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FOR READERS/WRITERS: Queering Golden-Age Sci Fi

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FOR READERS/WRITERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Many of us grew up with an appreciation for the Golden Age sci fi greats – Asimov, Clarke, Silverberg, Bradbury, Clement, and many more. But they were a product of their time, and in retrospect much of their work would be very different if it were written today. So pick one of your favorite Golden Age sci fi stories and tell us how you would like to see it queered up for today’s readers. For fun, here are some great homoerotic Golden Age pulp covers. Join the chat

The Mad Scientist’s Guide to Destroying the Earth (In Three Easy Steps)

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Mad scientists through the ages have dreamed of holding the world hostage by threatening to destroy the whole thing, demanding riches, power and fame, and respect from their peers. But if you’re going to play this game yourself, you’d better do it right — and doing it right means doing your homework. Destroying our planet is no easy task. Sure, you could bomb us back to the stone age, introduce a plague to wipe out all complex life or whip up some sort of nanomachine to completely eliminate the entire biosphere. But in all those cases, the rock we stand … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Ignite, by Nora Phoenix

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Ignite

QSFer Nora Phoenix has a new MMM sci fi romance out: Ignite. The United States has split into three countries, and in the Conservative United States, being gay will get you sent to a reintegration camp. Tan has survived three years in camp, but he’s at the limit of what he can endure, even with the help of his best friend, Austin.  When a massive meteor shower creates complete chaos at the camp, Austin and Tan see a chance to escape and they take it. On a whim, they decide to bring Mack with them, a newbie at camp who seems to … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Story Monogamy Vs. Playing the Field

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: One of the ways I avoid writer’s block is by having multiple stories going at once. If I get stuck on one, I can switch to another while I figure out the issue. Not everyone likes to work on multiple projects at once, though. What about you? Are you a story monogamist? Or do you like to play the field? 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 … Read more

Did Time Run in Reverse Before the Big Bang?

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Like a mountain looming over a calm lake, it seems the universe may once have had a perfect mirror image. That’s the conclusion a team of Canadian scientists reached after extrapolating the laws of the universe both before and after the Big Bang. Physicists have a pretty good idea of the structure of the universe just a couple of seconds after the Big Bang, moving forward to today. In many ways, fundamental physics then worked as it does today. But experts have argued for decades about what happened in that first moment — when the tiny, infinitely dense speck of … Read more

REVIEW: Seeing is a Curse

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Seeing is a Curse - Terry Poole

Title: Seeing is a CurseSeries: Seeing is Believing, Book TwoAuthor: Terry PooleGenre: ParanormalLGBTQ+ Category: Gay/MMPublisher: Loose-IDPages/Word Count: 164 PagesBuy Link:https://www.amazon.com/Seeing-Curse-Believing-Book-ebook/dp/B076HCMF1G/Reviewer: Maryann About the Book: Back from the dead, Eric is reunited with his love, Kevin, only to be torn apart by blackmail and treachery. Coming back from the dead changes a man as Detective Erik James discovers when he is reunited with Doctor Kevin Stuart, the love of his life. The last thing he expected was to become a ghost whisperer, able to guide lost souls. They barely get a chance to explore Erik’s new abilities when they are abruptly … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Salt Magic, Skin Magic by Lee Welch

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Salt Magic, Skin Magic

QSFer Lee Welch has a new paranormal historical romance out: Salt Magic, Skin Magic. Lord Thornby has been trapped on his father’s isolated Yorkshire estate for a year. There are no bars or chains; he simply can’t leave. His sanity is starting to fray.  When industrial magician John Blake arrives to investigate a case of witchcraft, he finds the peculiar, arrogant Thornby as alarming as he is attractive. John soon finds himself caught in a dark fairytale, where all the rules of magic—and love—are altered. To set Thornby free, both men must face life-changing truths—and John must accept that the brave, … Read more

FOR READERS: Mature Content in YA

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Amy Leibowitz Mitchell: What level of mature content (i.e., coarse language, violence, sex) would you expect or prefer in YA books? 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

TV: American Gods Season Two Trailer

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American Gods Season 2 Trailer

“American Gods” has finally released the trailer for its second season after a long delay.  The Starz series is based on the novel of the same name by Neil Gaiman. It focuses on the battle between old Gods like Love and Evil and new Gods like Technology. Its freshman season, which debuted in 2017, featured the most explicit gay sex scene to air on television between Salim (Omid Abtahi) and Middle Eastern god Jinn (Mousa Kraish). The show was a critical darling but faced issues behind-the-scenes. Showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green parted ways with the series over “budget and … Read more