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As we welcome new author - William King - to AwesomeDude, we'll begin posting REFUGEE Saturday, August 5th. Here's a synopsis: Can you imagine the future when you are thirteen years old? When you’ve lost everything? From the ruins of war in a bombed out town in Syria; the desperation of refugee camps; and slum cities in Turkey, the paramount goal is safety and the impossible: Europe. This story is of our time and does not shy away from harsh reality. There is abuse, exploitation, huge risk, suffering and pain, but there is also romance and a few good souls. Watch for it! Mike

Truly, cunning linguists!

Excellent!

OK... I have been considering adding Flash Fiction to the regular AD site for a long time. It has been a part of the AD Forums for some years now and it's become such a popular literary form that it's time to give it its due. Just how to do so, is the issue. Give me a couple of weeks to ponder this and consider the options. I'll be putting up a post here in Dude's Desk with a poll to find out how you folks want to do this. Mike

I spent several months with Ronnie & John in 1967. I don't want to go into the personal lives of these two who have been close friends since their schoolboy days but their is no doubt among any of those who know them well that this was 'their song.' As far as any public statement from them, I am not aware of any. Cam Clarke recorded the song on a CD more than fifteen years ago, clearly from a maie-male point of view. Mike

Hmm, been watching Graham Norton again, Bruin? Mike

Joe, Sure... send it along won't know if there are any problems if I don't have the story. Send it along to dude@awesomedude.com. Mike

Thought you'd enjoy a recent video of a song written by a couple of friends of mine and originally recorded by Dusty Springfield in 1968. This portrayal is just what composers Ronnie Wilkins and John Hurley had in mind when they wrote the song! Enjoy! Mike

I love it!

Huh, I thought a beard was a girl who went to the Prom with you so nobody would know you wre gey?

Heard from Nigel today. He got through the surgery fine but with a few complications. I'm sure he'll update all of us in the near future! Mike

Wow, can't wait!

A whole month? Now that's getting out of hand!

Bud Lite and waffles are not good together!

Workbench Chat, a memorable story, is scheduled to post on Wednesday, May 24th. Mike

Nothing has changed at the site. Yours is the first complaint I've heard. Usually remembering your log in is a dialogue between the site and your browser. Have you changed any browser settings... such as accepting cookies? How about other sites you need to check in to? Do you have to log-in to each of them? If your browser settings have changed or if you have switched browsers you may have the problem you described. Mike

MalwareBytes protects against infections... I use the premium MB + the included MS anti-virus software Windows Defender (formerly Security Essentials) and find that is the best protection for Windows 7~10. Mike

I want to take this opportunity to express apologies to some who have submitted stories on speculation over the past six months or so, by telling you that all stories - unless specifically declined - are being considered. As I have been doing almost all of the site on my own recently, it has been hard for me to consider new submissions when I have a backlog of submissions by existing AwesomeDude Authors. In the next few weeks - in between twice weekly updates and preparing new stories for posting by current AD Authors - I will be going back and re-considering stories that have been in the holding pattern. There are several criteria for a story to make the grade at AD. As I review those submissions over the next couple of weeks, I hope those who have submitted stories will go back and read our submission guidelines linked to the AwesomeDude Home Page. http://www.awesomedude.com/support/submissions.htm Thanks for your cooperation. Mike

Military schools? Gay? Ask this guy! At age 13, Trump's parents enrolled him in the New York Military Academy, after discovering Donald made frequent trips into Manhattan without permission Trump was not drafted during the Vietnam War.[22] While in college from 1964 to 1968, he obtained four student deferments.[23] In 1966, he was deemed fit for service based upon a military medical examination, and in 1968 was briefly classified as fit by a local draft board, but was given a 1-Y medical deferment in October 1968.[24] Trump has attributed his medical deferment to heel spurs.[25] In 1969, he received a high number in the draft lottery, which made him unlikely to be called.[24][26][27] Above courtesy of WikiMedia not WikiLeaks...

Starts May 10th at AwesomeDude.com! "There are things we know....... and things we don't know we don't know." Donald Rumsfeld Yet, in this world of fast communications, technology, and modern science, there are those mysteries, those undefined, those unheard of, and those unbelievable phenomena around us, unseen and unknown until, one day, something catches our attention, brings us to a sudden realization, there are creatures, other than us, existing in another form or another dimension. Borders cannot hold them, our minds have a difficult time interpreting what we thought we saw, yet they are there, in the shadows, living among us! I invite you to read, "Border Wolves- the Scent of Love- The Scent of Death!" Nick Hall

No guessing here who that guy was!

Chapter One has really captured my interest. It is an unusual plot, something fresh. Please do continue to develop this story, then have a good editor go over it and make it 'web ready' Very nice start! Mike