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RIP Mike Resnick

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Mike Resnick

Sci fi writer and editor of Galaxy’s Edge Magazine Mike Resnick has passed away after a two month fight with cancer. Mike was the first person (and only, so far) in the mainstream sci fi market to buy my stories (two of them) and will be greatly missed. I had the pleasure of speaking with Mike a few times on Facebook. He was unfailingly kind and urged me to submit my stories directly to him instead of going through the gatekeeping process. I am so sorry to hear of his passing. If you care to donate, there’s a Kickstarter to help … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Lord of Thundertown, by O F Cieri

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Lord of Thundertown

O F Cieri has a new queer sci fi book out: “Lords of Thundertown.” In the movies, Thundertown was depicted like a real town, with boundaries, Folk-run businesses, and a government. In real life, Thundertown was a block here or there, three businesses on the same side of the street, an unconnected sewer main, or a single abandoned building. When an epidemic of missing person cases is on the rise, the police refuse to act. Instead, Alex Delatorre goes to Thundertown for answers and finds clues leading to a new Lord trying to unite the population. No one has seen … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Write This!

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Amy Leibowitz: Give a fun, one-sentence spec fiction prompt. Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

SPACE: Earth-Like Planet Found “Nearby”

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Earthlike Planet - NASA

A few months ago, a group of NASA exoplanet astronomers, who are in the business of discovering planets around other stars, called me into a secret meeting to tell me about a planet that had captured their interest. Because my expertise lies in modeling the climate of exoplanets, they asked me to figure out whether this new planet was habitable — a place where liquid water might exist. These NASA colleagues, Josh Schlieder and his students Emily Gilbert, Tom Barclay and Elisa Quintana, had been studying data from TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) when they discovered what may be TESS’ … Read more

REVIEW: 3 Boars & A Wolf Walk Into A Bar…, by Eric Alan Westfall

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3 Boars and a Wolf Walk Into a Bar... - Eric Alan Westfall

Title: 3 Boars & A Wolf Walk Into A Bar… Author: Eric Alan Westfall Genre: Paranormal, Fairy Tale LGBTQ+ Category: MM, MMM, MMMM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 156 Reviewer: Pat Henshaw Get It On Amazon About The Book It’s the last straw when three prudish pigs play a nasty trick on the set. So where else would Wolf go to plan the perfect payback, but Harry’s Behind the Scenes Bar, Baths & Grill? Soaking wet when he arrives at the back door, Harry’s dragon-magick fireplace soon gets Wolf’s fur mostly dry. Shifting to his human, silver-hair-to-his-bare-butt self, he’s almost done … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Vicious Circle, by Elle E. ire

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Vicious Circle - Elle E. Ire

QSFer Elle E. Ire has a new FF sci fi book out: “Vicious Circle.” Assassin meets innocent.  Kicked out of the Assassins Guild for breach of contract, hunted by its members for killing the Guild Leader, and half hooked on illegal narcotics, Cor Sandros could use a break. Down to her last few credits, Cor is offered a freelance job to eliminate a perverse political powerhouse. Always a sucker for helping the helpless, she accepts. The plan doesn’t include Cor falling in love with her employer, sweet and attractive Kila, but as the pair struggles to reach the target’s home … Read more

FOR WRITERS: When Life Gets In the Way

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Amy Leibowitz: How do you handle writing while dealing with big life stuff (like raising a family or a chronic illness)? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

Here We Go Again. Marvel to Introduce Same Sex Couple on New Mutants. Uh huh.

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New Mutants

Put it in the “I will believe it when I see it file: The New Mutants is heavily rumoured to feature two characters in a same-sex relationship, who could go on to become the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first queer couple by default. Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) is set to star in the upcoming superhero horror as Wolfsbane, a mutant “struggling to reconcile her religious beliefs with her power to turn into a wolf”. As the film nears release following two years of development limbo, it is heavily rumoured that the final cut will see Wolfsbane in a queer relationship with another mutant: … Read more

INTERVIEW: Starlight Barque

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Service to the State

We have an interview with Starlight Barque today, author of the queer sci fi book “Service to the State”: Get it On Amazon Queer Sci Fi: When did you know you wanted to write, and when did you discover that you were good at it? Starlight Barque: Very recently! I’d been in the star trek fandom for some time, and was enjoying a whole boatload of fanfic, and when I suggested a story idea to a fellow writer, they told me to write it instead. Twenty-five stories later, I’d moved on to original characters and published a novella, Service to … Read more

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

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Cool cats, we’ve entered a new decade and I’m on the edge of my seat about it. The 2010’s were a circus for me, personally and publicly and politically, a roller coaster of wildness I’m hoping won’t be repeated. It wasn’t all bad. I started my writing career and had a son, got married and got divorced, made friends and lost friends and rekindled my zest for life. The last decade was something to behold, a time to look back and shake my head in wonder that I manage to knuckle under, survive it mostly on nothing by spite. The … Read more