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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!!!

FOR READERS: What Book Changed You?

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Robin Harper: What book has changed you the most? The one that you can point to and say without a doubt that you were not the same person you were before you started reading it. Which one altered your perspective of the world, of yourself, or even changed the path your life was heading down? Tell me about the power of stories! 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

ANNOUNCEMENT – Raven Maid: Out of the Darkness, by Erik Schubach

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Raven Maid

QSFer Erik Schubach has a new FF fantasy book out: Adelaide Oliver, raised in the bayou in New Orleans, flees the Big Easy to Seattle when she believes she is seeing things and losing her mind. What she doesn’t realize is that she is a Raven Maid, a secret of the Voodoo, Vodoun faith. She walks the path between this world and the next, guiding lost souls to their final destination, whether that be the wayward spirit’s idea of heaven or hell. But what happens when a soul doesn’t wish to leave the mortal realm? This story is set in … Read more

FILM: Gays in the Guardians?

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Director James Gunn hinted there may be a gay character or subplot in Guardians Of The Galaxy sequel. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has yet to introduce a LGBTI character. So it was only natural to ask the director, returning to direct and write the space ensemble superhero film, whether he considered featuring a gay protagonist in the franchise. Speaking at the movie’s world premiere in Hollywood, he said: ‘Absolutely. I would love to be able to. ‘We might have already done that. I say watch the movie. Check it out. See what you think.’ By Joe Morgan – Full Story … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Vampire and the M.D., by J.P. Bowie

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The Vampire and the M.D.

QSFer J.P. Bowie has a new MM paranormal book out: When Dr. Blake Farnon hits a shadowy figure with his car, he is astounded when the man almost instantaneously recovers from the accident. But Daniel Vale is no ordinary man, as Blake soon discovers. Daniel is Vampire, and not only that, works for the US government in a secret department of the FBI. At first wary of the undeniably handsome vampire, Blake cannot resist Daniel’s allure for long. From the moment Daniel shows up at Blake’s apartment with a poisoned silver sword imbedded in his side, Blake is hurled into … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Portal’s Gift: Carol Holland March

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QSFer Carol Holland March has a new MM sci fi book out: Marooned on a desolate planet with his alien copilot, Josh learns hyperspace travel creates more fallout than anyone predicted. He loves the adventure, but may not be ready to explore his bond with Paris, the enigmatic alien who unfolds space. When Earth joins forces with the friendly Teneran aliens to gain access to their hyperspace drive, Josh is the first human to copilot with a Teneran commander. They’re assigned to the Marco Polo, a Terran ship designed to explore outside the solar system. With Paris, the enigmatic Teneran, … Read more

Where No Gay Has Gone Before: Fashionistas in Space!

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When many of us hear the word ‘fabrics’, we immediately think of avant-garde, haute couture dresses, the latest fashions from Paris, or ‘who-is-wearing-who’ on the Red Carpet.  In space exploration, however, fabrics have more applications than for just snazzy clothes, like antennas, spacesuits and shields for spacecraft. Raul Polit Casillas, a systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, is the son of a fashion designer from Spain, so he grew up familiar with fabrics.  Now he is applying his knowledge and skills to develop woven metal fabrics for applications in space. The fabrics that Polit Casillas and … Read more

FOR READERS: New Words

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Angel Martinez: For both – our world and our understanding of ourselves have both evolved rapidly over the last ten years. What new words did you learn recently to describe aspects of gender, attraction and sexuality? 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