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February 26th, 2009Innocent Catch by weebod [original/alt/incomplete] To Be Unhuman by Alex Mykals (AKA PsiDraconis) [original/alt/incomplete] Then the Dynast, sole ruler of the Imperium, falls to Demonic influence and is brought down by his own people. The mysterious crystalline throne which chooses the next Dynast rejects the expected candidate, leaving the Imperial Council in control. Years later, the half-Elf barmaid Tial is taken from her home by a band of monstrous Unhumans, and it is THERE that the real story begins. Stalking Jesse by Elaine Kinney [original/alt/incomplete] Added part 6 of Winning Touch by Kim Pritekel Added revised part 4 of Duality of Hope and Despair by Adam Chiron February 24th, 2009A Day in Our Lives by Minerva [original/alt/complete] Added Chapters 21-25 of Destiny's Choice by Karen Hockemeyer Added part 4 of Redemption by Thorn We're happy to announce our latest book and eBook by Sandra Barret called In Keisha's Shadow. In Keisha's Shadow Dumped by her high school sweetheart for not being out and proud, bi-racial Tori Kahl struggles with college life, her demanding mother, and the legacy of her dead sister Keisha. Her only escapes are riding her horse, drinking, and cutting herself. Then Ashley, the brash and flirty new boarder, shows up at the stables and not only challenges Tori's top rider status, but shakes her world of self-pity as they cope with the pains of growing up. More information for ordering can be found at: The eBook version is available at: We're offering a Coupon for 10% off all your eBook purchases at the Bedazzled Book Peddler Bookshop February 21st, 2009Announcement Next month the Academy of Bards will begin its 10th year of service. We are proud to have witnessed the growth of what was a new art form in the almost decade since we began. We have 10 volunteers who work on the site in various areas – each donating many hours of their time in order to keep it running smoothly. Some of the volunteers have thousands of hours of work invested and freely given, myself included. So why am I stating what most of you know? Recently, one writer was alerted to the possibility that another used some of her ideas and her words and passed them off as her own. It appeared that the two individuals involved dealt with this on their own and decided how to proceed. But that didn't settle the issue for some people. We were drawn into the controversy, even though the people involved had settled it. Many people asked for and some demanded that we make this issue public and name names, etc. The tone of many of these e-mails was harsh and, in some cases, abusive. Some were supportive and for those, I deeply thank you. For the others, well, I simply am saddened at the tone. That people were demanding we kowtow to their side (and this really was on each end of it) without doing an investigation is amazing. There was only one person out of all the emails we received, or were forwarded to me from other lists, who took up my request to help. Thank you for that. The e-mails came to many of us at our personal e-mail addresses, and some of them were very personal. Some of the exchanges got heated. These were all from people who were not involved in the situation - just people who heard about the issue and came to give us their point of view and dammit, their point of view was the only one that was right. As I stated before, we're volunteers who do this for the community of lesbian fiction readers and writers. We have always tried to be fair when issues like this come up. It has only happened a handful of times, but each time takes a toll on us, especially when you consider how strident some of the notes can be. When things like this happen it makes each of us question whether the hours we spend maintaining the site are spent wisely. The stand for our site is to continue to investigate charges. We will not change the way we do things. We are proud of our unbiased and fair procedure which, to this point, had been unwritten. What we’ve gotten out of this is it’s obvious that we must have the policy posted so people know what steps will be taken. I will get a couple of our volunteers to work on a protocol that protect BOTH sides until there is compelling evidence. And for the people calling for a “stance” on plagiarism from The Academy of Bards? I would seriously hope it’s a no-brainer that we do not support, agree with, promote nor encourage plagiarism. However, we do support and agree with the idea of fairness and the concept of innocence until proven guilty. February 16th, 2009Announcements The New Year's Girl by CXW [Über/alt/complete] February 15th, 2009Ties That Blind by Iseqween [alt/classic/complete] Added part 9 of Grappling With The Girl Next Door by Antonia Matheson Added part 5 of Winning Touch by Kim Pritekel Added part 3 (revised) of Duality of Hope and Despair by Adam Chiron February 14th, 2009Love, love, love, love ... Oh, it unites, you're right ... The Academy of Bards Valentine Day Special Steph has outdone herself once again! Her yearly labor of love has been posted. Our love to all of you. February 13th, 2009We can only learn to love by loving. February 12th, 2009The heart has reasons that reason does not understand. February 11th, 2009 Love is an electric blanket with somebody else in control of the switch. February 10th, 2009Love is the expansion of two natures in such fashion
that each include the other,
each is enriched by the other. Added part 3 of A Chance Encounter by Bobbie Halchishak Added parts 11 - 15 of Secrets, Lies & Deceptions by Cam Taylor February 9th, 2009The loving are the daring. February 8th, 2009 Love is the emblem of eternity: it confounds all notion of time:
effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end. The Good Parts Version by Geonn Cannon [original/alt/complete] February 7th, 2009 Love works in miracles every day: such as weakening the strong, and
stretching the weak; making fools of the wise, and wise men of fools;
favouring the passions, destroying reason, and in a word, turning everything
topsy-turvy. Announcement Welcome to Annette, a new bard at the Academy! February 5th, 2009 You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you
have really lived, are the moments when you have done things in a spirit of
love. All Or Nothing by Spheeris [short/classic/complete] Announcement Sheri Payton and I are very please to tell you, we're releasing Tumbleweed Fever by LJ Maas next month. Any one who's read LJ's work will know what a great storyteller she was. Before her untimely death, LJ was very happy to have found a home at Intaglio for her work. Well, through our efforts, and the help from LJ's partner, we can release TF and the sequel - Prairie Fire, which will come out later this year. We've had a swarm of emails about release dates, and we really appreciate everyone's patience. also We are pleased to announce that Del Roberston has been awarded the Alice B. Award's Lavender Certificate (debut author) for The Taming of the Wolffe. Here's their link- http://www.alicebawards.org/ This is a big honor for Del, and for Intaglio Publications as well. Kate Sweeney February 4th, 2009 Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it
needs to be fed out of the oil of another's heart, or its flame burns low. Added part 20 and part 21 of Always by Spheeris Added parts 7 and 8 Grappling With The Girl Next Door by Antonia Matheson February 3rd, 2009For one human being to love another that is perhaps the most difficult of
our tasks; the ultimate, the last test and proof; the work for which all
other work is but preparation. February 2nd, 2009 For one human being to love another that is perhaps the most difficult of
our tasks; the ultimate, the last test and proof; the work for which all
other work is but preparation.
Any Day by Minerva [original/alt/complete] Reach by Iseqween [alt/classic/complete] Added parts 6-10 of Secrets, Lies & Deceptions by Cam Taylor February 1st, 2009Love is a thing, well, its kind of like quicksand:
The more you are in it, the deeper you sink.
And when it hits you, you've just got to fall.
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