Columnists – Queer Sci Fi

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Sources of Inspiration: Prompts

January 16, 2023 by Kari Trenten

I jot it down in a notebook and in a Pages file. I mull it about in my imagination. Sometimes I start writing about it when I’m on the go, stopping at a cafe in the middle of shopping or during a break from some other task.

New Year’s 2023: Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender

January 12, 2023 by Jeff Baker

This Is Myyyyy New Years Resolution by Jeff Baker (title from Spike Jones) So here we are in Two-Thousand-Twenty-Three. As a guy who was watching reruns of “The Jetsons” back … Read more

Sources of Inspiration: A Word

December 16, 2022 by Kari Trenten

Perhaps when we’re disturbed by a certain word, it’s a chance to think about what it means. To ourselves and others.

A Truman Memory – Boogieman In Lavender

December 14, 2022December 13, 2022 by Jeff Baker

AUTHOR’S NOTE: We last encountered Truman Capote’s short stories in this column this past February. https://www.queerscifi.com/truman-capotes-queer-tales-of-fantasy-jeff-baker-boogieman-in-lavender/ We close out the year with a look at his most famous short tale … Read more

U=(N/T)M*G: Unearthed

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 by T.A. Creech

Any time I can talk about Tardigrades, you can bet good money I’m going to do exactly that. These little “bears” have so much potential in science. They do all … Read more

Sources of Inspiration: The Chase

November 16, 2022 by Kari Trenten

I was particularly struck by the end credits of the movie, done in a delightfully Gothic fashion where the very landscape had eyes and turned into their pursuer. It brought back memories of Lord of the Rings, Sauron, and how his eye often followed Frodo wherever he went.

Sources of Inspiration: Prompts

New Year’s 2023: Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender

Sources of Inspiration: A Word

A Truman Memory – Boogieman In Lavender

U=(N/T)M*G: Unearthed

Sources of Inspiration: The Chase

Bewitched, Bewitched, You’ve Got Me In Your Spell—Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender

U=(N/T)M*G: Snow

U=(N/T)M*G: Meltdown

Sources of Inspiration: Autumn