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Forum: Literary Merit
 Topic: Yin and Yang
Yin and Yang  [message #78725] Thu, 08 February 2024 15:22
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Yin and Yang is in preview, opening for entries on 24 Feb and closing on 4 April 2024

[Updated on: Thu, 08 February 2024 23:19]




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 Topic: Of Dahl, Merry and Friends
Of Dahl, Merry and Friends  [message #78717] Mon, 05 February 2024 14:07
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Receiving the final instalment of his great saga in Haven has spurred me to re-read  George Gaultier's works from the start.

The second reading does not disappoint.

[Updated on: Mon, 05 February 2024 14:11]




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 Topic: The Soldier's Tale
The Soldier's Tale  [message #78671] Sun, 10 December 2023 22:24
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Showing versatility and experimentation with writing styles, Charles Lacey snuk The Soldier's Tale in under the radar. It's very different from his other work



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 Topic: Halloween Stories
Halloween Stories  [message #78618] Thu, 02 November 2023 10:10
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I thought all of the stories offered this year were highly enjoyable. My congratulations to all the authors who contributed.
 Topic: Nigel zGordon2
Nigel zGordon2  [message #78614] Tue, 31 October 2023 17:41
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I don't know how to get news from Nigel anymore. Perhaps he is unable to respond to the emails I send him, either because he is seriously ill or worse. Would those who, in the past or recently, have worked on the text of the stories created or published by Nigel and who perhaps have better means of communicating with him or his familiars, please attempt to inform about his health and inform our community?



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 Topic: The first challenge of 2024 - Jamboree
The first challenge of 2024 - Jamboree  [message #78604] Sat, 21 October 2023 17:02
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Jamboree is in preview here. Take your minds away from the adult unless you can use him in a moral role! Think outside the obvious.



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 Topic: Captians Obvious Challenge is open
Captians Obvious Challenge is open  [message #78603] Sat, 21 October 2023 17:00
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Here is the challenge home page. I wonder what folk will mnake of it



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 Topic: Challenge tales for Wrecked
Challenge tales for Wrecked  [message #78602] Thu, 12 October 2023 03:34
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A very nice round of stories for this current challenge. All four authors did a good job of presenting entertaining and magnetic tales that were involving and well worth the investment in time. You guys deserve a good word!
 Topic: C. Travis Rice (aka Christopher Rice)
C. Travis Rice (aka Christopher Rice)  [message #78585] Sun, 20 August 2023 19:18
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Just thought I would share. Checked the books out at the local library. This is a first time author for me. First book in a triology of which I read all three.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59435210-sapphire-sunset
 Topic: A sequel to « « The Orchard Chronicles » from Jdonley75
A sequel to « « The Orchard Chronicles » from Jdonley75  [message #78547] Mon, 10 July 2023 15:10
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Jdonley75 gives a sequel to what I titled "The Orchard Chronicles". Here: "https://gayauthors.org/story/jdonley75/the-discovery/"



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 Topic: Lael
Lael  [message #78516] Mon, 10 April 2023 06:32
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Lael is a fascinating, whimsical-yet-direct look into the lives of the cast members.

Like all of Rafael Henry's tales it takes us towards places that are, should be, out of reach, yet without actually letting us know if a border has been crossed. It continues to its ending at chapyter 49. Today we are at 18.

[Updated on: Mon, 10 April 2023 06:33]




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 Topic: Lael
Lael   [message #78482] Wed, 01 March 2023 03:14
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I've only read the Explanation of Terms, and it was a trip back in time. I attended public school in the UK in 1958 & 1959, which is far before this story takes place but most of the terms were extant then. It's been decades since I heard anyone use the term Roundheads versus Cavaliers.

We certainly used it back then.

Rafael: thanks for the extensive definition of terms.

Now, onward to the story!



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 Topic: The Right Genes, by Nigel Gordon
The Right Genes, by Nigel Gordon  [message #78480] Mon, 27 February 2023 18:38
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I have just read "The Right Genes," the short story by Nigel Gordon.  It is one of the best short stories I have read in years!

And as a bisexual guy who appreciates all sides of the spectrum, especially the male side, I can enjoy a huge variety of stories.  The development of the story flowed well, and the story continually became better as it progressed.

Very well done, Nigel.  

https://iomfats.org/storyshelf/hosted/nigel-gordon/shorts/th e-right-genes.html 
 Topic: Colour Me Pastel Challenge Stories
Colour Me Pastel Challenge Stories  [message #78446] Sat, 21 January 2023 07:40
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Two really good stories, one from Pedro and one from Cole Parker.

I loved Cole's rewritten story originally published under another title.  The new version, "The Boy on the Pedestal," is better than the original, which was also a great story.  The new story has the same suspense of the original, but the order was also arranged to make better use of the internal timeline, and California's moped licensing laws.  And the conclusion of the story!  Still great!

Pedro's newest "The Challenge That is Tony" story, "It Should Wash Off,' hit all the proverbial right notes.  It was great to see Ewan again, and learn more about Tom (Simon's father).  The Narrator and Tony, as always, were enjoyable.  And the scenes at The Indian -- each time we learn more about the uncles, Sabhya and Lilat, and some of the other relatives.

Well done, Cole and Pedro! 
 Topic: lomax61 (AKA Brian Lancaster), author
lomax61 (AKA Brian Lancaster), author  [message #78396] Thu, 20 October 2022 17:22
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Do you read the stories of lomax61 (AKA Brian Lancaster)?
They can be found at this address: https://gayauthors.org/author/lomax61/
I strongly recommend "Inherited" which is being published and "Naked Calendar" which is complete.  All the stories by this author are good and there are others that first appeared on gayauthors.org and have been published in e-books (kindle format) and paper (excuse my english).



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 Topic: Back-up
Back-up   [message #78301] Sun, 24 April 2022 07:08
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Fact or fiction? It is real enough, but is it non-fiction? A snippet from the life of parents, the father of a gay son who does the parental taxi thing and drops the boy off at a party only for it to turn into a drama when he goes to pick him up later. 

 "I now had to suddenly learn to know my son who until a few minutes ago was a person I knew and now was a complete stranger..."[/font]

The father and son seem both to have a close relationship and yet the son's life is a secret, although the father is very accepting when discovering his son is gay, even confiding his own same sex relationship in his younger years, a secret he has never revealed to his wife. [/font]

The story is full of dysfunctionality within the family and full of contradictions, are they a close family or not, I could not decide. Overall I wondered if everything was falling apart or coming together through adversity.[/font]

https://iomfats.org/storyshelf/hosted/peterg09/shorts/back-u p.html

 Topic: Puzzle pieces
Puzzle pieces  [message #78211] Fri, 03 December 2021 17:49
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One tale complete, one starting out now. This is more than a coming of age tale.



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 Topic: Mooring
Mooring  [message #78194] Fri, 19 November 2021 08:02
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Mooring raises very difficult thoughts. I have prefaced it on PeterG09's index page thus: "Mooring is a deceptively gentle tale leading to a difficult end point. It covers the important topics of victimhood and overpowering guilt. The 'path' trodden is understandable, but should be walked away from."



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 Topic: Happy Halloween 2021
Happy Halloween 2021  [message #78181] Sun, 31 October 2021 08:17
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What a lovely crop of Halloween tales.



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 Topic: New Release for Sci-Fi Fans
New Release for Sci-Fi Fans  [message #78178] Tue, 26 October 2021 16:04
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For those that are science fiction fans, a worthy thing to note is that today the second volume of Felice Picano's trilogy City On A Star released.

Piano is well known as a gay author (with nineteen novels and short stories, as well as poetry and dramas), and most recently for being co-author of the updated version of the classic The New Joy of Gay Sex.The first City On A Star volume, subtitled Dryland's End, has the sweep of Asimov's Foundation Trilogy (inter-stellar empires, star travel, conquest and failure, etc.) and the unique story elements of Herbert's Dune (power politics, medieval family structures, semi-religious orders, etc.). Like Dune, the semi-religious order is a matriarchy striving to be the interstellar power player, but coincidental with our own current events, the story is built around responding to a pandemic--though it was written in 1994 and released in 2004.

Given that Pisano is such a prolific gay writer, it should come as no surprise that human sexuality is part of the story line, and that gay sex is a normal part of life... but the unique wrinkle is that gay sex become an unexpected vehicle for resolution of the problems that the empires face.

That's all I'll say, but here's what QueerSciFi had to say:A rebellion of intelligent Cybernetic servants has left the Females of the galaxy virtually sterile, crippling the controlling political body the Matriarchy. The race is on to find a solution, but will it be enough to save the Matriarchy as other galactic authorities attempt to dominate them using sabotage and all-out war? Dryland's End is Felice Picano's science fiction adventure for the new millennium. The novel touches on many of today's most controversial subjects, such as interracial relationships, gender conflicts, gender identity, and same-sex pairings-and views them with a lens toward the future.

If you haven't read Dryland's End, be sure to read it first. Volume Two of City On A Star is subtitled, The Betrothal At Usk, and the Kindle version is available today at Amazon here.



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 Topic: Him in the Dust
Him in the Dust  [message #78177] Fri, 22 October 2021 07:26
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How apposite that Him in the Dust arrived as chaos was created in Afghanistan. THere is to be a zecond part to the tale, for which we must await James's inspiration.



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 Topic: Tim and Ross
Tim and Ross  [message #78159] Sat, 02 October 2021 23:45
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Took a while to get there, but a very surprising end to the story.  http://iomfats.org/storyshelf/hosted/richard-norway/shorts/t im-and-ross.html
 Topic: I Want To Know What Love Is
I Want To Know What Love Is  [message #78113] Mon, 30 August 2021 14:04
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I'm happy to see there is a sequel to Puppy For Sale! I really liked Jensen and I look forward to reading more about his experiences in I Want To Know What Love Is.
 Topic: There but....
There but....  [message #78058] Fri, 20 August 2021 12:14
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My thanks to those who read this story, and especially those who took the time to comment or participate in the various polls.

The idea for the 'Stop/Push' poll occurred to me when I reached that point while writing the story because I was struggling myself to decide what Julian would do. It was interesting to see that early on in the voting period 'Push' held a lead, but as time went by the voting drew closer, to finally end with a small majority for 'Stop'.

Because I'd posed the question I didn't cast a vote. For what it's worth, after much thought I eventually reached the conclusion that because of his love for Lance, Julian would, very reluctantly, have stopped Paul, while thinking how lucky Ryan was to have him as a boyfriend. 
 Topic: A Walk in the Country
A Walk in the Country  [message #78056] Fri, 20 August 2021 08:00
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Not just any walk, but your imagined, maybe real, walk,  A Walk in the Country opened for submnissions today.

[Updated on: Fri, 20 August 2021 08:03]




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 Topic: The Pretenders
The Pretenders  [message #78043] Wed, 18 August 2021 08:29
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I just wanted to acknowledge Bensiamin's contribution to the three extra chapters of this story following on from the writing challenge. I originally wrote a brief 'postscript' to the story which I shared with him. His helpful (as ever) comments and observations encouraged me to write a fuller continuation, and the extra chapters are much improved as a result of his suggestions. Thanks, Ben.
 Topic: Never judge a book by its cover?
Never judge a book by its cover?  [message #77860] Tue, 08 June 2021 11:59
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"of Books and Covers" is our next writing challenge



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 Topic: Puppy for Sale 2 - A kind of sequel.
icon12.gif Puppy for Sale 2 - A kind of sequel.  [message #77824] Sun, 23 May 2021 20:33
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Hi everyone,

Any of you who visit Gay Authors may have read Puppy for Sale. It's a story I wrote back in 2015. I took it down from GA and now all my stories are here. Anyway, this may be of no interest to anyone who does not like/read my work, haha. However for anyone that did read it. The sequel is finished and with Timmy to roll on after the republish of the first book.

Just sayin'

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 Topic: Not revealed yet...
Not revealed yet...  [message #77695] Tue, 30 March 2021 21:23
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Two chapters away from the end I think we might look at Revealed. Talo keeps us guessing, but can he keep it up for two more chapters?



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 Topic: The only way is up!
The only way is up!  [message #77613] Mon, 01 February 2021 16:04
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Not

but

http://iomfats.org/storyshelf/contests/2021-up/images/up.jpg

our next Writing Challenge.



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 Topic: Not Here
Not Here  [message #77493] Thu, 26 November 2020 07:28
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The next challenge has been chosen. I had trouble giving it a name, but I managed: Not Here.



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 Topic: Alex in Wonderland
Alex in Wonderland  [message #77171] Sat, 01 August 2020 06:41
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I'd like to add another recommendation for a published book, "Alex in Wonderland" by Simon James Green. I believe it's available both in print and on Kindle and comes recommended by Becky Albertalli, the author of "Love Simon". 

The book has all the good stuff in it, teen awkwardness, longing, lonliness, love, friendship, humor, intrigue, mystery, fulfillment, and a final paragraph twist that brings it all together in a great story about typical teenagers just trying to make it in the world while they work at the local fun arcade.

Very good read. Enjoy Smile

https://amazon.com/Alex-Wonderland-Simon-James-Green-e book/dp/B07Q5HXT6Q/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=alex+in+ wonderland%2C&qid=1596586635&sr=8-4

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51XtPyTUm2L._SX322_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

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“There's no grays, only white that's got grubby. I'm surprised you don't know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That's what sin is.” - Terry Pratchett
 Topic: Logan
Logan  [message #76957] Mon, 01 June 2020 20:47
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I always like when a story has an epilogue. Even though we know the characters are fictional, it's nice to see what has transpired in their lives in the author's mind during the years since the last chapter ends. Logan has not one, but TWO epilogues. 😀

Spoiler alert: They really do live happily ever after. ❤️

[Updated on: Mon, 01 June 2020 20:51]

 Topic: Sofa Skater
Sofa Skater  [message #76771] Fri, 24 April 2020 11:22
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I was a little slow getting this preview off the mark, but I have done it now. Sofa Skater is in preview as our next challenge

[Updated on: Fri, 24 April 2020 11:27]




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 Topic: The Pages of Chateau d'Autignac
The Pages of Chateau d'Autignac  [message #76584] Wed, 11 March 2020 05:39
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In 'Pages', I diverged away from my regular setting for a 'boy romance' story, i.e. school, holiday, adventure, and moved us into 13th century France and researched this setting. It's a period where there was high romance and intrigue in the 'Courts of Love'. Now I ask you the reader... could it have happened like this, amongst Pages, given the nature of boys? I'd be most interested to hear any comments about this.

Dominick SJ

[Updated on: Wed, 11 March 2020 05:40]

 Topic: Dome of Death by Rigby Taylor
Dome of Death by Rigby Taylor  [message #76570] Fri, 28 February 2020 14:13
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''Tis was is already shaping up to be another great contribution for us from Rigby. I'm sure there will be excitement, intrigue, love, and suspense. Can't wait to read the rest. It's an exciting story so far. 

http://iomfats.org/storyshelf/hosted/rigby-taylor/dome-of-de ath/01.html

[Updated on: Sat, 29 February 2020 02:44]




“There's no grays, only white that's got grubby. I'm surprised you don't know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That's what sin is.” - Terry Pratchett
 Topic: How I Got a Pet
How I Got a Pet  [message #76537] Wed, 12 February 2020 08:38
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I had to ask Sam to send How I got a Pet to me. He wasn't sure it was in our niche. I'm sure it is, albeit with an unusual slant.



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 Topic: By Any Other Name
By Any Other Name  [message #75956] Sun, 29 September 2019 09:05
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I don't know if I've taken to heart folks' need for a truly inspirational challenge picture or not! Different strokes, and so forth. This picture's been in my library for some time. By Any Other Name is now in preview.

I'm mindful of a request a while back to steer clear of sport for a while. I had a rather fun sporting picture in mind, but it can wait a while.

I had another picture I was going to use, but Ivor Slipper's entry to Scoutig for Boys has grabbed that picture, too all unknowing. I guess when I run it he can remind me and enter it as well if he likes



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 Topic: Zeek - chapter 40
Zeek - chapter 40  [message #75769] Fri, 17 May 2019 20:00
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Please read the author's note at the end of this chapter. I've been on both sides of the subject matter, albeit years ago. It's an important issue...
 Topic: The Pick Of The Bunch
The Pick Of The Bunch  [message #75746] Sun, 12 May 2019 22:14
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Spoiler alert! Have a box of tissues on hand when reading this story. Could be useful for multiple purposes...

[Updated on: Sun, 12 May 2019 22:14]

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