Vance Bastian and SA “Baz” Collins give their thoughts and reviews of Netflix’s Glamorous. They explore how it relates to queer life and discuss its strengths and flaws.
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It gives us great pleasure to present Season 8, Episode 31: Juliet Kemp
Juliet Kemp shares the final book in their now-complete Marek series: The City Revealed. They discuss writing worlds where gender is a non-issue and explore final confrontations that don’t involve big sword battles!
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Juliet Kemp is a queer, non-binary, writer. They live in London by the river, with their partners, kid, and dog. The first book of their fantasy series, The Deep And Shining Dark, was on the Locus 2018 Recommended Reads list; the fourth and final book, The City Revealed, came out at the start of 2023. Their short fiction has appeared in venues including Uncanny, Analog, and Cast of Wonders, and they were short-listed for the WSFA Small Press Award 2020.
When not writing or child-wrangling, Juliet knits, indulges their fountain pen habit, and tries to fit an ever-increasing number of plants into a microscopic back garden.
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Vance Bastian and SA “Baz” Collins give their thoughts and reviews of the documentary Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed Review. They explore how it relates to queer life and discuss its strengths and flaws.
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It gives us great pleasure to present Season 8, Episode 30: E.M. Hamill
E.M. Hamill returns to share her now-complete trilogy: The Dali Tamareia Missions series. We discuss its new covers, its release on audio, and champion self-care with the reminder to get your butts scoped!
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Elisabeth “E.M.” Hamill is a nurse by day, unabashed geek, chocoholic, sci fi and fantasy novelist by nights, weekends, and whenever she can steal quality time with her laptop. She lives with her family, a dog, and a cat in the wilds of eastern suburban Kansas, where they fend off flying monkey attacks and prep for the zombie apocalypse.
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It gives us great pleasure to welcome E.M. Hamill as the guest on Episode 265 – Get Your Butts Scoped!
EM Hamill brings laughs and fun as we discuss her current release, Peacemaker, and then delve into the life events that lead to her writing career.
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Elisabeth “E.M.” Hamill is a nurse by day, unabashed geek, chocoholic, sci fi and fantasy novelist by nights, weekends, and wherever she can steal quality time with her laptop. She lives with her family, a dog, and a cat in the wilds of eastern suburban Kansas, where they fend off flying monkey attacks and prep for the zombie apocalypse.
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Vance Bastian and SA “Baz” Collins give their thoughts and reviews of the documentary that explores the origins of Sydney’s Mardi Gras: Riot. They explore how it relates to queer life and discuss its strengths and flaws.
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It gives us great pleasure to present Season 8, Episode 29: A.C. Burch
A.C. Burch joins us to share his second HomePort Journals novel: The Distance Between Us. We talk about amateur sleuths, female impersonators, and chosen family.
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A.C. Burch loves to explore the diverse circumstances of individual lives. His storytelling revolves around themes of identity, sexuality, and personal evolution, often focusing on those who live outside the margins of conventionality.
A.C. Burch spends his leisure time gardening, capturing life’s moments through the camera lens and sailing Cape Cod Bay on his sloop, Nepenthe. A vocal advocate for diversity and freedom of expression in literature and the performing arts, he splits his time between Provincetown, MA, and South Beach, FL.
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Vance Bastian and SA “Baz” Collins give their thoughts and reviews of Netflix’s Nimona. They explore how it relates to queer life and discuss its strengths and flaws.
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It gives us great pleasure to present Season 8, Episode 27: Felice Cohen + our “Matteo Lane: Hair Plugs & Heartache” review!
Felice Cohen joins us to share her memoir, Half-In: A Coming of Age Memoir of Forbidden Love, which leads us into a discussion of forbidden love and moving forward. We also dive into how she rewrites classic fairy tails with an LGBTQ+ twist with her The Fancy Tales. Then we review Matteo Lane: Hair Plugs and Heartache, and share what’s won our weeks!
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Known nationally and internationally as the woman who lived in one of the world’s smallest apartments, Felice Cohen is the award-winning author of the bestselling books Half In: A Coming-of-Age Memoir of Forbidden Love, 90 Lessons for Living Large in 90 Square Feet (…or More) (inspired by the YouTube video of her tiny NYC studio with over 25 million views) and What Papa Told Me, about her grandfather’s life before, during and after the Holocaust.
Felice also writes The Fancy Tales, a modern day take on the versions of the classic fairy tales we grew up with. These tales take place in New York City with the magic happening in Central Park, and contain a wholesomely presented and slightly sophisticated LGBTQ+ twist. Felice splits her time between NYC and Cape Cod.
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It gives us great pleasure to present Season 8, Episode 26: Jeffrey Dale Lofton
Jeffrey Dale Lofton joins Vance for a WRitten On The Edge Pride Short. We talk about the inspiration for Jeffrey’s debut novel Red Clay Suzie, and then dive into some of the events that inspired the fictional memoir and close with a message that help is available if you need it.
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JEFFREY DALE LOFTON hails from Warm Springs, Georgia, best known as the home of Roosevelt’s Little White House. He calls the nation’s capital home now and has for over three decades. During those early years he spent many a night trodding the boards of the DC’s theaters and performing arts centers, including the Kennedy Center, Studio Theatre, Woolly Mammoth, and Signature Theatre. He even scored a few television screen appearances, including a residuals-rich Super Bowl halftime commercial, which his accountant quipped “is the finest work of your career.” His years telling the stories of playwrights and scriptwriters taught him the pull of a powerful story arc, and the splendor of language well used. Today, he is a senior advisor at the Library of Congress, surrounded by books and people who love books—in short, paradise.
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It gives us great pleasure to present Season 8, Episode 19: Daniel Land + Our Review of Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits!
Daniel Land joins us to share his upcoming album, Out of Season. He leads us into a discussion about identity and memory, then we review Alex Borstein’s Corsets & Clown Suits, followed by what won our weeks!
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Daniel Land has become both a scholar and a practitioner of the kind of music he creates, studying towards a PhD on artists like the Cocteau Twins and Slowdive at the London College of Music, whilst collaborating with artists as varied as Darkher, Swoone, and the electronica auteur Ulrich Schnauss.
Daniel will release his new album, Out of Season, in 2023. He is currently writing a concept album about the AIDS crisis, and is working on the second draft of a memoir about homophobia.
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