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ANNOUNCEMENT: Devon’s Island, by SI Clarke

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Devon's Island - SI Clarke

QSFer SI Clarke has a new queer sci fi book out (ace, bi, lesbian, trans ftm), book one in the White Hart series: “Devon’s Island.” Other stories will take you to Mars. This one will take you inside the boardroom, the pub, and the bedroom with the people planning the mission. Gurdeep is an engineer and a soldier. Georgie’s a food scientist. One is pragmatic with a tough outer shell; the other’s an optimist, a person of ideas and compassion. Together, they’re humanity’s last hope for survival. In the span of a single afternoon, the couple find themselves in charge … Read more

FOR READERS: In the Scene

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Denise Dechene: If you could live inside or experience any scene in any queer spec fic book for a day, what book, what scene? 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/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

SCIENCE: Yaravirus Is Unlike Anything We Have Ever Seen

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Our planet is teeming with mysterious microbes. Now, in the waters of an artificial lake, scientists may have discovered one of the most mysterious of all: a brand-new virus with genes that have never been seen before. A couple of years ago, the group collected water samples from the creeks of Lake Pampulha, an artificial lagoon in the city of Belo Horizonte in Brazil, in search of giant viruses — or those with massive genomes — that infect single-celled organisms called amoebas. But when the team went back to the lab and added these samples to amoeba cells to try … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Once Upon a Green Rose Anthology

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Once Upon a Green Rose

QSFer Warren Rochelle has a short story in a new anthology: “Once Upon A Green Rose.” Love is in the air. Or maybe lust. Queer platonic attraction possibly? Either way, this anthology collects stories of people and relationships that are just a little bit… queered. Stories by:Warren RochelleJess MahlerKatrina EricksonDan AckermanMichón Neal Get It At Amazon Excerpt From “Mirrors,” by Warren Rochelle Sometimes I forget how to say my name.  I haven’t said it out loud in such a long time I don’t know if I could make the sounds. That was part of the witch’s curse. I am able … Read more

FOR WRITERS: I’m a Master Juggler

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jenna Hale: How do you juggle multiple projects at the same time? Wall of post-its? Giant Scrivener files full of research and details? Careful scheduling of your writing time? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FILM: Birds of Prey Confirms harley Quinn is Bi

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New DC film Birds of Prey confirmed that Harley Quinn is bisexual. The film, which sees Margot Robbie reprise the role she played to acclaim in 2016’s Suicide Squad, made a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it revelation about the character. The moment is at the very start of the film, during an animated sequence explaining Harley Quinn’s origins. In it, the character explains how she had a series of failed relationships before meeting the Joker, with a virtual slot machine quickly depicting her exes. While the first two exes are men, the third is a woman – in a subtle confirmation of her sexuality. … Read more

REVIEW: A Trust to Follow, by Diana Waters

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A Trust to Follow - Diana Waters

Title: A Trust to Follow Series: Wild Magics Book One Author: Diana Waters Genre: Fantasy Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages: 64 Reviewer: Avril Get It On Amazon About The Book Daymon is the second prince of a kingdom in which Evokers—those who possess intuitive magical abilities—have long since been treated with fear and mistrust. Marked as an Evoker himself, Daymon is captured by those who wish to take advantage of these powers. Now, the prince must put his faith in Rhyder, the captain of his guards—and the man Daymon has claimed as his own—to free him. The … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: IM, by Rick R. Reed

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QSFer Rick R. Reed has a new MM thriller out: “IM.” And there’s a giveaway! One by one, he’s killing them. Lurking in the digital underworld of Men4HookUpNow.com, he lures, seduces, charms, reaching out through instant messages to the unwary. They invite him over. He’s just another trick. Harmless. They’re dead wrong. When the first bloody body surfaces, openly gay Chicago Police Department detective Ed Comparetto is called in to investigate. Sickened by the butchered mess of one of his brothers left on display in a bathtub, he seeks relief outside where the young man who discovered the body waits … 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!!!

Doctor Who Buries “Bury Your Gays” (Spoilers)

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Doctor Who fans rejoiced as the show left the ‘bury the gays’ trope firmly behind with an episode that put a proud gay romance at the front and centre. Warning: Major spoilers follow. Whovians were already reeling from last week’s big reveal – the return of much-loved omnisexual alien space pirate, Captain Jack Harkness. And Sunday’s episode ‘Praxeus’ scored even higher on LGBT+ representation with a death-defying love story between British astronaut Adam Lang (Matthew McNulty) and ex-police officer Jake Willis (Warren Brown). From the beginning it’s clear the two characters share a history, but the details of their relationship … Read more