Comicality

This is just...ADORABLY wicked!

Earlier yesterday, I was putting in work on the very last chapter of "My Only Escape" to finish off the series...and I didn't even know that Mary J Blige had a new album out. But this song came up in my feed, and I was just...floored by it. That's how it feels to heal from some of the things that I've experienced in my life. She ALWAYS finds a way to say it so much better than I ever could! Damn you, Mary! But she's been through a lot too, so I guess she understands. I was touched. I had to stop writing for a while. The second verse @1:25...it just makes me think of so much wasted time, you know? And it hurts, but we've all got to get better eventually. ::Looks In The Mirror:: Thanks, Mary. I needed this tonight.

https://gayauthors.org/story/comicality/gfd-blade-of-shadows/ Tonight brings you guys a brand new chapter of "GFD: Blade Of Shadows", and I hope you all enjoy it! Let me know what you think down below! And if you've never read this series before, you can start from the very beginning at the link above! K? Also, many more "Gone From Daylight" vampire stories/series/prequels/spinoffs are available in the "GFD: Worlds" section of the site! So don't miss out! They're all connected in one way or another, after all!

"GFD: Blade Of Shadows 5" Under any other circumstances, I might have looked upon my battle with that shadowed figure as a disgrace. But the creature refused to face me. Refused to fight back with any sense of honor. So the conflict is 'unfinished', and I could myself becoming more determined than ever to bring some resolution to it all. He will not evade me so easily. And if he is too shifty and false to look me in the eye and continue with a genuine assault...even with al

I wonder if Wanda really is more powerful than Dr. Strange... I guess we'll find out!

I can understand people being miserable. It's ok to have a bad day or be frustrated about something. But to PROJECT that misery onto other people? Like...WTF? Why is it *MY* fault that you're walking around angry with your life? You know? Leave me alone. Go be miserable somewhere else, I don't want to hear about it. These people can't take 30 seconds out of their day to leave some positive feedback or click a 'like' button every now and then, but they'll take time to complain, privately or publicly, and come up with schemes to tear me down instead? It's just sad. It really is. ((Hugz)) Thanks, man! Love you too. That's all I want. Just to have some fun and some joy and some purpose in my life that doesn't involve me tearing other people apart for the sake of being petty.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NZ8ZCB4 Book Four of the "On The Outside" ebook series has just been released, and is now live! So go and grab yourselves a copy when you get a chance! Enjoy! Mwah!

Hehehe, that's definitely a positive spin on the idea. I think I like your version better. Seriously, I don't want mountains of gold or to be showered with praise and worship. Just leave me alone, you know? If they get mad at me...I don't want to hear about it. Go be pissed somewhere else. It's not like their crying is going to have any effect anyway, so why bother? Like, great...now we're BOTH miserable. And those people just made their favorite story take even longer to finish. So they're basically punching themselves in their addicted faces.

A new chapter of the series, "After Practice", has just been posted! So check it out and see what Trey and Dallas are getting up to these days! And, if you've never read this story before, just click the link below and you can start from the beginning! K? https://gayauthors.org/story/comicality/after-practice/ Let me know what you think! And I'll seezya soon! Mwah!

"After Practice 5" Still...as overwhelmed as I was by the very idea of me actually approaching another boy for the first time in my entire life and actually asking him out on a DATE... ...I could still feel myself getting increasingly nervous as we approached the school grounds. Or even when we got to a neighborhood corner and had to wait for a car or two to pass before we could cross the street. It was like my lungs were constricting to the point where I could bare

It's just...why are people waiting on ME to make them happy? And then get mad at me when I don't? Can't they make themselves happy? It's just so pointless.

I always keep a running tab of how many new chapters I put out for the many stories that I'm always working on, every single day, and stay dedicated to each and every single one of them. You can be alerted to all of my new chapters to your favorite chapters on my mailing list, or coming right here to the Cafe to find out whether or not I've 'abandoned' a story that I haven't updated in a while. Even a long while. I've shown you guys nothing but loyalty and total dedication for over 20 years now...and I'm still kicking. I always deliver! Always! And if that's not good enough for some people...then I'll just have to let that be their problem. Not mine. I've dedicate soooo much of my life to making the world just a little bit better with what little talent that I have, and I'm not giving up. So when you see someone complain...ask what they've contributed to the struggle. ::Crickets:: Alright then. Here is what I've been writing and posting lately... (Just in case you think it's been YEARS since Comicality posted anything!!!) And you guys can ALWAYS keep a running tab on all of my my hard work on the Library if you ever miss anything or think that I'm depriving you of new material. Cool? Love you! Stay beautiful! https://www.voy.com/17262/

https://gayauthors.org/story/comicality/gfdfanboys/ A brand new chapter of "GFD: Fanboys" is now finished and available for you guys to bite into! This story takes place in a world where "GFD" is a bestselling book, as well as a blockbuster series of movies and TV shows! Two boys find each other through the magic of the story they love! So enjoy! And feel free to let me know what you think when you're finished! And remember...there's NOTHING wrong with being a rabid fan and ENJOYING the little pleasures of life! Get EXCITED!!! BE A FAN!!! It's ok! Hehehe, it's a good thing!

"GFD: Fanboys 10" I was actually surprised at how evenly matched Parker and I were at this game! Hehehe, it was actually...challenging, you know? I'm so used to playing with my other friends who don't really know the 'GFD' movies and the characters all that well, or playing with my younger cousins who are barely much more than button mashers who keep using the same attacks and keep falling for the same counters over and over again. Parker was actually telling the truth w

Have I really ever been in love? I most definitely have! Quite a number of times. Now, to some people that sounds like I just fall head over heels for every pretty face that comes my way, but I promise you that it's not like that at all. In fact, there were people that I was sure that I was in love with when I was a teenager or in college that have since been scratched off of that list. I was totally convinced when I was in the moment...but I think that was the problem. It only lasted for that one moment. I was heavily infatuated, sure. And I had fun that I don't regret at all. But my very idea of love had to mature before I could really gauge what my heart was feeling and how authentic it was. It can't just be somebody intensely attractive, or somebody funny, or somebody 'available', or somebody that I can sleep with. It has to involve more than that, and the only way for me to figure that out was through trial and error. So, yes...I've had my heart broken on more than one occasion. And it hurt. God, did it ever hurt. But you know...if you don't risk anything, then you can't be rewarded with anything. And if I only work up enough love and trust to risk a little bit...then how can I expect to get anything more than a little bit in return? I think it's more of a "go hard or go home" kind of thing. Do it, or don't do it. You know? I think I found out real love was when even the bad things made me want to hold on to them for as long as I could. When I was willing to sacrifice for them. Humiliate myself for them. And put my trust in them, even when I was so hurt and afraid that I had to hold myself together to keep from feeling like I ruined my whole life. It's hard to explain, but I definitely appreciate the stars above that I was able to feel that a few times in my life...so far. I'm not searching for another boyfriend, but if one falls out of the sky one day, I won't turn it down. What can I say? I live for love. I'm a romantic at heart...as if you couldn't read my stories and tell that already. Hehehe! When do I say the words out loud to someone that I have those all encompassing feelings for? I sort of have to come to that realization for myself first, and then I look to see if my feelings are reflected in the thoughts and actions of whoever I'm with. They don't have to be a super model, or crazy rich, or a slim and trim guy with sexy abs, or a highly provocative intellectual. I mean, those things are all bonuses sure...but I just want someone that I can share some time with. Talk to. Someone who can make me laugh once in a while and who likes to enjoy life and have some FUN. That's all. Finding a like minded individual that I can love, flaws and all, who is willing to do the same for me...is more than enough. Once I see that? I might be nervous for a while before I make any big confessions...but I'd tell them. Definitely. I've made mistakes in the past, and I've been scarred by some of the people that I was falling really hard for. Maybe even permanently. But it happened to me more than once, I loved and enjoyed every moment of it, and I look forward to doing it again someday. That's love to me, personally. Actually finding the one you want badly enough to put the work in. That's how you know it's special. That's how you know it's real.

For this article, I'm probably one of the LAST people that should ever claim to be an expert on this sort of thing! LOL! My room is a hot mess! And probably always will be! But I've got a few goodies to pass along your way, if any of you are interested! Hopefully, I can drop a few gems in your lap, and it'll help in the long run! So let's travel back down the rabbit hole, shall we? The thing is, most (if not all) think of writing as merely being a cerebral experience. And in a lot of ways, it is. You sit down at a desk, you stare at your keyboard, and the rest of the world is supposed to disappear for a little while so you can focus on what you're doing, right? But...the question is...does it though? A majority of psychologists say that your current home environment is often a reflection of your current state of mind. The bedroom being the most intimate. And I have to admit...for me, personally...I'm willing to bet that this is the absolute truth. If any of you ever wanted to look at what's going on in my brain all day, every day...hehehe, just look at my bedroom! That will tell you everything that you need to know. One of my major issues is that I am practically a religious fanatic when it comes to being a full blown insomniac. Like...I don't have a 'bed time'. Never did. I actually envy people who can stick to something like that, even if only by habit, to be honest. I can't. I literally stay awake as long as humanly possible and watch movies, or read books, or write stories...until my body completely shuts down and it simply can't take anymore. If I had a dollar for every night that I fell asleep at this keyboard and woke up a half hour later to see "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" typed out on my laptop screen...I'd be a millionaire! LOL! Unfortunately...that makes for a perpetual mess in my room. It really does. I write down notes on scrap paper and put it on my bed next to me. I eat dinner, and put the plate on the bed next to me. I drink my Powerade drink, enjoy it, and set it down on the floor next to me. And I eventually go back and clean everything up...but since I sit at this keyboard until I'm literally passing out from exhaustion...I just take whatever few seconds of consciousness that I have left to simply crawl into bed and go to sleep. EVERYTHING else can wait until tomorrow. Right now...I need to faint out of existence. And then I wake up and move everything back on the bed to make my desk clean, and then move everything from the bed back to my desk because I'm about to faint from exhaustion...and this continues as the mass grows until I end up having to take a whole weekend to balance things out again. And then...the cycle repeats itself. Hehehe! It's weird. You'd be surprised how quickly the mess from my bad insomniac habits pile up. it's really bad, trust me. It can be exhausting. And just thinking about it is a variety of distractions that I can truly do without. The point is...my workspace when I'm writing my stories and all quickly becomes cluttered and unmanageable. I look around me, and all I see is a procrastinator's unfulfilled promise when it comes to fixing things up so I have room to move around again. And I've found that this doesn't just affect me physically...like, I need to clean all of this shit up! But it affects me mentally as well. And that quote about it affecting my current headspace couldn't be more true. I'm trying to write a story, but I'm moving papers around, looking for notes that I wrote down weeks ago, stepping over things, thinking about how I need to vacuum the carpet sometime soon... ...My brain looks exactly the way my room looks. Crowded and disorganized and void of any real rhyme or reason at all. BUT... When I do dig my heels in and clean everything up...it's almost like my mind relaxes a little bit more. Like it has more 'room' to create and spawn new ideas. I know that it sounds weird, but if you're anything like me, and have been piling up scrap paper and notebooks and beer and soda cans and other stuff in your room...take a break. Just one day. And dedicate that time to cleaning everything out of your room. Get it out of your vision. Get rid of it! Everything that you have to step over, everything that you have to 'move aside' to put something else down, every over crowded dresser drawer that won't close all the way, every closet full of clothes that you can't wear anymore...and would no longer be fashionable even if you could...detach yourself from it, and free up some much needed mental real estate so that you can create without restriction. And without a bunch of junk weighing your spirit down. It sounds weird right? Like some kind of metaphysical bullshit? I know it does. Hehehe! How can creating a simple change in my environment have any real effect on my writing? Well, I dare you guys to give it a try. It works. At least for me, it does. Look around you right now as you're reading this. Take a moment to think about a story that you've written or are writing now. Look at your writing environment. Is it jumbled? Messy? Full of things that need to be done, but you're taking a break to write instead? Is there noise from the TV or the radio in the background? Are the kids running around screaming and having a great time just outside of your door? Do you have a dog or a cat that suddenly decided they needed love and attention, and want to play at THIS particular moment while you're trying to focus? Do you think that all of these things aren't subconsciously pulling on your mind in one way or another? They are. Trust me. Or...we can go the other way with this too. Is your room sterile? Blank walls? Super clean? Glaring white shades and curtains? You know...in my bedroom (where I do all of my writing), I covered my walls with comic books that I collected as a kid. Hehehe, it's true! And sometimes, I look up at them randomly and they give me some much needed inspiration. Don't know why, but they do. A quick example, my very first fantasy story ever, The Plateau, I was trying soooo hard to come up with a name for the mischievous scamp that was running through the marketplace during an action scene. And one of the comic books on my wall just above my laptop was "Wolverine #8". Hehehe, and after thinking about it for a few quick moments...I took the letters from the middle of the comic book title, and came up with the name 'Verin' (From Wol'verin'e). It's a small thing, but it worked. I liked it. And he was one of the X-Men...so the name 'Verin Hax' was born. Lord knows how long I would have tortured myself trying to come up with a fantasy name if that didn't happen to just be right there staring me in the face. Sometimes, just surrounding yourself with the things that you love can inspire you and ignite your personal muse in ways that you never thought possible. And at a moment's notice. But...clutter and disarray can end up influencing you in another way. A negative way. And you want to avoid as much of that distraction and chaos as possible when it comes to anything that you're trying to do creatively. Now...I completely understand that some of you writers have other responsibilities that take a priority sometimes when it comes to your stories. And that's totally fine. Some of you guys have jobs that might tire you out or have an effect on your mood. Some of you have families, kids, pets, shows on Netflix that you want to binge before the internet spoils the ending for you! Hehehe! I get it. There have been times when I was having a good time with my family or have had my little cousins spend the night and I still felt like..."I wish I could be writing right now." Maybe that's just me. Hehehe, after 20 plus years, I'm a bit of an addict! But noise and distraction is just as much of a creativity killer as anything. Don't try to write in front of the TV screen. Even the commercials are designed by highly trained professionals who get paid a LOT of money to steal your attention. Don't try to write with your cell phone next to you, buzzing every time you get a text or a news message. Don't write with Facebook or Twitter opened in another tab if you have alerts on. The noise pollution is also a major factor when it comes to your work environment. You need to find a way to get some time to yourself, and let your passion flow while your responsibilities rest for a short while. That's not easy. And I don't know if I can give you guys any really good advice on that part of the process, because it's different for everybody. What I would advise, from my limited insight on your situation, is this... Find a balance. Priorities come first. Always. Always take care of the most important parts of your life, and THEN find time to write. I think you'll enjoy it more if you do it that way. So have a decent sit down dinner, watch your favorite TV show, take the dog for a walk, give the kids a bath and put them to bed for the night, spend time with your significant other...whatever. But...then just let the world know that you're going to go to your room, you're going to write or be working on something that's important to you...and unless it's an emergency, you'd prefer to not be disturbed. Even if it's just for an hour or two...take it. You've done your duty for the day, you've been responsible, the house is at rest...now take some time for yourself. You might only be able to get a little bit at a time, but whatever private time you're able to squeeze out of your day...be selfish with it. I don't think it's too much to ask for an hour to just do something for yourself. One hour. The rest of the world and work and the kids and the pets and the entertainment industry can HAVE the other 23 hours! Hehehe, just keep one for yourself. Every day. Just something to say, "Hey, I was there for everybody else, and I got everything done. Now leave me alone. For one hour. Let me get my release for the day and I'll be back tomorrow. Promise." I used to have a really bad habit of always trying to do everything for everyone else, and the insomnia didn't help, because I would keep giving and giving and giving until I had nothing left for myself, and then I go to sleep. My room's a mess, my body's fatigued, and everybody else got what they wanted...and all I got was more 'tired'. But I wasn't balancing things out like I should have. So now, I clean, I call my friends up, I take breaks to get out of the house or drop in to the chatroom every now and then. Spend quality time with the people I love and care about, you know? And then...(Even though, for me it's easier because I do it in the middle of the night) I go to my room. I shut my door. No noise. No disruptions. No doorbell, no phone calls, nothing. It's just me and my thoughts, in an environment of peace and quiet, surrounded by the very things that ignited my passion to write in the first place. It's beautiful! That's my safe space. Hehehe! That's my personal paradise. Anyway, it's something that I think you guys should try some time. It actually made me feel more 'free' when it came to my writing to be existing in a more inviting environment. If you have a number of other people in your living space...try writing when they're asleep or at work, or just busy with something of their own. If you're the kind of person that takes a bunch of notes, and is constantly turning pages in a notebook or searching for scraps? Do what I did. I went out to a local store and bough a dry erase board. It cost me like three bucks and came with its own markers. Write the notes you need right then and there on the dry erase board, and when you're done, wipe it clean, and you have another blank slate for the next batch. If you live in a busy city or have noise going on in your household grab your headphones...go to Youtube...and look up 'ambient music'. There are plenty of instrumental collections that you can listen to that are not distracting at all, and you can listen to them at full volume and block everything else out without being disturbed. And you can even find them in different categories like 'dark horror ambient', 'fantasy ambient', 'rain storm ambient', etc. Find ways to isolate yourself from everything else for an hour or two a day, and let your creative mind do what it does best. K? As always, I hope this helps you guys a little bit. I had to learn the hard way that work environment was as important as it is. Maybe this will give you all a bit of a head start. Seezya soon! And happy writing!

YEP! They did it! 😮 I was wondering if they would...or even if they COULD...but Marvel did it! And just like I expected...I absolutely lost my shit and freaked the fuck out!!! Gaaahhhhhhhh!!! That seals it! The Marvel TV shows are 5 for 5 in terms of being just plain AMAZING! And all 5 are amazing for different reasons! I am thoroughly impressed! All caught up now! And there is sooooo much going on right now! I need, like, ten more episodes of "Hawkeye"! How are they even pulling this off? ::Post orgasmic chills::

https://imagine-magazine.org/releases/ A brand new issue of the Shack Out Back's monthly online magazine is now available for all of you guys to read at your leisure! So check it out! New chapters from all of your favorite authors, as well as our usual articles and good times and cute boys too! So enjoy! And be sure to hit that green 'Up Vote' button at the bottom of each page you like to let the authors know you love 'em! Cool? Enjoy!

Love. What is it, really? How do you recognize it when it's real? How do you know when it's fake? Is it more illusion than actual emotion? Or is there something really special there that you find yourself wanting to hold on to? Now...I know, I know..."I don't know what love is and I've never experienced it before so who cares?" I mean...come on. You guys have got to try to give me a little bit more than that this time around. Struggle with it this time around. What does love mean to you? If you truly believe that you've never been in love before...then what is it that you're looking for? What's going to take to finally make you a believer? Or...is it just not a thing? That's always possible too. If you're with somebody special...when do you think it's appropriate to bring out the 'L' word? Obviously, you can't just spend one night with somebody and give them your heart forever and call it love. Then again, if you have strong feelings for them, a level of trust, a close friendship...then what are you waiting for? When do you know that it's love? Not, "Omigod, he's so hot!" Not infatuation. Not security or beating the idea of being alone. But love? When do you know it? When do you surrender to it? And when do you say it? Let's have a conversation about this, because I'd love to hear what you guys have to say about this one! If you've been in love before...did you realize it? Did you tell the other person how you felt? And if you haven't been in love before...what was it that you thought was lacking? What will break down your walls and realize love when you see it...if anything? Let us know!

She was truly one of the greats of our time. And she wasn't all that old at all. Thanks for your contribution to fiction in general, Ms Rice. You will be missed.

Uppp! Wait...it already happened!

YAY!!! About time! Because Stefan is releasing a new one today too! I think they should fight! LOL!

Dawwwwww! Don't break his poor little heart!

That meme is hilarious, Myr!!! Hehehe, thanks!

Sorry...I've been sick the last few days. But I've got medicine for that now, so it doesn't last a whole week or more like before. So I'm back on my feet for the time being. Anyway, I'm going to the Shack Chatroom tonight if any of you guys feel like stopping by to say hello and share a few giggles with us. Nothing major, just a gathering of a few friends catching up with one another! And we always love to meet new people! So drop on in! Everybody is more than welcome! K? I'll be going in around 9 PM tonight my time (EST), which is about 8 hours from now! Don't be shy! I'd like to say that we don't bite....but we most certainly do! Hehehe, but I'll protect ya! Promise! Hope to see ya there! Here are the directions, thanks to 'The Rev'! "For first time visitors, click the invite link: https://discord.gg/5rVAUj9 If you already have a Discord account from another server, login here; otherwise if you have never registered for Discord before, create a new account. Once you register with Discord, you will be taken to Com's chatroom. Jump into #the-hot-tub and have a great time! Upon further visits, once you've "joined" the server with the above invite link, you can simply log into your account via http://www.discord.com, or using the downloadable Discord app for windows/Mac/Android, all of which can be found at https://discord.com/download, and you will have Comicality's chat server in your list of available servers. Discord will prompt you to identify whether you are under 18 or over 18, and will grant you permissions specific to adults vs kids. It will also direct you to read over the chat rules, which you are expected to follow for the good of everyone at the Shack. Happy chatting!"