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ANNOUNCEMENT: Roommates and Space Trees – Geneva Vand

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Roommates And Space Trees - Geneva Vand

QSFer Geneva Vand has a new ace/nb sci fi romance out: “Roommates and Space Trees.” Several years ago, Will’s best friend ran away with an alien to live happily ever after. They’ve kept in touch, but Will misses the man that might as well be his brother. So, he decides he’s going to go visit. Who cares if visiting requires a trip to outer space? No big deal, right? Ticheck met Will for the first time while trying to find a friend who had gotten lost. Since then, they’ve seen him a couple times a year at most. Ticheck wasn’t … Read more

Me Me Monday!

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Welcome to M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page and our MeWe discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post so we can comment on yours specifically–Check out the other posts and congratulate and share them too! And congratulations!!!

STUDY: Blind People Can “See” Letters Drawn on their Brains With Electricity

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Scientists sent patterns of electricity coursing across people’s brains, coaxing their brains to see letters that weren’t there. The experiment worked in both sighted people and blind participants who had lost their sight in adulthood, according to the study, published today (May 14) in the journal Cell. Although this technology remains in its early days, implanted devices could potentially be used in the future to stimulate the brain and somewhat restore people’s vision. Known as visual prosthetics, the implants were placed on the visual cortex and then stimulated in a pattern to “trace” out shapes that the participants could then … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Bureau Volume 2 – Kim Fielding

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The Bureau Volume 2 - Kim Fielding

QSFer Kim Fielding has a new MM paranormal bundle out: “The Bureau Volume Two.” This collection contains the fourth and fifth Bureau novellas. CHAINED An agent for the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs? That’s the best job in the world. And it’s enough for Terry Brandt, who doesn’t need personal relationships complicating his life. His newest assignment puts him undercover, investigating a Hollywood agent who may have some evil tricks up his sleeve. Edge is not the man he appears to be. Although he’s a member of the Hollywood agent’s security staff, his true situation is darker and deeper than that. … Read more

FOR READERS: I Like My Newsletters Like That

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Charli Coti: What kind of content interests you in author newsletters? Do you only stick with authors who run giveaways in every edition, or are you in it for the news/teasers and could care less about free stuff? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

SPACE: Chaos Reigns On Europa

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Scientists have gotten their best look to date at three chaotic patches on the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa thanks to decade-old images from a long-defunct spacecraft. NASA’s Galileo spacecraft spent eight years touring the Jupiter system, between 1995 and 2003, and during that time it made 11 flybys of the icy moon Europa. On Sept. 26, 1998, during one such maneuver, Galileo captured particularly detailed black-and-white images of the moon’s crackled surface. Now, scientists have revisited those images to prepare for future missions to the intriguing world. “We’ve only seen a very small part of Europa’s surface at … Read more

Sources of Inspiration: Mythical Norms

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A vivid depiction of a mythical being brought to life in a story often shapes my mental image of it, particularly if a lot of other writers have fallen in love with that depiction, creating something similar. They shape a mythical norm, which becomes what I think that being should be. Anne Rice wrote such a lush, detailed description of vampires in her fiction that it’s very hard for me to see them in a different light, even though I’m writing several Works in Progress with vampires or vampire-like beings. Dragons have also been shaped by my encounters with them … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Aces and Eights – O.E. Tearmann

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Aces and Eights - O.E. Tearmann

QSFer O.E. Tearmann has a new queer cyberpunk book out, Aces High, Jokers Wild Book 4: “Aces and Eights.” The year: 2157The mission: change everythingThe Unit: Democratic State Force Base 1407Call handle: The Wildcards  Seven Corporations control what was the United States of America. The food supply and its production is controlled by American AgCo. All agricultural seeds in the United States have been genetically designed to fail outside Corporate control. At least, that’s what the Corporations say. There’s a rumor that a seed bank has survived the destabilization that brought down old America, and the seventy-five years of Corporate … Read more

She-Ra’s Final Season: “Gay and Getting Gayer By the Minute”

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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power has returned to Netflix for season five and it’s taken gay excellence to the next level. Warning: major spoilers ahead! She-Ra season five was released on Friday (May 15), and the bad news is it’s the final series for the Emmy-nominated show. The good news is that it delivers a powerful finale that’s as bittersweet as it is satisfying. And even better, the show’s creators have left us with the parting gift of 13 glorious episodes packed with big queer energy. Full Story from Pink News