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Weekly Wrap Up (Mar. 10 - Mar. 16)

3 days to spring 🌻 🐦I found out it is the 19th this year instead of the normal 20th due to being a leap year. Makes sense. So what are you planning for the Spring Solstice or if you want to be correct, the Spring Equinox? I was thinking of going outside striping down to some shorts, last year when I said naked, some of you didn't like the idea of that , and frolicking in the fields. Wait, although tomorrow will be a record breaking 18 C (64.4 F), by Monday we go back down to under -10

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March 16

Story Intrigue

Story Intrigue I consider it one of the most difficult challenges that I have to face every time my fingers touch this keyboard. I definitely want people to remain invested and keep them riveted as much as I can from beginning to end, but I still want to give some hints, clues, and a touch of foreshadowing along the way. Going along with the principle of Chekhov’s Gun in crafting a story, “If a gun shows up in the first act, then it should come back for use in the third act.” I’m paraphrasin

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March 16

MDBCs 16 Mar 2024

March 16th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Abbán Finian Lobhar (Finian the Leper) Heribert of Cologne Hilarius of Aquileia Julian of Antioch March 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of the Book Smugglers (Lithuania) Remembrance day of the Latvian legionnaires (Latvia) Saint Urho's Day (Finnish Americans and Finnish Cana

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March 16

leukocyte - Word of the Day - Sat Mar 16, 2024

March 16

Life is worth an entry

Of Pride and Power Interlude Search for Avalon Part I

Interlude Search for Avalaon Part I This was supposed to be a short story, but I had to keep it in my main story as there are too many important facts that cannot be omitted if a reader didn't read this portion of the story. It's too integral to separate from the main plot. However, with that said, it is not directly connected with Eli's main story line of gaining power or fighting against the future factions. Thus, I created my story's first interlude chapter and before I knew it, the enti

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March 15

pelage - Word of the Day - Fri Mar 15, 2024

March 15

MDBCs 15 Mar 2024

March 15th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Ancient Roman religious observance: Ides of March Christian feast day: Aristobulus of Britannia (Roman Catholic Church) Clement Mary Hofbauer Leocritia Saint Longinus

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March 15

Tired Prompts

Around here it looks a lot like spring which means I feel either super energized---or I’m tired. Luckily some GA members sent me prompt ideas so I can find a comfy spot to take a nap in the sun. Thank you @Thirdly and @Lee Wilson. PT #211 You’re a closeted gay man at a company gathering, for example, a conference of some kind. The company brought in a unique kind of entertainment and you’re attracted to one of the entertainers. With their costumes, you can’t tell if they’re male or fem

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March 15

Author Guess Who #21

A thousand apologies for being a little late for this month's Author Guess Who! But don't worry, it's here. Y'all know the drill, and if you're new, the game is simple. Read and analyze the following interview with the mystery author, then sound off in the comment section below and guess the author! In two weeks, our author will be revealed for all to point fingers at and, in a Family Fued-like sigh, say "Ohhh... that one!" • • • • • What is one thing that most GA m

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March 14

eglantine - Word of the Day - Thu Mar 14, 2024

March 14

MDBCs 14 Mar 2024

March 14th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Leobinus Matilda of Ringelheim March 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Constitution Day (Andorra) Heroes' Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) Mother Tongue Day (Estoni

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March 14

Mikiesboy's Blog

Gratitude - Good or Bad?

Lately, I've been interested in the psychology of gratitude. As I suffer greatly from depression, I like to try anything that I can to keep those feelings at bay. From what I've been reading, writing down what you're grateful for helps people manage their environment, deal with others, and live in general. So, basically, if you have higher levels of gratitude, your life is better, and in turn, you are more grateful—a neverending spiral of goodness. If you're interested in doing this, it is

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March 13

drupe - Word of the Day - Wed Mar 13, 2024

March 13

MDBCs 13 Mar 2024

March 13th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast days: Ansovinus Gerald of Mayo James Theodore Holly (Episcopal Church (USA)) Nicephorus Roderick March 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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March 13

musketeer - Word of the Day - Tue Mar 12, 2024

March 12

Poetry Deep Dive 2

Reminder to all Poets out there, the Poetry Anthology 2024: Seasons is due April 1st, 2024. Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Ballad a poem that tells a story and was traditionally set to music. Usually follows a form of rhymed (abcb) quatrains alternating four-stress and three-stress lines. Lyrics for Tony - a collection of poems by AC Benus Complete a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Temporary Ho

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March 12

MDBCs 12 Mar 2024

March 12th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Arbor Day (China) Arbor Day (Taiwan) Aztec New Year Christian feast day: Alphege Bernard of Carinola (or of Capua) Gorgonius, Peter Cubicularius and Dorotheus of Nicomedia Mura (McFeredach) Fina Max

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March 12

jamessavik's Blog

Those Colonials are a Basketful of Deplorables - OpEd BANNED BY InSec

As of this writing, the Agricultural Colonies of Evergreen, New Turin, Ukrainia, Silesia, Moskava, and Luzon have filed an official Article 100 request for representation in the Alliance Senate. Who do they think they are? They are six worlds with populations exceeding five hundred million, with self-sufficient local economies and industry, and the infrastructure required by Alliance law of a Class 1 world. Furthermore, those worlds are the Alliance's breadbasket, feeding billions in the co

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March 12

ambush - Word of the Day - Mon Mar 11, 2024

March 11

Feature Story: Losing Kevin

Have you ever felt you loss someone and it is the worse thing in the world? Check out this great review by @chris191070 by our Classic Author @Ronyx and see if that maybe, this might be worse. Losing Kevin by Ronyx Reviewer: chris191070 Status: Complete Word Count: 57,913 We have a wonderful story about identical twins Kevin and Devin, but they are different in that one is gay and the other straight. They shared a brotherly bond, but the bond was broken, when Kev

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March 11

MDBCs 11 Mar 2024

March 11th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Alberta of Agen Constantine Óengus of Tallaght Sophronius of Jerusalem Vindicianus Day of Restoration of Independence from the Soviet Union in 1990 (Lithuan

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March 11