JSmith

I finished putting the rest of my gear away in Lang’s armory after we secured the captured enemy. Lang, despite being paranoid, didn’t have a built-in cell to house a prisoner, so we made due with a small conference room and a liberal amount of restraints. Gordon would know his man was missing by now, but hopefully it would take longer to verify that he was captured and not just dead in the woods somewhere. I slammed the last locker shut and sighed heavily. The coming ‘discussion’ would not be

Thanks for all the comments Lisa!! I definitely appreciate it and look forward to writing more!

I made my way slowly back towards Lang’s house, continuing my surveillance detection routine until I was satisfied I wasn’t being followed. It continued to eat at me as I wondered how Gordon’s men had found me again. I had already ditched the phone, but they appeared out of nowhere as if they had been waiting for me. The question I couldn’t answer was if it was just dumb luck that they found me, or if someone had tipped them off. As I approached the main gate to Lang’s house, I kept my head dow

Nine years. I've been a part of GA for just shy of a decade. I've seen it grow from only a few forums and some scattered author websites to a community of thousands of people across the world with millions of visitors every month. I was member 937 to join the site. GA is now approaching the 25,000th member. I joined this site on a random Wednesday and it turned out to be one of the best decisions of my life. The people I've met through this site have guided me and made me who I am today and I couldn't be more thankful. Without them, who knows where I would be. From the first core group of regular chatters, I was hooked. Viv, Snowdog, Myr, Robert, Lugh, Nate, Krista, Vic, and so many more that I can't even list. They were there to listen to me bitch about high school homework, my first crush on a boy, getting my drivers license, my first relationship and subsequent breakup, graduating college, moving across the country God knows how many times... they were there to listen to me and help me through it. They gave me advice when I needed it and told me to grow a pair and man up when I needed that too. Meeting up with them in San Francisco and Dallas was a blast, but having them guide me through some of the roughest parts of my life was more than I could ever ask for. I will be officially stepping down in all areas across the site. I will no longer be a moderator, admin, or board member for the parent company. It's been an amazing nine years, but I can no longer hold up my end of the workload and need to part ways to allow someone else to grow with the site as much as I have. The growth this site has seen is nothing compared to what else will become of it. The teams running everything behind the scenes are dedicated to making this site the best possible place for everyone when it comes to gay fiction stories, and I have no doubt it'll continue to grow for many years to come. Without trying to sound like I'm accepting an award of some sort, I'd just like to thank everyone on the site that has made it what it is and made me who I am. I'm truly grateful for all of the conversations and guidance you've all given me throughout the years. I'll still be around from time to time and may even take a stab at writing some more, but for the most part, this is my final goodbye to Gay Authors. It's been a great journey, but it's time for me to move on with my life and see what else awaits. Good luck to everyone on the site. I hope you find happiness and gain as much from being a part of this community as I have. Joe

If you can draw up a plan and detail what exactly you need from the site staff, I'd be happy to help you get this project off the ground. I won't be able to help you plan everything, but I can help you with the aspects that need a site admin. As soon as you have a plan on action and what you need help with, please feel free to shoot me a PM.

We could set up a private sub-forum for authors interested in doing this if it takes off. It would be an easy way to collaborate on the story and we could password protect it so only the authors writing chapters could have access to the juicy details before each chapter is made public.

Thanks everyone!!

Dear Vic, You weren't just my friend... you were my supporter. You were my mentor. You were my guide. And most importantly, you were my family. From the moment I joined GA, you were nothing more than amazing. You have always been there for me when I needed an ear to bend, someone to rant to, or a shoulder to cry on. I told you secrets that I've never told anyone else that I know; you kept them until the end, and I thank you for that. There are few people in this world that I could possibly admire as much as you. You helped me through my entire life. Since I was 15 and in denial about my sexuality, to helping me talk to the cute boy next to me in class, to figuring out how to break up with the crazies, you've always been there for me. No matter what I said or did, you never passed judgment... just guidance. You not only helped me get through the tough spots in life, but you made me a better person in the process.... I've talked to you for over 8 years, and even stopped by to chat with you on my way to LA a few months ago, but it wasn't enough. It'll never be enough. You'll be missed by your family, your friends, and this community, but you'll never be forgotten. I wouldn't be who I am today without you. I hope I was able to provide a fraction of the friendship to you that you bestowed onto me during these years. I love you, Vic. Always and all ways, Joe p.s. to everyone else "It's not all about the grades you get or how cool you are in highschool, it's about doing what makes you happy, and no matter when you're gonna go, to live life to the fullest." "It's just really simple actually. It's just try and make people happy."

I've got the perfect spot overlooking Venice Beach that does endless mimosas for $10 Andrea... it's ON!

The city is going fucking NUTS right now! Definitely a nail-biter of a game though!

It's a rare occasion that I'll blog about anything serious (or at all really), so I'll keep this short. It's rare that you go through life and meet someone that doesn't have some sort of heartbreak in their past. I'm not talking about relationships either, but more of the kind that causes you to stop and wonder how life can be so cruel sometimes. From cancer, to domestic violence, to losing a loved one in an unfortunate accident, everyone has had something like this happen to them in their life, yet no one seems to talk about it in public. You can't walk down the street without hearing about some sort of political issue, but people tend to stay silent on issues that can really affect a lot of people. Instead of going into details or a heartfelt story, I'm just going to encourage everyone to do something this week that will make a difference. I'm doing a walk tomorrow for Leukemia awareness and to raise money for research. By all means, I haven't raised much (feel free to donate by the way), but it's enough in my mind to at least make a difference for someone in the world. Even if it's nothing more than someone stumbling across this post, at least they'll know they're not alone in this world. They'll know that there are people out there that care about them even if they've never met. Our world isn't as ugly as people make it seem. So just once this week, I encourage everyone to go out of their way to do something for someone that you don't know and without asking anything in return. Joe