Duane Simolke's Blog, page 53

Above All Things: The Journey of an Evangelical Christian Mother and Her Gay Daughter

Author to speak at St. John's Methodist Church about Accepting Gay Daughter. Shari Johnson appearing at PFLAG-Lubbock meeting.

Music Review: Virago: Love Over Fear.

Independent label rockers Maire Tashjian and Amy Schindler deliver a 10-song CD about equality, love, and many other topics. Musical diversity and passionate vocals add to the strength of their lyrics. Read my review at ThisWeekInTexas.Com.

Gay Movie Review: Morgan.

The director of Gone, But Not Forgotten offers a touching and inspiring movie about a young gay man who might let an accident ruin his chances of happiness. Explorations of romance and tragedy make this independent drama a memorable experience. Read my review at ThisWeekInTexas.Com.

Enter for a chance to win the movie.

Space Shuttle Cockpit

Explore the Space Shuttle Discovery, using the clear buttons on the bottom of the screen.

Sons of Taldra: the Sequel to Degranon.

Preview Sons of Taldra, Chapter 1 Draft at Goodreads. Taldra and her twin sons must face new dangers to their world, both from one of its protectors and from outer space. That upcoming book is a sequel to Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure.

West Texas Humor from Lubbock, Texas, Author.

The comical short story Fat Diary was already available Free at Barnes & Noble. Now readers can read it online for free, starting at that link.

Goodreads: Gay SciFi

The Goodreads group Gay Science Fiction is having a month-long celebration of reaching 500 members, including many authors.

Activities include an author prize vault,
a scifi haiku contest,
scifi recipes,
polls, and gay scifi story-prompt submissions.

Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure at Goodreads.

Trailer for the new Superman movie.

Man of Steel arrives in 2013.

Science Fiction News.

Yahoo: Marvel announces its upcoming slate at Comic-Con.

Goodreads: Another 5-star rating for Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure.

Gateworld: Primeval: New World to feature several Stargate alums.

Free or Discounted eBooks.

Rainy’s Book Realm features links to and details about free or 99 cent eBooks. It also includes author interviews, a live book cover contest, and more.



Fat Diary is a short story with irreverent, politically incorrect West Texas humor. Free at Barnes & Noble. Free at Smashwords. Add Fat Diary to your Goodreads reading list(s).



Smashwords will offer discount coupons for the following, and