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SPACE: Something’s Poking Holes in the Milky Way

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There’s a “dark impactor” blasting holes in our galaxy. We can’t see it. It might not be made of normal matter. Our telescopes haven’t directly detected it. But it sure seems like it’s out there. “It’s a dense bullet of something,” said Ana Bonaca, a researcher at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, who discovered evidence for the impactor. Bonaca’s evidence for the dark impactor, which she presented April 15 at the conference of the American Physical Society in Denver, is a series of holes in our galaxy’s longest stellar stream, GD-1. Stellar streams are lines of stars moving together across … Read more

REVIEW: Born Magic, by A.R. Moler

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Title: Born MagicAuthor: A.R. MolerGenre: FantasyLGBTQ+ Category: Gay/IntersexPublisher: JMS BooksPages: 86Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Querteshan guardsman Jamal Fayed is on a routine patrol through the desert area known as the Burning when they discover an injured and unconscious man who looks to be from a nearby country, Perathea. Their two countries have a long history of animosity. When Nev ran from his master, he was fleeing for his life and any outcome seemed better than the death he was promised. But Nev has secrets, complicated secrets that involve both magic and his physical form. Can … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GUEST POST: Healing Glass, by Jackie Keswick

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QSFer Jackie Keswick has a new MM epic fantasy romance out: Healing Glass. A dying city. An ancient, forgotten accord. And two gifted men caught in a web of greed and dark magic. Despite belonging to different guilds, glass master Minel and warrior captain Falcon are friends. Their duties keep them apart, but when Minel falls ill and chooses death rather than the only known cure, nothing can keep Falcon from his side. As their friendship grows into more, old wrongs and one man’s machinations threaten the floating city and leave both Minel and Falcon fighting for their lives. Can … Read more

FOR READERS & WRITERS: Checking the Facts

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FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Terry Poole: How important are fact checking/realism to a story? Writers: how do you fact check your work? Readers: does it bother you when a story gets the facts wrong? 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

TV: Black Mirror Season Five Trailer

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The trailer for Season 5 of Black Mirror has dropped and features Miley Cyrus, Anthony Mackie, Topher Grace, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II,  Damson Idris, Nicole Beharie, Pom Klementieff, Angourie Rice, Madison Davenport and Ludi Lin.  The season, which arrives on June 5, consists of just three episodes. Enjoy a look at the dystopian goodness below. Full Story: Towleroad

REVIEW: Twisted Tracks, by J. Hali Steele

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Title:Tender DistractionAuthor:J. Hali SteeleGenre:Paranormal RomanceLGBTQ+ Category:MMPublisher:Halicats PublicationPages:97 PagesReviewer:M.A. Get It On Amazon About The Book Hot men, the grim reaper, and an archangel who is—nasty! A near collision sidetracks two lives. Cristophe Kingston hasn’t dated since… Okay, it’s been months. Hands in his pockets, he watches an endless line of revelers enter a club he frequents. Something, an odd chill, forces Crist to hurry away and he carelessly lurches into traffic. Already late for a deadly assignation, Lex Torcher figures what the hell—a perfect diversion. Too many years on earth has Torch craving human touch. The stranger who steps in … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: When Heroes Fall, by Andrew Q. Gordon

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QSFer Andrew Q. Gordon has a new MM fantasy book out, the last one in his “Champion of the Gods” series: When Heroes Fall. It took the Seven to create the world, each to rule Their own, until Neldin sought to rule it all. The Six defeated Neldin three millennia ago, but time has no meaning to a god. Before the dust settled from the first conflict, both sides set in motion plans for the next one. As Champion of the Six, Farrell, with Kel’s help, gathers those loyal to the Six to meet Meglar and his army. But Neldin … Read more

FOR AUTHORS: Drugs in Fantasy / Sci Fi

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Ben Brock: How about drugs in a fantasy or scifi setting? Should they be different than drugs we are familiar with, or the same – with weird names to make them sound different? Or…? 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

Is Mars Venting Its Water Into Space?

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There’s a hole in the Martian atmosphere that opens once every two years, venting the planet’s limited water supply into space — and dumping the rest of the water at the planet’s poles. That’s the explanation advanced by a team of Russian and German scientists who studied the odd behavior of water on the Red Planet. Earthbound scientists can see that there’s water vapor high in the Martian atmosphere, and that water is migrating to the planet’s poles. But until now, there was no good explanation for how the Martian water cycle works, or why the once-drenched planet is now … Read more

“How I Do It” – Boogieman In Lavender

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                          By Jeff Baker                                                Not every writer writes short-stories. The form has been described as “difficult” and “challenging.” Some fiction writers don’t write short-stories. I write almost nothing but short-stories. I haven’t discussed the process very often, and I don’t always do it the same way, but this is more or less how I do it. (Sometimes.) First, there’s the idea. Ideas are easy. Everybody gets them. It’s what we do with them that counts. About four years ago we had a storm here and the power went out. It was Friday evening, we had no place to be the next … Read more