Duane Simolke's Blog, page 69

Lubbock, Texas: We Think Pink In Lubbock, featuring Sweet...

Lubbock, Texas: We Think Pink In Lubbock, featuring Sweet Potato Queen Jill Conner Browne and renowned British chef Jon Ashton. Tuesday, October 5. Join the fight against cancer!

View and share Gay Love Poem at Gay Web Channel, a social...

View and share Gay Love Poem at Gay Web Channel, a social media resources site for the LGBT community.

September. In this live performance on Stand Up To Cancer...

September. In this live performance on Stand Up To Cancer 2010 (09/10/2010), Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong performs their hit song "Wake Me Up When September Ends." The following paragraphs introduce "The First Few And the Last Few," one of the stories I wrote for The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer.The Last Few And the First FewBy Duane SimolkeDedicated to all people who risk

Movie Review: Is It Just Me? In this charming romantic co...

Movie Review: Is It Just Me? In this charming romantic comedy, a case of mistaken identity complicates a gay man's attempt to finally meet the right man in L.A. Can a handsome Texan end his streak of failed relationships? Read my review at ThisWeekInTexas.Com.

Fruit Fly. Writer/director H. P. Mendoza celebrates fag h...

Fruit Fly. Writer/director H. P. Mendoza celebrates fag hags in a musical about a Filipina performance artist. Betheseda sings her way into the Castro and surrounds herself with gay culture. Read my review at ThisWeekInTexas.Com.

Congratulations to Regina Ross for winning a paperback co...

Congratulations to Regina Ross for winning a paperback copy of The Return of Innocence: A Fantasy Adventure! Thanks to Regina and everyone else who entered the contest! AuthorIsland Giveaway includes details about another chance to win that book. Just answer the question about the excerpt.

Win a Free Fantasy Book! Book description: The Return of ...

Win a Free Fantasy Book! Book description: The Return of Innocence blends humor and romance with exciting fantasy action. Visit Theln, a planet of magic, dragons, nobility, and heroes. Sasha Varov was born into a noble home in the Thelni kingdom of Jaan, but Sasha's father dared to oppose the king's sorcerer, Wuhrlock. Sasha and her family became exiles on a desolate island. At sixteen, Sasha

Win a free eBook! Author interview. My interview at Autho...

Win a free eBook! Author interview. My interview at AuthorIsland includes details about my writing process and how The Acorn Gathering happened, as well as an announcement about the upcoming sequel to Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure. The AuthorIsland site features book excerpts, trailers, and giveaways. Degranon is the book of the day there, with a free PDF for the winner. Watch there for

Nothing can stop Telius from meeting the man he will love...

Nothing can stop Telius from meeting the man he will love: an enemy spy from another time and another planet. "A must read." –StoneWall Society. "An incredible book." –Rainbow Reviews. "A fascinating scifi excursion." –gay author Ronald L. Donaghe. Read about Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure. Watch here for news about the sequel!

Visit the Smashwords page for Holding Me Together to read...

Visit the Smashwords page for Holding Me Together to read the opening essay, Reactions to Homophobia. Just click your choice under "Available Ebook reading formats." That page also includes the videos Gay Pride and Gay Love Poem.Resources for Reactions to Homophobia.More of my book excerpts appear at DuaneSimolke.Com; use the links down the right side.