Thanks again,
Loki, for this tremendous honor! I'm answering from a hotel room (we're in Texas, visiting relatives). It's HOT here. AND humid.
Mr. Capiatlist: Well, my days of rapid reading are done, too, so I'll try to catch up as you lag.
That's great,
RobW -- I do vaguely remember. But that's what I really love (and what I really miss) about being an active participant here. I'm trying to get back into that. I'm glad I was able to steer you well!
CanadianCommie: I'm glad it inspired you to do your own AARs! I've been looking trough quite a few, and it looks like you have a couple active.
Stuyvesant: I think you know, but I'll say it again -- your support of me and so many others on the Forum has really been encouraging and sustaining. You don't know how many authors -- young and old -- you're keeping going!
TheHyphenated1: Thanks! I still intend to catch up on Weltkriegschaft one of these days. Glad you're still keeping it up too!
All right... Before I pass along the award, I have a sort of Writer of the Week related story.
I used to work as a security guard, and one day I was teamed with another guard in the same building. We'd take turns doing rounds, and I left on rounds when he came back.
While I was gone, he noticed I'd been writing something on the work computer, and saw it said "AAR" (an early update for Fire Warms). He said, "Hey, I know what that is!" and we talked about it after I returned from rounds.
By a weird coincidence I'd ended up teamed with ShawnG1, who wrote 8 EU 2 AARs, including
A Vision of Glory (Brandenburg) and
The Trouble With the Neighbors (Dutch), and who must have been one of the earliest WritAAR of the Week winners, in Jan 2003.
Anyway... I went looking for AARs which were by those who've not won this award before, who are currently writing, and whose AARs are enticingly interesting.
I want to first put in an honorable mention for Onikujo and his
Bucking the Trend, which is entertaining and VERY original. Quite a twist from "normal" AARs.
But I will pass the award on to Fire and Ash for his
Changing History... Just a Little - A 1936 Afghanistan AAR. A very well written and appointed historybook AAR with attention to political detail (always a big pull for me) where he DARES to invade Persia, and has fun otherwise too!
I played Afghanistan a couple of times in Victoria, so I know it's not an easy country to play!
You should go check it out!
Congratulations Fire and Ash!
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