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Review: Flashes in Time – Mikko Rauhala

July 15, 2025 by scott

Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi Get It On Amazon | Publisher | B&N | Kobo About The Book Flashes in Time explores these questions and more in sixteen imaginative short stories set atop a fourfold table of science fiction and fantasy, contemporary and far off. A diverse cast of characters explores the limits of what it means to be human, and what our choices make of us. From darkness to light and lingering in between, the scenarios and thought experiments take the reader on a journey with surprising yet inevitable twists. The Review I first met Mikko Rauhala at Nebula Con – this was during the pandemic, and … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Ef Deal

June 29, 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: Musician, poet, editor, video editor, and author of steampunk, fantasy, and horror, Ef Deal has been writing and composing since she was nine years old. Her short fiction has been published in numerous online zines and print anthologies including The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Dangerous Waters from Brigid’s Gate, Chris Ryan’s Soul Scream Antholozine, two anthologies from Speculation Publications, and four anthologies from e-Spec Books. She is currently public relation … Read more

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Terrific New Review for Office of the Lost

June 22, 2025 by scott

Office of the Lost - J. Scott Coatsworth & Kim Fielding

Just got a great review for Office of the Lost, releasing today (6/21), from Estora at Liminal Fiction! Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book When Perfection Collides With Chaos, Sparks Fly Crispin Eladrin, desk fae at the Office of the Lost, could find a needle in ten haystacks. His desk is so neat it would make an accountant blush, and he’s never failed to complete a recovery mission. He has no idea how adorable he is, especially when he’s at his most annoyingly officious. Enter utterly chaotic Leopold Lane. His life is a masterclass in disastrous events–and … Read more

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Great New Review for Office of the Lost

June 21, 2025 by scott

Just got a great review for Office of the Lost, releasing today (6/21), from Maryann at Queer Sci Fi! Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book When Perfection Collides With Chaos, Sparks Fly Crispin Eladrin, desk fae at the Office of the Lost, could find a needle in ten haystacks. His desk is so neat it would make an accountant blush, and he’s never failed to complete a recovery mission. He has no idea how adorable he is, especially when he’s at his most annoyingly officious. Enter utterly chaotic Leopold Lane. His life is a masterclass in disastrous … Read more

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New Release / Giveaway: Office of the Lost – J. Scott Coatsworth & Kim Fielding

June 21, 2025 by scott

J. Scott Coatsworth & Kim Fielding have a new MM fantasy romance out, Chaos and Order book 1: Office of the Lost. And there’s a giveaway! When Perfection Collides With Chaos, Sparks Fly Crispin Eladrin, desk fae at the Office of the Lost, could find a needle in ten haystacks. His desk is so neat it would make an accountant blush, and he’s never failed to complete a recovery mission. He has no idea how adorable he is, especially when he’s at his most annoyingly officious. Enter utterly chaotic Leopold Lane. His life is a masterclass in disastrous events–and it’s about … Read more

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Five Star Review for Office of the Lost

June 20, 2025 by scott

Just got an amazing review for Office of the Lost, releasing tomorrow (6/21), from Ulysses at Paranormal Romance Guild! Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book When Perfection Collides With Chaos, Sparks Fly Crispin Eladrin, desk fae at the Office of the Lost, could find a needle in ten haystacks. His desk is so neat it would make an accountant blush, and he’s never failed to complete a recovery mission. He has no idea how adorable he is, especially when he’s at his most annoyingly officious. Enter utterly chaotic Leopold Lane. His life is a masterclass in disastrous … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Clara Ward

June 1, 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: Clara Ward lives in Silicon Valley on the border between reality and speculative fiction. When not using words to teach or tell stories, Clara uses wood, fiber, and glass to make practical or completely impractical objects. Their latest novel, Be the Sea, features a near-future ocean voyage, chosen family, and sea creature perspectives, while delving into our oceans, our selves, and how all futures intertwine. Their short fiction has appeared in Strange … Read more

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Review: The Death Bringer

May 20, 2025 by scott

Genre: Sci-Fantasy, Romance Sub-Arc LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Non-Binary, Transgender Reviewer: Estora Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book Aik will never be the same … and neither will his world. War is coming. Aik has become the Progenitor, and the Seed Mother has released him to transform the world for her alien brood. Silya and Raven, Aik’s former friends, are the only ones who can save him and the world. But what if the cure is worse than the invasion? As Silya rushes to prepare Gullton for the battle to come, she’s determined to save as … Read more

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Point of View: Writing With Someone Else (and a Cover Reveal!)

May 12, 2025 by scott

I have a new release coming out, something I wrote with one of my dearest writing friends, Kim Fielding. Office of the Lost releases on June 21st. Universal Buy Link From the foreword: I first met Kim almost a decade ago, when I launched the Queer Sacramento Authors Collective with two local author friends. Kim soon joined—and even though it was a little bit of a stretch to include her then-hometown of Turlock, about 90 miles south of Sacramento, in a Sac area writer’s group, we were thrilled to have her. We’ve since become fast friends, with her attending many … Read more

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Author Spotlight: Warren Rochelle

May 4, 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: Warren Rochelle lives and writes in Crozet, Virginia, with his husband and their little dog, Gypsy. His short fiction and poetry have been published in such journals and anthologies as Icarus, North Carolina Literary Review, Forbidden Lines, Aboriginal Science Fiction, Collective Fallout, Queer Fish 2, Empty Oaks, Quantum Fairy Tales, Migration, Clarity, Innovation, and other publications. His short story, “The Golden Boy,” was a finalist for the 2004 Spectrum Award for Short Fiction. Rochelle is the author … Read more