Top Read Paranormal Stories Since Deep Dive 8
Top 2 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.
A Night on Pine Ridge by Myr Complete
Lovesquatch: A Culinary Cryptid Romcom by Rafy Complete
Top 4 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.
Dust in the Basement by Celian Complete
Just a Tuesday by Celian Complete
Hotel Room 606 by Lee Wilson Complete
Charlie vs the Coven of Love by Topher Lydon In Process
Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Demonic Paranormal Romance
centers on a romantic relationship involving a demon or half-demon, blending supernatural allure with emotional depth, danger, or forbidden attraction. The stories balance sensual chemistry and heartfelt connection with infernal magic, moral tension, and the thrill of loving someone who isn’t entirely human.
Into the Oblivion by Solus Magus Complete
Demon and the Fox by LieLocks Complete
Charlie vs the Forces of Evil by Topher Lydon Complete
Necromancer Legacy by LieLocks Complete
Torturous Love : Version 3 by Sasha Distan Complete
A Summoner's Heart by jamiiewhiite Long-Term Hold
Grump by Toast Complete
Damp Sunshine by Parchment_Of_Love Long-Term Hold
The Demon's Realm. by E K Stokes Complete
Battle for Souls by Cia Complete
Top 2 Most Read Paranormal - Haunted Tech
Combines paranormal / horror with modern technology, such as cursed devices or AI gone wrong.
It's Just a Christmas Surprise, Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees Complete
Sparks for Nyx by Myr Complete
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
Special Circumstances by lawfulneutralmage Complete
Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir) by Jack Poignet Complete
All Lost Things by Josh Aterovis Complete
The Truth of Yesterday by Josh Aterovis Complete
40 Souls to Keep by Libby Drew Complete
Kabal by Aditus Complete
Hidden Secrets by Mawgrim Complete
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.
Shadow Effect by kbois Complete
Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete
The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete
Running with the Pack by WolfM Complete
Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Complete
Oregon in the Fall by drown Long-Term Hold
Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete
Ash and Ember by Wayne Gray Complete
BigPaws by Jack Poignet Complete
Cernunnos by astone2292 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
Shadow Effect by kbois Complete
Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete
The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete
Spirit Wolves by kbois Complete
Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Complete
Oregon in the Fall by drown Long-Term Hold
Secrets: The Truth is Slowly Revealed by Bill W Complete
Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete
BigPaws by Jack Poignet Complete
Wolf in the City by Laura S. Fox Complete
Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Vampires
Stories that focus on Vampires - Example: Twilight
Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold
BigPaws by Jack Poignet Complete
Re-Organizing by Justin4Fun In Process
GFD 12: Blood Ties by Comicality Author Passed Away
Crossing the Moon by HinderToyBL Complete
Crave by LitLover Complete
The Kiss of the Vampire by Albert1434 Complete
Angel Awakened by Painawakened Complete
Kabal by Aditus Complete
The Cat Burglar by Aditus Long-Term Hold
Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Werewolves
Stories focusing on werewolves specifically. Teen Wolf
Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete
Running with the Pack by WolfM Complete
Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold
Oregon in the Fall by drown Long-Term Hold
BigPaws by Jack Poignet Complete
Wolf in the City by Laura S. Fox Complete
Higher Education by WolfM Complete
Timber Pack Chronicles by Rob Colton Complete
Enforcer by Rob Colton Complete
Trophy Cub by Grumpy Bear Complete
🍀 Top Read Non-Fiction Stories Since Deep Dive 8 🍀
Top 10 Most Read Non-Fiction - Autobiography
is a self-written account of one's life. Takes stock of the autobiographer's life from the moment of composition. While biographers generally rely on a wide variety of documents and viewpoints, autobiography may be based entirely on the writer's memory.
An Advent Calendar by Aditus Complete
It’s Not How I Remember It by Mark Paren Complete
Memoirs of a child of the past century by old bob Long-Term Hold
Farm Tales by quokka Complete
Shopping by Bokjay Complete
Self-help by northie Complete
A Summer Happy Place by Lee Wilson Complete
A Gay Man on His Own at Christmas by albertnothlit Complete
There’s Always One Special Kid by Mark Paren Complete
The Afternoon at a Schoolyard by and9993 Complete
Top 0 Most Read Non-Fiction - Biography
is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of their life, including intimate details of experience, and may include an analysis of the subject's personality.
No stories
Top 10 Most Read Non-Fiction - Creative Non-Fic
writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives. Creative nonfiction contrasts with other nonfiction, such as academic or technical writing or journalism, which is also rooted in accurate fact but is not written to entertain based on prose style. Many writers view creative nonfiction as overlapping with the essay.
Headstall's Reflections by Headstall Temporary Hold
tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy In Process
Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens Complete
timmy's poetry by Mikiesboy Complete
Timmy's Journal by Mikiesboy Complete
Cozy Contemplations by Headstall Long-Term Hold
Musings of a Messed Up Mind by Mikiesboy Complete
Boy Story: The Road Taken by Rip Skor Complete
Ravings of a Rabid Werewolf - Poetry by Wolf by WolfM Long-Term Hold
Lyrical Laments by Headstall Long-Term Hold
Top 5 Most Read Non-Fiction - Letter
letter is a written message conveyed from one person (or group of people) to another through a medium. [1] The term usually excludes written material intended to be read in its original form by large numbers of people, such as newspapers and placards, although even these may include material in the form of an "open letter".
Vaya con Dios, Carlos by Bill W Complete
Dear Comicality by Myr Complete
Azkarah by Defiance19 Complete
Dear Carlos by Mikiesboy Complete
Random Musings by Bryson Long-Term Hold
Top 10 Most Read Non-Fiction - Reference
books in the reference nonfiction genre contain relevant information on a subject and where you can go to learn more about that subject. The books in this genre can be about anything people might need to know about. They can be marketing guides for writers or lists of travel destinations in a country or area – anything where one can list information in an easy to use way to help people find the information on a topic.
WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L Long-Term Hold
WL's Gay Manga, Anime, Webnovels Review by W_L Complete
Why Research Is Important To Me by Mikiesboy Complete
Naptown 00 - Introduction by Altimexis Complete
Palouse Writing Project by rec Long-Term Hold
Don's Top 10 Writing Tips by Don H Complete
How Role-Playing Games Can Help You Write a Better Story by Brayon Complete
Plotting with Plugh by Lugh Complete
The Modern Writer as Performance Artist by Libby Drew Complete
Out of the Ooze by Lugh Complete
If you saw the announcements, I have been tweaking both Genres and Tags as we lurch ever closer to our major software update going to version 5 of Invision Community. Invision has altered how they are handling tags and as such, we have to change Stories as well. One of the nice things coming is that readers will be able to subscribe to genres and tags so when new stories get posted in the genre or with a tag, they'll get notified. Though I'd only follow the more obscure ones, so you are buried in notifications.
One of the nice things is that every tag and every genre will get their own page with the ability to add a cover photo and description. Here is an example from our Test Server for Word of the Day:
Every entry would then appear below. We can also feature an example that'll show up first. This will be especially useful when we go to promote stories for guests. It'll be able to help surface some of our deeper content.
As part of this, I've been shuffling around some genres and tags.
You can view them all here:
https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/genre-tag/
We remove the "Literary Fiction" Primary genre and consolidated it's sub-genres under general fiction. We also added some common general fiction sub-genres we were missing. One exception of the historical literary sub-genre is under Historical.
For Tags, we clarified categories and added more options. The Content Warning Category will eventually be updated to be applied separately from the rest of the tags. Sexual Content tag as well.
Authors are encouraged to update the tags on their stories. Put the most relevant tags on each. I encourage you to add some of the new, currently empty tags to our stories where they apply.
Top Read Mystery Stories Since Deep Dive 8
Top 5 Most Read Mystery - Amateur Sleuth
Features characters who are not professional detectives but get involved in solving mysteries due to personal interest or circumstance.
Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis Complete
Reap the Whirlwind by Josh Aterovis Complete
Life is Like a New Suit of Clothes, Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees Complete
Face Value by empath Temporary Hold
Marked by ASH PHOENIX Temporary Hold
Top 1 Most Read Mystery - Caper
Light-hearted mystery that is easy to read, witty and not too intense. Can also be more comic in nature. Examples: Clue, Scooby Doo, Hardy Boys, or Janet Evanovitch books
A Ticklish Thriller (Revised) by Ticklishboy30 Complete
Top 8 Most Read Mystery - Classic Mystery
Often involves a murder in a closed setting like a village or a manor, with the crime solved by an amateur or professional detective by the story's end.
Dust in the Basement by Celian Complete
The Last Laugh by Celian Complete
The Vanishing Act by E K Stokes Complete
Bell(e)s in the Woods by Celian Complete
Murder in Paradise by E K Stokes Complete
Gabriel's Gambit: Contract Terminated by Jason Rimbaud In Process
The Pink Flamingo by E K Stokes Complete
A salty drop of Magic by Celian In Process
Top 10 Most Read Mystery - Cozy Mystery
also referred to as "cozies", are a sub-genre of crime fiction in which sex and violence occur off stage, the detective is an amateur sleuth, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community. This is also a sub-genre with strong tropes that define it
It's Always Something by Ticklishboy30 Temporary Hold
A Holiday Adventure by Ticklishboy30 Complete
A Ticklish Thriller (Revised) by Ticklishboy30 Complete
Murder on the Playground by ObicanDecko Complete
WHISPERS by PhillMakracken Complete
Murder of a Moral Man by St. George Complete
A Ticklish Thriller by Ticklishboy30 Abandoned
Bellini by Cole Matthews Complete
River City by Bill W Complete
Ticklish Psychic by Ticklishboy30 Complete
Top 10 Most Read Mystery - Detective
stories where the protagonist is a sleuth of some sort, ranging from nosy neighbor to retired detective that is puzzling out the details of why a crime was committed and who did it. More intense than a cozy, more serious than a caper, but not as hard core has hard boiled/noir. Example: Agatha Christie books
Kept Boy to Made Man by empath Complete
The Jerk-Off by JLynch Complete
Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox Complete
Keeper of the Rituals by Libby Drew Complete
The Mardi Gras Murders by Mark Ponyboy Peters Complete
The Truth of Yesterday by Josh Aterovis Complete
Coyote amongst the sheep by Topher Lydon Complete
The Black Aura by Lee Wilson Complete
Murder on the Hudson by chris191070 Complete
The Last Laugh by Celian Complete
Top 4 Most Read Mystery - Historical Mystery
The historical mystery or historical whodunit is a sub-genre of two genres, historical fiction and mystery fiction. Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Exchange Students by Mark Paren Complete
Blades of Ashes by lilansui Temporary Hold
Here Be Dragons, Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees Complete
The House of Storms by Geron Kees Complete
Top 10 Most Read Mystery - Light Mystery
Contains light mystery elements such as crimes to solve, but solving a crime is not the focus of the story.
Circumnavigation by C James Complete
Bearpaw: An Old West Tale by Headstall Complete
Sidewinder by Headstall Complete
Guarded by Wayne Gray Complete
The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X In Process
Those Left Behind by Robert Hugill Complete
Box Shaped Heart by Laura S. Fox Complete
The Jerk-Off by JLynch Complete
When Opportunity Knocks by kbois Complete
Larkspur: A Sidewinder Tale by Headstall Complete
Top 1 Most Read Mystery - Locked Room Mystery
A sub-genre where the crime, usually a murder, happens in circumstances where it seems impossible for the perpetrator to have entered or left the scene.
Green Lightning by Aditus Complete
Top 5 Most Read Mystery - Noir/Hard-Boiled
(Strong Trope Alert) in noir the protagonist isn't a detective, but a victim, a suspect, and/or a perpetrator of crime. Hard-Boiled is a literary genre that shares some of its characters and settings with crime fiction (especially detective fiction and noir fiction). The genre's typical protagonist is a detective who battles the violence of organized crime that flourished during Prohibition (1920–1933) and its aftermath, while dealing with a legal system that has become as corrupt as the organized crime itself. Detectives of hardboiled fiction are often antiheroes. Notable hardboiled detectives include Philip Marlowe, Mike Hammer, Sam Spade, Lew Archer, Slam Bradley, and The Continental Op.
Carter's Echo by Topher Lydon Complete
The Theocracy - The Blackened Cross by ValentineDavis21 Abandoned
Pigsty by Jack Poignet In Process
Neon by William King In Process
Scene: An Abandoned Alleyway Leading to a Doorway by Young Sage Complete
Top 8 Most Read Mystery - Police Procedural
is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on either a private detective, an amateur investigator or the characters who are the targets of investigation
Jail Cell Love Affair by Lee Wilson Complete
The Black Aura by Lee Wilson Complete
Unhappy New Year’s Day by Lee Wilson Complete
Happy Fourth of July by Lee Wilson Complete
A Memorial Day to Forget by Lee Wilson Complete
Solitary by RichEisbrouch Complete
River City by Bill W Complete
Fairway to Heaven by Jeff Burton Complete
Top 10 Most Read Mystery - Psychological Mystery
Delves into the mind, exploring themes of sanity, identity, and often includes elements of suspense or thriller.
Kept Boy to Made Man by empath Complete
Flame and Frost by lomax61 Temporary Hold
Seagull's Bay by CasualWanderer82 Complete
Hello, Claire Voiance Speaking by Lee Wilson Complete
Murder in Paradise by E K Stokes Complete
Happy Fourth of July by Lee Wilson Complete
Guideverse: The Future by Invnarcel Temporary Hold
Neon by William King In Process
A Memorial Day to Forget by Lee Wilson Complete
Ashlight by D.K. Daniels Complete
I'm back again for another Anthology Flashback. In honor of the upcoming Poetry Anthology 2026: Choices, we are doing a flashback to 2014: A Storm is Coming Poetry Anthology.
Let us know if you are going to have an entry for March 30th's 2026 Poetry Anthology:
