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Announcement: Blowing Smoke, by Rory Ni Coileain

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Blowing Smoke

QSFer Rory Ni Coileain has a new fantasy book out: Lasair Faol, Master of the Fade-Hounds to the Royal court of the Demesne of Fire in the Fae Realm, has been exiled to the human world by the Princess Consort for failing to catch her son’s kidnapper. Bryce Newhouse, Greenwich Village investment banker, is universally loathed by all who know him. Generally, he’s perfectly cool with that, but he discovers what he’s been missing—literally—when he finds Lasair chained in his basement. Bryce was supposed to receive half of Lasair’s soul at his birth, but thanks to the Fae of Purgatory, … Read more

“Between the Lines” by J. Scott Coatsworth

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Genre: Gay Urban Fantasy Romance Length: Novella   Brad Weston is the chief of staff for a Republican California state senator, and it seems like he has everything going for him. Sam Fuller, fresh out of college, is also working for the GOP as Weston’s aid. They work hard for their party, even when they face constant homophobia, but neither really knows how bad they’re discriminated against until Weston enters an antique shop, looking for a present for his boyfriend for their anniversary. The enchanted trinket he finds exposes Weston to all the hate in the world, and the revelations … Read more

Announcement: Fox Hat and Neko, by Gus Li

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Fox Hat and Neko

QSFer Gus Li has a new paranormal book out: Tokyo high school student Tsukino Ayumu never wanted to stand out. He’s always been content to run at the middle of the pack and go unnoticed, and he doesn’t expect much to change when he moves to the small fishing village of Yuuyake to live with his grandfather. In Yuuyake, Ayumu makes his first real friend in Ikehara Haruki and forges close ties with two girls, Shizuka and Chou. Together, the four friends muddle through the messy world of dating and relationships while trying to succeed in school and prepare for … Read more

Rainbow Con Open Thread

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RainbowCon

Hey all, So we landed safely at RainbowCon. In a couple hours, everything will kick off, so today we’re starting an open thread for the conference – everyone who’s here, feel free to post photos, thoughts, info, etc. :) We’ll leave this up and running throughout the con as our pinned post. Tomorrow, we’ll kick off a regular discussion topic too, for folks who couldn’t make it here this weekend. :) –Scott

News: NASA’s three-billion-mile journey to Pluto reaches historic encounter

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To boldly go indeed! NASA’s three-billion-mile journey to Pluto reaches historic encounter After a decade-long journey through our solar system, New Horizons made its closest approach to Pluto Tuesday, about 7,750 miles above the surface — roughly the same distance from New York to Mumbai, India — making it the first-ever space mission to explore a world so far from Earth. See the full article

Announcement: Between the Lines, by J. Scott Coatsworth

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Between the Lines

Hey all, It’s finally here – my very first stand-alone story, in the form of a novella from Dreamspinner Press called “Between the Lines” (save 25% at the DSP store with code BTLRC). This is one of my favorite little stories – my love letter to Sacramento. Sacramento is our adopted hometown. Mark and I moved here in 2003 looking for a little more room at a better price than the Bay Area offered. We never planned to stay, but here we are, twelve years later, and SacTown has gotten under our skin. It was fun to explore the city … Read more

Discussion: New Inventions

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Invent

New things are invented all the time. Sure, there are the classics. Fire. The wheel. Electricity. The lightbulb. The Swiffer WetJet. But there are also many small inventions… things that make our lives easier or solve a problem. And every now and then, something revolutionary comes along, ans ushers in a new age. Like computers and the internet. So what new invention do you think could revolutionize modern day society? And what implications, if any, would it have for the LGBT community?

Announcement: Late Summer, Early Spring, by Patricia Correll

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Late Summer, Early Spring

DSP Publications author Patricia Correll has a new Fantasy/Paranormal book out: Hour of the Lotus: General Sho Iwata is devastated when the man he secretly loves, Prince Narita, is struck with a mysterious illness. Iwata’s current lover, Hiroshi, is well aware of the general’s unrequited passion. But that isn’t his biggest problem. His sister is Narita’s favorite consort, but Hiroshi believes she has been replaced by an imposter. When they discover the true cause of the illness, they will have to battle an ancient spirit and survive. Fox Hunter: Lord General Iwata Sho sets out in search of the mysterious … Read more

The Universe Hates Us

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Man vs. Nature

Today’s topic comes from QSFer John Allenson: “The Universe hates us. Romance within Man vs Nature stories.” There are, according to many English teachers, four major sources of conflict within a story: Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society Man vs. Self In a Man vs. Nature story, the hero must overcome a force of nature (storm , earthquake, climate, animal, etc) to meet his goal. So for today, my questions are – As a writer, do you use Man vs. Nature in your own works? As a reader, what are some of the stories you’ve read that … Read more