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Have you read this month's short story feature, Ghost in the Guitar, recently finished by Lee Wilson? I often feature older stories but sometimes you just have to put a light on the recent gems too! Share your thoughts below, but first enjoy this interview! Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate; with chocolate syrup. What’s something personal about you people might be surprised to know? This is/was the hardest question, so it requires a preamble. “People” are all part of one of two very disparate groups for me. Those that know me here, and those that know the man behind the pen, pretending to be Lee Wilson. That man is buried so far deep in secrets, it’s hard to know what to share. Not that there’s much that’s all that surprising about me. I guess one that might be surprising is I’m probably going to be deaf at some point. I have almost no hearing in my right ear, and probably only about 60% and fading in the left. What do you like to do when you’re not writing? Read, play games on my phone, watch sporting events, mostly hockey and NASCAR, and listen to music. What has been the toughest criticism given to you as an author? What has been the best compliment? Toughest: Hands down the comments about how badly I ended ‘Rocked to the Core,’ before adding the extra chapter. Best: Fortunately, it is a lot more common, simply hearing that people enjoy my writing. What brought you to GA? When we were thinking about a place to retire… Oh, you meant the site, hee hee. I had written a few stories on nifty and one of my readers made a comment about this site. I was starting another story that didn’t fit clearly into their categories. After I checked GA out, I was hooked. What’s the first thing you do when you start to write a story? Type letters on the keyboard? No, generally I just try to hash out the idea in a summary, making sure it sounds reasonable for where I initially expect the story to go. Although sometimes it strays from that overall idea. What made you choose ghosts as a paranormal theme for Ghost in the Guitar? The original idea was simply a young guitarist fills in for a deceased member of a band and the man’s ghost guides him. Do you have a background with music since that is also a theme for this story? If you can call playing the clarinet somewhere around middle school age a background, yes. But nothing more than that. I just love music. What’s your favorite line or scene in Ghost in the Guitar? I think in chapter 6, where Russell is explaining what Fabian will need to do to solve his murder. Can you share a little of your current work or upcoming with us? I’m currently working on my entry for October’s anthology. I picked Horizons but am merging that with another of my series. I won’t say which series now, though. It’s kind of an unexpected turn in the story. I also have a story going continuing another series, going back to Carlo, Brandon, and Karl from ‘My Friend and Protector’ and its sequels.

Did you catch Monday's feature of northie's story? As I get older, and I also take care of my older parents and parent-in-laws, I often find the theme of this story is quite on point. The village we gain in our older years might not be the one we expect, but it might just be the one we never knew we could count on! Want to read more? Click here

I can't believe it's already May! We're looking forward to the change of the season, so I wanted to feature another story that is all about change. Have you read this story in the past? There's a whole series for you to enjoy! Length: 42,145 Description: A lonely, older man has spent his life hiding his sexuality. One day, by chance, this changes. Then a young man arrives to help him widen his horizons, as he slowly comes to terms with life as a gay man. A Reader said: A heartwarming story. Elderly people are often lonely. There must be many older folk like Eric, counting their pennies and working out if they can afford to put the heating on for a few hours. I enjoyed the development of the story and the way that each little step brings Eric further out of the shell into which he'd withdrawn and shows Andy that there is so much in his own life he's taken for granted. ~Mawgrim If you want to spread the word about northie's story, download the graphic below and add it to your signature! Make sure you come back on Wednesday to see the excerpt I chose to share!

Just because it's on Wikipedia doesn't mean that someone else didn't originally steal that photo and post it on there. That website is rife with bad data because anyone can post to it and not have to verify sources, technically. I'm not calling out any names, just reminding all members that images have owners too. Not everyone is okay with it being shared, unless it's purchased.

Here I come again... well, not really. Wildone formatted the post and chris191070 reviewed the story for this blog, but hey, I hit copy and paste and added the title and blog banner. Go team! Now it's your turn to read the review, get intrigued, then read & share some love for the story. Rough Strokes by the Golden Egg by Soren Kraft Reviewer: chris191070 Status: Complete Word Count: 11,116 If you fancy a swim, then jump straight into this story. We have an annual swim meat between GWU and Georgetown. There is a huge rivalry as they compete for the Golden Egg. Each University has there own star swimmer. GWU has the charamisratic Austin, who is always happy and Georgetown have Petr, a grumpy Czech. These two have been rivals for many years, but this year Austin is determined to find out why Petre is so grumpy. What will transpire in and out of the pool for our rivals. You will need to join them in the deep end to find out more. . Category: Fiction Genres: Romance Sub-genres: Sports Star Romance, Grumpy, Sunshine Romance Tags: Young Adult, gay, university, anal, first time, sports, holiday, funny, uplifting, athlete, competition, rivals Rating: Mature

Hello Spider Enthusiasts. I just went through hundreds of posts and way too many images and graphics (jokes, comics, etc...) that were violating copyright to count. They were removed, in case you were wondering. If you didn't take it, didn't buy it, didn't ask permission (and get it) to post it, and the image isn't considered fair use, please don't use pictures on GA moving forward. That includes specific spider images, infographics, copying of page data, etc... from other websites. This is stealing, just as if someone took someone's stories or parts of stories from here. You can be held liable if you copy/use images that are under copyright, especially if they are ones being used by artists/websites to make money. This took up way too much of my time as well, so please help me help you. Link to videos, link to images, link to websites. Make sure it's fair use. Thank you!

Right? Luckily my glasses have to live on my face or I can't see, so I don't lose those. Unless they fall off my nightstand and then I have to do a Velma, lol! My watch pings my phone and vice versa for locating those. I don't have a tag on my keys so they can be the sketchiest thing to remember/find, but I am super routine-based and have 2 places for them. My groups schedule lives on top of my clipboard at work because every 15-30 minutes I swap between students and grade levels (all different classrooms, hallways table groups, plus up and down the 2 flights of stairs, which is why I get 8-10k steps at work a day!) As far as alarms, I am a super light sleeper but depending on my mood/plans I wake to the hubby's 4 AM one, my 4:30, my get out to walk 5:30, my get up for work if I slept in 6:30, and you better be getting out the door soon 7 AM. My weekly dinner menu gets written out on a dry erase list every Friday after I shop for the week, and the family has a dry erase monthly calendar on the fridge too. I realized I love lists years ago, but now it's like I'm in a memory loss in training course. Age is such a PiTA!

Well, it's my last week bringing you the Wrap Up! It's been a busy day, as I was up at 4 (normal time) to volunteer at a triathalon today with the hubby. Those people be crazy! Just setting up, doing the busy work, and being out in the sun has me sunburned, wiped out, and ready for bed by 8 PM. At least it wasn't freezing cold or pouring rain on top of it all. And, here I am, scrambling to put together the news because I forgot to set this up earlier. Good thing I set an alarm! That's the other thing my 40s have brought me, besides easy exhaustion, is the need to set reminders and alarms for things I used to easily keep track of. It's not just me, right? Hopefully you all weren't too tired to check out all these blogs this week! This month's CSR feature, brought to you also by me: Did you take the dare to read Myr's Deep Dive of Action/Adventure stories? Valkyrie reminded our site authors of the fun of our upcoming events on Thursday, and check out those below too if you missed it! Friday Valkyrie was back on Friday with a blog post about no showering for 10 days. Seriously? Ew! What member did that one? Did Myr's Word of the Day this week seem to have a theme to you...? Hmm.... bound, rush, escape, advance, explore, dominion, leverage Upcoming Writing Events 2026 Secret Author Contest "Forbidden Knowledge" - Due July 15, 2026 - Find all the information right here. 2026 Yearly Anthology "Horizons" & "Unspoken" - Due October 1, 2026 - Find all the information right here. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask an 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 week's postings on all our Authors and Poets! 6 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories The Cockney Canuck by Dodger Temporary Hold The Vega Vixen by Topher Lydon In Process The Holy Lance of Antioch by Topher Lydon In Process Traditions by Mark Ponyboy Peters In Process TRAVISTY by Mark Arbour In Process Hazardous by CassieQ In Process 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories Blades of Ashes by lilansui In Process 37 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories CRUISING by Wombat Bill In Process Noah's Adventure by AquariusGuy In Process Role of a Lifetime by KKirk In Process Bring the Dawn by dragonthusiast In Process Nox Memoriae by Stephen Wormwood Complete Stag by Boy Mercury X In Process Crown of Ashes by mastershakeme In Process The Quiet Between Them by andy cannon In Process Still Alive, Dumbass by Tony S. In Process Morning Wood & Workwear by Soren Kraft In Process Boy Meets Boys by Grayson Rose In Process Hollywood and Vine by Albert1434 In Process A versatile Count by Thomas Lindblad In Process The Curse of Love by Yeoldebard In Process Exile to Érenn by Mark Paren In Process Alex & Neil: Moving On by Robert Hugill In Process The Shore of the Known by E K Stokes Complete Alpha Awakened by Painawakened In Process Blades of Ashes by lilansui In Process Monstrum by Laura S. Fox In Process A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian In Process The Burden of Ash and Blood by Mike Carss In Process The Mirror of Dreams by Lupus In Process Aethan's Reign by ValentineDavis21 In Process Seaside Entries by ObicanDecko In Process Arcum Dawns by mastershakeme Complete THROUGH IT ALL by vanalas In Process Knight and Squire by Albert1434 Complete Broken Hate, Broken Heart by Celian In Process A Bullied Boy Breaks by Lee Wilson Complete The Son Who Stayed by ChromedOutCortex In Process At Tempest Island by Grayson Rose In Process Beyond the Veil by Laura S. Fox In Process Ghost In The Guitar by Lee Wilson Complete Sol by Boy Mercury X Complete Kismet - A Story of Fated Collision by E K Stokes Complete turmoil by Paladin In Process Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

I often feature older stories that readers might not have seen, but I'm switching it up lately and posting recent content. This story was very popular and garnered quite a few comments and several reviews. What did you think about it? Ghost in the Guitar by @Lee Wilson Length: 8,546 Description: A musically based story where a young guitar player takes over for a deceased member of a popular group and is guided by his ghost. A reader said: If you like helpful ghost stories then here is a story for you. I would definitely recommend this short story for anyone. It is short and sweet! A different Lee Wilson story! ~ @Sherye Story Reader Don't forget to come back to comment on the Discussion day, Monday, May 25th!

I like it cool and wet but it's been very dry this year in Washington. Our forecast today says we might even hit close to 90! I was up at 5:30 AM so I deboned some Costco rotisserie chicken, cooked chopped bacon, and boiled pasta. I mixed the chicken, shredded cheese, and ranch powder with dressing to go with salad mix, leftover tortilla wraps, or the pasta. Dinner is cold chicken ranch (bacon) pasta, wraps, or salad depending on the fam's choice at dinner time, and the house will stay cool. The bacon stays on the side because my daughter and I don't like it, ew! The heat sucks, but the family does like the start of sweet sun tea season. That is part of my southern roots; May-Sept I basically always have a jar going for the family to drink.

I told everyone you'd be seeing a lot from me this week!! Well, if you're not sick and tired of me, or you missed some of the updates from this week, here's the skinny. I won't bore you with a long personal update here, though, because it's warm and sunny in the Pac NW this weekend and my computer has been on my lap for editing all day. I'm hot and tired. Seriously, where's my rain! What's your preference? Cool and cloudy with precip or sun gazing all day? Do you like to stay in and read or write or get out on an adventure and become inspired? Share below! Monday I featured a newer site author. If you haven't tried Cap's story, why not give it a go? Tuesday Myr dipped into the boots and chaps genre with Westerns! Back to me again with the announcement for one of our popular writing events! Between all these of course were Myr's Words of the Day where you can learn something new. roam, ascend, charge, navigate, venture, drift, gallop Upcoming Writing Events 2026 Secret Author Contest "Forbidden Knowledge" - Due July 15, 2026 - Find all the information right here. 2026 Yearly Anthology "Horizons" & "Unspoken" - Due October 1, 2026 - Find all the information right here. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask an 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 week's postings on all our Authors and Poets! 8 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories The Vega Vixen by Topher Lydon In Process The Holy Lance of Antioch by Topher Lydon In Process TRAVISTY by Mark Arbour In Process Hazardous by CassieQ In Process Something in the Water by Mark Ponyboy Peters Complete tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy In Process Right Then by Topher Lydon Complete Traditions by Mark Ponyboy Peters In Process 1 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Secrets 3: The Road to the Future by Bill W In Process 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories Blades of Ashes by lilansui In Process 39 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Noah's Adventure by AquariusGuy In Process Of Orcs, Humans & Void Beasts by Celian In Process Role of a Lifetime by KKirk In Process Ghost In The Guitar by Lee Wilson In Process Sol by Boy Mercury X In Process Still Alive, Dumbass by Tony S. In Process The Quiet Between Them by andy cannon In Process Arcum Dawns by mastershakeme In Process CRUISING by Wombat Bill In Process IceBerg by J92 In Process The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X In Process Bring the Dawn by dragonthusiast In Process Knight and Squire by Albert1434 In Process The Son Who Stayed by ChromedOutCortex In Process The Curse of Love by Yeoldebard In Process A Jewel in the Dirt by Celian In Process Alex & Neil: Moving On by Robert Hugill In Process Monstrum by Laura S. Fox In Process Schadenfreude by Kileoli In Process Nothing But Fun Happens After Midnight by Ticklishboy30 Complete The Mirror of Dreams by Lupus In Process The Burden of Ash and Blood by Mike Carss In Process The Scandal by FV2112 In Process Exile to Érenn by Mark Paren In Process Aethan's Reign by ValentineDavis21 In Process A versatile Count by Thomas Lindblad In Process Borders and Bribery by Thirdly In Process Blades of Ashes by lilansui In Process Alpha Awakened by Painawakened In Process Go Home by Boy Mercury X Complete The smile that changed a life by Stannie In Process Seaside Entries by ObicanDecko In Process Boy Meets Boys by Grayson Rose In Process Another Time by Celian In Process turmoil by Paladin In Process Beyond the Veil by Laura S. Fox In Process Jake's Story by Boy Mercury X Complete Missing by Stannie In Process Nox Memoriae by Stephen Wormwood In Process Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

I've had some movement on this contest already... and a promise of a story from a rarely posting author. Hmm... who could it be? How many stories will we get this year? 🕵🏻‍♂️

I think that may be what first caught on and helped make it so much fun! Authors can try whatever they want because the whole point of this contest is to trick readers! It lets authors explore something new, whether that is a genre, trope, voice style, etc ...

2026 GayAuthors Secret Author Contest: Forbidden Knowledge This year’s Secret Author contest theme lends itself to rebellion, intrigue, drama, romance, fantasy, mystery and more! What will you come up with and where will you take your ideas? It’s not just something that’s hidden; it’s something that shouldn’t be known. Why? Who or what forbids it? And the most important part… who rebels against that boundary, and what will be the consequences? Deadline: July 15, 2026 2026 Secret Author Contest Information Write the story in Word, Docs or preferred editing software. EDIT it first! Then send via email to Cia (cia@gayauthors.org) or PM (please PM Cia if you email or share via Docs to make sure she got it). Stories will be posted via our Secret Author account. Games will be played! Guess the Author is a fan favorite where members try to match the authors & the stories. We will also do "Favorite Forbidden Knowledge" this year. Do NOT reveal your Forbidden Knowledge of any authored content! Yes, authors can play the games. Yes, authors can comment on their own content. Yes, authors can LIE. That is not forbidden! Stories will be returned to the authors and the winners of the Guess the Author (Reader winner) & Favorite Forbidden Knowledge (Author winner) game will be revealed. Authors will then be able to reply to comments & reviews. Story Rules Information Stories must be between 1k - 30k in length. Stories will be posted as 1 singular chapter but can be separated with double space breaks/timeline jumps. Stories must adhere to all of GA's content & editing guidelines. Please plan for appropriate genres, GA tags, rating, and content warnings if needed. Stories must have some use, even tangentially, of the theme "Forbidden Knowledge". Metadata needed/must be sent in the message/email/manuscript for staff posting: Title: Description: Story Note: Chapter Note: (Content Warning, if needed): Genre(s) (3 Max): Audience Rating (Everyone, Teen, Mature): Tags (8 Max):

Aww!! Sorry!!