Wayne Gray

There we go. Unfollowing/refollowing did it. I got 11 notifications, and a lot of them included tim replying to his poem comments. REALLY odd. But it's working now. 🙂 Thanks for the time.

Weirdly ... I got notification from kbois' comment on her story. But I just followed her today (I thought for sure I had already, and I'm missing lots of others I thought I had followed as well), so maybe I'll unfollow everyone and follow them again. Feels a little like wiggling the rabbit ears or slapping the side of a picture tube TV, but I don't care if it works. I'll let you know if that's the case. 🙂 Here's the comment I mentioned - the one that worked. https://gayauthors.org/story/kbois/spirit-wolves/3#comment-503878 EDIT: I tried it. I unfollowed everyone and refollowed them. Now ... I wait.

@kbois, @Fae Briona, @Mikiesboy, @MichaelS36 @mollyhousemouse Let me know if any of you post a blog or a story. I'm not getting notifications for anything other than comments/reactions on my stories/comments, and club activity, and I'm trying to pull examples together for Myr. I already sent one, but more examples might help him figure out why mine aren't working. Thanks ahead of time!

Thanks for the reply, @Myr. I took a look at Manage Followed Content, and checked to make sure I'm set to be be notified from those folks' content. It's set for "Immediate Notification" on all of them. I followed this link to get there. https://gayauthors.org/followed/?type=core_member&change_section=1 If I'm supposed to do this somewhere else, please let me know. I am perfectly happy to get all of their notifications for everything they post (I used to). If I get more examples of the issue I'll provide them. Thanks again.

Hello, It appears I'm not getting notifications for my followed authors when they post new stories, blog posts, or anything else outside of their comments on my posts. I am getting notifications for club activity, and those are the only notifications I get when someone posts outside of commenting on my posts/work (I'm still getting notifications for those). I checked my settings, and Notification+Push is selected for followed members. I went back to 13 November 2021 in the notification list (as far as it'd allow) and have only received the above notifications (club and on my posts/comments). Nothing for new posts by those I follow. A recent example is the poem by @Mikiesboy. I rechecked, and I am following him and have been for a while. https://gayauthors.org/story/mikiesboy/tims-bits-and-pieces/81 This is following me across multiple IP addresses and both Firefox and Chrome. Thanks for any help troubleshooting.

You know ... I sorta want to write you into a story. Take all of the things you've ever said, compile them into a list, and just ... BAM. Character. With a really huge amount of ... well ... CHARACTER. 😄

Headache is GONE. That means I get to work out today. Hurray! 😄 Happy Thursday, all.

I've now had a headache for two days, and I typically don't get them at all. My tolerance for this kind of pain is very low, and I'm not a fan. I'm pretty sure it's due to some headcold thing that's just beginning to hit, and I'm also not a fan of that. Luckily I work from home most days, so I can have tea, be in a quiet space, and just do my work without a lot of extraneous stuff going on. I just hope this thing passes soon. Urgh. I hope the rest of you are having a better day than me. 🙂

Pecan pie ... hard cider. That sounds WAY too sweet for me, but the flavors are intriguing! I've been a writing fool. I'm well into chapter five of my new one, and man, it feels good. Scenes come to me and play across my mind like I'm watching them on a movie. It. Is. ODD. But I'll take it. Having a bit of rum now after a marathon of a day. Tomorrow I gotta do a lot of cleaning and cooking. Going to have company and I'm in charge of dinner - short ribs, cheesy grits, broccoli are all on the menu! I hope you're all having a stunning evening.

Congratulations, Fae! The important things took center stage, and that's your and SP's commitments to one another. Enjoy your more intertwined lives. 🙂

Yasssss! Do it!

Money is good. Nice job, Kitt.

Hey, folks. I hope you've all had a good weekend. Mine has been productive. I wrote about 2,500 words over the last couple of days to finish off chapter three of my new story. I've got more to do. Gonna get chapter four started. 🙂

The greatest of injustice, is those with the most to give throw themselves into the dark striving to hear an echo of the kindness in their hearts. And falling into a void, faithful till the end of all.

I had a friend tell me I'd make a good counselor/therapist - something I'd always considered (and he didn't know that). It made me feel nice. Someone else's turn.

Unless you make the rice sticky first. 😛

Okay ... that's pretty funny. FYI - your latest installment of Lucifer and Gabriel was good. Nice work.

Nice job. I liked revisiting these two. And I particularly like how the nearly infinitely powerful devil is captured ... at least, for a time by a mere mortal.

Hehe. Thanks. That's the only way I can explain it. I certainly write characters that are smarter than I could ever be - because they are smart at full speed. It's a funny phrase though, isn't it?

The chapter I'm currently writing has this scene. It's a scene with a therapist and her client, and I am trying to portray her as clever, caring, and deeply insightful. I mean far more insightful than I could ever be. And let me tell you, that's tricky business. So I'm faking it. I get the luxury of time, while she has to deal with someone sitting across from her, and she is having to think on her feet. What takes me writing and rewriting, and hours of thought, she does in moments. I guess it's true, I am just as smart as she is. I mean, she came from me, right? The only difference is Naomi is smart at full speed. Pretty big difference. LOL But it's so fun writing her. God ... she really is clever. I love when secondary characters shine like this. Onward.

I gotta agree with spyke. Good job doing the right thing @Story Reader, regardless of your deluded step-daughter.

Nice job, getting your booster. Our clinic system is madly working through our backlog of requests for them for those who qualify. Then it'll be on to getting shots in the arms of the 5-11 year olds (just approved).

You don't have to write them in a vacuum. Look up vows others have used. Blend and make them your own. It's what I did for our wedding/handfasting (I leaned heavily on Celtic vows, because I loved the equality buried in the words, and the lack of distinction between genders). “I, (name), in the name of the spirit of God that resides within us all, by the life that courses within my blood and the love that resides within my heart, take thee (name) to my hand, my heart, and my spirit, to be my chosen one. To desire thee and be desired by thee, to possess thee, and be possessed by thee, without sin or shame, for naught can exist in the purity of my love for thee. I promise to love thee wholly and completely without restraint, in sickness and in health, in plenty and in poverty, in life and beyond, where we shall meet, remember, and love again. I shall not seek to change thee in any way. I shall respect thee, thy beliefs, thy people, and thy ways as I respect myself. This one is pretty agreeable, though a bit generic and religious. Both things are fixable. Remember - this is a chance to say how and what you feel. It's for you, and it's for SP. Nobody else has to know what that inside joke buried in your vow means, or approve of the way you express yourself. It's also allowed for you to write it down. Don't try and memorize it if it's going to be a stressor. Yes, practice. That way you can watch his eyes as you speak. But keep your card/notes handy too. I'm a romantic ... can you tell? Good luck, and congratulations. What a lovely thing to stress over, eh?

Having rum, dinner is in the oven, listening to music, writing chapter two of a new tale that WON'T let go. I will probably be laid up from my COVID booster and the flu shot I got today, but for now I'm feeling good. Besides, that's a great excuse to spend time writing, and I'm gonna use my weekend that way. I hope you're all having a good night. Cheers!

This is all I was given by my "vision". Yet, I get the distinct impression that it was Andy's partner, and that's how I'm writing the rest of the story I'm building around it. Thanks for reading and commenting.