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I must be crazy to be running in this heat in the middle of July, but I have to keep up my cardio routine to maintain. I had thought running at night might help, but this crazy heatwave has made the night just as bad as the day. I know my need to run is psychological, growing up overweight and being the butt of many jokes left deep scars. In my heart, I just don’t want to be that guy and can’t let anyone see that insecure part of me. That’s why I lost most of my weight and got in shape a couple

A collection of short stories from prompts on GA

And like that @Valkyrie you inspired me to write a short story: https://gayauthors.org/story/w_l/wls-prompts-short-stories/1

Lol! Prompt 70 would be a wonderful dream, there have been times especially when I am waiting for a bus or just sitting at a bench when a nice sounding guy would be near. The thing about blind people, or people with variable visual ability, the sound of someone's voice can be useful to help ascertain various things from a distance measure to personal temperament. I might take up the prompt just for fun. Very true @CassieQ, people with disability aren't often represented well in fiction. There's a certain mentality that due to our disability, all disabled must be babied or are fragile. Many do require help sometimes, but for the most part, most don't need constant support. ---------------------- I helped an author on GA with a story dealing with some of these topics a few years back. If anyone needs some perspective from a blind gay author, feel free to ask. @Nick Brady and his story, Love is Blind

RIP Michelle Nichols When I heard of her passing, my mind was reminded of this scene from Star Trek II, which she was part of.

Does a rainbow rabbit, named Robby, count?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Lovers This is one of those Anime and Manga that I stumbled across in my review of all the BL stuff I’ve missed in the last decade. Published in 2010 and continuing to present, it’s very popular among BL readership, mainly Japanese women. As a gay man watching and reading this material, part of me was wondering, “WTF, how is this so popular” and I have to remove my perspective to understand the point of view from a female readership. I know many readers o

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55424906-here-s-to-us Oh Boy! This is one of those sequels you need to read the prior book before continuing because you will not be able to understand the emotional resonance without it. I am so glad I re-read the 1st book a week before I began reading this book back in January. Arthur and Ben were so innocent and sweet in book 1, it reminds me of a simpler time a few years ago before the Pandemic. Book 2 has them growing up and maturing into adults with

On this point Bill, @Zombie was right, his original post was from June 21st 2012, not 2022, so it would have been 100th anniversary of Alan Turing birthday based on that point in history. He just re-opened this topic back in June 2022 to discuss recent developments in computer science, then we all came in with our own.

Thanks for sharing and I completely get it as a gay guy with limited vision. A lot of people don't think much of it, because I don't show off my limitations in the past. My vision does affect how I love and how my instincts for attraction operate as I grew older. When my eyesight started getting worse and blurrier before the cornea transplant, I had to use my white cane, which I don't think many people knew about. Guys, whether gay, bi, or straight, can be sympathetic like any other human being, but I'm not a person who wants sympathy sex or dependency. With my eye disease, I know it's hard to love someone who has limitations, but I do hope that you find someone out there, too, beyond just a guy or girl to warm your bed.

One of the sad truths about being gay and single, it's hard to have a relationship with a decent guy. Sex is a few clicks away, but someone who wants to talk, make dinner together, or walk around the streets is harder to come by. Then, when you do find those kinds of guys, there's a fatal flaw with them: they enjoy sneaking kisses in back alleys (Uh, it's dark and the dumpster reeks), they blow out your tastebuds with some kind of pepper since you told them you enjoy spice (I like spicy, but God, I'm not looking to swallow fire), and the conversations are scary bad (How did a conversation about cartoons we like turn into school shootings). All this stuff does leave you feeling empty after a while. I wonder if it's this hard looking for love with other single gay guys?

So who wants to play a game of chess: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/24/chess-robot-grabs-and-breaks-finger-of-seven-year-old-opponent-moscow Playing devil's advocate here: if a computer program were a human child, being forced to play 3 consecutive games of chess against other players for entertainment and profit without rest, we might consider it a form of child abuse. If he/she/they act up, we would reason with the child and criticize its parents for ignoring basic needs. However, a computer program is not considered a child and thus there is no ethical process within its mind to differentiate between its actions to achieve its goals. This reminds me of Joshua from the 1980's movie WarGames, conceptually the idea was spot on about teaching an AI how to stop playing and understand why not playing is better than winning at all costs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitation_(manga) Why am I reviewing this old series? Believe it or not, it was my first gay anime series as a young fan. Before Queer as Folk, Shameless, or the mountains of books I have read or reviewed, there was a little comedy Anime series called Gravitation that I was introduced to as a 17-year-old member of the anime club. Originally published between 1996-2002, the manga was modestly successful, the Anime series broadcasted in 2004 was released to wor

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/920057.Death_Claims?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=T8a4R2nhDH&rank=3 This book feels like a standard plotline in today’s reading: a man murdered on a beach, then it leads to the seedy side of Hollywood and theater actors’ illicit relationship. Written in 1973, this book was a pioneer in these simple tropes. While I am not a fan of the story’s plot or the tragic outcomes for all the LGBT characters, there’s a lot to be said about classic st

I stopped writing this 6 years ago, but I am glad you enjoyed it. I know a bunch of readers have asked me about continuing it, but it would be a difficult journey back into this world with so many changes in the last 6 years. I wonder if people would accept a time-skip

True about Trevor, it's not underrated, but it is the first thing I think about when it comes to gay shorts That little movie inspired a generation. I think A Friend of Dorothy might be up your alley then as it is underrated nowadays considering the term has fallen out of usage with the advent of mainstream gay culture and I liked the Boys Life series depiction of gay life with its beauty and warts. I'd also suggest a few other shorts if those hit your interest. If you want more feature-length films: a few shorts have been made into feature-length films, like Dare, Yossi and Jagger (this one has a sequel), and The Way He Looks, so those are not underrated. If you're in the mood for comedy, I'd suggest the Italian film Loose Cannons, made in 2010. I have been trying to find a few more recent gay comedies, but most of them are Manga or Anime related.

My book reviews are sort of an ongoing experiment, I really enjoy them and introducing folks to new stories outside GA: As to my film reviews, I've done them on and off over the years. There's no rhyme or reason in my blog, I should probably clean it up and split it between the writer stuff and the review stuff. I also reviewed stories from other people's websites, too.

Very cool, so glad I am not the only one reviewing this stuff on GA I enjoyed both made-for-TV movies and there are a lot of great LGBT shorts. I used to review gay films on my blog, but have focused on the gay book reviews more (60+ and counting). Trevor probably comes to my mind, whenever I think about LGBT Shorts, both due to the synonymous, Trevor Project, and the well-developed story that hits hard for anyone who has contemplated suicide. I also remember some lesser-known shorts like A Friend of Dorothy from Boys' Life series, a gay college student falls for his roommate, and Touch from Boys' Briefs series, a sexually abused teenage boy is unable to break the habitual cycle of abuse (warning on this one, it's really dark and it's unforgiving to where it goes).

Expeditions, Estimation, and Other Dangerous Pastimes by Lyn Gala (Sci-Fi) Book 4 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36602760-expeditions-estimation-and-other-dangerous-pastimes + Bonus Kensho by Lyn Gala https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56058560 For the fourth book, Lyn Gala tries to add in some bigger concepts, while resolving major plot threads from the prior books. There’s no human conflict or high stakes involved in this book, which will lead to readers feeling a

An oldie, but still a very reflective song:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27401647-affiliations-aliens-and-other-profitable-pursuits This book was a very powerful story filled with everything that came before it and shaded with relevant issues that we still face today. Being in a gay relationship is one thing, being a submissive is another, but Lyn Gala held back no punches with her display of human bigotry even centuries in the future. This story is about a future that mirrors our world. In the prior books, we’ve only heard ab

Maybe interesting reads, I'll take a look. I'm debating if I should keep up with Hansen book reviews or move on to another classic gay author I have read, I enjoy the mystery, but they do get pretty grim and tragic for gay characters. Book 2 Death Claims is also dark and grim, there's no way out for gay guys in many of his stories sometimes, it's like reading torture porn. Hence why I am also reading and watching happier modern tales, too. Book 2 I'll definitely do a write-up, but we'll see about 3-12. As for other classic authors, I am contemplating reviewing Edmund White's books next or pulling out another Mary Renault. As you can tell, I do read a lot both classic and modern across genres.

I haven't yet though I am interested in Todd that he wrote under James Colton post-humorously published in 1995 (he took on the hard subject of interracial gay relationships decades before it became vogue, including side-effects of a changing racial ethos on lovers shunned by both worlds, but sadly he didn't publish it during his lifetime). His characters do get more bitter towards the late 80's-90's based on the Brandstetter series. I know he's writing in a different time and it's interesting to imagine the struggles of writing during the HIV/AIDS epidemic as lovers and friends die around you.