indie video game i liked and have thoughts on cool wow

friend of mine was streaming Cartomancer Anthology the other day, (a grab bag of indie games a la haunted demo discs and such, themed after the major arcana) and one of the games included really clicked w me. in a way i wanted to talk about

it's the game themed after the high priestess card. the tldr plot is you're The Seer and you have to help people think through their problems. you do this with the main gameplay, a puzzler sorta like lights out, where you rotate and then place a shape, all the tiles in that area flip states, and your goal is to make enough of them black.

i think splatoon 3 (released after cartomancer) has a pvp game kinda like this? it's not difficult to understand, and the puzzles are pretty comfortably "not brain melty but not trivial" which is a nice place to be. what really struck me was how well it fits the story. each character you help has puzzles that fit them and their trouble. the first I noticed was a novice alchemist, who is frustrated over how much they still have to learn- their puzzles are all broken versions of the shapes on your cards, slightly too small for them to fit properly. the librarian who is worried about time management and organization has mini-puzzles in cramped spaces. etc

the character Problems are all low-stakes my little pony style things like that- one character wants to pick a different career than their mom wants them to, one is worried about whether their job will have made a difference after they die, one is passive and conflict-averse. I'm not necessarily a fan of like, fiction-as-therapy (this is not charitable at all lol i cant think of the proper term) but it fits the fairy tale aesthetics of the whole thing, and its not offensive or anything, the underlying philosophy is fine, its just a bit twee. and sometimes you're in the mood for something twee! or at least i am. a specific philosophy thing i really liked isn't said directly, but almost none of the puzzles have a "perfect" solution that will turn all the tiles black, and sometimes progress requires getting "farther away" from your goal. woah hmmmm how do those relate to what the characters are doing. i like it a lot okay. the actual puzzle gameplay couldve been anything at all- hidden objects, or match 3, or nonograms, etc- and a worse game would have it be arbitrary, but it's not. ..you see the connection you see why it's cool and why it works

the aesthetics and style- also good. between puzzles there's an overworld that does that delightful 2d-characters 3d-environment thing seen in like "paradise killer" and "smile for me" (and "sewer rave", which shares a developer!). and that's always great, the character designs are all great, it's lovely. they have multiple expressions and do the squash-stretches, and they all have unique nameplates with little designs (which i dont have a screenshot of, gah). theres just a lot of care put in. its nice.

i was struck ok? i fell in love. it happens. shoutout to weird little indie games. shoutout to @slitherpunk

do you have any bea reading suggestions?

read fire & ice: welcome to smallville #1 IN STORES NOW

Now that that’s out of the way, the easiest way to jump on with Bea is to read Justice League International/Justice League America (same book, different titles).

(rest going under a cut bc I have a lot of things to say about Beatriz da costa surprising no one)

She was in comics before then (Super Friends & Infinity Inc), but the version of her that was a main character and that ‘stuck’ really starts with JLI. She first appears in Justice League International #12, which is also Tora’s first appearance, and she stays on the team until the book ends with #113. She’s the longest serving member! If you’re looking for her coming-out-arc-that-wasn’t based on my last post, that run starts with #93 though I always have to give the warning that it’s permanently out of print because of the actions of the writer.

The spin-off book Justice League Quarterly is also a must read for her. She’s not in every story since it’s an anthology but she appears in most issues and a lot of my favorite Fire stories are from that book (#2, 5, 7, & 10 in particular).

After the JL is rebooted, she bounces around books a little more. One story I think is required reading that’s easy to miss is Showcase ‘96 #7.

The Super Buddies arcs (Formerly Known as the Justice League & then JLA Classified #4-9) are. Uh. Reasonably controversial, but I have a line about her from JLA Classified as a tattoo so I’m fake as hell if I don’t recommend it.

At the same time as that, Ted’s stupid ass gets shot and causes problems for everyone. Most of her appearances were written by Greg Rucka for a while who I think handled her well largely, including her 52 appearances, OMAC Project, and Checkmate (where she reunites with Tora! yay!). I also like her small inclusions in Blue Beetle 2006.

After that it gets, uh, dire. She’s in Generation Lost which is racist but some people like it. Then the universe reboots and she’s in Justice League International (2011) which one could charitably call mid. Justice League 3000/3001 have a LOT of issues and are also an AU, but I would recommend reading at least issues #12-15 of JL 3000 since it’s a continuation of her Super Buddies story that makes me cry.

And now we’re basically here! With Power Girl Special #1 which led into Welcome to Smallville. As someone who lived through the Dark Ages, I would say now’s a good time to start reading Bea comics! If any of this was unclear, feel free to shoot me any follow up questions (there’s a lot of stories and crossovers contained in that JLA #12-113 era that can be confused)!

Do not fucking read The Human Target I am so serious do not.

Submission Window: January 1st – February 29th, 2024 Payment: $25 and a contributor's copy Theme: Stories that combine crime and horror We are excited to announce At the Edge of Darkness, the sixth edition of our original Shotgun Honey Presents anthology series. At the Edge of Darkness will release October 1st, 2024 right in time for the Halloween Season, featuring stories on that dark, half-lit space where crime and horror simultaneously reside. That’s right, we’re dipping our toe into the dark pool of horror and we’re not doing it alone. Our guest editor, who will be knee deep in the quagmire of submissions, is none other than Keith Rosson, author of Fever House and the Shirley Jackson Award winner for Best Short Story Collection, Folk Songs for Trauma Surgeons. Joining him will be series editor, Ron Earl Phillips. As with the recent Thicker Than Water anthology released last August, At the Edge of Darkness will be a charity anthology. As guest editor, Keith Rosson has chosen to support a Portland nonprofit assisting children entering the foster care system with vital goods and necessities. All profits for this edition will go to benefit this cause. Now, you know the title, the theme, the release date, the editors, the cause, what else would you want to know? Oh, yeah… when and where to submit. Now that we’re fresh off the Halloween Season, many of you getting over your Halloween hangovers, we hope you’ve retained some of that dark spirit and will spend the next two months writing an original horror/crime mashup that is between 1000 to 5000 words. Our open submission for At the Edge of Darkness will open on January 1st and close on February 29th. We will open a special submission page prior to the window. TL;DR Title: At the Edge of Darkness Theme: Crime and Horror Release: October 1, 2024 Guest Editor: Keith Rosson Series Editor: Ron Earl Phillips Charitable Cause: Foster Care children Open Subs: January 1 – February 29, 2024 Payment: $25 + Print copy About the Editors Keith Rosson is the author of the novels Fever House, Smoke City, Road Seven, and The Mercy of the Tide as well as the Shirley Jackson Award-winning story collection Folk Songs for Trauma Surgeons. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his partner and their two children. Nestled in the foothills of West Virginia, Ron Earl Phillips lives with his wife, their daughter, a German Shepherd named Freya and one too many cats. He is the co-founder and publisher of Shotgun Honey, and the series editor of Shotgun Honey Presents. Via: Shotgun Honey.

Batman (2016) Vol.3 Annual #1 Readthrough

Tis be the season, and in the spirit of that we are going to look into some holiday comics. And we are going to start with Batman Annual #1, a Christmas anthology.

The book opens with the most famous tale of the book: Tom King and David Finch’s Eisner winning Good Boy.

The story opens with an example of the damage that the Joker does on a daily basis. In this case, Joker left a bunch of dogs behind to go feral, and only one has survived: a hound in an Ace mask.

We then cut to best butler, Alfred Pennyworth, going to the dog pound to adopt the surviving dog. The book then cuts to an amusing scene where Bruce is ambushed by the aggressive dog and is mildly annoyed. Bruce doesn’t seem to think that the dog can recover from the trauma that Joker put him under.

But Alfred isn’t one to give up! Before the Christmas season, the butler spends time trying to train the dog. And slowly but surely the dog starts to behave and is willing to trust.

In a heartwarming moment, Ace comes towards Batman after a rough night out. By Christmas, it has gotten to the point where Bruce is giving the dog a bat mask. And in a hilarious moment, Bruce asks Alfred what his Christmas present is not realizing Ace is the present.

This is easily one of the best stories Tom King ever wrote and is the best story in the annual. David Finch does some decent art that makes the story work. However, there is some better art in this annual.

And one of the stories with better art is Silent Night by Scott Snyder and Ray Fawkes with art by Delcan Shalvey.

The story opens with an exploration of how Batman is able to respond to crimes so fast. Bats has tapped into Gotham’s 911 call centers, with a computer listening to key words. If there are enough context clues, Batman gets an alert to go to the call.

We cut to Gotham’s Time Square analogue where a group of people dressed in trench coats arrive. This being Gotham, citizens call it in, and Batman shows up thinking that this might be a terrorist attack.

But as a pleasant surprise, the group happens to be street performers to some fancy acrobatics. In a true Christmas miracle, Bruce actually gets a moment of peace because there isn’t any trouble in Gotham that requires Batman.

Next is The (Not So) Silent Night of Harley Quinn by Batman legends Paul Dini and Neal Adams. And it is just a riff on the classic tale where Batman carols with the police and no crime happens because of his influence on Gotham.

In this version, Batman captures Harley after she tries to sneak in Gordan’s holiday party. Bats drives Harley out of Gotham while Harley does some singing in the Batmobile. As this is happening, we get to see hijinks where things almost happen but through acts of little madness, everything turns out all right. My personal least favorite story from the bunch.

Next is Stag by Steve Orlando and Riley Rossmo. And this story is actually a lead into the pair’s then upcoming Batman/Spirit mini. Before we go any farther this has my artwork in the annual.

The story opens with Bruce, Commissioner Gordon, and new character Barry O’Neil opening a winter wonderland for Gotham. But then we get a Steve Orlando classic of using an obscure character, Mister Blizzard shows up to cause trouble because … he wants a new ice age?

Anyway, we get a good moment of Bruce leaving to get into his Batman gear. And very quickly, Batman takes Mister Blizzard. We then get a discussion from O’Neil, regretting that his attempt to bring joy to Gotham’s children went that badly.

The story ends with Bruce lamenting to Duke Thomas that O’Neil has been a charitable icon to Gotham since he was child. As Bruce wonders what Gotham would be without O’Neil, the old man is assassinated by a mysterious figure.

The annual ends with The Insecurity Diversion by Scott Bryan Williams and art by Bilquis Evely.

This story opens with Gotham under attack chemical anxiety-causing gas (ala Scarecrow’s fear toxin). We also got a new villainess, Haunter, at Arkham’s holiday party. And because this is a short story, both factors lead to Haunter escaping the asylum.

The book explains that Haunter has the power to kill people from their DNA, and she is pals with the Scarecrow. The fear-loving crook did Haunter a solid and let her escape.

However, Batman comes to stop the pair of villains. He exposes the villains to a nerve-toxin to capture the pair. And that is the end of this forgettable story.

Overall, this annual is a fun read. While there are some stories that are better than others, there isn’t a bad one in the bunch. Art throughout the book was spectacular.

7.5/10

Essex Hemphill (April 16, 1957 – November 4, 1995) was a poet and activist. He is known for his contributions to the DC art scene, and for openly discussing topics pertinent to the African-American gay community.

He and his colleagues started the Nethula Journal of Contemporary Literature, a publication aimed at showcasing the works of modern black artists. One of his first public readings was arranged by Nethula co-editor E. Ethelbert Miller at Howard University’s Founder Library where he performed beside and befriended filmmaker Michelle Parkerson. He performed at other institutions, including Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and UCLA to name a few.

He published his largest collection of poetry and short stories, entitled Ceremonies: Prose and Poetry, which included recent work, but a selection from his earlier poetry collections, Earth Life and Conditions. The anthology would be awarded the National Library Association’s Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual New Author Award and a Pew Charitable Trust Fellowship in the Arts. He was a visiting scholar at the Getty Center. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #kappaalphapsi

Looking for more thoughtful takes on genders in the world of Doctor Who? Buy Gender Who?, my charity anthology!

Gender Who? is my multimedia charity anthology about trans, NB, and GNC characters in the Whoniverse. It’s back for a limited time in PDF form only!

Guess who else is back? BARACK STEMIS! I mean THE MASTER. If baddies are more your thing, you need Master Works, my multimedia charity anthology about Master[s] + companion[s], also re-released in PDF?

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All proceeds from these two charity anthologies will go to Migrant Justice, a US-based nonprofit that aids migrant farm workers in political organizing. All proceeds from Your Villain & You will go to me.

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Transmogrify! edited by g. haron davis

Read: 22/04/2023 - 27/04/2023

Rating: 3/5

Rep: trans protagonists (mainly non-binary)

CW: transphobia, misgendering, fantasy violence, body horror, discussion of suicide, deaths of family members

Review:

This is an anthology of fourteen short stories by transgender authors about transgender characters that involve magic in some way!

As is the case with pretty much any anthology you come across, some of the stories in here were better than others. My personal favourites were Mason Deaver’s Genderella, a mostly contemporary retelling of Cinderella featuring a trans girl teenager as the protagonist, Cam Montgomery’s Bend The Truth, Break It Too, featuring a cursed non-binary shopkeeper who cannot leave their shop and is constantly having to fight off possession, and Dove Salvatierra’s Espejismos, about a Latinx person in what seems to be a post-apocalyptic world who’s struggling to both survive in his family home and to reckon with his late father’s expectations of him.

A lot of these stories felt samey, though. You’d think with the freedom to write anything so long as the main characters are trans and there’s magic involved there’d be a little more variety, but no. A lot of these stories are set in a world where women do magic type A and men do magic type B and our brave non-binary protagonist has to argue their case to be allowed to do magic A/B/A+B/C (delete as applicable) and it got a bit tiring after a while. One story with this plot would’ve been enough. The point of an anthology is to have lots of different stories along a similar theme (in this case, transness and magic as a whole) but this started to feel like the same story again and again with different set dressings, and as a non-binary reader frankly it got depressing very quickly. I was hoping for a little more trans magic and not as much transphobia.

If a story wasn’t about a non-binary kid having to fight to be allowed to participate in things, then it was probably about a magic school in some capacity. I do understand why contributors wanted to write about magic schools. A story involving a magic school that centres transgender characters is something of a targeted screw you at a certain once beloved children’s author. But, again, there were a lot of stories involving a magic school, and the only one that seemed to have anything interesting to say was the one told from the perspective of the school itself, which, I’ve now double checked, is the one written by A.R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy, and their ability to do something actually interesting is likely unsurprising.

There were very few transfem characters throughout this anthology. Out of fourteen stories, a grand total of only one features a trans girl main character. There’s another with a trans girl love interest, but she’s not the protagonist. Unless I’ve missed something major, that’s it. The overwhelming majority of protagonists in this anthology are non-binary, there are a couple of trans boys, and there is a single trans girl. This is an issue! I’m non-binary. I recognise that non-binary characters are underrepresented. But trans women are also underrepresented, if not more so, and them being so noticeably absent from this anthology is not a great look. This anthology is claiming to depict a wide range of trans experiences. If that’s really the case, you’d expect there to be more trans girls than there are.

This anthology has come under fire recently for not having any trans women or transfem contributors. It’s true that demanding people be entirely open about any queer identities they may align with isn’t a good thing to be doing. Nobody should be forced out of the closet and in many cases it can be genuinely unsafe for people to come out. However, every single contributing author is already openly transgender in some way, making this something of a flimsy defence in this case. To put it charitably, not making sure to include at least one openly transfem contributor to this trans anthology was a mistake, and it’s one that I hope won’t be made again.

In all, this anthology was fine. I liked some stories more than I liked others, which is typical for anthologies! But its claim to include a diverse range of trans experiences when it very plainly does not sours my feelings on it by a lot. In isolation, I wouldn’t even mind the majority of the stories being about non-binary characters provided there were also multiple stories about other varieties of transness, but there aren’t. The lack of stories about trans girls, and the last of transfem contributors, are glaring omissions that are probably indicative of wider issues in the publishing industry as a whole.

Thank you to HarperTeen for sending me an arc in return for an honest review.

Characters from the Theodora Taylor story-verse That I’d Love to See Get Their Own Book

Faizan from Rashid: Her Ruthless Boss – He was Rashid's personal assistant. I thought the budding romance between him and Jasmine was cute, but, of course, her happily ever after was with Han. I'd like to see him get some happiness.

Sierra from Waylon: Angel and the Ruthless Reaper – She was Amira's friend and former co-worker. I wanna see if she'll ever settle down with just one biker or keep switching them out like underwear. Plus it'd be nice to revisit Angel Pond, if she's still there.

Sasha and Kasha from Ruthless King (formerly titled Zahir: Her Ruthless Sheikh) – They're the twin sisters of Prin Jones. I wanna see them find love and because I'm ridiculous I want them to fall in love with twin brothers (just like Layla and Roxxy from Her Ruthless Tycoon and Her Ruthless Cowboy but with maybe a pinch less drama)

Antonio from Waylon: Angel and the Ruthless Reaper – He's Amira's foster brother. His street gang upgraded to an entire cartel, so now I think it's time for him to find the right woman to upgrade the rest of his life. And, come to think of it, I wouldn't be mad if that woman was Sierra.

Melinka Hale from Hades: Stephanie and the Ruthless Mogul – Stephanie had a meeting with her because she ran the charitable wing of Weiss Fox Beer. I'm kinda hoping that she's the woman who Lukas Brandt bailed on his wedding for.

Emilio Alvarez from Her Russian Billionaire – He was Alexei's friend and assistant before Alexei promoted him to run the New York headquarters of Rustanov Enterprises. Eva described him as “tall, lean and exceeding handsome”. I was intrigued and ready to read more about him, but we never saw him again. How's Emilio doing in NY?!

Bruno Monceaux from Her Wild and Sexy Nights (Dim the Lights, An Anthology) – He was a midfielder for the Paris L’élite football club. He mentioned a romance he had with an American woman he met while doing charity work in Cameroon, and I need to know what happened. And for their story to have a happy end.

Which TT character(s) do you hope get their own book(s)?

Erotic Bedtime Stories: A Faerie Tale Anthology

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Once upon a time, twelve salacious authors got together for a secret project, Erotic Bedtime Stories: A Faerie Tale Anthology. Toiling over their keyboards, these authors reimagined some of your favorite faerie tales. These are not the faerie tales you remember. No, these are much, much more arousing…

But, this is no ordinary erotic anthology. All proceeds benefit The Trevor Project. “Founded in 1998 by the creators for the Academy Award-winning short film Trevor, The Trevor Project is the leading organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning people.” They provide free and confidential counseling via text, chat, or phone call through their 24/7 crisis services.

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"Araby" by James Joyce (1914)

The former tenant of our house, a priest, had died in the back drawing-room. …He had been a very charitable priest; in his will he had left all his money to institutions and the furniture of his house to his sister.

Broadview Anthology, page 1435

FIGHT LIKE A GIRL is a romance anthology to benefit Breast Cancer Research in the US and Canada. This collection of short romance stories cannot be read anywhere else. 100% of the royalties will be split equally and donated to the US Breast Cancer Research Foundation & the Canadian Cancer Society-CIBC Run for the Cure, both charitable organizations dedicated to funding breast cancer research.

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𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮: 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘉. 𝘋𝘰𝘦, 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯, 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘩, 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘺 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯, 𝘊.𝘔. 𝘈𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵, 𝘊𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵. 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘳, 𝘋𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘺 𝘚𝘵. 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘋𝘢𝘬𝘰𝘵𝘢 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬, 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘏𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘌.𝘔. 𝘚𝘩𝘶𝘦, 𝘌𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘌𝘳𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪, 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘎, 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦, 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘒𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘢, 𝘓𝘺𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘴, 𝘔.𝘓. 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘺 𝘓𝘰𝘸𝘦, 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘰𝘳, 𝘔𝘪𝘮𝘪 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘋. 𝘌𝘥𝘥𝘺, 𝘗𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩, 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘺 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴, 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦, 𝘡𝘰𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬.

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Submission Window: January 1st, 2024 - February 29th, 2024 Payment: $25 and a contributor's copy Theme: Stories on that dark, half-lit space where crime and horror simultaneously reside. We are excited to announce At the Edge of Darkness, the sixth edition of our original Shotgun Honey Presents anthology series. At the Edge of Darkness will release October 1st, 2024 right in time for the Halloween Season, featuring stories on that dark, half-lit space where crime and horror simultaneously reside. That’s right, we’re dipping our toe into the dark pool of horror and we’re not doing it alone. Our guest editor, who will be knee deep in the quagmire of submissions, is none other than Keith Rosson, author of Fever House and the Shirley Jackson Award winner for Best Short Story Collection, Folk Songs for Trauma Surgeons. Joining him will be series editor, Ron Earl Phillips. As with the recent Thicker Than Water anthology released last August, At the Edge of Darkness will be a charity anthology. As guest editor, Keith Rosson has chosen to support a Portland nonprofit assisting children entering the foster care system with vital goods and necessities. All profits for this edition will go to benefit this cause. Now, you know the title, the theme, the release date, the editors, the cause, what else would you want to know? Oh, yeah… when and where to submit. Now that we’re fresh off the Halloween Season, many of you getting over your Halloween hangovers, we hope you’ve retained some of that dark spirit and will spend the next two months writing an original horror/crime mashup that is between 1000 to 5000 words. Our open submission for At the Edge of Darkness will open on January 1st and close on February 29th. We will open a special submission page prior to the window. TL;DR Title: At the Edge of Darkness Theme: Crime and Horror Release: October 1, 2024 Guest Editor: Keith Rosson Series Editor: Ron Earl Phillips Charitable Cause: Foster Care children Open Subs: January 1 – February 29, 2024 Payment: $25 + Print copy About the Editors Keith Rosson is the author of the novels Fever House, Smoke City, Road Seven, and The Mercy of the Tide as well as the Shirley Jackson Award-winning story collection Folk Songs for Trauma Surgeons. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his partner and their two children. Nestled in the foothills of West Virginia, Ron Earl Phillips lives with his wife, their daughter, a German Shepherd named Freya and one too many cats. He is the co-founder and publisher of Shotgun Honey, and the series editor of Shotgun Honey Presents. Via: Shotgun Honey.

Cover Reveal: The Matchmakers: A True Colors Charity Anthology

Love Bytes is happy to be part of the Cover Reveal share of this upcoming Charity. Check it out! “The Matchmakers”: A Gay Romance Anthology of Novellas for a Charitable Cause. We are thrilled to announce the cover reveal for The Matchmakers, a collection of 11 captivating gay romance novellas with guaranteed happy endings. Title: The Matchmakers Release Date: September 12, 2023 Cover Designer:…

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The Matchmakers Cover Reveal

COVER REVEAL “The Matchmakers”: A Gay Romance Anthology of Novellas for a Charitable Cause.We are thrilled to announce the cover reveal for The Matchmakers, a collection of 11 captivating gay romance novellas with guaranteed happy endings. Title: The MatchmakersRelease Date: September 12, 2023Cover Designer: Cate AshwoodBlurb Assistance: Karen StivaliPreorder:…

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