Wayne Gray

I'd think that'd be a powerful argument to getting your stone removed. I know the variant has done a number on the systems there, but damn. Good luck, Chris.

I experience a sliver of what you do. But it's enough; a glimpse of the dark is plenty enough. During those times for me, I crawl in on myself and hide, so it makes me respect that you go on. That you function, and work, and cook, and survive in spite of it. I know it's hard in the moment to remember that you're loved. But you are. Whenever you reach out, you'll find a hand to hold. Good poem, tim. xo

That was like ... dad joke level. Nice. 😛

I'm getting notifications again. Unfollowing/following everyone seems to have fixed it. Good morning, all. @chris191070, man I'm sorry your procedure is getting bumped back so much. I hope something changes sooner than later.

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.