Valkyrie

I am sooooo looking forward to corned beef and cabbage this Sunday 🤤

No, Steve you can't keep the tennis ball. The players need it!

This is a fantastic story! Very well-written and a glimpse into a part of history I knew nothing about. I can't recommend this highly enough!

I haven't heard that unicorn song in ages! 🦄 We were going to celebrate today, but everyone is sick so corned beef and cabbage have to wait till next week

You are correct, Tim. That is how it's supposed to work, so your snippet makes perfect sense. A couple of people did their own thing, which is fine, but now we need someone to tell the next part of the main story.

If you're considering inviting Steve over for a pint, you might want to watch this first to see what kind of houseguest he is https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cdjymg2pjg4o?fbclid=IwY2xjawJBf05leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcwLpquN3hAZcXFJfhriCKNwVeO4T7_xK05wFuS2L1gzMX0Wte_scP0XBw_aem_Dmft1fW-a57_xeS4YatNlA

C'mon, authors/readers/whoeverwantstoparticipate! Why does Zelt need to get on this train so badly? Why is he running late? We need answers, people! 😁

Zelt looked at his watch - 6:45 pm. The train was supposed to leave at 7:00, and they were only five minutes from the station. That is, if the taxi he sat in wasn't stuck in the traffic jam to end all traffic jams. He pulled his wallet out of his pocket and removed some cash, thrusting it at the cab driver. "Here, I gotta make a run for it, or I'll never catch this train!" He couldn't miss his departure. He just couldn't.

Personal space, Steve!

Uh oh... it seems Steve is gathering a following. We must put a stop to this nonsense immediately!

@Krista you want to take this one?

Thank you! This story was very complicated to write, and I know there are some things that may not have been thought through fully, such as the name thing you mentioned. I wrote this a while ago, so I'm going by memory, but I believe the Markwarden are a sect of the Puritanical settlers, so the German comes from that.

They're trying to escape after the koi massacre! I think we all know what his future holds

No, Steve! The disco ball is not a toy!

We have ways we can fly That's for calling me stupid

I feel like this should be an otter named Steve

The deadline for the annual poetry anthology - Diversity - is fast approaching! I'm really looking forward to reading what everyone comes up with on this important topic. Since I've had some questions come up about the posting procedure for the anthologies, I'm going to break them down and hope this helps when it comes time to upload your poems. Cia has created a step-by-step tutorial with screenshots, which I will link to below. Myr recently updated it to ensure it is as up to date as possible. If you have any problems or questions when uploading your submission, please let me know. Submission Procedure *Please read carefully* Once your poetry collection is complete and has gone through your beta and editing team, please complete the following steps: Submit your poems into the GA Stories Archive. For help, please read How do I upload my anthology entry into GA Stories? The link is provided below. Make sure the story is unpublished. Select “Fiction” as the category. It will be moved later by staff. If you select 'poetry' or a different category by mistake, it's fine. I will move it to the correct category once the anthology is ready to go live. Mark your story status as COMPLETE. Only completed works are allowed in the anthologies. Please note that once you submit an unpublished story for the anthology, it will NOT show up in your list of stories for readers until the anthology has gone live. Copy the URL for your story (not any chapter page) and paste it in the links topic so your submission may be checked to ensure it meets submission guidelines and can be moved to the anthology category. The links topic can be found in the anthology section of the Writer's Circle. [*]Please do a visual check of your story once it has been uploaded to ensure that it posted correctly. If it did not, contact @Cia or Valkyrie. IMPORTANT: Please DO NOT do ANYTHING with your story once it has been submitted to the anthology. We lock edits to anthologies, but we can only lock so much and making ANY changes can cause issues with the system. If there is something with your story that absolutely needs fixed, added, etc, PLEASE contact @Cia or Valkyrie. Thank you!

Looks like they finally caught him!