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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: When Heart Becomes Home – Pat Henshaw

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Pat Henshaw has a new MM contemporary romance out: When Heart Becomes Home. And there’s a giveaway! Is there a time limit on love and forgiveness? Fifteen years ago, Manny didn’t show up to take Wes to the Shelby High School prom as he promised. Instead, Wes found Manny’s letter jacket at their meeting spot without a note or any explanation. From college to his current job in Monterey, California, Wes has carted the jacket around as a memento of his teenage love and rejection. This year he decides enough is enough. He’s attending the high school class reunion, returning … Read more

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THE WEEKLY FIX: Fix the World

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I’m relaunching The Weekly Fix, with a twist. For now, instead of a serial tale or a short story, I’m sharing excerpts from the stories in the forthcoming Fix the World anthology. This is a fantastic collection of twelve hopeful stories from sci-fi writers on how to fix some of the greatest problems we face as a world. Preorder it here. As Njord and Skadi Jennifer R. Povey The mules picked their way carefully up the trail. For situations like this, Deborah had always preferred mules. Especially when it came to getting the equipment up to the higher camp site. … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Keyla Damaer

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Keyla Damaer

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, Keyla Damaer – Keyla is an Italian author who has enjoyed writing since she was a child. She travelled a lot, especially throughout the United States, where part of her family lives, and that gave her the opportunity to deepen her knowledge of the English language, which she had cherished since she was a child. She was born and raised in Rome, where she still lives with her husband and her turtle. … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Blood Moon – Catherine Lundoff

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Blood Moon - Catherine Lundoff

Catherine Lundoff has a new lesbian paranormal fantasy out, Wolves of Wolf’s Point book 2: Blood Moon. And there’s a giveaway. The Return of the Menopausal Werewolves. The Wolf’s Point werewolf pack, born from the magic that calls small groups of middle-aged women to embrace their inner and outer wolves, has been protecting the town for generations. Now Becca Thornton and the Pack have their hands (and paws) full of all the trouble they can handle. Plus a bit extra. Pack member Erin Adams just found a dead body in the trunk of her car and confessed to murder. But … Read more

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THE WEEKLY FIX: Fix the World

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I’m relaunching The Weekly Fix, with a twist. For now, instead of a serial tale or a short story, I’m sharing excerpts from the stories in the forthcoming Fix the World anthology. This is a fantastic collection of twelve hopeful stories from sci-fi writers on how to fix some of the greatest problems we face as a world. Preorder it here. Rise J. Scott Coatsworth Cinzia grasped Kendra’s hand, pulling the child away from the edge of the traghetto, which floated in midair fifty meters above the waters of the lagoon. They’d have one of the best views of the … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: After the Con

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The Rainbow Space Magic virtual con ended yesterday, and I’m feeling that weird post con mix of elation and let-down. It was wonderful to see many of my fellow authors and readers, and to spend time moderating a couple topic panels, and to hang out in the reading panel with Angel Martinez and Rory Ni Coileain. The read and the discuss aspect of the RSM reading hours is one of my favorite things about the con. I really miss in person cons, though. The ability to meet somebody and grab a coffee with them at the hotel Starbucks, or to … Read more

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Luciano W. Pesci

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Luciano W. Pesci

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work. Today, Luciano W. Pesci – Luciano is an economist, futurist, and data scientist. A highly loved professor at multiple higher eds over the last decade, he’s now an academic mercenary, focused on technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence, and asteroid mining. He’s the proud father of four spirited boys, loves cooking with his wife, Nicole, and wandering Utah’s wilderness with his chocolate lab named Kitty. In his free time, Luciano enjoys reading about history … Read more

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REVIEW: The Mars Vintage and Other Stories – A.H. Lykke

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The Mars Vintage and Other Stories - A.H. Lykke

Genre: Sci-Fi Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book An intriguing collection of short stories, from Space Opera to harder sf Life can be hard when your papers suddenly aren’t valid anymore and you are forced to leave your home for another planet. How do you cope?  Friendly aliens come in all shapes, as do the ones you don’t want in your mind. You will find some futuristic social science and a speculative one thrown in for good measure. The characters are younger and some are older, some are strange and some perhaps, are more familiar. This collection … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: graphic noiz 3 – Natsuya Uesugi

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Natsuya Uesugi has a new queer/mm yaoi romance out: graphic noiz 3. And there’s a giveaway! Noiz (Wolf Tadashi Begay) is anxious as he gets involved in the New York City manga artist community who teases him calling him “Gaijin.” The community says he is not “Japanese enough” to be a mangaka while New Yorker’s say he doesn’t “act Black enough.” Having grown up in Japan and on the Reservation after his parents died, his childhood trauma causes Noiz to doubt himself and his talents going on a journey of self-discovery as he navigates being an artist, coming out as … Read more

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THE WEEKLY FIX: Fix the World

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I’m relaunching The Weekly Fix, with a twist. For now, instead of a serial tale or a short story, I’m sharing excerpts from the stories in the forthcoming Fix the World anthology. This is a fantastic collection of twelve hopeful stories from sci-fi writers on how to fix some of the greatest problems we face as a world. Preorder it here. Upgrade Alex Silver I tapped my temple. As if the fuzzy halo around my vision was a loose connection I could jostle back into place with a well-placed smack. I snorted at my foolishness. No, I needed to go … Read more