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New Release / Giveaway: When the Glow Lights the Woods – Eule Grey

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When the Glow Lights the Woods - Eule Grey

QSFer Eule Grey has a new MM YA holiday fantasy romance out: When the Glow Lights the Woods. And there’s a giveaway. A snowy story of healing, birds, and the magic of connection. The Wall? Who gives a snowman’s kiss about when the wars ended, or who built the divide that goes all the way around the planet? Whatever! All anyone cares about is Christmas, when one lucky person gets to date someone from the other side. Who will it be this year? Eighteen-year-old Kite Ripples loves birds, animals, and gazing at stars. He’s a good brother to leader, Mal. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Becoming Human – Holly Gray

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Becoming Human - Holly Gray

Holly Gray has a new FF urban fantasy/paranormal romance out: “Becoming Human.” Jack Whitaker lives a grayscale life. But a violent, yellow-eyed woman; a tea-drinking animal in human form; and a woman in brown with devastating powers of healing have Jack rethinking the boundaries of reality. Marin, the woman in brown, is supposed to be the most important leader Jack will ever meet. She’s certainly the kindest, so Jack accepts the task of protecting her for a month from a violent duo with a supernatural ability to track their prey. Jack and Marin travel the country, healing humans and animals, … Read more

There Are Animals On the Moon – Live Science

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China’s Chang’e-4 lander touched down on the far side of the moon (Jan. 3 Beijing time, Jan. 2 US), and it’s got some living things on board. A small “tin” in the lander contains seeds of potatoes and rockcress (Arabidopsis thaliana, a flowering plant related to cabbage and mustard, as well as a model organism for plant biology), as well as silkworm eggs. The idea, according to a report in The Telegraph earlier this year, is that the plants will support the silkworms with oxygen, and the silkworms will in turn provide the plants with necessary carbon dioxide and nutrients … Read more