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  • His Seed: An Arboretum of Erotica on Sep. 12, 2017

    An intriguing concept well carried out. His Seed may not be everyone’s cup of Miracle-Gro, but those who seek creative, literate short fiction should definitely give this a try. From alien plant forms to durian fruit to anally-puckered orchids, this book has a little bit of everything.
  • Wilde Stories 2016: The Year's Best Gay Speculative Fiction on Sep. 14, 2017

    Another varied collection of fantastic and fantastical gay short fiction from some of the finest writers in our community. Especially noteworthy are Jonathan Harper’s “Wallflowers,” Richard Bowes’ “The Duchess and the Ghost,” and a wonderful story about a Mayan “tourist attraction,” Benjamin Parzybok’s “The Ticket Taker of Cenote Zaci.” Great entry in the series
  • Lily on Sep. 14, 2017

    In Lily, Michael Thomas Ford takes the fairy tale back to its darker roots. What struck me most about Lily was how familiar it all felt. Ford taps in to some mighty well-used archetypes but mashes them up to create a story unique in its own right. Take a bit of Old Scratch, some P.T. Barnum, a dash of evangelical hypocrisy, stir it all up in a cauldron by the light of a midnight moon, and you have a hearty fairytale stew. Discomfort food. And I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the incredible interior and exterior artwork by Staven Andersen, which adds to the otherworldly mood while it comments on the story itself.
  • Next to Nothing: Stories on Sep. 14, 2017

    Banner’s mini-cameo portraits of midwestern America are so true and unflinchingly accurate, you can nearly smell the Miracle Whip. His characters are detailed and interesting—smalltown, yes, but complex in a way the mainstream media has yet to characterize them in light of the T---p administration. Politics aside, these are people you may have grown up with, and it’s very nice to visit them again.
  • Cub on Sep. 17, 2017

    Jeff Mann has written a book for those young gay men who are inspired by Greek poets and walks in the woods instead of Beyonce and skinny jeans, making Cub is a fine, important read... It’s a book for those boys out there who have discovered that they are different from many of their friends, but who also feel the division within the subculture they thought they could identify with. Their aloneness does not cease once they’ve figured out their sexual proclivities, but knowing who they are brings even more compartmentalization. Cub lets them feel there’s room at the table for them. And I can think of no one better to write this story than Jeff Mann, whose table is as broad and wide as his heart. If this doesn’t become a classic, there’s no justice.