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REVIEW: Midnight Man – Kevin Klehr

February 4, 2022 by scott

Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Stanley is almost fifty. He hates his job, has an overbearing mother, and is in a failed relationship. Then he meets Asher, the man of his dreams, literally in his dreams. Asher is young, captivating, and confident about his future—everything Stanley is not. So, Asher gives Stan a gift. The chance to be an extra five years younger each time they meet. Some of their adventures are whimsical. A few are challenging. Others are totally surreal. All are designed to bring Stan closer … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Midnight Man – Kevin Klehr

September 30, 2021 by scott

QSFer Kevin Klehr has a new MM contemporary fantasy romance out: The Midnight Man. And there’s a giveaway! Stanley is almost fifty. He hates his job, has an overbearing mother, and is in a failed relationship. Then he meets Asher, the man of his dreams, literally in his dreams. Asher is young, captivating, and confident about his future—everything Stanley is not. So, Asher gives Stan a gift. The chance to be an extra five years younger each time they meet. Some of their adventures are whimsical. A few are challenging. Others are totally surreal. All are designed to bring Stan … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Midnight Man – Kevin Klehr

August 30, 2021 by scott

QSFer Kevin Klehr has a new MM contemporary fantasy out: The Midnight Man. And there’s a giveaway! Stanley is almost fifty. He hates his job, has an overbearing mother, and is in a failed relationship. Then he meets Asher, the man of his dreams, literally in his dreams. Asher is young, captivating, and confident about his future—everything Stanley is not. So, Asher gives Stan a gift. The chance to be an extra five years younger each time they meet. Some of their adventures are whimsical. A few are challenging. Others are totally surreal. All are designed to bring Stan closer … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Dreaming of Writing

October 10, 2020 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Valerie Mikles: Do you ever dream about writing? 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/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

Scientists Can Now Insert Ideas Into Your Dreams

September 25, 2020 by scott

MIT scientists have figured out how to manipulate your dreams by combining an app with a sleep-tracking device called Dormio. In their new study, the researchers were able to insert certain topics into a person’s dreams, with some pretty bizarre outcomes. To do so, the researchers at MIT Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces — a group that develops wearable systems and interfaces to enhance cognitive skills — used a technique called targeted dream incubation (TDI). Prior studies have shown that during a rare dream state known lucid dreaming, in which a sleeper is aware that a dream is taking place, dreamers … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Depicting Dreams

May 2, 2020 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jeff Baker: How do writers handle depicting dreams in fiction? 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

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Dreams, Memories, and Reality, by Edward Kendrick

May 30, 2019 by scott

QSFer Edward Kendrick has a new MM paranormal romance out: Dreams, Memories and Reality. Philip lives alone with his dog Barnabas, miles from the nearest mountain town. Late one evening, while he and Barnabas are out running, they are attacked by a very handsome male. Philip shoots him, immediately regrets it, and brings him home to deal with his wounds. Soon he realizes there is something very different about the man, beginning with the fact he is unable to speak or understand English. Adam is different. Other than recalling his name, Ád-hamh, he has no memories, including why he ended up naked … Read more

SCIENCE: Where Dreams Come From

September 16, 2018 by scott

Enjoy dreaming? Two key genes may be to thank. A new study in mice finds that these “dream genes” are essential to that phase of slumber that brings people bizarro-world visions of taking high school math tests naked, losing teeth and soaring through the air. Without the genes, called Chrm 1 and Chrm 3, mammals would not experience rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, during which the brain is as active as it is during wakefulness but the body is paralyzed. The discovery is important, researchers said, because poor sleep and psychiatric disorders are linked. So, understanding the basic control of … Read more

FOR EVERYONE: Positive 2018

December 31, 2017 by scott

FOR EVERYONE Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Lex Chase, revisited after last year: 2017 was a big Bucket of Suck. Let’s focus on the new. What are your goals for 2018? Lose 5 pounds? Drink more water? Write a short story? Call your Mom? Learn a new language? Learn how to cosplay? Cook your way through the Joy of Cooking? Go back to college? What is it? Let’s be positive in the new year! Join the chat

FOR WRITERS: When Dreams Become Stories

November 25, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Jeff Baker: What dreams (the nighttime kind) have you have written down and used in your fiction, if any? If you have, you’re in good company; Rod Serling did it! Join the chat