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Excellent poems, tim. I've read them a few times today, trying to find words to express what I think of them. I've found them enjoyable, and full of emotions.

Showcase off some of the Non-Promising/Signature/Classic Authors who make up the bulk of Authors on GA. Have a FrontPage widget that randomly showcases a top reviewed completed story. EDIT: (yes, the top one is a little self-serving, but I was thinking about others when I wrote it.)

Myr's bumping of his FanFiction topic got me thinking. How would you, as an Author feel about someone writing a story in your world? For me, I wouldn't mind. Though, the two main worlds my stories are in, are not fully fleshed out on GA. I have notes on them and would answer questions if asked. But, yeah, I wouldn't mind if someone wrote a story in either the Guardian Force Saga Universe or The Half-Elven Warlock one.

As it stands now, Authors do a lot of work offsite, and then either Email Documents to Betas and Editors before they are published on the site. My idea is this: 1. A System that allows an Author, or a team of Authors, access to one body of work. Overall document is controlled by one person called the Project Lead. 2. Each individual can then work on a section cooperatively, or independently, for a final draft. 3. Project Lead then selects other site users and gives them access to the draft as a Beta or an Editor. (Beta would need to be a new User Group) 3.a. Beta Users, can only read, and make comments following the draft. 3.b. Editors, can edit the draft. 4. Project Lead then publishes the final draft, once all feedback and edits are done. 5. The story is published to the main site, with none of the Beta, Author, or Editor comments, or other process info. This is mainly a tool, that allows a Team of individuals access to an ongoing process, in one centralized area. It helps with coordination between team members and gets more people involved, that may not want to give out Email, IM, or other personal information. It can also, give GA a level of quality control, as all the work is done onsite, and there would be less formatting issues, or compatibility issues between an Author's Word Processing Software, and the GA Story work-thingie.

Thank you for writing this Mike, and enlightening us a bit more about your life.

DOH!!!! Sorry about that, Timothy....

Thanks for reading Sam!

Thanks for reading, tim, and for leaving feedback. I've decided to write a chapter 2, and it's working title is "Christmas Dinner at Grandmother's House."

Thanks for reading! I always like warm, feel-good stories at Christmas.

Thank you for reading, and for the comment. In the real world, Maybe, or Maybe Not, is debatable. In this fantasy tale, as POTUS he has more information as to what the Agency has done, and is doing with operations going on in the USA. They are not a nice organization at all. Very much like the Knights Templar mixed with the Spanish Inquisition, and a dose of Nazi-ism. However, they are sanctioned by the Vatican Accords, and while POTUS can't kick them out of the USA, he can mess with them. That's his motivation in this. Also, No one, not even the Agency will break the Accords. Bend it some, in the gray areas, but No one will break them. Too much at risk for both sides.

Those questions are indeed answered in the next chapter. The working title of Chapter 5 is "Warpath." I'm very glad and happy, you're enjoying the story. Thank you for reading, and the comment.

Thanks, Agent D. I'm glad you liked it.

Thanks, jp. I think the next one is going to have a big dose of action, along with the character development.

Thanks. I owe a lot to the three that helped. Kitt is a fantastic editor, and I'm glad to have her onboard. I always believed that flaws and disadvantages make a character. His appetite was the thing that popped in my head.

*snickers* With all the crying needed a laugh in there. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter.

Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying it.

Thanks for reading, duglas. It's an interesting journey so far. I've been using the D&D 5th edition rules as a foundation, to keep the characters believable. Chapter 5 is being written now, and I plan to include a lot of action in it.

The Director of the Agency for the Defense of the Earthly Realm sat in his chair smoking his cigar and looking out the window across the city of D.C. on this Monday morning. He peered over at his guest, a woman who wore a stunning red dress which coordinated perfectly with her raven black hair. “I did not fail.” He motioned at her with his cigar. “Of course you did. You were supposed to stop that child before Mithras got his mitts on him. You failed.” The woman practically purred, while

Thanks! I've had friends and family do the gift within a gift to me a few times, and I always loved it. So, I decided to use it in this story. There's also a couple of other personal experiences that made an appearance in this story.

Thanks, tim. True about the Anniversaries, so I hope Deam and Alex keep it straight. lol I know they are not going to have the Wedding on any holidays.

Awesome! Nice to meet a fellow A!

*hands you a box of tissues* Thanks for reading, Lisa. I don't mind you calling me A. (My real name starts with it.) I'm happy, you enjoyed the story, and several others that were part of the newsletter have brought tears to my eyes as well.

Thanks, Moggie. It's being written now. I started a draft between session today, and hopefully, I can get it posted soon.

Thanks, miss molly. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you for reading, and for the comment.