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Thank you, Reader. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you very much, tim. I had a blast writing it.

Adam Smith is a successful businessman, who recently came home to Tampa, Fl. Retired at age 38, living in a newly constructed house, he feels like he's set for a new chapter in his life, with plans to set up a Micro-Brewery. That all changes when he gets a call from the Florida Department of Children and Families.

It was Monday, February 5, 2018, when Adam Smith opened the door and let the woman in. He had spoken with her earlier that morning and had been on an emotional roller coaster since. “Please come in. Would you like something to drink? Coffee, tea, water?” “No thank you, but I appreciate the offer,” Sylvia Cramer said. She smiled as he shut the door behind them. She looked around the house, taking in the sights. It was her job as a social worker for the Florida Department of Children and Famil

Has anyone heard of LitRPG? I know I've read a couple of fantasy pieces, that was sorta game like, and I had planned on doing a premium story for GA set in an Online Gameworld. But, this is the first I've heard of a whole new genre dedicated to it. From what I'm read, its a full narration of a gameworld, with both in-game, and out-of-game characters and scenes. Discussions on leveling up, gaming power, etc. occur in the story as well. Personally, I like the idea, and format of it.

I've read this now, at least six times. Each time, it brings tears to my eyes, knowing that Evil in this world exists to such an extent, that it not only happened, but people deny that it did. A very powerful piece of work, tim.

Thank you for the advice and insight. However, I have two basic questions. I don't write porn, so why would Nifty be useful to me? Are there other sites, besides GA, that you or GA staff would recommend for cross-posting? Internet security, how do you handle that? We had a fellow author, and GA member just last week, or two, talked about how he had a Stalker track him down. There's a degree of anonymity that I want to keep for myself, due to legal reasons, while trying to spread my craft further. How would one go about that? Would the use of Pen Names, be useful in such situations? Thanks again.

I'm saddened to hear this, but I understand. We'll still be here, ready to read your words, when you feel like writing again. Until then, my friend, I can re-read your works you already have posted.

tim is a fantastic poet. These works of his are full of emotion, stunning visuals, and pull at the heartstrings of the reader. Each chapter is another journey into a world that is crafted skillfully.

A well-written story that talks about abuse, and triumph over it. Flowed well.

A fantastic tale of Life vs Death, and one that makes you think about the future. Beautiful written, it flowed well, and really gave a lot of visuals. You can really connect with the main character.

I have no words for this.

A fantastic story about choices. The writing flowed well, and the dialogue was good. Painted great visuals.

Full Review of 18% Gray: It took me a little over 12 hours to read it eCover to eCover. Somethings that were bad with it: Lack any sort of Worldbuilding. Outside of a few words, not even full sentences, that a war happened in the USA, prior to the split into two nations of the Red States vs the Blue States. There was nothing else about the setting the book was in. Blatant Liberal Bias. Blue states were Liberal, and therefore the good guys. Red states were Conservative, and therefore the bad guys. Lacked any detail. One of the protagonists lived in a 2-bedroom apartment. There you go, that was all the detail you got. It had a fridge because he took out two pouches of beer. (Pouches of beer? Why pouches? Oh, yeah, you don't know why, because there was no Worldbuilding. No Infodump to explain the world.) Main Characters were 23 and 25 years old respectfully. Both are covert-ops trained military veterans, who have seen combat action. (Wait? there's fighting between the Red and Blue? Oh, yeah, you don't know why, because there was no worldbuilding.) Used to go to high school together, and therefore, reverted back to High School personality. I'm not even going to comment on the Nymphomanic Nun, from the Roman Catholic Church. Lots of interesting technology. But WTF is a crotch rocket? It has a shield of some sort, that you have to lift to get out of. I'm guessing it's some sort of motorcycle, that is fairly powerful, and can go off-roading. Red States are ultra poor, run down, and using tech 2 decades behind the Blue. But has AI drones, Directed Energy Weapons, Disruptor grenades, Digital Camo w/ thermal imaging blockers, and a slew of other things. AI satellite systems. But they don't believe in Global Warming, even though most of them are turning into an arid climate. Most people walk from city to city, and town to town because they can't afford other transportations. Red States practice forced Conversion Therapy on anyone that has the Gay Gene. Horrible Dialogue. Typos everywhere, and this was a "professionally done" and edited work. You can buy a copy for $5.00 on Dreamspinner. Now, this is a book that has a message about the Human Condition. The Author was trying for a Handmaiden's Tale type of world and failed. It devolved into a High School level sex fantasy between the main characters and a technical error-filled piece of literature. The blatant biased that Conservative Values, Gun-Rights, Religious Liberty, are all inherently evil was a major theme of the book. Again, there is hardly any worldbuilding, but the few instances that the Author used, made it a point to show anyone that was a Conservative was a Homophobe, and anyone that was a Liberal was an open-minded free-thinker. If this was a story or an Author that was on GA, I'd be ranking it a flat 2-stars.

Good to know. Thank you, Myr. I have never left a negative review before. I've left less than stellar ones, but never a negative. This will be a first. If you can overlook the lack of worldbuilding, lack of detail, characters who go from young adult military people to high school kids, the blatant biased in politics, and horrible dialogue, it's a half-way decent covert-op thriller. Frankly, if this was the first book I read from Dreamspinner Press, I would never read another book they publish again.

As an example of a book on the Human Condition. Over on Dreamspinner Press, I spotted this book called 18% Gray that has politically biased written in its description blurb. I spotted it on my Public Library's eBook center, so I think I'll check it out and form an official stance on it. But, judging a book by its blurb, tells me it's a politically biased story.

Just a heads up on somethings with my Aeris storyline. Act 2 - Prelude to War - Part 3, now has a Chapter note, letting people know to read the Short Story called The House of Aeris. Also, the Stand-Alone story Tales from the Guardian Force has been deleted. I added it's sole chapter to the Aeris - Guardian Force main storyline, between Act 3 - War and Remembrance - Part 1, and the soon to be finished Part 2. Mark from the stand-alone will be in Part 2, and after some PMs saying the above issue of Act 2 - Part 3 was confusing, I wanted to avoid any confusions now. Yes, that's right. I'm actively working on the next installment of this story, and hopefully, I can get it to my team soon, so I can get it posted.

I'm working on the next installment, right now. I decided to use Mark in it, and because there was some confusion with The House of Aeris short and the chapter called Act 2 - Prelude to War - Part 3, I decided to go ahead and combine the Tales story, into the main storyline.

No one knew his real name, he was only known by his title: Guardian One. While not the leader of the Human Race, he was a Military Leader, and one trying to hold the Sol Federation together. While his Guardian Force brothers, and sisters, were scattered across the Federation, assisting the Military in the war with the Thorian Empire, he was on a diplomatic mission; One to try and establish a war treaty with a race known as the Proxima. So far, things had been going well, and they wanted a face t

Entertainment vs Commentary on Human Condition is this week's topic. I was originally going to do one on Infodumps and why they are good and needed in Fantasy/SciFi stories, despite what publishers and those that adhere to dogmatic writing rules, say. But after reading @Carlos Hazday's blog entry called "Stories so White," I felt the need to switch up topics. This is also a topic, that I've discussed several times with my Non-GA friends, who I play tabletop RPGs with. While the majority, of this topic, is based on my opinions, I am going to show a couple of examples. Human Condition There's been a shift over the years, in how people consume books, movies, music, and tv shows, where they are looking for the underlying commentary on the human condition. A very vocal minority called "Social Justice Warriors" or "Fragile Snowflakes" are the ones leading the charge on this. They will dissect your work, looking for any hidden meaning or message you may have put in it. And, if you do put some sort of message into your work, then by all the Holy Identity Politics, it better be something that they approve of, or you might get something like this: "Your story sucks because you talk about slavery." "Your story sucks because the main character is white." "Your story sucks, because you are not advocating < Insert a cause I deem worthy here > in your story." Add on to that, a campaign to ruin your life, get you fired from your job, death threats, and boycotts of anyone that supports you. If you think I'm joking, just look at Twitter or Google search for Brenden Eich. These "Group-Think" Activists will use social media to harass you, your readers, your publisher, and your family, friends, employer, school, and your 2nd-grade teacher, to shame you into either retracting your work or changing it to what they consider appropriate. Carlos' blog entry above is about, how one writer changed her entire story, after a campaign of online bullying from these SJWs. It's all utter BULLSHIT. Yes, bold, underline, and italic. "But, BHopper2. Didn't you just post a thread, saying as Gay Writers, we should hold ourselves to a higher standard? And that whole thing about sex scenes? Isn't that being a little hypocritical?" Glad you asked or thought that. It would be hypocritical of me, to not point out, I did say that as Homosexual Writers, because of the Double Standard that exists between us and Heterosexual Writers, should hold ourselves to a higher standard when it comes to what we write. That thread was based on the perceptions that some Heterosexuals have that Homosexuals are sexual predators, and have an obscene obsession with sex. I don't make the rules; I just point them out. Your mileage may vary, and things have become a lot better over the years, in Western Culture. Entertainment Not everything has to be for some cause. Sitting down to read a book, or watch a movie, can be for the entertainment value. Something that amuses you. For instance, the movie Warcraft is a high fantasy action film based on the MMO by Blizzard called World of Warcraft. If you love the game, you'll hate the movie. If you love High Fantasy and looking at eye-candy, you'll love the movie. Same can be said about a number of different movies, shows, and music. I love the show Supernatural, and the characters Sam and Dean. It's a story about two brothers, who hunt monsters. Some say it's more than that, but at its core, that's what the show is about. There's no politics in it, there's no plight to show a tale of the human condition, there's just a tale of brotherly love, and family. In fact, I've stopped watching a number of shows when they've become overly political, or are very biased. I want to be entertained. I don't want an essay on what you think are the sins of the human race. In fact, when I write my stories, I'm not doing it for any reason other than for entertainment purposes only. I don't give a shit about causies, and their causes when I write. I write a piece of literature, that I like, and I tell a story, that I want to tell. Then I ask a group of friends here to Beta Read it and Edit it, and then post it as an entertainment piece. If people like my story, and leave a reaction to it, or even better a comment or a review, then I know I have brought joy to someone else. "But, what about your Forbidden Love story, and what you said above?" I would say that is the only cause, I do advocate for, and have written about. I do try to hold myself to a higher standard, but I'm human. I will fail at that. I did have my main characters in No Regrets killed because they were Gay because that's what does happen in parts of our Modern World, today. Most of my stories, don't include that sort of stuff. So, there's my thoughts, and opinions on the topic. What are your thoughts on this?

A beautiful Irish love story. It was written well, good visuals, and was fun to read. Four-stars because at times, it was hard to follow the dialogue the way the Author wrote the story.

A beautiful tale. Thanks for sharing it.

One hell of a twist for the ending. Loved the visuals in this story, and the progress the main character went through.

A sad but beautiful tale. A Son remembers his family. The visuals and descriptions were marvelous. I recommend it to anyone.

tim, your skill at poetry leaves me speechless, yet again. Both the visuals and the emotion, these invoke, I have no words to describe.