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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Migration – Queer Sci Fi Flash Fiction Anthology #5

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Queer Sci Fi has just released the annual QSF Flash Fiction anthology. This year, the theme is “Migration.” MI-GRA-TION (noun) 1) Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. 2) Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions. 3) Movement from one part of something to another. Three definitions to inspire writers around the world and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell. Here are 120 of our favorites. Migration feaures 300 word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum, from the minds of the writers … Read more

REVIEW: Cleaning House, by Jeanne G’Fellers

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Title: Cleaning House Series: Appalachian Elementals Book One Author: Jeanne G’Fellers Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Non-Binary Publisher: Mountain Gap Books Pages: 285 Reviewer: Siri Get It On Amazon About The Book Centenary Rhodes is an old soul with a well-traveled name, but she doesn’t know this yet. Growing up in southern Appalachia wasn’t easy, so Cent left home as soon as she could, but the post-collegiate happiness she’d expected has never occurred. She can’t find a decent date, much less find that special someone and, after losing her job in a corporate downsize, she’s struggling to meet her most … Read more

REVIEW: The Company of Death by Elisa Hansen

The Company of Death by Elisa Hansen

Title: The Company of Death Series: The Immortal Journey Author: Elisa Hansen Genre: Paranormal/Sci Fi/Post Apocalyptic LGBTQ+ Category: Asexual Spectrum (demi, gray, aromantic, etc), Bisexual+, Pansexual Publisher: Self Pages: 324 Reviewer: Becky Get It On Amazon About The Book The zombie apocalypse was just the beginning of Emily’s problems. Now the vampire hunter has to ride cross-country with Death himself in this thrilling apocalyptic adventure series! Two years after the zombie uprising devours 99% of the world’s population, it’s Emily Campbell’s job to destroy vampire communes and rescue their human herds. When a mission goes wrong, and she’s faced with … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Ashore, by Isabelle Adler

QSFer Isabelle Adler has a new MM sci fi book out: Ashore. You can only put the past away for so long. This had never been truer for the crew of Matt’s ship, the Lady Lisa. Even as their engine suffers a critical malfunction and Matt scrambles to fund the costly repairs, Val, the ship’s reticent engineer, unexpectedly comes face-to-face with a deadly ghost from his past. Now it’s up to Matt, Ryce, and Tony to rescue him, even if it means breaking the law and striking an uneasy bargain with a local black-market kingpin—but what if this time their … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Mage on the Hill, by Angel Martinez

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Angel Martinez has a new MM fantasy book out: The Mage on the Hill. Toby’s wild magic is killing him. The mage guilds have given up on him, and it’s only a matter of time before he dies in a spectacular, catastrophic bang. His only hope is an exiled wizard who lives in seclusion—and is rumored to have lost his mind. The years alone on his hilltop estate have not been good for Darius Valstad. After the magical accident that disfigured him and nearly drowned Pittsburgh, he drifts through his days, a wraith trapped in memories and depression. Until a … Read more

FOR WRITERS: How Will They Know

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Olivia Wylie: How do you introduce your characters’ queerness in your storytelling? Do you work to do so casually? Drop hints? Light the fact up in neon? What informs your decision on how to do this? 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

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Basement, by Dianne Hartsock

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QSFer Dianne Hartsock has a new MM bi paranormal horror book out: The Basement. Alex is haunted by visions of the dying, but now it seems the ghosts he’s seeing are real as well. In this sequel to ALEX and THE SHED, Alex wonders if he’s seeing ghosts. His friend Justin has bought the Fulton place, a beautiful old mansion on the edge of Oakton. But something’s wrong in the house. Alex has visions of a small boy, trapped in the basement, and a man at the top of the stairs who won’t let him leave.  And Logan Fulton has … Read more

Fans Think Star Butterfly is Bisexual After Last Episode

Disney Channel cartoon Star vs. the Forces of Evil has just revealed that its main character is bisexual, according to fans. In the show’s March 17 episode “Ransomgram,” magical princess Star Butterfly sparked joy among queer fans by gazing lovingly at both thunder goddess Brunzetta and an alternate universe version of her friend Marco. The bisexual flag’s colours—pink, purple and blue—were displayed prominently in these clips, which showed Star giving Brunzetta the same look she aimed at Marco after describing him as a “buff and rugged” man who lives in the “abs dimension.” Full Story at Pink News

ANNOUNCEMENT: Shadowtide, by Joseph D. Carriker Jr.

QSFer Joseph D. Carriker Jr. has a new queer fantasy book out set in the Blue Rose world: Shadowtide. Something Dark Stirs in the Veran Marsh… When two envoys from the Sovereign’s Finest disappear on a critical mission, an unlikely band of allies led by Soot, a rhy-crow with dark and hidden power, are brought together to combat a hidden threat. As portents bloom across the smugglers’ den known as Serpent’s Haven, these strange agents quickly find themselves tested by the machinations of a cult dedicated to Shadow. Grieving, afraid, and unsure who to trust or where to turn, they … Read more

FOR READERS: Erasing Bisexual Erasure

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: Mass media has an unfortunate tendency to erase bi characters, or to go too far in the opposite direction to show they are bisexual by using promiscuity to illustrate bisexuality. So let’s do a bit of unerasure. What are your favorite books, movies and films that do bisexual characters well? 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