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Zombie Science: Bringing People Back From the Dead?

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There are few things in life more permanent and guaranteed than death. Yet, that doesn’t stop us from imagining what life would be like if death was only temporary. In AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead,” returning Sunday, June 2, at 9 p.m. EDT/8 p.m. CDT, reanimated human corpses roam the world, having avoided the permanent stillness of death only to devour the living. Now, we know zombies aren’t real, but reanimated corpses aren’t exactly a figment of the imagination. Scientists have been attempting to restore life to the dead for hundreds of years. In the 1800s, physicist Giovanni Aldini became … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Purple Haze, by Kelly Jensen

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QSFer Kelly Jensen has a new MM sci fi book out in the Aliens in new York series: Purple Haze. Six months have passed since Dillon and Lang crashed into each other on a crowded street in New York City, changing the course of their lives. Now they’re living together as a couple, happy, in love, but not quite ready to say the words out loud.Dillon is about to embark on a new adventure-opening a private art school housed in the brownstone left to him by his father. Lang… Lang is becoming ever more aware of the futility of his … Read more

FOR READERS & WRITERS: Last Time in This Series

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: Saw this on Twitter “Why is it that TV producers don’t expect us to remember what happened last week without “Previously on” reminders, and yet book publishers expect us to remember the details of a story for a whole year or more? “. So I got to thinking there are a lot of readers who don’t do de reads. Do you think that books in a series should have a recap page/s at the beginning that the reader can skip if wanted? And to the readers-would you read … Read more

REVIEW: Azaran, by Jacki james

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Title: AzaranSeries: The Brotherhood of Ormarr (books 2-4 releasing this month)Author: Jacki JamesGenre: Paranormal/FantasyLGBTQ+ Category: GayPublisher: SelfPages: 139Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Azaran~I was born a dragon rider. A member of the Brotherhood of Ormarr, son of Cadmar, and the eldest of four sons. I was raised to defend the innocent and protect the secret of the dragons, but when I was eighteen, my parents were brutally murdered and the training and care of my brothers fell to me. My entire adult life has been spent helping my brothers grow into the strong, brave dragon riders … Read more

Let’s Move the Earth

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In the Chinese science fiction film The Wandering Earth, recently released on Netflix, humanity attempts to change the Earth’s orbit using enormous thrusters in order to escape the expanding sun — and prevent a collision with Jupiter. The scenario may one day come true. In five billion years, the sun will run out of fuel and expand, most likely engulfing the Earth. A more immediate threat is a global warming apocalypse. Moving the Earth to a wider orbit could be a solution — and it is possible in theory. But how could we go about it and what are the … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Life Siphon, by Kathryn Sommerlot

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Kathryn Sommerlot has a new queer fantasy book out: The Life Siphon. A magical energy drain is siphoning life from the land and leaving a twisted, decaying wasteland in its wake. Safely isolated in his forest home, Tatsu wants nothing to do with the drain or the other citizens in the kingdom of Chayd. The only people he cares about are his childhood friend and her strangely prophetic sister, but there’s no avoiding the threat once Tatsu is arrested and taken to the capital. The Queen of Chayd offers Tatsu his freedom—but only in exchange for sneaking into the neighboring … Read more

Game of Thrones Was More Modern Than We Knew!

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Following last week’s Starbucks coffee cup fail, viewers have discovered two plastic water bottles in the Game of Thrones finale. Wrote Highsnobiety: “At approximately 46:19 in the episode, you can spot a clearly non-Westerosi water bottle at the foot of Samwell Tarly, played by John Bradley. It comes into shot as Tyrion Lannister, played by Peter Dinklage, walks toward seated representatives of the Seven Kingdoms.” Full Story: Andy Towle, Towleroad

Me Me Monday!

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Welcome to M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post so we can comment on yours specifically –Check out the other posts and congratulate and share them too! And congratulations!!!

CLIMATE CHANGE: Bill Nye Drops the F-Bomb

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During his appearance on HBO’s “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” on Sunday (May 12), Nye used frank language to talk to millennials about the impacts of global warming on Earth. (Nye’s comments are heavily edited here for language; viewer discretion is advised if you watch the video.) “By the end of this century, if temperatures keep rising, the average temperature on Earth could go up another 4 to 8 degrees,” Nye said to Oliver. (Nye was referring to degrees Celsius; the equivalent change in Fahrenheit is roughly 7 to 14 degrees). “What I’m saying is, the planet’s on [expletive] … Read more