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Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Special announcement about Texas book for the new year!
Sunday, December 29, 2019
HALLELUJAH - A Circus/Queer Film [Gay Love, Hate & Religion.]
Please also visit Reactions to Homophobia, here at this blog.
Sunday, December 08, 2019
Gay SciFi Special Opportunity
#QueerSciFi #LGBTQbooks #WeWantDiverseBooks #SciFiTrailer
Saturday, October 12, 2019
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Featured Site: Queer In Color
I found the entire site both easy to navigate and a good resource for authors and readers. The webmasters generously included my diversity-themed scifi novels Degranon and Sons of Taldra on the page Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Fiction, putting my work in the good company of many talented writers.
Readers can sign up at Queer In Color for an email newsletter to read about new releases, free books, and more. The Twitter account Queer In Color also includes updates.
Friday, September 20, 2019
New Book Promotion Tool from AllAuthor: #MagicTool #AllAuthor #MagicToolForAuthor
Some follow below and in the next blog post.
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Now That We're Grown: Teaser 2
Now That We're Grown will begin appearing on Wattpad shortly after June 4, 2020.
Monday, September 09, 2019
Now That We're Grown: Teaser 1 of 3
After college, they reunite in Dallas as more than friends. Gavin now designs facilities for people with physical challenges. Peter finds a job to match his business degree. The past might destroy their relationship, or their love might change their lives.
Now That We're Grown will begin appearing on Wattpad shortly after June 4, 2020.
Monday, September 02, 2019
Texas Humor

...no teenagers within a forty-mile radius of Acorn could get drunk, stoned, beat up, arrested, or pregnant without their parents asking, “You’ve been hanging around with that Jacobs boy, haven’t you?”
from The Acorn Stories.
Saturday, July 06, 2019
QueerRomance Ink
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Kadie Elder, Cher, Elton John, RuPaul, Angel Gonzalez, and Lady Gaga
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Now That We're Grown. Gay Romance.
After college, they reunite in Dallas as more than friends. Gavin now designs facilities for people with physical challenges. Peter looks for a job to match his business administration degree. The past might destroy their relationship, or their love might change their lives.
MM romance/gay romance. Contains bullying, threats, mild violence, and sexual references.
I revised this gay romance short story and posted it in multiple parts at Wattpad. It’s longer than the earlier versions that appeared at NetGalley and elsewhere.
Keywords: Gay love, gay romance, MM, gay couples, LGBTQ, Latino, Hispanic, disability, living with disabilities, queer disabled, disabled gay, disabled representation, wheelchair, diversity, bullying, cyberbullying, short stories, fiction, eBooks.
Sunday, June 16, 2019
Kayla's Reads and Reviews: The Return of Innocence by Duane Simolke with Toni Davis
Saturday, May 25, 2019
Thom Allison Hints at Pree Suprises During the Final Season of Killjoys
I'll post the season five premiere date when I see one. Killjoys runs on Space and SyFy. Also look for it on DVD or Netflix.
Our fans are going to get a Pree they didn’t see coming!!!! #Killjoys https://t.co/2ddtZURmib
— Thom Allison (@thomallison) May 24, 2019
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
People Using Those Leviticus Passages and Other Bible Verses to Bash Gays
Are you against gay marriage because of the bible? A hilarious flow chart. pic.twitter.com/TAXvaEPU7j
— 🏳️🌈LGBTPlusProud - Be proud 🏳️🌈 (@LGBTPlusProud) May 22, 2019
Writing A Novel: Cutting, Keeping
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Gay SciFi/QueerSciFi at WattPad
gaysciencefiction
gayscifi
lgbtq
ownvoices
projectprism
queerreads
queerscifi
wattpride
wewantdiversebooks
And read the opening chapter from Sons of Taldra:
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
#GayRomance at Wattpad. #WattPride
Gavin Hernandez and Peter Montoya meet before high school. Gavin admires how Peter never complains about being gay or using a wheelchair. During their senior year, Gavin takes profile pictures of Peter in that chair, but the gesture of good will leads to online bullying and a painful final stretch of school. Best friends slowly drift apart.
After college, they reunite in Dallas as more than friends. Gavin now designs facilities for people with physical challenges. Peter looks for a job to match his business administration degree. The past might destroy their relationship, or their love might change their lives.
Contains bullying, threats, mild violence, and sexual references.
This gay romance short story will be available as an eBook in late 2019. I’m still revising it from the version that appeared online in 2018. Read a new draft of Part 1 at Wattpad.
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Excerpt from gay scifi adventure
Saturday, February 16, 2019
More About Why Taldra’s Family is Iroquois
Sunday, February 03, 2019
Who is your favorite character from my books?

Did you relate to the character, or just find the character entertaining in some way? Which would you like to see again? Please post your answer(s) on twitter and include the tag @DuaneSimolke. Visit my twitter profile.
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Other people's insecurities...
Monday, January 21, 2019
Saturday, January 05, 2019
BookBlogger reviews fantasy adventure with strong female lead: "YA fantasy needs more heroines like her."
"I loved Sasha. She was a fierce woman who took no crap from anyone and knew what she wanted. She wouldn't let anyone stop her, or get in her way. I think YA fantasy needs more heroines like her."