J. Scott Coatsworth

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Serial: Down the River – Chapter Thirty-Five

February 20, 2025February 13, 2025 by scott

I’m finally revisiting the characters from The River City Chronicles nine years after their original timeline. I’ll be running the series weekly here on my blog, and then will release it in book form at the end of the run. Hope you enjoy catching up with all your faves and all their new secrets! Today, Carmelina arrives in Rome with Daniele and Gio, and literally spills her secret… < Read Chapter 34 | Read Chapter 36 > Join my email list to get my weekly newsletter with notifications of new chapters. Chapter Thirty-FiveA Roma Carmelina stared out of the train … Read more

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Point of View: It’s Okay to Be Scared, But Let’s Flood the Zone Our Own Way

February 10, 2025 by scott

I made it exactly one week with my pledge to take a break from my Point of View columns. But given all the recent events, I couldn’t stay silent. I needed to reach out and gather you all in my arms and tell you: It’s all right to be scared right now. I am scared shitless. The non-stop torrent of bad news, as Musk sticks his fingers into agency after agency, stuffing AI into their core coding and demolishing some of them singlehandedly with seemingly no recourse, is truly frightening to behold. And Trump’s non-stop attacks on his enemies, which … Read more

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Author Spotlight: K.L. Noone

February 9, 2025 by scott

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: K.L. Noone teaches college students about superheroes and Shakespeare by day, and writes queer romance – frequently paranormal or with fantasy elements – when not grading papers or researching medieval outlaw life. They have been a Rainbow Award winner, a Queer Indie Book Award winner, and a Good Sex Awards runner-up. They also like cats, craft beer, and the sound of ocean waves. Thanks so much, K.L., for joining me! J. Scott … Read more

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Serial: Down the River – Chapter Thirty-Four

February 13, 2025February 6, 2025 by scott

I’m finally revisiting the characters from The River City Chronicles nine years after their original timeline. I’ll be running the series weekly here on my blog, and then will release it in book form at the end of the run. Hope you enjoy catching up with all your faves and all their new secrets! Today, Ainsley makes a report, and then runs into an unexpected someone at her dorm… < Read Chapter 33 | Read Chapter 35 > Join my email list to get my weekly newsletter with notifications of new chapters. Chapter Thirty-FourThe Aftermath “Are you sure about this?” … Read more

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Author Spotlight: C.J. Dragon

February 2, 2025 by scott

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: CJ has always been an avid reader of anything in print, enjoying all genres but drawn to science fiction and romance. She was happily introduced to the wonderful world of M/M romance, immediately loving it. CJ began writing M/M romances incorporating them in her science fiction stories, and has never looked back. She lives in North Carolina and is happily married to her wife and soulmate who is a writer as well. … Read more

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Review: Love & Limitations

February 1, 2025 by scott

Just got a great review of Love & Limitations from Jim Comer. 🙂 Get It On Amazon Love and Limitations is a collection of short stories, romantically themed, which feature gay and trans men. There is not a unifying theme or characters; each stands on its own. Coatsworth is known as a writer of fantastic literature, much of it SF-themed, but these stories are mundane in their settings. “I Only Want To Be With You” is a more-or-less vanilla holiday romance, but “The Boy In The Band” relies on Coatsworth’s knowledge of Arizona, where he lived for many years, and his … Read more

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Review: The Dragon Eater

January 30, 2025 by scott

Genre: Sci-Fantasy, Romance Reviewer: Estora Get It On Amazon About The Book Raven’s a thief who just swallowed a dragon. A small one, sure, but now his arms are growing scales, the local wildlife is acting up, and his snarky AI familiar is no help whatsoever. Raven’s best friend Aik is a guardsman carrying a torch for the thief. A pickpocket and a guard? Never going to happen. And Aik’s ex-fiancé Silya, an initiate priestess in a magical crisis, hates Raven with the heat of a thousand suns. This unlikely team must work together to face strange beasts, alien artifacts, … Read more

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Serial: Down the River – Chapter Thirty-Three

February 6, 2025January 30, 2025 by scott

I’m finally revisiting the characters from The River City Chronicles nine years after their original timeline. I’ll be running the series weekly here on my blog, and then will release it in book form at the end of the run. Hope you enjoy catching up with all your faves and all their new secrets! Today, Marissa makes an early morning trip to give someone an unexpected goodbye… < Read Chapter 32 | Read Chapter 34 > Join my email list to get my weekly newsletter with notifications of new chapters. Chapter Thirty-ThreeAn Unexpected Goodbye “I’ll be gone about an hour. … Read more

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Point of View: My World Has Gotten Smaller (And That’s Okay)

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 by scott

My world has gotten smaller these last few weeks, as I’ve turned off news notifications, pulled the curtains closed, and endeavored to focus on those things that are real and true. I’ve made no secret of my personal beliefs on this blog. I’m an unabashed liberal who thinks we should be doing all we can to make the world a better place – for minorities, for the poor, for the middle class, and for just about everyone else except for the billionaires. This last week unleashed a flood-tide of horrible news for people like me, as rights were rolled back, … Read more

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Author Spotlight: H.P. Gildwel

January 26, 2025 by scott

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: H.P. Gildwel, author of the Drunk Wizard Chronicles. From the rags of Arkansas to the riches in Texas, Friend’s and Family come first in his heart. A close second is writing and playing TTRPG’s. If he’s not writing, he’s in the woodshop making sawdust. Thanks so much, H.P., for joining me! J. Scott Coatsworth: When did you know you wanted to write, and when did you discover that you were good at … Read more