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  1. Genesis The Truth Part 4 of 4 By WL (Research Outpost, North Atlantic, December 25th 2010, 0445 hours) Jeff Alan should be extremely tired. He had been in two cars, two planes, and a strange kind of submarine all within the last 12 hours. The long ride has shown him wonders and gave him new depth into his boyfriend, Benjamin Cross. Twelve hours ago, Jeff had contemplated leaving his boyfriend due to his lack of openness, but now he can’t wait to see what else Ben has to reveal
  2. Genesis: The Truth Part 3 of 4 By W.L (Approximately 50 Nautical miles from Olafsvik, Iceland, December 25th 02:00 hours) Ben and Jeff had been busy chatting about the ship and how certain things worked onboard. The ship operated with a nanites assisted hull structure; basically, the ship’s structure can change from a hardened silicone synthetic structure to a thin silicon structure. By having the ability to manipulate the density of the hull, there was no need for buoyancy fr
  3. Genesis: The Truth Part 2 of 4 By WL (Off the Coast of Greenland, December 24rd 2010, Friday, 2200 hours) Jeff had fallen asleep after Ben revealed his reason for secrecy; though not the exact nature of the secret. The strange instruments around the plane began reacting to something. Flashing lights flickered, strange sounds buzzed, and the weird orbs began orbiting each other in an elliptical path. Jeff was awakened from his short slumber by these weird occurences.
  4. Finally uploaded the first part of my prequel: Genesis: The Truth 2-4 of 4 Next will be Genesis: The Consequences a 9-part mini-series. Finally, I will finish with Genesis: Judgment a 25-part mini-series. On a side note, I am starting to read the Nightrunner series and I don't know, there's something attractive about the fantasy genre. However, I am pressing to finish the edits of my own stories in the science fiction area as well. It is taking a lot longer to finish the edits than I thought. I am finally understanding why hard sci-fi is difficult to write and research. My writing fluctuates between the sub-genres of military sci-fi, space opera sci-fi, and speculative sci-fi, but I try to ground some of my ideas into developments coming out of current science. As for LGBT themes, I've been thinking about how it works in terms of my writing. I am seeing something different in terms of my Exodus Universe and other stories. I also feel like there needs to be more characterization within the stories, which is one reason why I have developed so many unique characters. Take for example, John Anderson, my African American gay character from Exodus, who I am establishing background material with Genesis. If you read into his background and what follows, you will see a subtle stoic genius. He might not be as thrilling or excitable as his partner Andy Carlson, who is one of my favorite characters to write. Part Trekkie and part eccentric, Andy exemplifies why Sci-fi is my favorite genre. The awe and wonder of exploring the potential in science and humanity is his driving thought. Science is at the heart of my story, but it is also a driving force for some of the bigger issues that come out of development.
  5. I just came upon this story series and am wondering if anyone would recommend it: The Nightrunner Series Also, for some reason, I get the feeling a few of our fantasy writers might enjoy this story as they hone their stories and craft. Being more a science fiction and history fiction fan, I don't write fantasy much, but still enjoy the genre.
  6. A very good book for the national strategist of the early 20th century. Another one that few forget is Carl von Clausewitz: "On War", which highlighted the use of mobility in land warfare and philosophy of Western Warfare. It basically outlined the later strategies of Germany in the opening moves of World War I and World War II along with mobilization of nations like the US later for World War II.
  7. Confirmed by other news outlets: $32K to Snooki http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/968391--snooki-s-hefty-fee-angers-rutgers-university-parents-students I kind of agree that this is a reflection of bad judgment on the University part and society in general for promoting pop culture to the point of deification. I can't remember who said this about modern pop culture; but it seems right Basically, mankind has given their beliefs in Gods and Goddesses, but we have replaced them with the hit of the year. Pop fiction characters are our new pantheon of larger than life Gods, the entertainment outlets are their altars, and the media are their high priests. Our fan-fiction takes the part of plays and fanboy/girls take the place of worshipers. ----- Oh well, we can only hope that whatever takes her place is better next year.
  8. Hehe, I hope it's an April Fools joke on everyone, which I am not fooled by You just don't seem like the type of person to just give up after putting everything in. I am the same way too, stubborn to a fault, but it has some merits. For me, if I'd tried that out, I'd start off small. They have an interesting place in Vermont or Maine, where you can actually spend a few weeks in the woods alone to live life in the wild.
  9. He's already served his time in jail for what happened. He's a level 3 sex offender according to the registry. I won't lie, if I had known about this earlier, we'd probably not rent to him.
  10. So futurama was right, God is basically a giant ball of energy trying to mate with our universe It's really interesting stuff, the early calculations shows an extraordinary amount of energy.
  11. I feel odd right now. I've been doing taxes for people left and right and offered to do my dad's elderly tenant taxes as well. After some simple research in property history, I discovered something about this guy. He's a convicted catholic priest with several decade of child molestation charges against altar boys. I didn't know this before I did the research and now I wish I didn't dig too deeply. I am left at a moral and ethical divide. I know he's a good man; he does volunteering for the elderly and food kitchen work. He is not the candy giving or scary priests that media has been throwing in my mind for years. He is a nice guy with the neighbors and I don't think anyone knows about his past. Part of me has also thought about my own past and I don't know what to think as I never really felt threatened, just cared for to a certain extent. However, I am worried about what it means. My dad is still not entirely sold on my homosexuality, nor is the rest of my family tolerant of such activities I am also worried about the kids in the neighborhood and what it means to have him here. On an ethical side, I am his tax accountant as well. I can't reveal direct detailed personal information like this to third parties. It would be a violation of my professional standards. I am bound by duty to keep what I know a secret, but I don't know if I should. I don't know what to do.
  12. Really funny picture that I found online and it is kind of interesting. I know that expression very well and I think they're enjoying it I was wondering if anyone else has any thoughts about gay/bi/trans animals.
  13. Let's see, I don't know I always had an interest in guys. I don't know what it was. I guess if I had to pick an age, I'd say around 10, when I first started wanting to see boys naked, because I was curious how other boys looked without clothes (I was a really young Voyeur )
  14. Sunday has come and about to be gone, it's a nice enough day. I have no complaints about where things stand; although, my aspirations have not been fulfilled. I guess there really isn't much to talk or write about except in my stories. Exodus is finally getting more traction as I will probably be ready with the next half week after April 18th. The short Genesis series should hold any loyal fans over for the time being. I am also starting to think about my older stories. I kind of surprised some people still remember and read them, despite how long they haven't been updated. I abandoned a lot of stories in my writing life, sadly. I feel bad for not giving them good homes or conclusions. I re-read my Home is in the heart after seeing a review pop up and I remember why I wrote that story. Truthfully about my intent, I wanted to stand out as a writer, who could approach a genre that no one ever touches in gay fiction or even normal fiction anymore. The American West was not a place of moral heroes and immoral villains as most people believe; it was a dark and ambiguous era. I thought why not touch on the little researched Mormon controlled area of Utah, where atrocities and conflict occurred between everyone from natives to settlers, religious adherents to secular practitioners, and greedy warlords to lowly farmers. I read stories about Mormon attacks on western settlers like the Mountain Meadow Massacre and my story was born. Now I don't know if I should continue on this story, while my sci-fi story is being formed.
  15. Grrr....Hands off my meat *(I've actually said that before, wonder if it was the full moon)
  16. W_L

    Chapter 1

    Thanks for reading, I thought no one had liked it, so I basically abandoned the story a year ago and went straight for my Sci-fi story, Exodus. If you want I can keep on going to what I had intended earlier.
  17. Just When I start coming back and posting, Chase has to leave Will miss you and kind of liked the chill nonchalant way you handled things. I probably ignored you more than once, but at least I am honest about neglect. You made being a troll interesting, About the rest of what you said, probably true to an extent, when I first started coming here to GA, I was a college kid looking for something that had meaning in my life. Probably, the thing that I sought more than anything else was a spark of companionship, which haunt many others. After a little taste of life and love, I understand things better, but I am also still traveling an unknown road with an unknown fate. That I guess is what brought me back and keeps me here at GA, the unknown paths that I have never traveled and wish to seek out among others. I will miss you chase and hope our paths may cross again.
  18. I don't know, I thought it was brilliant in a satiric way. It highlighted many common themes with the current generation of "carpe diem" music along with various genres of of pop and rap. Repetition and experimental choruses just seem kind of normal in today's music. Not my interest though. I won't lie, I did have on max for a while after "Friday". I highly recommend "Walk Away from the Sun" to anyone that needs a stark contrast to "Friday" pop. Too bad Grunge rock is dying out.
  19. Many people don't have enough food due to rampant issues with food transports and inability for some people to go out due to fear of nuclear radiation. For an industrialized and advanced nation as Japan to have this happening, it is very tragic as there should be more than enough in their nation.
  20. Lacey's not Emo O_o Well, I don't know; I used to really like the sensitive emo guys, because they match well with my overly direct strong personality. However, I feel like I am more into strong personalities now.
  21. Aww, Lacey, you're not missing out. For me, Trim most likely to keep it tidy, but if I ever want to try swimming as an exercise, I'd shave most of it off.
  22. I am not sure how many people read Exodus or how many truly understand the complex concepts that are within the story. Everything thus far is nothing compared to what will be introduced in this unique collection of tales within this universe. It examines the characters deeper and encourages the reader to dream. We live in amazing times, where the dreams of previous generations have been achieved through the wonder of science. Exodus points out this fact in the many ways that technology has d
  23. The nuclear side story is also developing: Japanese Nuclear Plants after quake
  24. Agreed, it's horrendous disaster on the epic scale.
  25. I would love some pointers. I am completely out of my element with him, but it's so easy to talk to him at the same time. Believe me, Asians and especially Chinese people have our own moments, too. A US article a few years back once called us the "new Jews" of the United States. I will compromise as much as I can, but we're both opinionated and I think that's what attracted us to each other in the first place.
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