Yes, I know it's only 8:26 AM.

I've started the graphic novel series Preacher. Yes, the same one they made a TV show about, but no spoilers! I didn't watch the TV show.

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LOL. Perfect for many reasons. Scalzi also wrote the novel Redshirts, a well-regarded Trek satire.

I'll have to Chek that out. Sorry for the bad pun, I'll see myself out.

Wil Wheaton also reads The Martian and he is perfect for that as well. Which is funny because I think Matt Damon was perfect in the movie, but in audio, WW managed to capture all of the tiny sarcastic moments without coming across as a jerk.

Maybe I'm biased because his voice is one of my go-to comfort voices. No, he was perfect. 😊

Traveling home is hard on your body (yes, I'm also pouty that I just got home).

I'm having a blast! Thank you all!

Done! 😊 Thank you all again for your patience with me. I'm in Europe without my laptop. I'm a bit lost without it.

Hey, everyone. I wanted to let you all know that I will be giving out EPs and RRs tomorrow. I apologize that I haven't done so already. Thank you for your patience.

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Is it about an actual cat?

I am reading Horror Movie, by Paul Tremblay. Slow burn so far, but good.

It's complicated without spoiling, but the short of it is, yes, and I really liked it. It's fun. I ended up finishing it with the audiobook because the time to sit down and read became hard. It was narrated by the celebrity love of my life Wil Wheaton and he was perfect for the main character.

Me, ready for spooky season, just waiting around for the appropriate time to start posting things.

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Notifications are working better, I have noticed, though it has never been as big a problem here as on the other site I know of that uses this software.😉

Yes, that was one of the bigger ones. I didn't want to say anything before, just in case. lol

We have a few updates coming that will fix a few of the random glitches we've been having. Hopefully, they will be smooth and you won't even notice.

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You beat me to it, but while I'm here, I'll snag a cookie because they look really good! Congratulations everyone. Y'all are an amazing group of people. Thanks for being here and taking part in StoriesSpaces' comps and its overall day to day. I greatly appreciate you.

You all have shown us once again how amazingly talented you are. The variety and creativity of these poems blew us away. Some made us think and others pulled on our heartstrings. Either way, they all made us feel something, which is what poetry is supposed to do. So thank you!

Without further ado, here are your top ten.

1st Place: As You Slip Away by KatarinaTechgoddess

2nd Place: Torn by TheShyThespian

3rd Place: Rainbow Geometry by verbal

And rounding out the top ten:

4th Place: Whispers Beyond The Veil by expressomarkie

5th Place: So Like You by Pnin

6th Place: Does His Heart Still Beat For Me? by WriterGirl

7th Place: The Ties That Bind by Dreamweaver023

8th Place: Dreaming… by JamesPBear

9th Place: The Veil Between Good and Evil by Cora

10th Place: Microwaved Metaphysics by OpheliaTusk

Thank you again to everyone who participated in this and to the judges, we couldn't have done this without you. As always, if you haven't read any of the comp poems, I suggest you do.

To the top three, I'll be in touch shortly concerning your prizes!

Yes, it's been doing that the last few weeks on the last posts made in a thread. It does vanish.

Just a heads up, I'm sure many of you have seen the Site Down For Maintenance notification this morning. They are updating a few things, so this may happen again a few more times throughout the day.

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I have a question about the word count. If the chapter has more than 10,000 words, like 13,000 words. Should I break it down to Chapter 1 part 1 then Chapter 1 part 2 etc. etc.

Yes, if your story is over 10,000 words, it will have to be broken into parts/chapters.

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Nice change but all my pre-SS 2.0 stories need new cover images. They look awful as "thumbnails" since they were landscape rather than portrait in those days. Some I can do with cropping but others might need new images. A project for a vacation or holiday period, maybe.

This goes to everyone. For any that need updating please feel free. All I ask is that you all put Updated Cover Only in the mod notes. Unless of course, you've changed text as well.

As I'm sure you've all seen we now have our covers showing beside our stories. I think it's a fantastic addition. If you find any missing or broken please let me know.

Along with that, we have swapped Popular Stories for Trending Stories. It's the same logic just over a shorter amount of time to keep them fresher

We have twelve! There are still a few days for those of you working on one.

WriterGirl - Does His Heart Still Beat For Me?

OpheliaTusk - Microwaved Metaphysics

expressomarkie - Whispers Beyond The Veil

Dreamweaver023 - The Ties That Bind

JamesPBear - Dreaming…

Cora - The Veil Between Good and Evil

verbal - Rainbow Geometry

CuriousAnnie - Is God A Nihilist?

TheShyThespian - Torn

Mendalla - On The Beauty That Lies Beneath

Pnin - So Like You

KatarinaTechgoddess - As You Slip Away

We've reached ten! Can we get eleven?

WriterGirl - Does His Heart Still Beat For Me?

OpheliaTusk - Microwaved Metaphysics

expressomarkie - Whispers Beyond The Veil

Dreamweaver023 - The Ties That Bind

JamesPBear - Dreaming…

Cora - The Veil Between Good and Evil

verbal - Rainbow Geometry

CuriousAnnie - Is God A Nihilist?

TheShyThespian - Torn

Mendalla - On The Beauty That Lies Beneath

I have zero focus and a ton of things to do.