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more or less. Any time the page gets loaded by person or bot less some minor spam protection. Numbers are not reflected in real time though. They get queued and updated periodically.

Nope. Views are pages loads on a chapter or story table of contents page.

The stillness near the small cabin in the woods was only interrupted by the steady beat of an axe on wood as a lanky young man chopped away at the pile of logs. Winter in this area was always harsh, and it was coming on faster than the residents wanted. The young man, nearly sixteen winters old now, lived on his own. His mother had died when he was only five. His father had died two years ago of the plague. Most of the people in the nearest village had also died during that epidemic. He ha

when the Story app is updated to work with the new forum software. And we've done all the testing we need to do.

Basically what the reading stats say, yes. I think this might be an artifact of "2nd choice" artifact and/or people clicked save when the first 20 minutes or so "Action/Adventure" was the default.

Something that popped out of the data about our Secret Author Contest in July: Participating in the contest nets some strong engagement for all involved. I'm looking the data and trying to make it more useful and have ways to act on it to improve everyone's experience. This includes exploring fundamental changes to the layout and look of the site as we go into the future. A snapshot of the test server with some mockups of possible new front page designs for the site: Mobile screen view:

Most likely replacing though, with the changes coming with the forum software upgrades, it might not be apples to apples comparison. And yes, it would be tied to preferences. This will always be available. It is the default update feed for the site and shall be in the future. There isn't any AI in our software, and I don't see that in the near future either. The software will just use data points you provide. It might do new things with that data. I used a feed as an example. But maybe if you don't visit the site for a couple weeks, you'll get an email (if you allow those), that says, "Hey, we see you haven't visited in a while. Here are 5 of the newest stories in your favorite genre you can check out" OMG... someone gets it! Yay! I've explained that a few times over the years when people complained about high views on their story and low views on the chapter. yes, preferences will be tied to this stuff for the most part. You could also set your favorite genres to "none"

As you signed on to the site today, you were asked to fill in your favorite genre, second favorite genre, and third favorite genre. For a certain age group, you were no doubt cursing at the surprise. Sorry about that. Everyone else is probably wondering why. Every Saturday morning, I collect our stats on active members, Premium Subscribers, etc. As we get ready to move to the new forum software, I am working to set up our data collection and usage to better serve our members. In marketing terms, we are segmenting. Yesterday, I ran 2 years of visitor data (no personal information, just numbers) through AI to analyze whether any trends existed. There was a lot of interesting stuff in there. Like the Secret Author contest event last summer, drove significant traffic and engagement. We also saw significant movement in the Fall anthology. It also recommended several steps we can take to better understand our traffic. I updated the code to better understand our traffic and added more details from you, as members. In this case, your stated genre preferences. I will now get this as part of the weekly report that shows me people's weighted genre preference. What are we doing with it? Nothing right now. We are just starting to collect the data. What will we do with it? We'll use it as part of what they call content discovery. For example, if you like Westerns, you might get a sidebar that has the newest Westerns on it. While someone else might get Historicals. The purpose would be to make it easier to find things you like. We can also use it promote certain things. Like, hey, there are a bunch of people that love Sci-Fi, writers, here's an untapped audience. I will emphasize that no personal information is involved. We're just trying to understand what people like and provide more of it more easily.

Back again for another Anthology Flashback. In honor of the upcoming Poetry Anthology 2026: Choices, we are doing a flashback to 2013: Whispers in the Dark Poetry Anthology. Let us know if you are going to have an entry for March 30th's 2026 Poetry Anthology: The 2013 Anthology:

Top Read General Fiction Since Deep Dive 8 Top 10 Most Read General Fiction - Coming of Age Follows the personal growth and development of a protagonist from youth to adulthood. "growing up" The Cockney Canuck by Dodger Temporary Hold Gap Year by Mark Arbour Complete A to Z by Parker Owens Complete Adam Blake by CLJobe Complete Paternity by Mark Arbour Complete Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold An English Teen, Circumcised in the USA by Riley Jericho Complete Walls by Carlos Hazday Complete Kept Boy to Made Man by empath Complete Swing for the Fences by LittleBuddhaTW Complete Top 2 Most Read General Fiction - Culinary Fiction Stories centered around food, cooking, or restaurant culture, gaining interest for their unique settings Essence of Life by W_L Complete Cooking Classes by chris191070 Complete Top 1 Most Read General Fiction - Dark Academia Gothic-inspired fiction set in academic institutions, blending intellectualism, murder, and aesthetic dread. Jude by E K Stokes Complete Top 10 Most Read General Fiction - Drama Stories with serious tone Cards on the Table by Headstall Long-Term Hold Dichotomy of Love by Mrsgnomie Complete CDMX by Carlos Hazday Complete Jay's Loelife by Mrsgnomie Complete Endings by Headstall Complete Sidewinder by Headstall Complete Kept Boy to Made Man by empath Complete Stockroom Secrets by Mark Ponyboy Peters Complete Cross Country - Full of Surprises by Roe St. Alee Complete Swing for the Fences by LittleBuddhaTW Complete Top 10 Most Read General Fiction - Experimental Stories that explore new directions and don't fit into an existing genre or several genres. My Best Friend’s Brother Dylan Was Supposed to Be Straight by StoriesByTroy Complete Serenity by Albert1434 Complete The Straight Gym Bro Brad Who Lets Me Crash at His Place by DanXWrites Temporary Hold My Bully Invited Me To His Hotel Room by StoriesByTroy Complete His Girlfriend Doesn’t Know by DanXWrites Temporary Hold His Beautiful Boy by CasualWanderer82 Complete The Neighbor Across the Window by StoriesByTroy Complete My Ex's Brother Drew by DanXWrites Temporary Hold Men Of Honor by CasualWanderer82 Complete My Straight Friend Jake by StoriesByMattVane Temporary Hold Top 10 Most Read General Fiction - Family Drama Focuses on interpersonal relationships within families, exploring themes of love, conflict, and personal growth. The Freshmen by Mark Arbour Complete The Cockney Canuck by Dodger Temporary Hold Gap Year by Mark Arbour Complete Paternity by Mark Arbour Complete Black Widow by Mark Arbour Complete 9.11 by Mark Arbour Complete Not just another Summer by Robert Hugill Complete Learned to Lie by Krista Complete Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour In Process A Good Place by Mark Ponyboy Peters Complete Top 10 Most Read General Fiction - Prompt Flash fiction and short fiction started from a story prompt Friends First by Renee Stevens Complete Timothy’s Terrible Prompt Stories by Timothy M. Long-Term Hold Noah's New Plan by Rob Colton Complete Manny Needs a Nanny by Lee Wilson Complete The Boy on the Porch by Lee Wilson Complete Only Prompts by Mikiesboy Temporary Hold Promptings from Valhalla by Valkyrie Complete The Last Boys in Clinton by Lee Wilson Complete C Shorts by C. When Long-Term Hold A prompt a week by comicfan Long-Term Hold Top 10 Most Read General Fiction - Rich Boy A very common early gay fiction trope of gay boy from a rich family does his thing. Common conflict is the lose everything because you're gay. Opposite trope of , can do it because you are rich. The Freshmen by Mark Arbour Complete Gap Year by Mark Arbour Complete Paternity by Mark Arbour Complete Black Widow by Mark Arbour Complete 9.11 by Mark Arbour Complete Mickey by Connectwriter Complete Flux by Mark Arbour Complete Boss Nanny by Mrsgnomie Complete Streak by Mark Arbour Complete The Brilliant Boy Billionaire by Altimexis Complete

The ship rolled to port as the pilot carefully checked the controls. The passenger, sitting where the copilot would usually sit, didn’t turn green inside his space suit. The pilot considered this a good thing, as it had happened with his last guest. Unfortunately for the pilot, this guest was considered so vital that he was given orders from the very top of the chain of command. It wasn’t something he wanted to dwell on at all. “Ship is 5 by 5, over,” he said, keying the mic.

Most of the stuff in the flash collection ties to this world.