? I'm surprised how evenly divided this is, especially between friends husbands and wives. To the extent that one or the other will do tossing when the other isn't home  
    Now before all hell breaks loose, I want to thank the Avian Academy that choose me to be the next leader of LPW Land. Wonder how long it will last ?
    Now before I ramble on any more, let's see what the GA News Blog brought us this week.
    Monday the review team popped in and presented a great review on a new story this month!
    Tuesday, we got on our cowboy hats  and boots 👢for a Western Deep Dive. Yahooooooooo!
    Then on Thursday, it was week 2 of the 2024 Poetry Anthology - Seasons. Have you checked any out? You'd be surprised how many poems might reach you in a way you did not think they would  
    Since we are taking a break from prompts and also out of Comicality Writing Tips, that is the wrap for the week! 
    We had 4 blogs this week, including the Weekly Wrap Up last Sunday, but we had 7 Words of the Day. BTW, I knew all seven this week 
    ocelot, operetta, lynx, mustang, coyote, mosey, paperback
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Secret Author Contest - More information to come.
    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.
     
    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
    Strip Supa by astone2292 9 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus Seasoned to Taste by Aditus **Anthology Entry** **Complete** Seasoning of the Seasons by Valkyrie **Anthology Entry** **Complete** Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour You Were a Gift by Krista **Anthology Entry** **Complete** Haiku, Secret, and Wisdom by Headstall **Anthology Entry** **Complete** The Freshmen by Mark Arbour Calliope's Carousel by Parker Owens Doing It Again - NaPoWriMo April 2024 by Mikiesboy 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    The Seasons of My Life by Bill W **Anthology Entry** **Complete** Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Beyond the Crags by Kyle Aarons 2 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui Strip Supa by astone2292 29 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Special Circumstances by lawfulneutralmage Simba Returns by quokka Twinks in Space: Fantastic Voyage - Part Two by Adam Andrews Johnson Thicker Than Water by John Henry Hubris by ValentineDavis21 Country Retreat by quokka Parasitic Love Redux by mastershakeme Doctor Carlo and Brandon by Lee Wilson What Else Is There? by Al Norris Re-Education by Justin4Fun Between Two Mountains by James Carnarvon Adam's Grace by CasualWanderer82 Of Pride and Power by W_L Deeds of Their Past by mcarss A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui Murder in Alphabet City by chris191070 Crossing the line by Robert Hugill The Shadowy Path by Lupus Life's a Dreamboat by J92 A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski Trash Polka by Demiurge Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn Sudden Death - Too Young - Update by Lee Wilson **Complete** Ark II by R. Eric They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill Poem Collection - MythOfHappiness by MythOfHappiness You're so Weird by Arch Hunter Widderkin V. O. E. by Palantir The Mistress by vanalas  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  10. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Mar. 31 - Apr. 6)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Hmmmmm, what to discuss today? Tell you what, let's leave it up to you!  Instead of me bringing something up to discuss, what do you want to discuss? In the olden days when people listened to the radio , talk shows would usually have a Friday Free For All. So let's do a Sunday Free For All. 
    Some rules. Nothing political, nothing overly sexual, so keep it PG  For your own personal safety, I would not discuss what evil  that Valkyrie and Krista have planned for me next . They may include you in their evil, diabolical, sinister plans  
    Now here is what happened this past week at the GA News Blog!
    Monday, we got introduced to an all new CSR story for April:
    Tuesday, Myr, known as the twin of Michael Jackson back in the day, did a deep dive into another genre. I think he can still moonwalk  Here is his dive on Thriller and Suspense:
    The big day of the week, and for the month of April, was to see the first release of the many great poems we have for the Poetry Anthology. Why not give them a read and register a like and a comment!
    Since the Anthologies are a big part of GA, we will visit back to the Prompts  in little over a month.
    On Saturday, and sad to say, this will be the last available Writing Article from Comicality. If you haven't had a chance, why not pop by and leave him a comment on what the articles have meant for you  
     
    Although our Prompt Team gets a bit of a rest, we don't let the big guy rest. Here are you Words of the Day. I totally have never heard of 4 of them .
    ween, periwig, prehensile, monstrous, effluvium, herdsman, philately
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Secret Author Contest - More information to come.
    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.
     
    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
    This Sun of ours by northie **Anthology Entry** **Complete** The Foretelling by Headstall **Anthology Entry** **Complete** Sugaring Season by Parker Owens **Anthology Entry** **Complete** tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy Initiation Weekend by JamesSavik 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Window Stories by Ronyx Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Sands of Time by Roland 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Lucifer's Almanac by kbois **Anthology Entry** **Complete** 34 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Andre and Chris by Paladin Oregon in the Fall by drown Thicker Than Water by John Henry Between Two Mountains by James Carnarvon Country Retreat by quokka They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski Re-Education by Justin4Fun Of Pride and Power by W_L Deeds of Their Past by mcarss Murder in Alphabet City by chris191070 Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox Life's a Dreamboat by J92 Pilgrimage by ValentineDavis21 Doctor Carlo and Brandon by Lee Wilson Trash Polka by Demiurge Seasons Of The Son by Lee Wilson **Anthology Entry** **Complete** New Experiences by MythOfHappiness **Complete** As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels Murder in Trump Tower by chris191070 **Complete** No going back by Robert Hugill **Complete** The Shadowy Path by Lupus Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn The Red Zone by CasualWanderer82 Brandon Smiling: From the Billy Chase Chronicles (2) by MrM Any Way Out by Leslie Lofton **Complete** Sands of Time by Roland The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X I've Always Loved You by R. Eric Widderkin V. O. E. by Palantir The Train by Paladin **Complete** The Mistress by vanalas Who's Afraid of Joe Vincente by chris191070 **Complete** Twinks in Space: Fantastic Voyage - Part Two by Adam Andrews Johnson  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  11. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Mar. 17 - Mar. 23)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Ho hum
    First day of spring came and we got snow snow snow 😛 Definitely there are those of you out their that are giggling like skewl gurls on the playground  Well I hope your comeuppance comes soon .
    So was looking for a place that I could find some more gay themed movies than Prime and Nexflix and then came across a free streaming service called Tubi which I believe is available in Canada and the US of A. Their is a lot of movies on there, some not so good quality and some good quality. Some in foreign languages with subtitles, others dubbed into English, others made in English. I sat around last weekend holed up at home watching nothing but movies. The thing was I was literally physically and mentally exhausted after. There seems to be soooo many gay movies out there that don't have happy endings. I mean, watching all the movies, one could say that gay relationships can't end happy  .
    I can think of a couple maybe higher budget ones that do. Love, Simon and Handsome Fella. So that is my question to you, can you tell me a happy ending gay movie this week? Maybe not all of us can stream it, so maybe don't put in a trailer or link as what is seen in the US of A, may not be able to be seen anywhere else. Even if they are ones that I might have to go to my vault and crack out my credit card to watch  
    Okay, now onto the important stuff. What happened this past week on the GA News Blog 🥳
    Monday, can you believe it has been a month since our last Signature Feature?
    Then it was onto Tuesday where we got a Deep Dive on Romance  
    This week of the month always means Wednesday is followed up to Monday with our Signature Feature Excerpt:
    Thursday, GA was taken over by Valkyrie and her rag tag army of molting penguins, discussing the Poetry Anthology  
    Friday, she was back to introduce the Friday Prompts:
    Saturday was a whole new Writing Article on Violence  
     
    I'm curious, even if you haven't followed this week, with this list, off the top of your head how many Words of the Day did you not know?
    leprechaun, muskellunge, merganser, psoriasis, irate, larder, nectarine
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Poetry Anthology - Seasons, will be due April 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Secret Author Contest - More information to come.
    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.
     
    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!
    6 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Freshmen by Mark Arbour Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour Only Prompts by Mikiesboy The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Sands of Time by Roland Window Stories by Ronyx 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    The Man I Like Might Be A Delinquent by lilansui 31 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Between Two Mountains by James Carnarvon Jail Cell Love Affair by Lee Wilson Thicker Than Water by John Henry Oregon in the Fall by drown Touch: A survival story. by Rhythminthemind Deeds of Their Past by mcarss Country Retreat by quokka Special Circumstances by lawfulneutralmage A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski Luminosity-The Return (book 2) by paren01 Who's Afraid of Joe Vincente by chris191070 Of Pride and Power by W_L Heat by MythOfHappiness They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill Andre and Chris by Paladin Life's a Dreamboat by J92 Re-Education by Justin4Fun Trash Polka by Demiurge The Man I Like Might Be A Delinquent by lilansui The Shadowy Path by Lupus Abraham Etheridge by Mac Rountree All My Dreams Pass Before My Eyes by JLynch **Complete** Goldstein Johnson & Cole (2024 re-write) by Mancunian **Complete** No going back by Robert Hugill The Spirit of the Plum Blossom Tree (TSPBT) by Kong Wen Hui Sneakin by penguinsrgay **Complete** Sands of Time by Roland Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox Res Publica Christiana by W_L Any Way Out by Leslie Lofton Widderkin V. O. E. by Palantir  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  12. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Mar. 10 - Mar. 16)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    3 days to spring 🌻 🐦I found out it is the 19th this year instead of the normal 20th due to being a leap year. Makes sense.
    So what are you planning for the Spring Solstice or if you want to be correct, the Spring Equinox?
    I was thinking of going outside striping down to some shorts, last year when I said naked, some of you didn't like the idea of that , and frolicking in the fields. Wait, although tomorrow will be a record breaking 18 C (64.4 F), by Monday we go back down to under -10C (14F) and snow  No frolicking for me on the 19th. 
    Now here is another question since I was talking about the 19th and 20th. As of today you have exactly 15 days to get your Poetry Anthology in to Val. Make sure to click on the link if you need a reminder how. 
    In other news, I was thinking of revitalizing the once interesting NHL© Hockey Pool. I know my Flames most likely wont be in it, but it still can be fun. So by a show of hands ✋ not fingers 🖕  , who would like to participate. Always nice to have about 10 people. No cost, and if we have enough peoples, I will add a small prize. 
    But, enough of me babbling on, maybe I'm filling space as it was a slower week here at the blog . Well at I guess we only missed Wednesday this week  
    Monday, your Review Team presented through @chris191070. Check it out!
    Like a geyser that erupts the same time everyday, Myr erupted on Tuesday with a new Deep Dive. I'm no longer allowed to call the big buy by the geyser's name.
    Thursday we started another round of the popular tv game show the popular blog quiz, Author Guess Who:
    Friday means one thing around here. It Was Prompt Friday brought to us by @Aditus:
    Did you want to read an intriguing blog this week? Well check out Comicality's weekly writing article:
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Poetry Anthology - Seasons, will be due April 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Secret Author Contest - More information to come.
    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.
     
    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
     
    Whoa, slow the bus down  I nearly forgot the Words of the Week:
    ragweed, ambush, musketeer, drupe, eglantine, pelage, leukocyte
     
    Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets!
     
    6 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Freshmen by Mark Arbour The Best Year by Krista **Complete**  Get Into James Shorts by JamesSavik  **Complete**  tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Beyond the Crags by Kyle Aarons Window Stories by Ronyx 22 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    That’s What I Call Entertainment by Lee Wilson  **Complete**  Oregon in the Fall by drown All My Dreams Pass Before My Eyes by JLynch Who's Afraid of Joe Vincente by chris191070 Goldstein Johnson & Cole (2024 re-write) by Mancunian Stolen: Unearthing the Lore by lomax61 Luminosity-The Return (book 2) by paren01 A Night with no Stars by Mercury Eff Life's a Dreamboat by J92 No going back by Robert Hugill Deeds of Their Past by mcarss Of Pride and Power by W_L Jail Cell Love Affair by Lee Wilson Heat by MythOfHappiness Murder on the Hudson by chris191070  **Complete**  The Shadowy Path by Lupus They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill You're so Weird by Arch Hunter Andre and Chris by Paladin Widderkin V. O. E. by Palantir As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels The Making of a Slave by and9993  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  13. wildone

    Feature Story: Losing Kevin

    By wildone,


    Reviews
    Have you ever felt you loss someone and it is the worse thing in the world? Check out this great review by @chris191070 by our Classic Author @Ronyx and see if that maybe, this might be worse. 
     
    Losing Kevin
    by Ronyx
    Reviewer: chris191070
    Status: Complete
    Word Count:  57,913
    We have a wonderful story about identical twins Kevin and Devin, but they are different in that one is gay and the other straight.
    They shared a brotherly bond, but the bond was broken, when Kevin found himself a boyfriend, and this drove them apart.
    What follows is a physiological study of how they are the same but different.
    Kevin has his own problems, his mother can't accept having a gay son, Devin doesn't like having a gay brother. Many important issues are covered in this story. Bullying, homophobia and we even deal with teen pregnancy.
    But ultimately we have the love of family and brotherly love conquering all.
    Category: Fiction  Genres:  General Fiction, Rmance  Sub-genres: Drama, General Romance  Tags: teen, gay, coming of age, brothers  Rating: Mature
  14. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Mar. 3 - Mar. 9)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I had this big long speech from upon my soapbox and Valkyrie so rudely pulled it out from under me and now I have road rash on my ass. Oh, what a great segue to the Poetry Anthology .  Get it? Rash...Ass. Well, maybe they don't totally rhyme  Also I don't want to belittle the great poets out there either.
    Now I do look forward to the many experienced to blossoming poets, even if you don't see yourself as one yet, getting an entry in! Down below on the Thursday blog, Val actually gets down to business and talks all about the Anthology.
    So what happened this past week? Got some good news, got some bad news and I think the rest of the week fell in between that .
    Oh, before  I forget, if you wake up at the crack of dawn on a Sunday and can't start your day until you have read the GA Weekly Wrap Up, and you live in most places in North America, look at your clock. Now look at your clock on your phone. If one is an hour behind the other, you are LATE!! Hoping no one is late though with the change to daylight savings time . 
    So that might be the question of the week! Did you spring forward last night? I did .
     
    Monday Cia introduced us to a new CSR feature for the month of March. If you are looking for something new, check this out:
    Then on Tuesday, Myr did a good look at the Paranormal:
    Wednesday, once a month, a family and fan favourite, Aaron brought us the Ask An Author 3.0:
    Thursday, Valkyrie did a shout out to everyone to put on your poet hats and get a poem in for out Poetry Anthology:
    On Friday, Cole challenged us to try our hands at sarcasm. I do find it tricky to put down in words. Sometimes it comes across like if it is being given by Sheldon Cooper, the King of Sarcasm. So prove me wrong  
    Finally on Saturday, the reason we are all here at this place called GA, Comicality gave another great article:
     
     
    I learned a new word on Saturday that stood out to me that I could now use as a description of someone  How about you? Here are all the Words of The Day:
    lodestone, benighted, aster, augury, calumniate, pergola, odoriferous
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Poetry Anthology - Seasons, will be due April 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Secret Author Contest - More information to come.
    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.
     
    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** James Songbook by JamesSavik **Complete** Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Sands of Time by Roland Window Stories by Ronyx 27 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    The Mistress by vanalas The Second Circlet: The Old Places by MrM Deeds of Their Past by mcarss Thicker Than Water by John Henry Goldstein Johnson & Cole (2024 re-write) by Mancunian Special Circumstances by lawfulneutralmage A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski Jail Cell Love Affair by Lee Wilson Life's a Dreamboat by J92 Murder on the Hudson by chris191070 Of Pride and Power by W_L Oregon in the Fall by drown All My Dreams Pass Before My Eyes by JLynch They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill It's Always Something by Ticklishboy30 Florida Shores by Karl Anders The Shadowy Path by Lupus Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox The World Out There by Drew Payne No going back by Robert Hugill You're so Weird by Arch Hunter Andre and Chris by Paladin Sands of Time by Roland Adam's Grace by CasualWanderer82 Abraham Etheridge by Mac Rountree Any Way Out by Leslie Lofton Widderkin V. O. E. by Palantir  
     
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
     
     
     
  15. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Feb. 25 - Mar. 2)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    So what is that saying? February Showers brings March dumps of snow?  
    After a tropical February around here, it stated snowing on Thursday night, and it snowed, and snowed and it snowed I'm sure we are over a foot but you know what, a foot here is multiple feet in the mountains to the West. Without this bump up in the low snowfall in the Rockies, we would and may still be in a drought for the summer. So if any of you are going to tell me about your bulbs starting to shoot up, maybe planning the garden, your perennials are coming up, I HATE YOU Well, hate is a strong word, maybe detest? Despise?  
    Now onto another pressing issue. It is years like this that it isn't good to be on a salary. If you can get one . I mean, employers get an extra day of work out of you on Feb 29th without paying their employees for the extra day of work! If you are paid hourly, you should be paid for the extra day. I think next leap year we should rise up and point out this injustice!!! Yet I have a feeling in 4 years I won't remember what I did the year before, let alone 4 years before .
    Before we get going this week, I want to tip my hat to the big guy, @Myr, and our new programmer who have worked their a$$es off to get this Server and Stories Archive Update done. I'll be honest, if you could see all the bugs that Myr worked with our programmer to get fixed, and some of those bugs were identified by you all, you would be gob smacked (or is it gobsmacked) at how much went into this. So sincerely, thanks Myr  Here is the announcement:
    Now let's jump into our regular programming week, brought to you by Lucki Charms 🍀( trademarks ).
    Monday, Cia got to present a really interesting interview with our CSR Author and Story of the month for February:
    Tuesday, although he was busy as beaver, Myr still did a deep dive:
    We took hump day off this past week. I won't ask you what you did on your hump day as this is a family blog  One author I know has a fixation with the UPS driver in his shorts on Wednesdays  
    Now did you check out the big announcement on the 2024 Anthology? You didn't? Well click on this to find out the winning theme for this year and also some very important information!
    But............................................... let's not forget that you have less than a month to get in your poetry Anthology!!! Check this blog out for all the deets on it:
    Thursday, Valkyrie showed her true colours, which is green btw. She revealed that the single most important day in the year for her is getting drunk on green beer, eating cabbage and corned beef. She also gave us two prompts to recognize the upcoming St Paddy's day:
    Then on Saturday, Comicality wrapped up the week in a nice little bow with another Writing Article:
     
    7 days in the week, 7 Words of the Day:
    innuendo, terror, ecstasy, passion, fury, grief, malleable
     
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Poetry Anthology - Seasons, will be due April 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Secret Author Contest - More information to come.
    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.
     
    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   By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens   The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus   2 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Beyond the Crags by Kyle Aarons   Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W   1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Sticks and Stories by astone2292   26 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Special Circumstances by lawfulneutralmage   You're so Weird by Arch Hunter   All My Dreams Pass Before My Eyes by JLynch   Thicker Than Water by John Henry  Ticklish Descendants by Ticklishboy30  No going back by Robert Hugill   Murder on the Hudson by chris191070   Life's a Dreamboat by J92  The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X  Deeds of Their Past by mcarss  Before And After the Divorce by Lee Wilson **Complete** The Wayward Brothers by CasualWanderer82   Trash Polka by Demiurge   As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels   They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill   It's Always Something by Ticklishboy30   I've Always Loved You by R. Eric   Andre and Chris by Paladin   A Night with no Stars by Mercury Eff  A Ticklish Love Story by Ticklishboy30 **Complete** Valentine's Day by AusGlitterati   Res Publica Christiana by W_L   Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox   Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard   Abraham Etheridge by Mac Rountree   A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski    
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
  16. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    I'm giddy
    Now it is up to you to figure out why I'm so giddy  
    So did you all notice that next week is a 1in every 4 years occurrence, a Leap Year? It seems to me like I don't notice as much, ever since the Winter Olympics were moved from the Leap Year's to two years later and the Summer Olympics stayed on the Leap Year. I guess for the non sports lovers out there, you're saying WTF  If you are a sports follower, I imagine you are more interested in the Summer Olympics than the Winter, so once again WTF  
    P.S. Also a PSA, rather than the 1st day of Spring being March 20th it will be March 19th this year  In case you or your fellow Druids were planning on going to Stonehenge, I don't want you a day late!! That would really suck.
    You also know what? With an extra day that means you get a whole bonus day to get in your Poetry Anthology entry or entries! Since April 1st is the due date, why procrastinate any longer? Leave that to me where every week at a ridiculous hour I get started on the Weekly Wrap Up  Well, let's go with I want the most up to date news and chapters published  .
    So before I turn into a pumpkin in a minute, let's get this show on the road.
    Monday, Cia introduced us to a very popular author in the Signature Author Feature. Did you get into the blog?
    Tuesday, Myr left us all kind of guessing what were the top stories in his Deep Dive:
    Wednesday, we got the Signature Feature Author Excerpt to go with Monday's Announcement:
    On Wednesday, colour me stupid, but I never thought the Author Guess Who Reveal would be who it was!
    Friday, in a twist of something different, @Aditus brought up some items and called them out as items:
    I didn't get a chance to read Comicality's Article this week, but I will take a look later. Maybe you should too! After all, it is all about you  
     
    What a mishmash of words this week for the Words of the Day.
    mishmash, commodious, jitters, implode, ramekin, earsplitting, gazelle
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Poetry Anthology - Seasons, will be due April 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Secret Author Contest - More information to come.
    Annual Anthology (theme TBA) - More information to come. Due October 1st 2024.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - 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!
    6 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour The Freshmen by Mark Arbour The Best Year by Krista The Cockney Canuck by Dodger Get Into James Shorts by JamesSavik **Complete** The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Sands of Time by Roland Keeper of the Rituals by Libby Drew **Complete** 24 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Special Circumstances by lawfulneutralmage Widderkin V. O. E. by Palantir Ticklish Descendants by Ticklishboy30 Thicker Than Water by John Henry Luminosity-The Return (book 2) by paren01 No going back by Robert Hugill Of Pride and Power by W_L All My Dreams Pass Before My Eyes by JLynch Before And After the Divorce by Lee Wilson A Meeting at the Community Centre by chris191070 **Complete** Trash Polka by Demiurge Andre and Chris by Paladin Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport Life's a Dreamboat by J92 It's Always Something by Ticklishboy30 Blood Of The Wilde by CasualWanderer82 **Complete** They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill Well, What Do You Want To Know? by PhillMakracken Taking Help from Mr Jordan by chris191070 **Complete** Sands of Time by Roland Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard Stronger Than Lions by Sean J Halford Any Way Out by Leslie Lofton A Night with no Stars by Mercury Eff  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  17. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Wow, that week went by in a whirl  Not that I was swept off my feet by Prince Charming, but just overall it was a quick week. I could of sworn a day or two ago that I was doing last weeks wrap up.
    Instead of me babbling on, I want to call to attention our Annual Anthology Topic Poll.
    This is a great concept that I think is turning out not only some great topics, but great engagement across the site! When you see a lot of votes you think oh well, what will mine count? In this case your vote is as important and carries as much weight as everyone else's. The more votes we get entered, and remember you get to choose your top 3, I'm hoping the more motivation for Authors to get involved in this Anthology will be the result! Then more will be also motivated to read it when it comes out somewhere around October/November. It is a win win situation for Authors and Readers!!
    Now that I got your attention on that, I will do something unusual  and start off with the Thursday blog. It has all the information for the voting for the Anthology.
    What the heck, lets toss out the usual routine  Not sure if this is Slytherin's cousin or not.

    Did you get up this morning and log on and get a chance to read Comsies' Writing Article? It does discuss an interesting concept.
    Are you curious what Myr brought up this week on his Deep Dive?
    What about the super, duper, Review Team's Featured Story on Monday?
    Now here is a question to see just how old your are . What do Ricardo Montalbán and Hervé Villechaize have in common? If you guess smooth Corinthian Leather, you're wrong . To get the answer, check out the prompt themes that Cole Matthews gave us this week:
     
    Myr was busy every morning this week around 2 AM EDT getting the Words of the Day ready for us  
    ursine, sartorial, prank, amorous, mignonette, plumage, madcap
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Poetry Anthology - Seasons, will be due April 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Secret Author Contest - More information to come.
    Annual Anthology (theme TBA) - More information to come. Due October 1st 2024.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - 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!
    6 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Freshmen by Mark Arbour The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour The Best Year by Krista Behind Green Eyes by JamesSavik **Complete**  Translation Trashbin by AC Benus 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Keeper of the Rituals by Libby Drew Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Beyond the Crags by Kyle Aarons 2 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Blades of Ashes by lilansui The Man I Like Might Be A Delinquent by lilansui 27 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Stronger Than Lions by Sean J Halford Well, What Do You Want To Know? by PhillMakracken Taking Help from Mr Jordan by chris191070 Thicker Than Water by John Henry Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox All My Dreams Pass Before My Eyes by JLynch Blades of Ashes by lilansui Forever My Love by vanalas **Complete**  Of Pride and Power by W_L They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill Trash Polka by Demiurge Touch: A survival story. by Rhythminthemind As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels Blood Of The Wilde by CasualWanderer82 Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites Valentine's Day by AusGlitterati No going back by Robert Hugill Amber Waves by Yeoldebard **Complete**  The Christmas Gift by chris191070 **Complete**  Before And After the Divorce by Lee Wilson Ark II by R. Eric The Man I Like Might Be A Delinquent by lilansui WHISPERS by PhillMakracken Any Way Out by Leslie Lofton Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard Res Publica Christiana by W_L Widderkin V. O. E. by Palantir 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Waltzing With Words by frozenphenix  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
  18. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Wow, that week went by in a whirl  Not that I was swept off my feet by Prince Charming, but just overall it was a quick week. I could of sworn a day or two ago that I was doing last weeks wrap up.
    Instead of me babbling on, I want to call to attention our Annual Anthology Topic Poll.
    This is a great concept that I think is turning out not only some great topics, but great engagement across the site! When you see a lot of votes you think oh well, what will mine count? In this case your vote is as important and carries as much weight as everyone else's. The more votes we get entered, and remember you get to choose your top 3, I'm hoping the more motivation for Authors to get involved in this Anthology will be the result! Then more will be also motivated to read it when it comes out somewhere around October/November. It is a win win situation for Authors and Readers!!
    Now that I got your attention on that, I will do something unusual  and start off with the Thursday blog. It has all the information for the voting for the Anthology.
    What the heck, lets toss out the usual routine  Not sure if this is Slytherin's cousin or not.

    Did you get up this morning and log on and get a chance to read Comsies' Writing Article? Like something you've written as a scene, it doesn't have to die for the rest of the story.
    Are you curious what Myr brought up this week on his Deep Dive?
    What about the super, duper, Review Team's Featured Story on Monday?
    Now here is a question to see just how old your are . What do Ricardo Montalbán and Hervé Villechaize have in common? If you guess smooth Corinthian Leather, you're wrong . To get the answer, check out the prompt themes that Cole Matthews gave us this week:
     
    Myr was busy every morning this week around 2 AM EDT getting the Words of the Day ready for us  
    ursine, sartorial, prank, amorous, mignonette, plumage, madcap
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Poetry Anthology - Seasons, will be due April 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Secret Author Contest - More information to come.
    Annual Anthology (theme TBA) - More information to come. Due October 1st 2024.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - 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!
    6 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Freshmen by Mark Arbour The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour The Best Year by Krista Behind Green Eyes by JamesSavik **Complete**  Translation Trashbin by AC Benus 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Keeper of the Rituals by Libby Drew Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Beyond the Crags by Kyle Aarons 2 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    Blades of Ashes by lilansui The Man I Like Might Be A Delinquent by lilansui 27 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Stronger Than Lions by Sean J Halford Well, What Do You Want To Know? by PhillMakracken Taking Help from Mr Jordan by chris191070 Thicker Than Water by John Henry Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox All My Dreams Pass Before My Eyes by JLynch Blades of Ashes by lilansui Forever My Love by vanalas **Complete**  Of Pride and Power by W_L They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill Trash Polka by Demiurge Touch: A survival story. by Rhythminthemind As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels Blood Of The Wilde by CasualWanderer82 Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites Valentine's Day by AusGlitterati No going back by Robert Hugill Amber Waves by Yeoldebard **Complete**  The Christmas Gift by chris191070 **Complete**  Before And After the Divorce by Lee Wilson Ark II by R. Eric The Man I Like Might Be A Delinquent by lilansui WHISPERS by PhillMakracken Any Way Out by Leslie Lofton Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard Res Publica Christiana by W_L Widderkin V. O. E. by Palantir 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Waltzing With Words by frozenphenix  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
  19. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    It seems like when I have nothing better to say, my momma's saying comes out: If you don't have something nice to say, then don't say it at all.
    Funny thing is, I don't have anything bad to say about anyone. This week  
    In an effort to bypass Valentines, but feel to bring up if you want, what are some of your mom's momisms? Or do you have a doozie or two of dadisms. One sage piece of advice that my dad imparted on me at a very young age was, don't pee into the wind. I wish I had paid more attention on more than one occasion . I don't have any kids, so I won't pass any on to them. Well, I think my godson is still in therapy for some I imparted on him .
    Now before we kick off this week ahead on Monday, why don't we look at the week past.
    Monday was an introduction to an all new CSR Feature. This one has piqued my interest. Check it out:
    Tuesday we went spear fishing when Myr took us diving again. You should see what scary things he brought up to the surface:
     
    Wednesday, Aaron was at it again. Check out the new Ask An Author 3.0 to get an insight on this author:
    Thursday, he just wouldn't go away . Wait, does this fall under the don't say anything at all category . You know I love you bud  Aaron was back to perplex all of us with this months Author Guess Who:
    Then yesterday, Comsie was in with a new article. Also, if you are one of his fans, maybe check out this topic: https://gayauthors.org/forums/topic/48898-where-is-comsie 
     
     
    Some of the words of the days, perplexed me  
    landmass, intertwined, poetic, xeric, paucity, enigma, novelist
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Poetry Anthology - Seasons, will be due April 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Secret Author Contest - More information to come.
    Annual Anthology (theme TBA) - More information to come. Due October 1st 2024.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - 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!
    4 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Freshmen by Mark Arbour The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus James Songbook by JamesSavik **Complete** Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Keeper of the Rituals by Libby Drew Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Sands of Time by Roland 24 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites Oregon in the Fall by drown Thicker Than Water by John Henry All My Dreams Pass Before My Eyes by JLynch No going back by Robert Hugill Before And After the Divorce by Lee Wilson Well, What Do You Want To Know? by PhillMakracken Florida Shores by Karl Anders Of Pride and Power by W_L Luminosity-The Return (book 2) by paren01 Res Publica Christiana by W_L Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox Adam's Grace by CasualWanderer82 Taking Help from Mr Jordan by chris191070 Trash Polka by Demiurge They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill Amber Waves by Yeoldebard **Complete** Sands of Time by Roland Stronger Than Lions by Sean J Halford Forever My Love by vanalas Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport Widderkin V. O. E. by Palantir Brian: Taking Courage by Robert Hugill 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Waltzing With Words by frozenphenix  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
     
  20. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Jan. 29 - Feb. 3)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    1 done and only 11 to go! Maybe it was the time off, but did anyone else feel that January flew by? I know we say this more and more as we age  but for some reason I thought this one went really quickly.
    Now that we are in February and I KNOW a lot of you don't do resolutions but also some do. If you did, are they still being followed?
    Today I had breakfast with two friends that live together. One, who has been through multiple brain surgeries and major life events setting him back, for the past 3 or 4 years had turned to drinking. Walking out of rehab after the first day multiple attempts or shall we say forced attempts, lots of trips to the hospital, losing half his front teeth when falling down, etc. The other friend that lives with him drinks too, he says to deal with the other. Well he got out of the hospital on the 30th of December again after getting his stomach pumped  They both made a commitment to stop drinking, but this was the first time it was said by Adam. We are now 35 days in and he hasn't touched a drop. He is so surprised how much better he is feeling, isn't craving the booze, and has lost about 30lbs. and is starting to feel good about himself again. Although not a New Year's resolution, I am so proud of him and even though the other is mildly drinking again, Adam says it is even more motivation for him to not start like the other did. I am so proud of him and hope that he continues down this path. Sometimes depending on the circumstances, promises around the end of the year can come true! Much too early to say forever, but heck 35 days sober after 3-4 years drunk everyday and without AA or others involved is a great start! I wish I could make at least a commitment like that and keep it up on other things!
    Enough about me and my friends, what have you changed in the past month and is or is not a resolution that is making you feel better about yourself?
    Now onto the reason we are all here  Let's wrap the week up. A bit slow as we had a 5th week in the month this past one. 
    Monday we all took a day off  
    Tuesday, Myr went off with his scuba gear out onto Lake Ontario, cut a hole in the ice and went for a deep dive. He wore a dry suit, so it wasn't his annual polar bear plunge. This is what he found:
    We took Wednesday off
    On Thursday, Val gave everyone an update on the ongoing selection of a theme for this years annual Anthology. There was also a link and a reminder of this years Poetry Anthology. Don't forget the due date!!!
     
    Aditus popped in on Friday and provided two new fresh prompts to get your juices flowing. Wait! Your creative juices  
     
    To finish off the week in a jocular sense, Comicality gave us a new article:
     
     
    Even if we were slow on the GA News Blog, we definitely were not on the Words of the Day:
    indolent, horsefly, intransigent, parturition, metatarsus, paleontology, pediment
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Poetry Anthology - Seasons, will be due April 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Secret Author Contest - More information to come.
    Annual Anthology (theme TBA) - More information to come. Due October 1st 2024.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - 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 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Keeper of the Rituals by Libby Drew A Life Lived by Dabeagle **Complete** Beyond the Crags by Kyle Aarons 24 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Thicker Than Water by John Henry The Making of a Slave by and9993 Blood Of The Wilde by CasualWanderer82 Of Pride and Power by W_L Talented Teens by AusGlitterati  **Complete** Andre and Chris by Paladin No going back by Robert Hugill All My Dreams Pass Before My Eyes by JLynch Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox Before And After the Divorce by Lee Wilson The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X Trash Polka by Demiurge A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels Strange Behavior by chris191070  **Complete** Res Publica Christiana by W_L A Night with no Stars by Mercury Eff Oregon in the Fall by drown Brian: Taking Courage by Robert Hugill Amber Waves by Yeoldebard Any Way Out by Leslie Lofton For you by Zuri  **Complete** Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard Forever My Love by vanalas 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Waltzing With Words by frozenphenix  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  21. wildone

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

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well just don't get close. Got home early Tuesday morning and felt a really bad cold come on about 4 hours later. Then proceeded to sleep about 20 to 22 hours per day up until yesterday. Went through all the stages of a really bad cold. Yesterday decided to do a Covid test and either someone on the plane or in Hawaii was kind enough to share . Feeling pretty good though, now.
    Many thanks and appreciations go out to Cia for covering me for the last 2 weeks  It is nice to have her to take over in a pinch to help a team member out Make sure you all pass your thanks too, it meant 2 weeks away from me  
    Good to see the site did not dissolve into a post apocalyptic state of affairs  To keep everything going as it should, let's look back on the the past week and see what all happened here at the GA News Blog.
    Tuesday, Myr kicked the week off with a Deep Dive:
    Thursday was the day that we look for 1 of 3 things. This week it was the Author Guess Who big reveal from Aaron:
    Friday, it was all about the weather when Val brought us the Prompts of the week:
    Wrapping up the last week full week of the first month of 2024, Comicality gave everyone some great writing advice. Something that I think we all may ask about when finishing off a story:
     
    There was also included this week as a bonus offer with the blogs , a Word of The Day:
    soiree, rutabaga, soapstone, tapestry, monger, lumbago, decompose
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Poetry Anthology - Seasons, will be due April 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need.
    Secret Author Contest - More information to come.
    Annual Anthology (theme TBA) - More information to come. Due October 1st 2024.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - 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!
    6 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour Temporary Hold The Freshmen by Mark Arbour In Process Broken Path, Starless Tail by Cia In Process Light & Dragonflies: Nature Poems/Love Poems by AC Benus Complete Bearpaw: An Old West Tale by Headstall Complete 4 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    A Life Lived by Dabeagle In Process Keeper of the Rituals by Libby Drew In Process Recovery and Renewal by Altimexis Complete Sands of Time by Roland In Process 23 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    Widderkin V. O. E. by Palantir In Process Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites In Process For you by Zuri In Process Who Am I by chris191070 Complete Of Pride and Power by W_L In Process All My Dreams Pass Before My Eyes by JLynch In Process Brian: Taking Courage by Robert Hugill In Process A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski In Process Before And After the Divorce by Lee Wilson In Process Talented Teens by AusGlitterati In Process It's Always Something by Ticklishboy30 In Process Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox In Process Desafinado: Slightly Out Of Tune by LJCC In Process Trash Polka by Demiurge In Process Oregon in the Fall by drown In Process No going back by Robert Hugill In Process Amber Waves by Yeoldebard In Process Blueblood 5.1: Red Alert!! by R. Eric Temporary Hold Sands of Time by Roland In Process Blood Of The Wilde by CasualWanderer82 In Process Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard Temporary Hold Andre and Chris by Paladin In Process Thicker Than Water by John Henry In Process 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    Waltzing With Words by frozenphenix In Process  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  22. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Dec.31 - Jan. 07)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well this is my first blog of the new year 🥳 I seriously hope that no one is still recovering from Sunday night and Monday morning  
    I will keep my question simple. Did you bother with a New Year's Resolution, what was it, and 7 days in are you achieving it? 
    Now lets jump into the past week. It was a full one!
    Monday was a day that many of you were looking forward to. Valkyrie published the stories of 11 dedicated fans of Carlos Hazday in memoriam. Check them out if you have ever read Carlos's works:
    Tuesday, Myr did another Deep Dive. This time it has pictures where I wonder if the pirates were deep diving to find their sunken treasure:
    Wednesday was time for Aaron to put up the Author Guess Who reveal. Did you Guess Who?
    Also on the Wednesday, Mry let us know about some important site changes coming:
    Friday Cole Matthews did up a couple of new prompts for us. Did anyone else like the name of the blog?
    You know who had the final say this week:
     
    Here were the Words Of The Day that wrapped up last year and started off the new one:
    terminate, commence (I'm starting to see a theme here ), persistence, quail, residue, palomino, pretzel
     
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Poetry Anthology - More information to come. Due April 1st 2024.
    Secret Author Contest - More information to come.
    Annual Anthology (theme TBA) - More information to come. Due October 1st 2024.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - 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!
    Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories
    James Songbook by JamesSavik **Complete** Gap Year by Mark Arbour Light & Dragonflies: Nature Poems/Love Poems by AC Benus Broken Path, Starless Tail by Cia Bearpaw: An Old West Tale by Headstall You've Been Selected! by Valkyrie **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute** Converse by northie **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute** Boyfriends for Christmas by JamesSavik **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute** Four Defiant Skyscrapers by Parker Owens **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute** Dear Carlos by Mikiesboy **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute** Shelter by Comicality Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories
    Keeper of the Rituals by Libby Drew Beyond the Crags by Kyle Aarons The Stranger by Bill W **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute** Pupuseria Mia by Dabeagle Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories
    The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois **Complete** Blades of Ashes by lilansui The Man I Like Might Be A Delinquent by lilansui A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui Recently Updated 'Author' Stories
    The Hierarchy of Influence by E K Stokes Before And After the Divorce by Lee Wilson A Night with no Stars by Mercury Eff Florida Shores by Karl Anders Oregon in the Fall by drown Thicker Than Water by John Henry Regret by chris191070 **Complete** Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites Operation Pinky Swear by frozenphenix Of Pride and Power by W_L Never walk alone- Walk on by Andre Delport As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels Any Way Out by Leslie Lofton Brian: Taking Courage by Robert Hugill Welcome to Redwaters by Hardianarcher Re-United by Justin4Fun **Complete** A Strange Start to a Friendship by Lee Wilson On the Strawberry Moon by J92 Picking up the Pieces by Ivor Slipper Blades of Ashes by lilansui Rocked To The Core by Lee Wilson **Complete** What Happened To The Baxter Boys by Mancunian Warrior Children: Legendary Three by Vaughn Edward Amber Waves by Yeoldebard Res Publica Christiana by W_L Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox The Man I Like Might Be A Delinquent by lilansui Guidance by chris191070 **Complete** No going back by Robert Hugill Andre and Chris by Paladin Twinks in Space: Destination Unknown - Part One by Adam Andrews Johnson **Complete** The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard Rapport by lucretiaseeks **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute** Azkarah by Defiance19 **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute** New Year’s Resolutions For Idiots by Lee Wilson **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute** The Icebox by JujuTheDruid **Complete** Quokka's Christmas Stories by quokka **Complete** A Thousand Years of Hope by lilansui Widderkin V. O. E. by Palantir Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories
    A Step Beyond by JACC **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute** A Man For All Ages by raven1 **Complete**  **Carlos Tribute**  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
  23. wildone

    Review Team... Review!

    By wildone,


    Reviews
    Our Review Team has put together a list of all the Reviews they did in 2023. You can click on any of them to see the actual blog. Maybe there was one that you said you'd read, maybe one piques your interest now, or maybe one looks like it would be a foray into a different genre. No matter what the reason, here is your second chance to see the Reviews from last year.
    2023
    January 9: 2022 Reviews Revisited - Timothy M.
    Reader comment: Thanks, review team!
    April 10: Jay's Loelife by Mrsgnomie - chris191070
    Reader comment: This is a great story full of fun, adventure and good friends. I'm not the only one to think it is an awesome tale.
    May 8: Silverwolf by Wayne Gray - chris191070
    Reader comment: This is a great, fun, read from the mind of Wayne Gray. Enjoy!!
    June 12: Good Guys Don’t Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox - spike382
    Reader comment: The only problem with it is you have to be careful to not have anything in your mouth like food or drink when you're reading.
    July 10: Give me back my Prompts by Sasha Distan - Aditus
    Reader comment: As usual, it got me to read, react, and review a story I had not considered reading.
    August 14: Inherited by Lomax61 - Parker Owens
    Reader comment: It's a great thriller and adventure. I loved searching for clues to solve the mystery.
    September 11: Inked and Beach Bottles by Carlos Hazday - Timothy M.
    Reader comment: Thanks for paying tribute to Carlos with these two reviews. He'd be pleased. 
    October 9: Baring My Soul by Kbois - chris191070
    Reader comment: it's a very well written story that is guaranteed to have you reaching for the tissues.
    November 13: The Case of the Short, Short Prince by Geron Kees - W_L
    Reader comment:  have yet to be displeased with a Geron Kees story.  Every one of his stories is worth reading.
    December 11: Aunt May's Magic by Mancunian - spike382
    Reader comment: Well, this certainly makes you want to check out this story, and the right time of the year to do so.
  24. wildone

    Featured Story: Aunt May’s Magic

    By wildone,


    Reviews
    It is the time of the month for another spectacular review from our Review Team. This month @spike382 gave us the review.
     

    Aunt May's Magic
    by Mancunian
    Reviewer: spike382
    Status: Complete
    Word Count: 3,008
     
    I was actually having quite a debate with myself about which story I would read for my last review of 2023. There were a couple of classic stories, that I wanted to draw new readers to, and a few newer stories that I thought would also be fun to take a look at  Yet my mind kept going back to a writer I had the opportunity to get to know a little better the past couple of months: Mancunian.  He's been a writer on GA for a few years now, and yet I don’t believe he’s ever had the opportunity to have one of his stories put forth by our Review Team.   So, let’s change that!
    Mancunian actually writes all his stories in a shard literary universe, the man theme of these stories is “Lost Souls.”  That is, people from various walks of life who end up homeless, and in the world of The Boot, those lost souls converge in the named homeless shelter.  “Auntie May’s Magic” is a simple, short story, less than 3000 words actually, and yet it’s a great entry point to The Boot universe. 
    The story can really be boiled down to its description “A young man is down on his luck, then he meets Aunt May.”   That is correct, we do see a young man walk into a diner, and by the description, his luck ran out a long time ago.  What happened to him?  We never find out, but he’s someone truly in need of a helping hand.  The diner is run by the kind of/sort of mysterious Aunt May.  This diner is not a normal place, and the people inside aren’t the sort the young man expects to find at all.  When he finally meets Aunt May, it soon becomes apparent why.  
    I’ll leave it there, so as not to spoil too much of the story.  As I said it’s a quick read, but it’sdefinitelyworth the effort.  As one reader said in their personal  review , “Hard to imagine a short story of less than 3 thousand words could have such an impact.”  Yet it does leave such an impact and more importantly, it’s a great entry point into a  larger universe built by Mancunian.
     I invite everyone to read this story right away.   From there, he is currently posting new chapters of his latest story set in The Boot, “What Happened to the Baxter Boys,” which is much longer than 3000 words, but totally worth a read.  Check them both out!   
     
     
    Category: Fiction  Genres:  Literary Fiction  Sub-genres: Contemporary Fiction  Tags:   young adult, europe, no sex, modern  Rating:  Everyone
  25. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Dec. 24 - Dec. 30)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot And the days of auld lang syne?   For auld lang syne, my dear For auld lang syne We'll drink a cup of kindness yet For the sake of auld lang syne   And surely you will buy your cup And surely I'll buy mine! We'll take a cup of kindness yet For the sake of auld lang syne   We two have paddled in the stream From morning sun till night The seas between us Lord and swell Since the days of auld lang syne   For old acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind Should old acquaintance be forgot For the sake of auld lang syne?   For old acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind Should old acquaintance be forgot In the days of auld lang syne?   For auld lang syne, my dear For auld lang syne We'll drink a cup of kindness yet For the sake of auld lang syne     Now if I were being 100% honest, which I always am  Other than the first line of that song, I mumble and make everything else up  What about you? Do you know the lyrics? Do you even know the song ?   It is early New Years Eve Morning, so not too much chit chat from me this week. YAY!!   Monday, it was our December CSR Discussion Day:   Tuesday, Myr did another fabulous deep dive: Thursday was the big day for the reveal of the Author Guess Who? 
    Friday, we kicked off the silliness of New Years Resolutions. Two different prompts were provided:
    Saturday, it was all Comsie:
     
      So here is the final Words of the Day for 2023 (except for 1):   sleigh, poinsettia, luscious, pustule, iota, isle, liverwurst  
    Upcoming Writing Events 
    Poetry Anthology - More information to come. Due April 1st 2024.
    Secret Author Contest - More information to come.
    Annual Anthology (theme TBA) - More information to come. Due October 1st 2024.
    Prompt Team Event/Contest - 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!
    Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories Gap Year by Mark Arbour Sneak Away by Comicality Get Into James Shorts by JamesSavik **Complete** The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Bearpaw: An Old West Tale by Headstall Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Sands of Time by Roland Pupuseria Mia by Dabeagle Recently Updated 'Author' Stories The Icebox by JujuTheDruid Crossing the Moon by HinderToyBL **Complete** Operation Pinky Swear by frozenphenix The Men of Collosia by chris191070 **Complete** Oregon in the Fall by drown The Hierarchy of Influence by E K Stokes A Strange Start to a Friendship by Lee Wilson Forever My Love by vanalas There's A Strange Partridge in My Pear Tree, Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees **Complete** Of Pride and Power by W_L What Happened To The Baxter Boys by Mancunian No going back by Robert Hugill On the Strawberry Moon by J92 The English Year by Jwolf Any Way Out by Leslie Lofton Rocked To The Core by Lee Wilson The Making of a Slave by and9993 Before And After the Divorce by Lee Wilson Amber Waves by Yeoldebard Sands of Time by Roland David C. McLavic by CLJobe Spending Christmas in an Air B and B by chris191070 **Complete** Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels Andre and Chris by Paladin  
    Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)
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