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The Cliff Road Chronicles: Tales of the Brotherhood of DarknessAnne Fraser © 2011 By Light Unseen Media‘Lo Peoples,Her Tangh-i-ness has returned with more substantial, decidedly non-Twillight vampire fare.Between the time the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie came out in 1992, and when the Buffy the Vampire TV series launched in 1997 to address the movie’s oversights in characterization, Anne Fraser

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All Places That Are Not Heaven Anne FraserBy Light Unseen Media© 2011‘Lo Peoples,Her Tangh-i-ness always enjoys reading Speculative Fiction that includes LGBTQ characters. Being a member of The Outer Alliance makes it easier to find noteworthy reading to share with others who delight in the same.Long Before Sookie Stackhouse dallied with vampires and werefolk in Bon Temps, Louisiana; and just

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Hellebore and RueDrollerie Press©2011'Lo Peoples,Her Tangh-iness has been remiss in the blog department. She is delighted to return to defend the honor of works unfortunately besieged by the small-minded. As an Outer Alliance member and as an ally to the LGBTQ community, I applaud and am committed to inclusion especially in the worlds of the Fantastic.Whenever I read a work of fiction, I am

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Pumpkin TeethTom Cardamone©2009 Lethe Press'Lo Peoples,For me, a stimulating short story anthology makes me want to start writing. I dunno. I guess imagination is catching. I should probably add absurdity and a penchant for pushing the barriers of reader comfort to my extremely communicable fiction list. The only item that left me perplexed about some of the stories were some endings in medias

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A Handful of PearlsBeth Bernobich©2010Lethe Press'Lo Peoples,I am rather fond of short story collections. So it was no struggle at all to read Beth Bernobich's A Handful of Pearls. I finished it in two sittings which is one of the wondrous things about short stories. For a reader with plenty of time, there is the fun of plunging into a fully-formed world, and then coaxing oneself onwards for a

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'Lo Peoples,Her Tangh-i-ness has been hanging out with other writers. I'm lucky I have so many interesting peeps.Sooooooooo, we're talking with Resa Nelson the author of Our Lady of the Absolute. Ms. Nelson already has a published novel The Dragonslayer's Sword available. Our Lady of the Absolute will be her second title appearing in print from Mundania Press. See link for purchase

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'Lo Peoples,So this year I got to march at Boston Pride for the second time in my life. The first year I ever marched, I went with an employer group. This year I marched with the New England Leather Alliance (NELA) who went sandwiched between Machine and the Ramrod two well-known nightspots. Believe me, I felt thrilled to represent for the beautiful, leather people. The Kink and LGBTQ communities

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'Lo Peoples,My fellow speculative writer, Resa Nelson, has taught me to Google myself every few months and see what comes up attached to my name or my work.Somewhere in the educational wilds of Wisconsin, my published short story, The Skinned, can be found on a syllabus for an Afro-American Studies class. Right on! I document this with a pang of regret that I can't be privy to what the students

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'Lo Peoples,Any reader can sample these narrative goodies for themselves at the following URL:http://futurefire.net/2010.20/index.htmlMy participation in The Outer Alliance has exposed me to some emerging markets and voices that make being alive and reading fiction during this period of time exciting. The Future Fire's manifesto draws upon Nietzsche, but requires all submitted works to offer

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12 Burning WheelsCesar TorresMBrane SF© 2010Microfiction. Read it. It's easy. Highly consumable. It's like chewing on gummy bears or a Hershey's kiss (you can't eat just one) except that this kind of literary candy can make one as tense as a rollercoaster drop, and just as queasy, but then, as you wobble away, you realize that you could do the whole damned thing over again. Don't believe me? Try

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'Lo Peoples,I'm an independent Black voter in MA, but I'm no Tea-bagger.Barb Davis-White doesn't speak for me. I've been fuming since what she said hit the headlines back in February. Rosa Parks isn't here to challenge anything said in her name. Using the word sodomy in a sentence like that is a cheap shot designed to stir furor. Sodomy is avidly practiced by more than just a few "straight" folks

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'Lo Peoples,Saw Avatar finally. There's so many reviews online that can sum up my reaction to the movie far better than Her Tangh-i-ness can ever express. The site io9 basically sums it up in their review's title.io9.com/5422666/when-will-white-people-stop-making-movies-like-avatarThank you for going there. Next.I'm standing solidly behind the overlooked Battle for Terra which handled a similar "

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'Lo Peoples,I grew up in a housing project in Boston. No, it wasn't always rough. But sometimes, just stepping out of your door meant heading into some kind of confrontation, so you'd probably avoid the struggle if you had reliable backup. I'd occasionally get into scraps when I walked alone, therefore, I've come to appreciate having somebody at my back so I get on with taking care of

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'Lo Peoples,I'm taking a moment to acknowledge the importance of "deliberate creation" in experiencing life the way one wants. I've successfully manifested many personal goals when I'd reached the point of faith that aligns everything around me in service to my desires. This will be another recurring theme of mine.For example, I work with different languages in my short stories and novels. I'm

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'Lo Peoples,Don't know if I'll get into theatres to see Avatar. It's doing well in the box office without my dollars although I'll probably see it once it comes to Netflix or DVD. I am mighty curious about the upcoming remake of The Wolfman with Benecio Del Toro though.Her Tangh-i-ness has been avoiding the Twillight craze. I have issues with idealizing a boyfriend who can potentially kill his

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'Lo Peoples,My dating life distracted me a bit even before Holiday season got into full swing. Just in time for New Years Resolutions, I'm back. Her Tangh-i-ness has remembered what she had been doing before hormones became involved.First, I give props to Tobias Buckell whose blog post on Dreads inspired me to climb back onto my soapbox again. Here is the original post. He is revealing his ardent

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October 23, 2009Remastering JernaAnn SomervilleP.D. Publishing, Inc.©2009'Lo Peoples, Remastering Jerna is a work of speculative fiction. Kinky and polyamorous people need folktales just like other social groups. It's much more fun for all those involved if we just agree on that point. I've had years of practice falling for imaginary people. But then, that's the whole charm of reading fiction

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Thursday the 22nd, I trekked on foot from Readville Commuter Rail Station from West Milton Street, Hyde Park to Milton Street in Dedham to a vet who handles rehabbing squirrels.Maybe I should back up a little.I live with people who have a soft spot for animals. But I get the tough jobs like catching bats, wolf spiders, and house centipedes and taking them outside. Fieldmice are cute and all but

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'Lo Peoples,I'm a member of the Outer Alliance, a group supporting LGBT advocacy, and whose ranks are drawn from the Science Fiction and Fantasy genres and their supporters.http://blog.outeralliance.orgNational Coming Out Day was yesterday. Sunday, October 11th, 2009. I spent part of it at a writer friend's house surrounded by gay men, straight women, one other person of color, and a feline. More

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'Lo Peoples,Like Twin Stars: Bisexual Erotic StoriesEdited by Cecelia Tan and Kelly ClarkCirclet Press, Inc©2009Disclosure: I received a free review PDF courtesy from the editor upon my own request.Okay folks, get your bibs on. There's some literary treats ahead.Some Anthologies deserve an extended metaphor. Allow me to regale you with such a gustatory conceit. Taste is a pretty basic matter for

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'Lo Peoples.Her Tangh-i-ness is back to the subject of writing mentors.I've been promising that I'd share with you some of what I've been learning from the man I call Sensei. Sometimes, there are questions I don't even realize I want to ask myself. Whenever Steven Barnes brings one up, a part of me bristles."But he's established," my inner procrastinator whines, "of course, he can spout whatever

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'Lo Peoples,Battle for Terra2009Rated PGAfter all her recent fuming, Her Tangh-i-ness is delighted to have something to crow about for a change. Between the second Transformers movie, District Nine, and the second season finale of True Blood, I felt that maybe other painful, racist tropes were due for a comeback at any time. I have seen proof positive that the kind of movies I want to see and

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'Lo Peoples,I regret to inform you...I'm not part of the target demographic in this case, either. I want to watch shows and enjoy them, not break out the verbal equivalent of an edged weapon. Sh*t.Monday, September 14th, 2009, I'd just finished watching episodes 7-12 of True Blood season 2 at the home of dear friends. Yup. I'm back on my soapbox again. I'd had moments, last season, where I found

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'Lo Peoples,D-efffin'-9!First off, thanks so much to Jack Womack and Tobias Buckell for their kind permission to include their District Nine observations in this entry for a balanced perspective. See their links and commentary below.So now I shall launch into my rant. Buckell and Womack are far more generous with their praise than I can be. A quote from the Lemurian sums up my overall movie grade

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August 21, 2009Magazine Beach by Lewis GannettHarper Prism©1996 Some books encourage the growth of new neurons. You need them to hold together the plot and compute its theme inside your head. In Magazine Beach, Ian Fleming's suspenseful hi-jinks meet Nevil Shute's technologically-produced disaster and proceed to get busy. It is unfortunate that in 1996, the public imagination had been siezed by

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August 17, 2009The Hundred Thousand KingdomsBy N. K. Jemisin©2010, Orbit Hachette Book GroupFirst off, once the Nahadoth Nightlord T-shirt and action figure line becomes available—I must be notified immediately! Can we say sizzling, long-haired, uber-Badboy? Shall we say this is the same kind of insane attraction that an legendary, fanged Transylvanian possesses? Yum.Don't ask how I have come

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August 15, 2009Steven Barnes is my SenseiThis entry will launch my series on Writing Mentors. I will rant and rave about other stuff naturally, but this topic makes an excellent start.First, let me define the word Sensei.Keep in mind that I have never been on a mat, never taken a stance, never sparred with a bokken, never drawn a bow, nor have I trained in any dojo of any kind. I am far more

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Her Tangh-i-ness is here on Blogger to show love for those who think outside the box, y'all. This means she's here to make friends and build up her fanbase only.She read constantly as a youngster and was misunderstood because she spoke the King's English near always and used SAT words in normal conversation. For your information, her verbal was 780, but alas, her Math sucked the big one at 540.

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