Jeff Baker, Boogieman In lavender: Halloween Reading; Clive Barker
By Jeff Baker The year was 1993 (or pretty close.) I was running a delivery route in-town and on my lunch hour I ran into a used bookstore and grabbed … Read more
Speculative Ficiton
FOR READERS: My First Time
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: How old were you the first time you had queer spec fic? And what was the book? Writers: This … Read more
Review: Migration Flash Fiction Anthology
Title: Migration Series: Queer Sci Fi Annual Flash Fiction Contest Author: Various Genre: Speculative Fiction LGBTQ+ Category: LGBTQ+ Publisher: Other Worlds Ink Pages: 256 Reviewer: Linda Tonis, Paranormal Romance Guild Get … Read more
ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Migration – Queer Sci Fi Flash Fiction Anthology #5
Queer Sci Fi has just released the annual QSF Flash Fiction anthology. This year, the theme is “Migration.” MI-GRA-TION (noun) 1) Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. … Read more
FOR READERS: Metaphors for Queer?
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Andrew Kelley: Some speculative fiction movies and books that weren’t specifically LGBT and didn’t even make direct mention of any LGBT issues … Read more
The Last “Wilde Stories” Reviewed – Boogieman in Lavender
“Wilde Stories 2018” reviewed. By Jeff Baker Author’s note: My full-fledged, full-length review of “Wilde Stories 2018” … Read more
REVIEW: A Hymn in the Silence by Kelley York and Rowan Altwood
Title: A Hymn in the Silence Series: Dark is the Night Book 2 Authors: Kelley York and Rowan Altwood Genre: historical, horror, romance, paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: m/m, cis, gay, bisexual … Read more
The Picture of Jonathan Collins; a Queer Horror for Halloween – Boogieman In Lavender
By Jeff Baker Some reading for Halloween, now. First I’ll open a can of worms and recommend a queer-themed story by a straight author, something a lot of readers or … Read more
FOR BOTH: When is it Romance, and When is it Speculative Fiction?
FOR WRITERS & READERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Many of our authors walk the line between speculative fiction and romance. Where is the line between … Read more
Toasting Thomas M. Disch – Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender
Lives are short. Literary lives even shorter. When a writer dies, of course, their output stops; there are no new books or stories being produced. Their memory fades from public … Read more