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Reminder to all Poets out there, the Poetry Anthology 2024: Seasons is due April 1st, 2024. 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. Lyrics for Tony - a collection of poems by AC Benus Complete a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Temporary 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 Temporary Hold 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 Temporary 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 June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Temporary Hold Old Coats: Explorations in the Cedar Closet by Parker Owens Complete Fountain, Field and Forest by Parker Owens Complete Lorca's "Ode to Walt Whitman" by AC Benus Temporary Hold 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 0 Most Read Poetry - Confessional Features intimate and personal revelations, often drawing on the poet's own experiences, emotions, and struggles. No stories 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 4 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 Temporary Hold Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Temporary Hold Lorca's "Ode to Walt Whitman" by AC Benus Temporary Hold Lorca’s "Love from the Darkness Sonnets" by AC Benus Temporary Hold Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Free-Verse poetry that follows natural speech patterns, but does not rhyme or follow a regular meter NaPoWriMo-2016 by Emi GS Complete A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete 99-Cent Love Poems by Ashi Complete Poetry by Renee by Renee Stevens Complete Eloquence From the Heart by Winged_Wolf Long-Term Hold Lyrics for Tony - a collection of poems by AC Benus Complete Poetry Saga FA2016 by Emi GS Complete Tell Me by jian_sierra Complete Confusion by jian_sierra Complete Poetry Fail by Comicality 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. NaPoWriMo-2016 by Emi GS Complete A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete 99-Cent Love Poems by Ashi Complete Poetry Saga FA2016 by Emi GS Complete tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy Temporary Hold NaPoWriMo - 2017 by Emi GS Complete Poems and Short Quips by MacGreg Long-Term Hold By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Headstall's Poetry Prompts by Headstall Complete April Musings by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold 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 Temporary Hold Timmy's Journal by Mikiesboy Complete Kavya, My Poetry by asamvav111 Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete JUMP! NaPoWriMo 2022 by Aditus Complete Alex's Little Book of Poems by Alex Complete Limerick's loony bin and other crazy sh% by Aditus Complete My Poems, Satires & Other Lyrical Nonsense by D.K. Daniels Long-Term Hold Bible Sex Laws - An Exploration in Limericks by Refugium Complete Ode to a Perfect Willy by Riley Jericho 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. A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete Lyrics for Tony - a collection of poems by AC Benus Complete By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Light & Dragonflies: Nature Poems/Love Poems by AC Benus Complete a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus Complete Birds by Parker Owens Long-Term Hold June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Temporary Hold Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Mixed Forms a mixture of two or more forms of poetry A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete Lyrics for Tony - a collection of poems by AC Benus Complete Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens Complete The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus In Process Translation Trashbin by AC Benus Temporary Hold By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus Complete Light & Dragonflies: Nature Poems/Love Poems by AC Benus Complete The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process a Glass Floor Underfoot 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 A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete Lyrics for Tony - a collection of poems by AC Benus Complete By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Temporary Hold Blackbird Singing by raven1 Temporary Hold Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus Complete Treasures Found by Headstall 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. A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete Lyrics for Tony - a collection of poems by AC Benus Complete By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus Complete The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process 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 Temporary Hold Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Translation a poem translated from another language The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus In Process Translation Trashbin by AC Benus Temporary Hold The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus Complete Light & Dragonflies: Nature Poems/Love Poems by AC Benus Complete The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process a Glass Floor Underfoot 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 Temporary Hold Miracles by AC Benus Complete June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Temporary Hold

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Um no. There is no such thing as a simple poll, nor is it representative of what gets read. At any given time 75% of site traffic is in the Stories system. Views is far and away a better method to capture that than a poll ever would be. As for new content posted, we do that already. Every Sunday. It's called the weekly wrap up: https://gayauthors.org/blogs/blog/258-gay-authors-news/70-the-weekly-wrap-up/ We also provide a weekly update on different genres: https://gayauthors.org/blogs/blog/258-gay-authors-news/323-reading-reports/

Season 3 trailer is out.

Updated story to be genred properly, so if popular it will show up on this report next time.

Top 0 Most Read Paranormal - Cryptid Features creatures from folklore, mythology, or cryptozoology, such as Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, or Chupacabra. The narrative often revolves around encounters with these mysterious beings. No stories Top 0 Most Read Paranormal - Cursed Objects Focuses on objects with supernatural or cursed properties. The plot typically involves characters trying to understand or break the curse associated with the object. No stories Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Paranormal Mystery Mystery story with paranormal elements such as ghosts, vampires, werewolves or magic. May also features a detective or investigator who deals with supernatural or occult cases. These protagonists use both conventional and supernatural means to solve mysteries. Shadow Effect by kbois Complete Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Elemental by WolfM Complete We All Go A Little Mad Sometimes, Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees Complete 40 Souls to Keep by Libby Drew Complete There's A Strange Partridge in My Pear Tree, Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees Complete Blades of Ashes by lilansui In Process The Flamekeepers of Delta Psi Theta by Kelevra Temporary Hold The Cat Burglar by Aditus Temporary Hold Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Romantic Paranormal is a paranormal story with romantic elements. If you have a story that is primarily a romance, but with paranormal elements, use Romance -> Paranormal Romance. The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete Tristan's High School Life by AquariusGuy Complete Running with the Pack by WolfM Complete Shadow Effect by kbois Complete Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Cernunnos by astone2292 Complete Timber Pack Chronicles by Rob Colton Complete It's Always Something by Ticklishboy30 In Process Ash and Ember by Wayne Gray Complete Worthy by Cia Complete Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Shifters Stories that feature multiple types or types other that werewolves of humans capable of assuming animal aspects or full changing into animals The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete Warming The Cold One by garfwiz Temporary Hold Oregon in the Fall by drown In Process Secrets: The Truth is Slowly Revealed by Bill W Complete Shadow Effect by kbois Complete Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Spirit Wolves by kbois Complete Cernunnos by astone2292 Complete It's Always Something by Ticklishboy30 In Process Lone Wolf Ranch by Justin4Fun Long-Term Hold Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Vampires Stories that focus on Vampires - Example: Twilight GFD 12: Blood Ties by Comicality Long-Term Hold Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold Re-United by Justin4Fun Complete Re-Forging by Justin4Fun Complete GFD 10: Nights Eternal by Comicality Complete Re-birth by Justin4Fun Complete GFD: Body Disposal by Comicality Long-Term Hold Crave by LitLover Complete GFD 01: Genesis by Comicality Complete GFD: Children Of Sunset by Comicality Temporary Hold Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Werewolves Stories focusing on werewolves specifically. Teen Wolf The Alpha by WolfM Complete Savage Moon 06 - The New Breed by Comicality Long-Term Hold Oregon in the Fall by drown In Process Running with the Pack by WolfM Complete Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Timber Pack Chronicles by Rob Colton Complete Higher Education by WolfM Complete Elemental by WolfM Complete Enforcer by Rob Colton Complete

Gosh, it's been busy around here lately. We have done a number of updates in the background and some front facing. First up, if you didn't click on the announcement banner, Gay Authors has switched from our own dedicated server to our own cloud dedicated server. From a technical standpoint, that means we abstracted one layer giving us future flexibility and ease of upgrades. This also got us off a server we could no longer upgrade who's Operating System was going unsupported in June. As an added bonus, we are on a more powerful (faster) set up, and the price is going down a bit. This lowers are operating costs for a bit, where they were raising rapidly previously. We have also deployed a ton of bug fixes and minor feature tweaks to our Story Archive. I have not posted about them all as most of them were in the background. We even discovered that one of the more annoying bugs wasn't actually one of ours... we've reported it to Invision so they can fix it. Some of the changes to Stories in the last couple of weeks: ALL: Mobile size screen had Story buttons reversed. This is now working properly. Authors/Staff: Unpublished stories/chapters have consistent info bars on top of page ALL: Various button location tweaks/spacing clean up ALL: Story of the Moment widget working properly. STAFF: can now use filters (genres, tags, status) Authors: Saving Chapter to the system unpublished now works properly ALL: Recommend Story button now shows on all chapters ALL: Reading History Widget now properly dismisses Authors: Series with multiple authors permission system improved and moderator functions work Authors: Chapters can no longer publish while story is unpublished. Authors: Pagination now works properly with Series, allowing to move stories across pages All: Setting author discussion area wastes a lot less pace. Staff/Authors: Moderation controls have been tweaked. When situation calls for it, any story or author can now be easily put into the moderation queue. ALL: Text editors are now separated from descriptions and comment sections for story comments, chapter comments, reviews, etc. Authors: The system now enforces the rules on posting images in the story description. The story description is for text only and that's it. All: Story Table of Contents page has been updated to put the book cover next to the descriptive text, if it exists. This should correct for the issue where people want to shave an image into the description text without breaking the rest of the archive. ALL: Book Cover (image shown with story description), Story Cover (Image at top of header), Story Banners (images that show in the story listing), have all been defined and clarified. Banners will be usable by promoted authors. example of how Banner shows for promoted author groups All: Posting Time check now more robust. ALL: Genre filters now more robust. 3 options when selecting multiple genres "Any, ALL, Only". Working significantly better, but it still has some minor quirks. Authors: Some date/time items corrected with more communication. Also discovered and reported a Invision Community Bug related to date checks. (That is, the bug is a forum bug, not a Stories bug) These updates fix all of the known issues that we can control. There are a bunch more updates already written up that will be coming this year

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There is. What makes you think there isn't? I literally said it in the post... It certainly could, however, Family Saga as defined fits best in Literary Fiction. And the system only allows one primary genre for a sub-genre. Primary genres are broad while the sub-genre narrows down. As the system allows you to search specifically for Sub-genres, like Family Saga, it's a moot argument. If you feel your story is a Family Saga, tag it as such. How that rolls up in the system shouldn't bother you that much. System doesn't work that way. One primary genre for a sub-genre. The sub-genre descriptions should help you choose which ones apply to your story. This statement doesn't really make sense to me. You appear to be mixing a few things together. See statement below: This statement goes together and you appear to be trying to separate it. Please don't. If you add too many sub-genres, the system will let you know AND if you are actually adding so many that it does let you know, then you probably lack focus with your story's genres. Some people go wild and will tag Paranormal on a romance because a character thought they saw a UFO, even though it had no relevance to the plot and was just a throw away statement. Adding Family saga to your story doesn't fit that statement unless you have so many genres on it already that the system won't let you add more. It should also be noted that this is a public post and technical answers are written for people looking for answers to the same question in the future.