Featured Website: Liminal Fiction

As the welcoming page at Liminal Fiction states, “We’re an inclusive library of spec fic titles (fantasy, sci fi, paranormal and horror). Use the book search, our filter search, or the menu links.” Readers can find speculative fiction by genre, tropes, keywords, etc. They can also find sales, book reviews, and much more.

Please read my biography at Liminal Fiction and explore this multi-made presentation of Taldra: Two Science Fiction Adventures.

The Food of the Gods

Though it pales in comparison to his classics War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and The Invisible Man, the H. G. Wells novel provides a creepy look at good intentions gone awry. It often appears in boxed sets or single-volume collections of his work. I loved my H. G. Wells boxed set as a kid and still think about his writing.

Gay Book Review: The Emp Test

The Emp Test by J. Scott Coatsworth
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

J. Scott Coatsworth’s fantasy story The Emp Test involves two men from different cultures, thrown together and obviously attracted to each other. Jey must let Avain care for him, though their people see each other as enemies.

Coatsworth works a great deal of mythology into the story in a natural way that both connects the two men and divides them. Jey also faces conflict within himself, but I won’t give any of that away.

Readers who want a gay story without tired settings or predictable tropes should enjoy this emotional, fast-moving, and empowering fantasy.

I had been following Coatsworth for years via social media and the book sites he runs with his husband but had honestly never gotten around to reading one of his books. The Emp Test provided a brief but enjoyable introduction that made me want to read more.



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Thanks for visiting my blog! Please read about my books, including the small-town fiction collection The Acorn Stories and my free eBook Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure.

Odd Bird

Writer/director Katy Dore’s gay short film Odd Bird brings a comic book creator back to his home town. This charming comedy includes some tense or awkward moments before going off in an unexpected direction. #GayFilm #GayMovies