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Good Day Everyone! This is Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend, and I'm a little messed up on what day it is It is like I forgot that today is Sunday. Oh well. Here is what happened in these parts of GA this past week. On Monday, Cia introduced us all to the October CSR feature: Then on the Tuesday, Renee gave us another edition of the Author Guess Who: Thursday, Mr. Myr was back with a round of Anthologies from 2014. Friday, was Comicfan's chance to give us all a few more prompts to use. One is definitely fall related! And here is our check in on how we did last week with our goals: Anthologies Author Anthology Questionnaire - Click here to participate Anthology 101 - New in the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies 2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author) Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate. Premium Updates: Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens Signature Updates: Adrift by Mann Ramblings Black Widow by Mark Arbour; Book 16 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP) Cynical Faith by Cynus Denied by Cia Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus Promising Updates: Flash In The Pan by northie Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso Singer by Carlos Hazday The Cockney Canuck by Dodger Torturous Love : Version 3 by Sasha Distan Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!

Sorry folks, no weekly update this week. Carry on with your daily activities and God Save the Queen. Okay, so I was saying to a ex GA'er friend that I had nothing to write about to start the Weekly Wrap Up and he suggested that I couldn't do that to you all So here is a look at what happened over the past week! Monday, it was CSR discussion day where Cia chatted with @northie Then on Wednesday, it was the first one of the month and the blog was turned over to Carlos: On Thursday, Myr started another month of looking at a past Anthology: Finally, on Friday it was Wayne's turn to let loose with another couple of prompts for everyone: I know I missed this last week, so my apologies But lets take a look at how we did on our goals for the past week: Anthologies Author Anthology Questionnaire - Click here to participate Anthology 101 - New in the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies 2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author) Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate. Premium Updates: Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens *Premium* Classic Updates: Dancing on a Star by Ronyx Family by Dabeagle The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W Signature Updates: Adrift by Mann Ramblings Cynical Faith by Cynus Denied by Cia The Searcher by Mikiesboy The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy Promising Updates: Shrunk to Fit by northie Singer by Carlos Hazday The Cockney Canuck by Dodger Torturous Love : Version 3 by Sasha Distan Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!

So I was thinking this week . Does that make everyone cringe? Today when I wrote this up. it is the 14th, so just a reminder to you all that we are now 10 days from my birthday and tomorrow will be 3 months away from Christmas. Now I don't want all of you all to fret and worry over having to get me pressies for both celebrations in the next 3 months! I know you all were planning on spending at least $50 Canadian ($12.50 US) on each present, so why don't you combine the two and each of you can give me a $100 present for Christmas . As I sometimes say in the my closing on requests... Thanking you in advance. Well with the weight of not having to buy me something in 10 days hanging over your conscious, shall we see what happened in the GA News Blog this week? Monday as I said in that blog, WOW. Our review team exceeded all of our expectations with a great Signature Author Special Review. Make sure you thank your friendly neighbourhood Review Team Member Jump on over to Tuesday and Renee brought an announcement for poets and authors to help with the 2nd round of Anthology Voting: Then is was a giant stride into Thursday, where Myr shared with us a new list of the September Anthology Flashbacks: Finally on Friday, Wayne sashayed into the blog and gave us another two great prompts: Oh, I bet you think I would go into the anouncements and stories as usual, but a certain pesky penguin spoke up and now as part of our regular weekly wrap up we will post how we did on the Story Goals the previous week. So here is how we did for 09/07 - 09/14/2019: Anthologies Author Anthology Questionnaire - Click here to participate Anthology 101 - New in the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies 2020 Anthology Theme Selection Round 2 Authors and Poets only - Due by Noon September 22 2019 Fall Anthology: Fall From Grace - Due November 15th 2019 Fall Anthology: Raincheck - Due November 15th Blog Opportunities Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author) Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevens to participate. Premium Updates: Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens *Premium* Classic Updates: Dancing on a Star by Ronyx Family by Dabeagle The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 3 by Bill W Signature Updates: Adrift by Mann Ramblings Black Widow by Mark Arbour; Book 16 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP) Cynical Faith by Cynus Denied by Cia Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus Jessie-101: Online Celebrity by Comicality Kabal by aditus The Plateau by Comicality The Searcher by Mikiesboy The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens Promising Updates: Morning by northie Shrunk to Fit by northie Singer by Carlos Hazday Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!

Wow, what a busy week Not only personally but also here at the GA News Blog! I won't bore you with my week although it was Tony the Tiger, Greeeeeeeeeeat! But shall we start off will US Thanksgiving week in the US of A. I'm sure with everything going on in our world's, day to day, and week to week, there is a few things that if we look at our own lives and leave out the rest, there is a lot to be thankful for. Although I'm not 'merican, I'm personally glad that I have GA to come to day to day if I want and see what is going on with people that I honestly do want to learn a bit more about. I'm happy for my family, friends and on most days, glad that I have a job. Realizing others may not have that, it makes you think of even the smallest things can make a difference. So if you are 'mercian or not, tell me at least one thing that you're thankful for this year? Let's get a long chain of answers on this week's question! Now, we did have a really busy week this week at the GA News Blog, as mentioned, so let's get the show on the road. Monday was a great day to kick off the week with a review from our newest member from the Review Team, W_L: Tuesday, our fearless leader put out a blog on a Deep Dive: Then it was a surprise on Wednesday for our Review Team to be thanked: Thursday was quite a exciting day. Not only for a new writing event, but also for reflection on what we call could do for Carlos Hazday: Now if you are thinking to yourselves that this is enough in one week, you are wrong So not including Sunday, we had six days in this week. That meant six blogs including this great article from Comicality. It is kind of scary : What would a wrap up be without looking back on all the Words of the Day we had: muskmelon, mastiff, ravish, dichotomy, nocturnal, pejoration, spermatozoon Upcoming Writing Events Long May You Run - A tribute to Carlos Hazday Entries due on Dec. 27, 2023. Details are all here. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292 Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292 Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets! Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories Light & Dragonflies: Nature Poems/Love Poems by AC Benus Gap Year by Mark Arbour A Room with a View (of the Brooklyn Navy Yard) by AC Benus The Best Year by Krista Bearpaw: An Old West Tale by Headstall The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Keeper of the Rituals by Libby Drew Secrets: The Truth is Slowly Revealed by Bill W Sands of Time by Roland Seth on the Road to Chaos by Ronyx Pupuseria Mia by Dabeagle Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Recently Updated 'Author' Stories The Court of Ghosts by Stephen Wormwood **Complete** In his Daddy's Shadow by chris191070 On the Strawberry Moon by J92 ARROW by CLJobe Grantly by quokka No going back by Robert Hugill Widderkin V. O. E. by Palantir Before And After the Divorce by Lee Wilson Re-Forging by Justin4Fun Ark II by R. Eric Rocked To The Core by Lee Wilson Of Pride and Power by W_L The Book of Leaves by ValentineDavis21 Brian: Taking Courage by Robert Hugill What Happened To The Baxter Boys by Mancunian It's Always Something by Ajbt2001 Pandemonium by frozenphenix **Complete** Res Publica Christiana by W_L Dating Rules And Pretty Fools by Laura S. Fox The Watchers at Greenport Academy by Flame Stories Welcome to Redwaters by Hardianarcher A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski Amber Waves by Yeoldebard BEAU by Paladin Sands of Time by Roland The Earliest Shrine by paren01 As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard Chasing Rusty Parker by Laura S. Fox Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

Sooooo, that should kick off the mood of this weekend Not really sure what is more scary, the song or the facial expressions of Bobby Pickett!! I had a certain European food and chocolate company send me a whole bunch of Halloween candy mini bars due to my current job! I have boxes and boxes of mini chocolate bars, not the best for a lifelong diabetic I know that Krista is expecting some but I think the UPS fee to send them to Kentucky might be a bit excessive. So what should I do with them? When I was a kid, I went out trick or treating and after Mom and Dad took me to the local children's hospital where I donated it. They in turn would get me some more diabetic friendly treats. Somehow over the years, hospitals seem to have asked not to have chocolate dropped off, I wonder why So what should I do with all this chocolate? I have Monday to decide so I'm sure you will all have very helpful suggestions A bit slower week at the blog this week Our first blog after the Weekly Wrap was actually on Thursday ! Valkyrie in addition to surveying the site about future anthologies, enlisted the help of @CassieQ on some tips on Writing for a Theme: Then on Friday, our trusty Prompt Team marked a Prompt-aversary Actually, they went back to pay homage to the man who was our prompt guru for years, @comicfan Saturday, Comicality wrote a interesting topic, one that piques your interest just by the title: No matter how many blogs are posted, Myr is logging in 7 days a week to give us new Words of the Day: proclivity, smorgasbord, efficacious, orchidaceous, per contra, garble, homogeneous Well if you want to help us meet our October goals, you have Sunday and Monday. Do our authors have 9 new stories and 82 new chapters? Think of it as nine stories of nine chapters and one has a prologue Just kidding, we all appreciate every single word you share with us all You're the best!!!! Blog Opportunities Ask an Author 3.0: Send in 3 questions that you would like your favourite story's author to answer for you. Send them into @astone2292 Story Review: Send it in to @Timothy M. of @wildone And here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets! Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories Gap Year by Mark Arbour The Company by JamesSavik Flying Circus by Carlos Hazday Ancalagon by Cia Jay's Loelife: A GA Exclusive Epic-logue by Mrsgnomie Picture Me And You by Comicality The Cat Burglar by Aditus Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories Last Reels by Mawgrim Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Prairie Dogs, Pronghorns, & Penis Sheaths by Biff Spork Stolen: Unearthing the Lore by lomax61 Love Is Everything by Ajbt2001 Shadow Effect by kbois The Playground by ObicanDecko The Kid On The Bike by RichEisbrouch Chasing Rusty Parker by Laura S. Fox Letter Found in a Desk by Refugium **Complete** Raising a Rebel by W_L The English Year by Jwolf Ash's Marriage Trigger by Thirdly Come Back To Us by LittleCherryBlossom26 The Next Stage by Littlelovestories ARROW by CLJobe Resentment: A Psychological Thriller by ValentineDavis21 Collections by RichEisbrouch **Complete** Blueblood 5.1: Red Alert!! by R. Eric Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)