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Help Us Come Up With Questions for Graphic Novel Week

August 14, 2015 by scott

Our First Annual Graphic Novel Week is coming up soon: 8/25: Yaoi 8/26: Superheroes 8/27: Yuri 8/28: Really Graphic Graphic Novels 8/29: Breaking Into Graphic Novels 8/30: Adapting My Story to Graphic Novel Format As part of the week, we have four special events planned, and some of these folks are also planning special offers on their works for QSF folks only – please RSVP if you plan to come: 8/25: 2-4 PM EDT/11 AM-1 PM PDT From Guilty Pleasure to Grand Ambition: Interview with Dani Hermitt & Nevi Star The creators of the Parliament of Twilight series will be … Read more

Announcement: Cat’s Cradle, by A. Catherine Noon & Rachel Wilder

August 13, 2015 by scott

QSFers A. Catherine Noon and Rachel Wilder have a new paranormal book out: When you’re an ex-Marine tiger shifter, love comes with a high cost – is it too much to pay? Mitchell Brayden is an ex-Marine tiger shifter looking for love in all the wrong places. When he decides to rescue a young ocelot shifter from a rich, spoiled playboy, he embroils himself in a conflict that goes back generations. Guadalupe Salazar grew up as a pampered pet of a benevolent patron. After his patron’s untimely death, he stays on with the patron’s son – a self-centered, weak man … Read more

Discussion: Differently-Gendered Beings

August 13, 2015 by scott

Today’s topic comes from QSFer Brian Cherry: How about a discussion of different gendered beings, such as Storm Constantine’s Wraeththu? it’s a good question. We’re starting to move, as a society, beyond the idea that there are only two genders, male and female. This first hit me when I was watching Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and I realized that Terence Stamp’s character was really neither. In recent years, we’ve started to see “third gender” passports. More and more people are identifying publicly as gender queer, eschewing being strictly identified with either of the “traditional” genders. And even Facebook, flawed … Read more

Announcement: The Devil’s Science, by Jate Hemms

August 12, 2015 by scott

QSFer Jate Hemms has a new Sci Fi book out: Thomas was a middle aged man who lived a troubled life of sadness and grief. He tried to maintain his sanity through the worst events life has to offer. Little did he know that fate had something much more in store for him that would change his life. . . and the world forever. This story looks at the complexities of religion against the marvels of advanced technology and the many shades of grey in between. It will challenge the seemingly easy process of determining what is right and wrong … Read more

Without the Romance

August 12, 2015 by scott

Today’s topic comes from QSFer Elizabeth Barrette: Sure we can non-romantic queerlit. I’d be interested in it also being non-horror which is most of what’s left after you take out the romance, it tends to go straight into existential despair. This one hits kinda close to home. One of my recent stories was just hit in a review for not having enough “romance”, and the same complaint has been addressed to a close friend’s new book as well. And at Rainbow Con, I was asked by an audience member whether an LGBT story without romance or sex is really an … Read more

The Midweek Mingle: An Injection of Positive Thought

August 12, 2015August 12, 2015 by scott

So, as I prepare to wing my way off to Worldcon in a week (Yeah. I still have way a lot to do), I’m inevitably thinking about equality and diversity at in-person events. How could I not, leading up to this kind of a possible kerfuffle? Especially since I plan to attend quite a number of events on diversity and equality while I’m there. (Some of what I’m talking about in here, I’ve touched on before, but if I did, it’s because I think it bears repeating.) Now, looking at the list of guests attending, I have to say I’m … Read more

Announcement: By That Sin Fell the Angels, by Jamie Fessenden

August 11, 2015 by scott

QSFer Jamie Fessenden has a new book out: It begins with a 3:00 a.m. telephone call. On one end is Terry Bachelder, a closeted teacher. On the other, the suicidal teenage son of the local preacher. When Terry fails to prevent disaster, grief rips the small town of Crystal Falls apart. At the epicenter of the tragedy, seventeen-year-old Jonah Riverside tries to make sense of it all. Finding Daniel’s body leaves him struggling to balance his sexual identity with his faith, while his church, led by the Reverend Isaac Thompson, mounts a crusade to destroy Terry, whom Isaac believes corrupted … Read more

Discussion: Habitable Planets for Man

August 11, 2015 by scott

Today’s topic comes from QSFer Jim Comer: Dole’s Habitable Planets for Man and Niven’s puckish defiance of Dole’s limitations: How unlike Earth do we want to make our worlds? What schemae do we want to use to design our histories? Do Spengler, Diamond and Toynbee still apply? How do worlds differ if sex is different? I’ll break this down a bit. Carl Sagan postulated that there would be many habitable planets out there, and many alien civilizations. But just because a planet is habitable doesn’t mean it’s comfortable. So what kinds of worlds should we be creating for our fiction? … Read more

Announcement: Schrodinger’s City, by Matthew P. Buscemi

August 10, 2015 by scott

QSFer Matthew Buscemi has a new Sci Fi book out: On the surface of a sphere twenty kilometers in diameter, beneath a sky of swirling blue that offers light without a sun, there lies a city like no other. Hodgepodge personalities eke out something akin to survival, even a meager form of community. But City’s streets have begun to change abruptly, and one individual has left City of his own free will. A path through frightening chaos leads either to opportunity or the further erosion of City’s bleary existence. A philosopher and a waitress both seek answers, in their own … Read more

QSF Merchandise Available on RedBubble – And A New Contest!

August 10, 2015 by scott

We’re partnering with a site called Red Bubble to offer Queer Sci Fi branded merchandise. You can now buy a shirt, mug, mousepad, and much more with the QSF brand – and every purchase helps support the site. smile emoticon And to kick it off, we’re also doing a contest that ties in with our upcoming Graphic Novels week – running from August 25th-30th. We’ll supply you with a Photoshop “blank” of the Queer Sci Fi “Q” that you can decorate as you want. Give us a paranormal themed Q. Or one that drips fantasy. Or horror. Or sci fi. … Read more