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ANNOUNCEMENT: McShayne’s Dragon, by Nicole Dennis

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McShayne's Dragon

QSFer Nicole Dennis has a new MM fantasy book out: Betrayed, Morric McShayne, a bloodline elemental witch, wakes during a lightning storm, bound to a post—the latest sacrifice to appease a dragon. He swears to survive as the last McShayne and there is no dragon until a powerful claw plucks him away from the precipice. With every equinox, the dragon’s keeper, Xavier, pushes back the loneliness. The keeper holds a secret until magic flares. This sacrifice is different. They battle desire and duty. When a single kiss changes everything, can the Fae help them answer more secrets and a legend’s … Read more

SPACE: Mars is Made of Swiss Cheese

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Mars

Yeah, ok, so not really. But it sure seems that way in a new image from NASA, which also shows a mysterious pit: This observation from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show it is late summer in the Southern hemisphere, so the Sun is low in the sky and subtle topography is accentuated in orbital images. We see many shallow pits in the bright residual cap of carbon dioxide ice (also called “Swiss cheese terrain”). There is also a deeper, circular formation that penetrates through the ice and dust. This might be an impact crater or it could be a collapse … Read more

Angel’s Bits Redux – Flash Fiction Roundup

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Renewal

Hey, QSF’ers! A special return of Angel’s Bits this week to recap and take a sift through what we saw in this year’s competition. When we started the Flash Fiction contest, it was on a lark. Oh, hey! This will be fun! We received 15 entries and gave out some prizes. Yay! The second year, we decided it would be cool to do a book. What were we thinking? But we received 115 entries that year, enough for a respectable book, and with the help of the MCB folks, there was indeed one. Discovery. The third year? We thought – … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Switch Hitter, by Cheyenne Meadows

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QSFer Cheyenne Meadows has a new MM paranormal book out: Tucker Wilde’s life is in a tailspin. Twenty-four hours ago, he was one of the top second baseman in the all-shifter professional baseball league. Now, he’s lost his starting spot to a rookie, been dumped by his girlfriend, and had a night of explosive passion with a man—a teammate at that. He can’t get Dixon out of his mind—even though Tucker still believes himself to be straight. With his career in jeopardy, he’s unsure where to turn or how to fix the mess. Dixon Foxx is a baseball prodigy, though … Read more

‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ star Dave Bautista Tells Off Homophobes

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Dave Bautista

Ex WWE wrestler-turned-Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista has a strong message for the homophobes out there. The actor and wrestler has said homophobes can “suck my balls”. He had said he has “no tolerance for bigotry” in response to a racist slur being painted on the gate of LeBron James. When a fan thanked him for his words, said to TMZ, he responded on Twitter: “Obviously no thnx necessary but I appreciate the acknowledgement. Proud son of a lesbian and anyone who has issue w/ that can suck my balls.” By Joseph Patrick McCormick – Full Story at … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Mr. Felcher’s Grand Emporium, by Eric Alan Westfall

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Mr. Felcher's Grand Emporium

QSFer Eric Alan Westfall has a new MM Historical Fantasy book out: It’s 1882 in Another England, where being a buggerer is still legal but in the reign of Her Most Stuffy and Moral Majesty, Victoria, being a friend of Edward’s (gay) is not the done thing. She disapproves. The Ton disapproves. What are our hapless heroes—Reginald, Lord Smythe, and Harold, Lord Fotherby—to do? At twenty-nine, they’re spares with no duties to ensure continuation of the family name, and their wealth precludes jobs. The manly fun of Tonnish men—sports, drinking, gambling, partying—isn’t much fun. Neither is the wenching requirement, which … Read more

Rabid Reader Recommendations — R3 Wednesdays!

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WELCOME to Rabid Reader Recommendations, or R3 WEDNESDAYS! We host this discussion the first Wednesday of every month; it’s a great opportunity to recommend and discuss works you have enjoyed in queer speculative fiction. For June R3, the theme is: High Fantasy! (High Fantasy is set in an alternate world with different physics than the real world, usually including magical elements. They tend to be epochs, heroic in nature. Lord of the Rings is an example.) HOW IT WORKS: The works have to be QUILTBAG Speculative Fiction. They have to be related to the theme. This is a reader discussion. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Emerald Good and Evil, by M.D. Grimm

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Emerald Good and Evil

QSFer M.D. Grimm has a new MM fantasy book out: Home. Family. Those words often invoke a sense of love and comfort. But for the dark mage Morgorth, they mean hate and pain. As the seventh son of a seventh son, many believe Morgorth’s destiny is to become the Destroyer. His father embraced such a future and trained Morgorth through torture and fear to become his weapon. Morgorth managed to escape his father’s cruelty, but not the nightmares that still haunt him. For many years he’s lived with the stain of his father’s savagery, but now he must confront his … Read more