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Well, I do want to continue my old stories and maybe perform a rewrite if I ever get time and inclination. If I m forced to end all my old unfinished stories, I have readily available ideas: Exodus: My first unfinished story: have a fast moving piece of space debris breach the hull of a ship, causing a chain reaction in the fusion reactors, thus destroying the entire refugee fleet of wayward LGBT people Better to Reign in Hell: The guy gets caught by the FBI and commits suicide, endhing any threat of "Revenge" from him for the murder of his partner Causality- Evil triumph over good, chaos wins and the universe is completely obliterated Home is in the heart- My brief attempt at writing historical western story, I will simply have a band of outlaws find my two roguish gay guys in Utah, kill them, then scalp them in the late 19th century, it works with the setting. Look away Dickie- Simple, have a certain southern county clerk get elected as Governor and end the entire play Love and Again- Just finish up the tragic story of Alexander, then say that's it, sorry dude no more great tales of gays thru history The Big Squeeze- They all get fired and the economy tanks The Phoenix and the Dragon- The Triads discover my character's sexuality and he is brutally murdered (Sensing a theme going on ) ------------------------------------ I am just pointing out that the only way I can end all my stories appropriately would be in tragedy if readers want me to go back there without having the muse to keep on writing them as they should have been written. It's why I have stopped writing stories like that and have switched off to "planned" stories, meaning I write them first, not in the heat of the moment. My current project is already half finished, so I can publish it without fear that I won't complete it. Plus, I can also leave room for sequels to keep it going. I want to return to all my stories eventually; I just need to be in the right mindset to write a play, a historical fiction story, a Science Fiction story, or a political action thriller story. Causality is probably the easiest for me to pick up again (Kitt knows I have a few unpublished chapter ready for her to edit, but I chose to do Cyber-Bullying Defense Team first as it called to me loudest). The rest are an open story: like Exodus has an outline that I had imagined 5 years ago, but I am not interested in the story or conclusion in my current mindset (Battlestar Galactica helped inspire me there, so Grand Operatic Sci-Fi might get me back in the mood). If readers feel like they want a story written in a certain way after I have stopped for so long (some of these are 5 years old), then I suggest taking over my old stories and continuing on as you might desire in a parallel universe. I am fine with people picking up where I have left off, it might not be where I want the story to go, but you have a vision versus where I am at, then you should carry it forward. Extend your imagination and take it to new places, where you have not gone before. An author is merely the captain, the story is the vessel for which you travel to new worlds. If you want to be your own captain and take my ship out for a joy ride, bring it back before dinner with a fresh paint job

I am as much a writer as I am a commentator and reviewer, so let me introduce a literary concept to all my fellow GA Authors. Chekhov's Gun is an allusion to the famous short story author, Anton Chekhov of the early 20th Century. and his idea of utilitarian story elements. He proposed that if a gun were hanging on a main character's wall in the 1st chapter of a story, then it must follow that the gun would go off eventually in a later chapter. If the gun never goes off, then the writer should not have hung a gun on the wall. Some people associate the idea with foreshadowing, but there is a very big difference. The gun has always hung on the wall, because the character has an intent to use it. Foreshadowing can be done by ideas without direct correlation to the character; i.e. you allude that Othello has a bad temper and is prone to misjudgments, he would later kill his girlfriend due to anger over false infidelity from Iago. That's foreshadowing a tragic ending. A Chekhov gun example would be like, Harry Potter mention he had to face Voldemort in the same forest where he threw away the Philosopher stone in book 1. Ergo, he will die and be resurrected (Christian symbolism too) by the Philosopher stone. Hope writers enjoyed this little tidbit of fun facts and examples

.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. I am tempted to post this in the Lounge, but fear it would get political due to the nature of gun issues in America. I am tempted to debate gun control in the pit, but I don't want to dishonor those who have just lost their lives by using them as talking points. I will leave the points to the pundits, but I do wish to extend my greatest condolences to the victims and their families.

Thinking of this song as I was writing CBDT:

Want to binge Watch BMW together

Wow thanks guys, I think this time around, I will leave the stories as a general Prompt to tell Winter Holiday stories, which will be easier and open up a lot more ideas to writers. Less structure is better.

I liked doing it last time and thought it was fun to have "special" GA Holiday Stories around Christmas and the Winter Solstice. Not sure how many people still remembers the event from two years ago, but it was fun as a community activity. Like last time, the prize will be an Amazon Gift Card of $50.00, if we do it, and winners will be judged based on public polling. Anyone interested in a GA Holiday tradition?

I'm not Mother Theresa, I just did what I thought was right versus letting two people freeze to death in 3 feet of snow

Everyone in the city gets those propositions or scam artists trying to make a quick buck or steal your smartphone. Have you ever wondered why that guy at the Train station keeps asking about the time? If you are the right mark, take out your cell phone, and get distracted by them, then voila, you are short a 500.00 phone. (Happened to someone I know) Me, I know it's pretty racist thing to do, but I still do it to get out of speaking with people who are scamming: "Me, no speaky English " On the other side, I do give food and a few bucks during cold nights, because well, I am not that cold. The summer is more the "fake" beggars market, the winter, it's somewhat more genuine because few people would risk exposure to make $5. Those people deserve our help.

I realized while answering Method's blog that I never told you guys the story of last Winter's guests. Last year during the worst Blizzard in the history of New England, I let two homeless guys stay in my house. The first question in your mind maybe, Is WL crazy? Then, the second question, Were they hot? To answer your questions, No, I am quite sane if a bit soft hearted. As for hotness, one was around my age with a cute/shy demeanor and another was in his 50's who kept saying thank you every so often. I did not exchange sex for board or anything crazy like that, but they wanted to help out around the house, so I got my porch repainted, snow shoveled, and a new screen on my door put in, which I paid them for materials and some extra for cost. When the spring came, they moved out and last I heard they got some temp jobs as painters. No I am not Bill W. or any of you other guys who write about taking in homeless gay teens, I haven't seen that many in Boston to be honest, which either means we're really good with accepting gay teens or they were all taken in by gay couples long before I came around, too bad I don't have inspiration to write those stories I am a hard nosed Conservative, but I am not above charity or caring for my fellow man. I didn't even think about posting this on my blog until now, I really didn't think much of it. They were good guys, who just got bad deals in life.

Same Red Moon, we're just missing a bloody red sock to recapture the moment

You did the right thing, there's no shame in not being Macho You don't have to be a saint; some times people have to find their own way out of hell, especially drug addiction. You can try to find this woman again and offer her a ride to a free clinic, but that's as far as compassion can go without you paying for her services

Reminds me of 2004, when we made history here in my hometown and beat a certain curse

After finishing the 1st half, I just realized how much other writers have influenced me, in particular two on GA. C James, you are the most fun technical guy I have ever had the chance to read. Your nuclear thrillers and your serial novel "Circumnavigation" inspired me to create CBDT: Cyber Bullying Defense Team. In terms of themes, we're similar, but different in terms of our style and genre environment, but I consider you as a primary inspiration. I also think the idea of a long serial novel is good for other writers to try as well; although, I am using this more as a traditional TV season split serial with a schedule that breaks in half due to the holidays. As for my second inspiration, I have to admit, he haunts me whenever I write, because his liberalism is so infectious, but so undeniable. Dkstories or dkstories deserves the second inspiration for this story. I have read many stories from other writers, including Mark Arbour and my GA friend Tiger, who I have less antagonistic relationships with, but DK will always be the ghost of Christmas Past for me. His Do-Over Series is a major piece of what got me onto this site and read everyone else's story. Why WL is haunted by a liberal gay writer he can't stand? It's because DK made a great point and a touching argument for me in his first Do Over story. In the story, it started out like most gay fiction even though it held the genre of time travel, then it went serious and never turned back. When Davey Jones debated himself inside the San Francisco Hospital where AIDS was about to break out in the 1980's and murder thousands of gay men due to the lack of information and care, he made a moral judgment that went beyond politics, beyond good and evil. To give up your personal peace for thousands and millions beyond that is the spirit of humanity that Christians, Muslims, and even LGBT community members today sometimes lack. Compassion should never be shelved in a story due to a need for sex or other plot devices. The more I write, the more I feel like I am both paying homage to him and on the other side, I am repudiating him. I'm not doing it on purpose, but for some reason it just happens. Some people who have read his stories will be able to tell what I am writing is in opposition to him, so I just want you to know, it was not intentional, it just happened. The first half of my story is now written, it took 1.5 months and has 12 normal chapters (Maybe a special chapter for Halloween will be written, I am checking on Kitt's availability). I hope readers enjoy it

Let's not be so partisan and just admire some well toned bodies Nothing witty needed, I just like looking at him J J Watt (Please trade yourself up here! )

Happy Birthday!

Alright, I'm resurrecting the dead thread. Yes, it's so freakin corny, but my God, this season especially brings a lot of nostalgia. Is it weird for a 28 year old guy to be watching a show made for 12 year olds? Yeah, but I watched the show's predecessor when I was 12 and personally, I wished they had produced this on ABC again instead of their home Disney Network for kids. Certain episodes of Season 2 were geared towards guys like me, not the 12 year olds, like Mr. Squirrel goes to Washington (Eric becomes a Senator, now that's scary politics) or the episode "New Teacher" with an edgy new teacher and an amazing story line that hark back to Mr. Turner from Boy Meets World, who also makes a guest appearance (Damn!). Ms. Harper's lesson is on Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns, personally I think a comic book is actually a good lesson plan especially Frank Miller, who I love as well. I think this show tragically will get cancelled, but I am praying that it will find itself back on the air properly as a regular cable show.

Happy Birthday!!!! I got a little friend for you

Happy Birthday! I'd bake you a cake but the dog ate it

Oh, I am not that great, I just like to experiment with writing. When I write sex, it's like trying out a new lycra outfit, you just have to enjoy the feeling that it creates.

Well, the first 2 chapters are pretty tame, they are harmless in terms of sexual content, but Chapter 3 will start a new trend for me. I know I am not one of the most well known writers for mature content, nor is this story meant to be completely mature, but I think by the end of the 1st half with Chapter 12, you will see that I have changed as a writer. Sex for my characters follows patterns of need, patterns of release. There is revelation to be found in sex, ideas are expressed about Homosexuality and what we represent to each other and to humanity as a whole. There's also smaller revelations about our relationships, our feelings that the lack of sex also creates. I want readers to view sex for more than just the erotic value, which there will be. Sex binds characters to fate as well in my story, winch is kind of weird to think of as a theme, but you will understand it in context by Chapter 9. This is a story about gay teens between the ages of 15-17 to start, but it will age like fine wine as I continue the story on a trajectory that might lead some to ask, why am I going against the normalcy of LGBT storytelling? The answer, which I will say now is that we have stopped really exploring the potential of sex in storytelling elements out of a need to conform to normalcy, i.e. if boy a meets boy b, then they form couple ab. I won't make it that easy as our relationships rarely are that easy. For the queerlings that might read my story, (I know some of you will violate the mature rating I will place on the story(, I want you guys to understand that relationships are not easy or simple as some writers portray or as I used to portray in my earlier stories. For my final thoughts on this reveal, Be proud to love who you love for as long as you love them.

Bisexuals females, plenty in Star Trek, but openly Gay couples, none. There was no official Canon mention of a gay couple in any Star Trek series. Man on Man sex is sadly lacking as well George Takei, while openly gay, was portrayed as a heterosexual (Confirmed with the Movie Star Trek Generations with his daughter) I think I prefer shows like Babylon 5 more, where sexuality is less a topic of the week and just a seamless integration (though, they should have kept Delenn as a male as JMS had planned, it would have made Sheridan's love story so much more rewarding for me). Still, we got Susan Ivanova, a badass lesbian with real character and development that Star Trek never ventured to go, except for one off episodes or the mirror universe (eek!) That's why I bought Babylon 5 complete series versus any of the Star Trek; though I liked DS9 most out of all of them, they never could go beyond a certain mold.

Since we have a Soapbox now for controversial political issues, I will only use my Blog for literary stuff and reviews, along with announcement for Cyber-Bullying Defense Team related story material, once I publish on October 23rd 2015. So let's start with a topic that writers and readers have debated internally and vocally (at least in the past): What are the rules for sex? How old should your characters be if they form relationships or have sex in stories? What is the line between a story of love and passion versus a porn movie script? Everyone has rules, I am not looking to change your views, but I will state my laws of characters relations now: 1. Thou shall not make gratuitous sex for no reason, meaning the characters must logically go into a sexual encounter as they would in normal context of their plot. If you want to make them sexually active, make sure to add it in early in the story or gradually as a progression 2. Thou shall make loving relationships if the characters call for it, meaning don't force ship characters who are not ready to fall in love. Most of us are single and not in loving relationships, so let's not lie to the readers. 3. Thou shall not write explicit rape scenes unless you are willing to create characters with massive emotional issues afterwards, seriously don't do this thinking your characters will bounce back fast. 4. Thou shall allow characters to be open to other advances without making them into sluts, guys you don't need to make gay teens into sluts to give them a story, being open does not mean you are dropping your boxers for every cock that comes your way. If they need sexual release there are other ways. 5. Thou shall allow a character to fall in love with whoever they want as long as that character understands the reality of his/her choice, pretty much a given, but if you have an older character involved with a younger character make sure they know it can be complicated and culturally unacceptable in other areas (i.e. Europe has an age of consent of 16, the US is 18 for most states, and other countries might still have sodomy laws.) 6. Thou shall use reality as it calls for, i.e. if you as the writer was abused by a Catholic Priest, no one should stop you from venting or speaking out. Don't hold back about real life experiences 7. Thou should never harm a child unless you are willing to deal with the pandora's box, for people who write stories set in Ancient times especially, pederastic relationships existed and it was most likely rape in certain contexts with extreme violence (Sparta most definitely). Those are my rules: I am pretty open minded to a lot of things, but I will not cross certain lines

Happy Birthday Papa Smurf! Hope it has been fun

You have read Star Wars Expanded Universe books I assumed, Leia and Han do have kids, I'd say he'd make a great Anakin Solo