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SPACE: Make Your Reservation for the World’s First Luxury Space Hotel Now

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A Houston-based company said this week it plans to open the “first luxury hotel in space” by late 2021. Orion Span’s compact Aurora Station – at 35ft-by-14ft its interior will be comparable to that of a Gulfstream jet, the company said – is projected to accommodate four travelers and two crew members for 12-day stays 200 miles above the earth. Guests will be charged $9.5m each, or about $791,666 a night. Refundable deposits of $80,000 can now be made online. The founder Frank Bunger – described by his own company as “a serial entrepreneur and technology start-up executive” – told … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Blood Bathory: Like the Night, by Ari McKay

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Blood Bathory: Like the Night

QSFer Ari McKay has a new MM Paranormal book out: You can run… Evan St. John, a young fashion photographer running from the pain caused by the death of his younger sister, is thrilled when he is offered a job with House of Nadasdy, a leading fashion house in Paris. What he doesn’t know is that Elizabeth Nadasdy, the elegant and powerful owner, is a centuries-old vampire with a penchant for collecting beautiful people. To Evan’s horror, he is turned into one of her “children.” But you can’t hide… Unable to bear what he has become, Evan flees to New … Read more

SCIENCE: Twin Telepathy – Is it Real?

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Twins, both fraternal and identical, have fascinated the world for millennia. They are often very close, and share not only genes but home environments, friends, clothes and, of course, secrets. However many identical twins — perhaps as many as one in five — also claim to share something more mysterious: a special psychic connection. About one out of every 30 babies born in the United States is a twin, and identical twins are especially interesting because they have the same genes and are alike in many ways. Brothers and sisters can be close, but some twins claim to know what … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Theseus and the Minotaur by Andrew J. Peters

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Theseus and the Minotaur

QSFer Andrew J. Peters has a new gay fantasy short out: Based on one of the most popular stories from classical mythology, “Theseus and the Minotaur” is a short story retelling by award-winning fantasy author Andrew J. Peters (The City of Seven Gods, Poseidon and Cleito). Eighteen-year-old Theseus is heir to the kingdom of Athens, but he has only known of his origins for half a year. Meanwhile, Athens has been crippled by war with Crete, a much more powerful adversary whose cruel king demands seven boys and seven girls to challenge his stepson the Minotaur. To stand for honor, … Read more

FOR READERS: Describing the Bits

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: This one is a perennial favorite: What are some of the worst names that you have read that describe genitals? Male, female and otherwise? Extra points for spec-fic related terms. :) This is a legacy chat. Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat

TV: Colton Haynes to Return to Arrow as a Series Regular

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Colton Haynes will reprise his role as Roy Harper (Arsenal) as a series regular for the seventh season of “Arrow,” Deadlinereports. “We’re very fortunate and excited to welcome back Colton to ‘Arrow,’” “Arrow” executive producers said in a statement. “While we’ve always enjoyed Colton’s returns to the show, we couldn’t be more thrilled to have him return as a proper series regular and we’re very excited about all the creative opportunities Roy Harper’s return affords us.” “I could not be happier to return to my role as Roy Harper alongside my ‘Arrow’ family,” Haynes added. By Mariah Cooper – Full … Read more

A Testament Against Hate; Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender

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I Am The Night; Rod Serling’s Testament Against Hatred By Jeff Baker The fifth season of the original Twilight Zone gets unjustly maligned. The show was showing its age and while there were some classics (“Nightmare at 20,000 Feet”) there were some clunkers (“The Encounter”). One of those episodes deserves a re-examination. “I Am the Night, Color Me Black” aired March 27, 1964, and I have agreed with many that it is a heavy-handed and obvious diatribe against racial injustice and prejudice. Valid concerns in the country in 1964, but Zone had done it better earlier, for example in the … Read more

Review: “And God Belched” by Rob Rosen

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Title: And God Belched Author: Rob Rosen Genre: Scifi, Humor LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Publisher: MLR Press Pages: 212 pages Blurb IN THIS riotously funny romantic adventure, Randy and his younger brother, Craig, find themselves in a different universe, on a strange planet, desperately searching for Milo, a handsome stranger in imminent danger, all while being chased by the heavily armed local authorities. And that’s just the start of this epic journey. But what else does fate have in store for our brave heroes? And can one human save two worlds, the handsome alien he’s fallen in love with, his entire … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Contingency Plan, by Addison Albright

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QSFer Addison Albright has a new MM fantasy book out: A sheltered prince. A sudden death. An unexpected choice. How will Prince Marcelo react to discovering he’s The Contingency Plan? For eighteen years, there has been peace between Sheburat and the kingdom of Zioneven. The untimely death of a princess throws the marriage arrangement—the final phase to complete the terms of the treaty—into disarray, and the contingency plan is put into motion. Now the Crown Prince of Zioneven gets to make his own choice from among the princess’s younger siblings. As a rare royal son in the matriarchal sovereignty of … Read more