#17 in List of Famous Alumni of Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee: I'm #17 in a List of Famous Alumni of Belmont University, after Brad Paisley, Kimberley Locke, Minnie Pearl, Levi Kreis, etc.! I'm only #74 in a list of Famous People Named Duane or Dwayne. Dwayne Johnson is # 1, of course.

Texas Book Featured on booksofmonthclub.com

Read about The Acorn Stories at BooksOfMonthClub.Com.

Small-town life is funnier and crazier than you imagined! These West Texas tales reveal the closely connected lives of rural eccentrics. “A lush tangle of small-town life branches out in this engrossing collection of short stories.” –Kirkus Reviews. “The ability to depict such a wide cross section of humanity, including details of each character’s breadth of knowledge and experience, takes a talented, insightful author, and Duane Simolke is such a writer.” –E. Conley, Betty’s Books.

Science Fiction & Fantasy News

The revised eBook of The Return of Innocence: A Fantasy Adventure is now up at Kindle. (Published 2017.)

A new review of Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure is up at Goodreads.

SciFi Adventure

Admiral Nil might pose a greater threat than the changelings that want to feed on humanity. #SciFi https://vanessakingsbooks.com/2017/02/23/sons-of-taldra-a-science-fiction-adventure/

M/M Gay Valentine’s Day Idea: Sharing a Romantic Poem.

Send or read that man this gay love poem from Holding Me Together and Selected Poems. Spoon away your holiday!

If he’s a scifi geek, send him this scene with a gay marriage proposal, from Sons of Taldra: A Science Fiction Adventure.

Bielfield - Blow My Mind. Fun Dance Music!

"Music video by Bielfield performing Blow My Mind. (C) 2016 Sony Music. Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd."

Gay-Themed Music Video: Troye Sivan - HEAVEN ft. Betty Who. LGBT.

"we have always been here. we will always be here. this video is dedicated to all who’ve come before me and fought for our cause and those who now continue the fight. in dark and light times, let’s love forever. love, troye x"

Something old & something new in 2017

Happy New Year!

I'm currently writing a new short story, not based on any of my previous works. It's a gay romantic comedy set in Texas.

I'm also working on a revised version of The Return of Innocence: A Fantasy Adventure.

Please be good to yourself and others throughout the year!

Gay SciFi Sons of Taldra Now at Smashwords

Smashwords: Sons of Taldra

In an alternate reality, an Iroquois woman and her twin gay sons battle shapeshifting aliens.

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DuaneSimolke.Com: More About Queer SciFi Sons of Taldra

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Celebrating Trying … Even When You Doubt Yourself #AmWriting #Memoir Plus Quick Book Mention: Degranon, #AmReading

"Today I’m Celebrating trying, even in the face of great doubt. Writers face doubt all the time, as do most of us through our lives and for a million reasons. But add to the usual stressors personal loss and those doubts become monsters all of their own."

From Shah Wharton: Ghostwriter & Speculative Fiction Author. Read more of that bookblog post.