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Matteo Went Ahead by Aditus Reviewer: chris191070 Status: Complete Word Count: 1,096 This short semi autobiographic story featured in the In To Deep Anthology 2024. This is a very short tale where we find the author drawing on true life experiences. I'd suggest having tissues available, as this story whilst only 1000 words really packs a punch. We discover what it's like to lose a parent, which will have many of us thinking about what the future may hold. A really emotional story, that is beautifully written. Category: Anthology 2024 Genres: General Fiction, Literary Fiction Sub-genres: Drama, Slice of Life Tags: mature, adult, senior, gay, europe, serious, death Rating: Everyone

Or No matter who you prefer, Daffy or Sylvester, they both have what's on my mind! I'm at a loss on what to expect of late. Snow one day and cold temps for 3 or 4 days, then mild summer days (20 C) the next few. Rinse, Repeat and carry on. Luckily the snow tires are on! So, tell me how beautiful it is where you are. Tell me it is sunny and 80 in Florida, or California! Let me dream Speaking of which, the past two winters I escaped in January to Hawaii. This year, I'm thinking LA For those Angelinos out there, or visitors to the city before, where should I go, what should I do? I have to admit that I've done Disneyland, California Adventure, Universal Studios, but like 20 years ago . My last trip I did the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, The Holocaust Museum, and did a drive around the city. Oh, stopped one day at the Aquarium at Long Beach and I have been to Sea World in San Diego. I took the I-10 to its end at Santa Monica but didn't know where I was going so turned left and ended up parking just before Marina Del Ray . Walked to the beach just in time to see a gorgeous surfer walking across the beach and put down his board to take a beach shower where he stripped out of his wetsuit and I had a free show. Yes, that kind of show . I think I want to see the Getty Museum, maybe the Griffith Observatory. Okay, enough of January The Weekly Wrap Up is actually looking into the past, not the future So what happened this past week? Monday was the day that Cia launched the November CSR: Tuesday was Myr's day to go looking at one of his favourite genres I believe: Wednesday ! Guess who was back ? It was Aaron with an all new Ask An Author 3.0: Thursday, everyone's favourite puffin came by with a brand new writing event : Finally on Friday, whew, I think I need a break . Aditus I'm sure created a lot of click bait with the way his Prompt Blog was titled and started You dirty minded people What? I'm not done? I hate that internal voice that won't let me move on . Myr gave us a mixed bag of words this week on the Words of the Day: phlebotomy, vehemently, ligature, etymology, phenomenal, chirography, circumvent Upcoming Writing Events Prompt Team Event/Contest - Due Dec. 3 Click here for all the details. Carlos Hazday Event - Entries due Dec. 27, 2024 for a Jan. 1 2025 release. Poetry Anthology 2025 - More information to come. April 2025. Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come. Secret Author Contest 2025 - More information to come. 2025 Yearly Anthology - More information to come. 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! 2 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories The Freshmen by Mark Arbour By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens 1 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 37 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Tragedia Et Amor by P. E. Knapp David C. McLavic by CLJobe The Ticklish Brotherhood by Ticklishboy30 Kept Boy to Made Man by empath The Dreamer by ChromedOutCortex Murder on the Playground by ObicanDecko Springbank by quokka Hercules enslaved by Catgenie The Blue Moon by Lupus Under the Christmas Tree by KKirk Albin by CLJobe How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk Love on the Rocks by P. E. Knapp The Exchange Students by paren01 Kingdom Of Men by CasualWanderer82 Thompsonville by Mark Ponyboy Peters Reflecting in Haiku by empath Ark II by R. Eric A Journey to Egypt by Albert1434 Microwave Dave's Bad Days by Lee Wilson Hubris by ValentineDavis21 Those Left Behind by Robert Hugill Liar vs. Liar by Laura S. Fox The Roaming Sea by mcarss After The Light Fails by Lee Wilson **Complete** Murder in Paradise by E K Stokes Who Was That Boogeyman I Saw You With Last Night, Charlie Boone? by Geron Kees The Day his Motor Died by chris191070 The Black Aura by Lee Wilson **Complete** Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir) by Jack Poignet Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn Ink and Flowers by Celian Neon by William King Permutation by W_L Armistice by Mark Ponyboy Peters **Complete** Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

I took a mail in course in junior high, there was no online back then Anyone that comments asking if I had an inkwell and a feather will regret it 😠

I thought my tighty whities might be considered ligature

Oh, I LOVE writing Christmas stories Are they all Christmas themed? Crosses fingers for a Christmas themed prompt 🤞 . Who knows how much fun can be had

Thanks @Myr I assume you are referring to @Valkyrie in the picture. I vehemently assure everyone that she is the one going into the water. I won't say who is doing the pushing

I do this every year at this time So, if you are in a area that falls back, you can prove to Cher that you really can turn back time If you missed turning back, you can go back to bed for an hour. I'll let you Heck, even if your clock didn't turn back, go back to bed for an hour ! After watching the video though, you might want to watch the Village People singing In the Navy Who's your favourite sailor ⛵ I am not going to ask anyone about your thoughts of time changes, as this is a family blog and some of you really told me your feelings back in March So instead, I want to know about your reading habits. Or if you come to read or just come to enjoy the conversation of the community in general? Do you like reading the anthologies since it was so topical all of last month? Do you like to read stories from new authors, or do you stick to your true and tested groups of Authors and Poets? Do you read by genre pretty exclusively? Is there something you would like to see more of in stories that would get you reading more? This is not a sanctioned GA survey, but just me being curious on what you enjoy to read. If I'm honest, I'll admit that 16 years ago, I was in a pretty serious car accident and my head got knocked around a fair bit. All of my mental faculties seem to be okay (some will argue this point vehemently (stick that in your Word of the Day, @Myr) )), but I found reading like I did before more challenging. Of late though I've started reading a bit more. I'm hoping this is a promise that I can keep to myself . I think I like most genres and I also like to sneak in and look at some new authors. I should read more Poetry, but like a lot of us, we shy away from it as we were never really influenced to read it growing up. Keep that in mind, Steve! I do like romance to be honest. When two guys fall in love, usually with something that is preventing them from just going for it, it captures my heart. Enough about me, I could go on for hours Another short week with the GA News Blog this week. Let's check it out. Monday, Cia engages a conversation with a delusional Penguin that is really just a North Atlantic Puffin : Tuesday, Myr has put away his speedo for the year but he did enough Deep Diving to cover the winter months: Thursday was a great day! @Valkyrie wrapped up all the GREAT Anthologies entered this year. Don't be shy, leave a comment on which was your favourite. Also a huge thank you goes out to the Proof Team. I volunteered for the Poof Team, but Valkyrie had 3 questions that I could not answer so she turned me down . A really huge round of applause 👏 for Valkyrie! Also to @Cia and @Myr for all the background support and artwork. All together, the authors and poets, the proof team, the Admins, but also the readers, you made this years Anthology a success! Congrats all Oh, before we jump to the Words of the Day, I'm going to throw in another question to you all. I live in a closed condo building and I think there might be 3 or 4 kids under the age of 16 living in the building. So it saves me money on buying candy for Halloween. I don't need any for myself . One consistent thing I heard over Friday and Saturday was how many kids that different people I know around the city visited their houses? A lot said it is the first year that seemed like it was pre-covid. They said they also have a lot of 12 - 15 y/o's in pretty amazing cosplay characters that they felt deserved the candy even at their age. So how was it in your neck of the woods. Slower than usual, about the same, or busier and how much so? Oh, and congratulations to @Dodger for winning the World Series https://gayauthors.org/profile/15631-dodger/ Now back to the Words of the Day: notorious, lackadaisical, frustration, museum, sociopath, logophobia, suggest Upcoming Writing Events Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come. Carlos Hazday Event - Entries due Dec. 27, 2024 for a Jan. 1 2025 release. Poetry Anthology 2025 - More information to come. April 2025. Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come. Secret Author Contest 2025 - More information to come. 2025 Yearly Anthology - More information to come. 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! 2 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories The Freshmen by Mark Arbour tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy 1 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 1 Recently Updated 'Promising Author' Stories Sticks and Stories by astone2292 38 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Permanently Black and Blue by mastershakeme Tragedia Et Amor by P. E. Knapp Thompsonville by Mark Ponyboy Peters Kept Boy to Made Man by empath The Black Aura by Lee Wilson Hercules enslaved by Catgenie Dragon's Roar by Xfighter1984 Day of the Dead by ChromedOutCortex **Complete** Of Pride and Power by W_L **Complete** Who Was That Boogeyman I Saw You With Last Night, Charlie Boone? by Geron Kees Echoes of the Heart by vanalas Love on the Rocks by P. E. Knapp The Blue Moon by Lupus Love Of Family (2024 Revision) by Ticklishboy30 The Brotherhood: Awakening Book II by The Writer X Murder on the Playground by ObicanDecko David C. McLavic by CLJobe Albin by CLJobe Murder in Paradise by E K Stokes A Journey to Egypt by Albert1434 Ralph: Breaking free by Robert Hugill Springbank by quokka Permutation by W_L Ark II by R. Eric Coloring Outside the Lines by JJQuinn The Roaming Sea by mcarss Hubris by ValentineDavis21 Halloween Noir by Jack Poignet Kingdom Of Men by CasualWanderer82 Letter Found in a Desk by Refugium Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis The Vanishing Act by E K Stokes **Complete** Those Left Behind by Robert Hugill How the Coronavirus Jump-Started my Sex Life by KKirk Eternal Echoes: The Story of Aelios and Adrian by Hikaru29 The Beach House by ChromedOutCortex **Complete** Just Keep Swimming by JJQuinn First Love by ChromedOutCortex **Complete** 1 Recently Updated 'Poet' Stories Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

Like you 2 could have done that in a lot less words

It is interesting that all the listed are American. Sadly, they don't even make the top 10. Number 11 was Samuel Little who was the top American. Unfortunately South America would win the top ten category https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_serial_killers_by_number_of_victims

So I didn't know what the hell that was running across the screen in Myr's picture, so found out it was a baby T-Rex

It was a Monday after all

I liked this comment Maybe not for the younger crowd

I'll take blame on this Cia is off for a while and a few of us are covering. With what I knew, we were waiting for your update which you appeared to have done. I approved and published. My apologies. You can unpublish if you want and add additional 'chapters' I maybe have erred with @empath's story as well.

I could get wasted one night and try to write like @Krista Payback is a bitch, for the post above. Meanwhile I will run and hide. See you all in about a month.