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    Genre Deep Dives
    Top 1 Most Read Thriller/Suspense - Environmental Thriller
    thrillers tied to environmental events that are typically threatening the world.  Ex: The Day After Tomorrow, Geostorm
    Neon by William King In Process Top 3 Most Read Thriller/Suspense - Espionage
    The spy thriller is a genre of literature that centers around a storyline with secret agents and espionage. Part action-adventure and part thriller, spy stories often follow a government agent racing against the clock to thwart a big attack or uncover an enemy's plans in order to save lives—sometimes even the world. Common tropes - agent driven of some agency or another, a feeling of big brother watching, time limits, and possibly deadly love interests.
    CDMX by Carlos Hazday Complete Mr & Mister Danvers: Initiation by LJCC Complete Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus Complete Top 7 Most Read Thriller/Suspense - Historical Thriller
    thrillers where the action and intrigue take place in an earlier time period.
    Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour Complete The Exchange Students by paren01 In Process 9.11 by Mark Arbour Complete Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus Complete The History of British Currency - A Brief Introduction by Refugium Complete Demon Dream by AC Benus Complete The People's House by Altimexis Complete Top 0 Most Read Thriller/Suspense - Legal Thriller
    is a type of crime fiction genre that focuses on the preceding of the investigation, with particular reference to the impacts on courtroom proceedings and the lives of characters. Ex: Runaway Jury
    No stories Top 1 Most Read Thriller/Suspense - Medical Thriller
    a sub-genre of mystery novels, and they have mysteries that center around medical procedures, diseases, injuries, and medical facilities.
    Doctor Carlo and Brandon by Lee Wilson Complete Top 5 Most Read Thriller/Suspense - Military Thriller
    often shares elements with techno thriller, but with a plot that is more focused on military objectives or technologies. Main characters are typically military personnel, and the narrative is often global in scope. Many things Tom Clancy
    In the Shadow of the Dragon by JamesSavik Complete Kombat Kids by GhostRyder15 Complete Attack and Response by GhostRyder15 Author Passed Away The Flash of Brilliance by W_L Complete Our Hopes for Tomorrow Began Yesterday by JamesSavik Long-Term Hold Top 8 Most Read Thriller/Suspense - Political Thriller
    is a thriller that is set against the backdrop of a political power struggle. They usually involve various extra-legal plots, designed to give political power to someone, while their opponents try to stop them. They can involve national or international political scenarios. Anything Tom Clancy
    CDMX by Carlos Hazday Complete Harry Potter and the Sword of Gryffindor by dkstories Complete Harry Potter and the Destiny of Prophecies by dkstories Complete Consulate Boy by quokka Complete Dreams of Humanity by dkstories Complete Dreams of a Father by dkstories Complete The Conversation by dkstories Complete The People's House by Altimexis Complete Top 10 Most Read Thriller/Suspense - Psychological Thriller
    emphasizes the psychological condition of the hero that presents obstacles to his objective, rather than the action. Some psychological thrillers are also about complicated stories that try to deliberately confuse the audience, often by showing them only the same confusing or seemingly nonsensical information that the hero gains
    The Wayward Brothers by CasualWanderer82 In Process How I Live Now by D.K. Daniels Complete Wicked Games by CasualWanderer82 Complete On the Strawberry Moon by J92 Complete Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus Complete Neon by William King In Process A Ticklish Thriller (Revised) by Ticklishboy30 Complete Inherited by lomax61 Complete Subconscious Mind by Zuri Complete WHITE-JACKET – A Man at War – A Filmscript by AC Benus Complete Top 10 Most Read Thriller/Suspense - Supernatural Thriller
    Thriller using paranormal as the driving fear. Ex: Poltergeist, Amityville Horror.
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W In Process Shadow Effect by kbois Complete The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete Secrets: The Truth is Slowly Revealed by Bill W Complete Trophy Cub by Grumpy Bear Complete Shelter by Comicality Author Passed Away It's Always Something by Ticklishboy30 Temporary Hold Savage Beasts by Grumpy Bear Complete Serpent Mound by Grumpy Bear Complete Gods and Ancients by Grumpy Bear Long-Term Hold Top 10 Most Read Thriller/Suspense - Suspense
    Stories that provide a bit of mystery action, that doesn't amp it up to 11 as a thriller
    Circumnavigation by C James Complete Let the Music Play by C James Complete Silent Heartbeats by vanalas Complete Echoes of the Heart by vanalas In Process Touch: A survival story. by Rhythminthemind Long-Term Hold Changing Lanes by C James Complete Special Circumstances by lawfulneutralmage Complete Tales of the Underground: Blinded by Aceinthehole Complete The Long Way by DomLuka Complete For the Love by C James Complete Top 6 Most Read Thriller/Suspense - Techno Thriller
    story whose theme is usually technology, or the danger behind the technology people use, including the threat of cyber terrorism such as State of Fear.
    In the Shadow of the Dragon by JamesSavik Complete Do Over by dkstories Complete Do Over Redux by dkstories Complete Let's Do It by dkstories Complete Doing It Right by dkstories Complete The Flash of Brilliance by W_L Complete
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    I have been following Comicality since New Kid in School first showed up on Nifty in 1998.  I started exchanging emails with him that long ago.  We've been online friends since.  When the opportunity arose for me to start Gay Authors in Sep 2002, Comicality was the first author with us.  When we opened the forums at the very end of July in 2003, it only took me a few days to get Comicality on the forums.  Back then he was on a WebTV...
    He continued to grow and grow as an author branching out and touching so many lives.  It's hard to put into words that sort of friendship we had.  The ultimate penpal with 26 years of emailing and chatting.  He was so expressive and caring.  He took his passion for writing and shared so much with us all through his stories, his articles, his posts, everything.
    Rest In Peace, my friend.
     
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    Genre Deep Dives
    Top 10 Most Read Romance - Contemporary Romance
    Set in the present time, focusing on the romantic relationships of characters in modern settings.
    Troublemaker by Superpride Complete The Red Zone by CasualWanderer82 Complete The Cockney Canuck by Dodger Temporary Hold How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk In Process Tragedia Et Amor by P. E. Knapp In Process A to Z by Parker Owens Complete An English Teen, Circumcised in the USA by Riley Jericho Complete Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox In Process Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn Long-Term Hold Jay's Loelife by Mrsgnomie Complete Top 10 Most Read Romance - General Romance
    Stories that focus on relationship
    The Freshmen by Mark Arbour In Process Dances with Whales by P. E. Knapp Complete The Making of a Slave by and9993 Complete Silent Heartbeats by vanalas Complete Jacob's Advocate by Jeff Burton Complete Shadow Effect by kbois Complete Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn Long-Term Hold Echoes of the Heart by vanalas In Process Jay's Loelife by Mrsgnomie Complete Salvaging the Road to Redemption by Jeff Burton In Process Top 10 Most Read Romance - Historical Romance
    Set in a specific historical period, often featuring historical events and figures.
    The Freshmen by Mark Arbour In Process Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour In Process Gap Year by Mark Arbour Complete Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour Complete 9.11 by Mark Arbour Complete Paternity by Mark Arbour Complete Black Widow by Mark Arbour Complete Odyssey by Mark Arbour Complete HMS Valiant by Mark Arbour Complete Poor Man's Son by Mark Arbour Complete Top 10 Most Read Romance - Paranormal Romance
    Involves supernatural elements such as vampires, werewolves, or witches in romantic relationships.
    Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold Shadow Effect by kbois Complete The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete Cernunnos by astone2292 Complete Love in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Rising in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Parasitic Love Redux by mastershakeme Complete Halloween Noir by Jack Poignet In Process Lost Inside by Cia Complete Top 6 Most Read Romance - Regency Romance
    Regency romances are a subgenre of romance novels set during the period of the British Regency (1811–1820) or early 19th century. Regencies usually feature a great deal of intelligent, fast-paced dialogue between the protagonists and very little explicit sex or discussion of sex
    Odyssey by Mark Arbour Complete St. Vincent by Mark Arbour Complete HMS Belvidera by Mark Arbour Complete Master and Commander by Mark Arbour Complete The Wardroom by Mark Arbour Complete Carême in Brighton — a mystery novel by AC Benus Complete Top 1 Most Read Romance - Rock Star Romance
    Romantic stories involving characters in the music or entertainment industry.
    Roadie In Love by Lee Wilson Complete Top 10 Most Read Romance - Romantasy
    Romantic Fantasy (Romantasy) - Combines romantic elements with fantastical settings and magical elements.
    Oregon in the Fall by drown Temporary Hold The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X In Process Higher Education by WolfM Complete Gone Away, Gone Ahead by Mawgrim Complete Re-Birth by Justin4Fun Complete To the Weyr by Mawgrim Complete Threadfall by Mawgrim Complete Spirit of Fire by Stellar Complete Warming The Cold One by garfwiz Long-Term Hold Brett's Hercules by Catgenie Complete Top 1 Most Read Romance - Romantic Comedy (Rom-Com)
    Focuses on love stories with humorous elements. Films like "When Harry Met Sally" and "Crazy Rich Asians" exemplify this genre.
    Studs, Spurs, and Stephanotis by JJQuinn Temporary Hold Top 10 Most Read Romance - Romantic Sci-Fi
    Blends romantic elements with futuristic or science fiction settings.
    Two for One by P. E. Knapp Complete It All Started With A Shuttle Flight by P. E. Knapp Complete Denied by Cia Complete Twinks in Space: Fantastic Voyage - Part Two by Adam Andrews Johnson Temporary Hold Hidden Sunlight by Stellar Complete Twinks in Space: Destination Unknown - Part One by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete Crave by LitLover Complete Shelter by Comicality Author Passed Away Veil of Shadow by Stellar Complete Lucid Truth by Stellar Temporary Hold Top 10 Most Read Romance - Romantic Western
    Romantic stories set in the American West during the 19th century.
    Silent Heartbeats by vanalas Complete Echoes of the Heart by vanalas In Process Bearpaw: An Old West Tale by Headstall Complete Lone Wolf Ranch by Justin4Fun Long-Term Hold Mr & Mister Danvers: Initiation by LJCC Complete Dangerous Desires by vanalas In Process Forever My Love by vanalas Complete Boundaries: An Old West Tale by Headstall Complete The Mistress by vanalas Complete A Love to Last by vanalas Complete Top 10 Most Read Romance - Sports Star Romance
    Sports star romance features at least one main character who is an athlete or involved in the sports industry. These stories typically combine romance with drama, competition, and passion, as the characters face challenges both on and off the field. Some common themes in sports star romance are enemies to lovers, opposites attract, and second chances.
    The Best Year by Krista Complete Tuct Side by Westley D. Long-Term Hold The Field of Love by Billy Martin Long-Term Hold G-rowing Pains by WritersBlock404 Long-Term Hold Waiting for the Sign by dkstories Complete Rising Star by dkstories Complete A Chance At Love by wolfwriter Complete Hard Knocks by dkstories Complete Take...Me Out to the...Ball, Game... by MJ85 Complete A New Dream by EricMorrison Long-Term Hold
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    Genre Deep Dives
    Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Ballad
    a poem that tells a story and was traditionally set to music. Usually follows a form of rhymed (abcb) quatrains alternating four-stress and three-stress lines.
    a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Long-Term Hold 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus Complete Second Sight: Remembering Some San Francisco Neighborhoods by AC Benus Complete June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Lyrics for Tony - a collection of poems by AC Benus Complete Bragi's Bagatelles by Parker Owens Complete Lyrics for K. by AC Benus Complete Song of the '70s by AC Benus Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Blank Verse
    a poem with regular metrical but unrhymed lines, almost always in iambic pentameter.
    By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Long-Term Hold 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Terpsichore Behind the Mask by Parker Owens Complete Second Sight: Remembering Some San Francisco Neighborhoods by AC Benus Complete Seasoned to Taste by Aditus Complete June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Seasoning of the Seasons by Valkyrie Complete Fountain, Field and Forest by Parker Owens Complete Top 0 Most Read Poetry - Cinquain
    a short poem consisting of five, usually unrhymed lines containing, respectively, two, four, six, eight, and two syllables. Cinquains may be paired and manipulated to create longer forms. For example, the mirror cinquain has lines of syllables 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, 2, 8, 6, 4, 2.  Cinquains are often used in teaching schoolchildren early forms of poetry.
    No stories Top 1 Most Read Poetry - Confessional
    Features intimate and personal revelations, often drawing on the poet's own experiences, emotions, and struggles.
    The Walled Garden of Enchantment by AC Benus Complete Top 0 Most Read Poetry - Ekphrastic Poetry
    Responds to or describes a work of visual art, capturing the essence of a painting, sculpture, or other visual medium through words.
    No stories Top 5 Most Read Poetry - Epic Poetry
    a lengthy narrative poem, typically set in the far past, involving heroic and extraordinary adventures and dealings of people with gods or other superhuman forces.
    Pride Month, and other Haibun by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Long-Term Hold The Walled Garden of Enchantment by AC Benus Complete Lorca’s "Love from the Darkness Sonnets" by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Lorca's "Ode to Walt Whitman" by AC Benus Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Free-Verse
    poetry that follows natural speech patterns, but does not rhyme or follow a regular meter
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy In Process Headstall's Reflections by Headstall Temporary Hold Occasional Poetry by Parker Owens Complete Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens Complete timmy's poetry by Mikiesboy Complete By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus Complete The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process Cozy Contemplations by Headstall Long-Term Hold Musings of a Messed Up Mind by Mikiesboy Complete Top 0 Most Read Poetry - Ghazal
    A poetic form with rhyming couplets and a repeating refrain, often exploring themes of love, loss, and longing. It has its roots in Arabic and Persian poetry.
    No stories Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Haiku
    a short poem of three lines with five, seven, and five syllables respectively. While there are several schools of Haiku writing, the most faithful to the original will use some aspect of the natural world as its subject, and will not contain any personal references to the writer/observer.
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy In Process By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold NaPoWriMo - 2017 by Emi GS Complete Poems and Short Quips by MacGreg Long-Term Hold Headstall's Poetry Prompts by Headstall Complete JUMP! NaPoWriMo 2022 by Aditus Complete My Twentieth Year by AC Benus Complete April Musings by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete Musings of a Mongoose by Cynus Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Limerick
    a poem that is typically humorous and bawdy, written in five-line, predominantly anapestic trimeter with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA, in which the first, second and fifth lines rhyme, while the third and fourth lines are shorter and share a different rhyme.
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy In Process Timmy's Journal by Mikiesboy Complete JUMP! NaPoWriMo 2022 by Aditus Complete Kavya, My Poetry by asamvav111 Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete Alex's Little Book of Poems by Alex Complete My Poems, Satires & Other Lyrical Nonsense by D.K. Daniels Long-Term Hold Limerick's loony bin and other crazy sh% by Aditus Complete Bible Sex Laws - An Exploration in Limericks by Refugium Complete NaPoWriMo by Mikiesboy Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Lyric
    a poem that expresses personal feelings or emotions, typically written in first person. There are several general groupings of lyric poetry, including elegies, odes and sonnets.
    Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B In Process By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete Light & Dragonflies: Nature Poems/Love Poems by AC Benus Complete Birds by Parker Owens Long-Term Hold 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Mixed Forms
    a mixture of two or more forms of poetry
    The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Temporary Hold Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens Complete Translation Trashbin by AC Benus Temporary Hold By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus Complete JUMP! NaPoWriMo 2022 by Aditus Complete You Were There, and other poems by AC Benus In Process a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Rhyming
    a poem containing two or more words that repeat the same or similar sounds in the final syllable, usually placed at the end of lines placed so they echo each other
    Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B In Process By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete Something in the Way by Lee Wilson Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Birds by Parker Owens Long-Term Hold 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Sonnet
    a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, typically containing ten syllables per line, traditionally using iambic pentameter. A sonnet must contain a turning point (or, volta), in which the thread of the theme changes direction. There are three main sorts of sonnet: Italian (or, Petrarchan), Shakesperean, and Spenserian; each of these has a different rhyme scheme. The Italian rhymes ABBAABBA CDCDCD or ABBAABBA CDECDE; the Shakespearean uses ABAB CDCD EFEF GG; the Spenserian ABAB BCBC CDCD EE.
    By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus Complete A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Long-Term Hold 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Translation
    a poem translated from another language
    The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Temporary Hold Translation Trashbin by AC Benus Temporary Hold The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus Complete a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete Light & Dragonflies: Nature Poems/Love Poems by AC Benus Complete Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Miracles by AC Benus Complete June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Long-Term Hold
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