It gives us great pleasure to present Season 10, Episode 46: Hugh Flynn!
Hugh Flynn shares his memoir Something Special Be. We discuss the challenges LGBTQ+ folks face when pursuing legal guardianship, not to mention how it rips families apart, while Hugh shares how inspiring his brother Aaron was during his journey to self-determination!
Bio:
Hugh Flynn is a multi-award-winning author, playwright, journalist, and former healthcare communications executive. He has been widely published throughout the US and Canada, and he has written extensively on health, wellness, labor, human rights, and entertainment. He has as a long history advocating for underserved populations. SOMETHING SPECIAL BE is his first memoir. His current project is a collection of short stories entitled FIFTH GRADE , an unfettered look at the outrageous life of a precocious child. He and his husband live in Southern California where his notably wry, sardonic sense of humor is on daily display.
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It gives us great pleasure to present Season 10, Episode 45: Robyn Green!
Robyn Green shares her debut novel The Dramatic Life of Jonah Penrose. We discuss writing depth into the lives of the characters who bring her theatre-based queer romcom to life!
Bio:
Born and raised in Suffolk, England, Robyn started writing from a young age. She studied English Literature and creative writing at sixth form then specialising in set and costume design and script writing.
When she’s not writing romance Robyn works as a Wardrobe and Costume Lead, creating and curating gorgeous costumes and props for the stage.
With a passion for literature and theatre Robyn can usually be found reading a book with her son or watching a musical, with a cup of tea never far from view.
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It gives us great pleasure to present Season 10, Episode 42: Vinny Cusenza!
Vinny Cusenza shares his novel Blood and Soil. We discuss setting a romance and thriller against the American Nazi movement in the 1950s, and how that shaped the gay closet. We then correlate that history to the echoes of it we’re feeling today.
Bio:
Vinny Cusenza writes across genres, but always from the heart. Whether in his literary debut Blood and Soil or his personal essays and travel meditations, Vinny explores the nuances of identity, place, and the quiet power of human connection.
A native New Yorker with a photographer’s eye and a wanderer’s soul, he has won awards for his photography, founded a boutique New England inn, and once sang with Liza Minnelli in Central Park. His work blends emotional honesty with lyrical precision—and just a touch of mischief.
Vinny lives in Brooklyn with husband Steve and the spirit of Neko, their dearly departed, transsexual cat. When he’s not writing or editing, he’s likely photographing the boroughs or planning his next travel dispatch.
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It gives us great pleasure to present Season 10, Episode 39: Jeffrey Round!
Jeffrey Round shares his novel The English Tutor! We discuss cultural differences, dividing beliefs, and love that still blossoms as two people from completely different worlds learn to understand one another.
Bio:
Jeffrey Round is an award-winning author, filmmaker, songwriter, and photographer. His books include the Lambda Award-winning Dan Sharp series, the comic Bradford Fairfax series, and the acclaimed war novel The Honey Locust. He directed Agatha Christie’s stage classic, The Mousetrap, for three of its twenty-seven record-breaking years at Toronto Truck Theatre. His plays, films, and music videos have won multiple international awards, including the Luis Buñuel Memorial Award.
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It gives us great pleasure to present Season 10, Episode 36: Daniel W.K. Lee!
Daniel W.K. Lee shares his book of poetry, Anatomy of Want. We discuss exploring desire that isn’t necessarily romantic, and writing in a way that’s evocative, not provocative.
Bio:
DANIEL W.K. LEE is a third generation refugee. Born in Kuching, Malaysia to an ethnic Cantonese family who fled wars in China and then Vietnam, he made his escape to New Orleans—with his head-turning whippet, Camden.
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It gives us great pleasure to present Season 10, Episode 23: Sven Davisson!
Sven Davisson returns to share his latest book, Puck You! We dive into reclaiming lost customs and engaging with transformative rituals as queer men to find solace in shared mythic histories & courage to embrace our path of queer resistance. We then look at some of Rebel Satori’s recent releases!
Bio:
Sven Davisson is the innovative force behind Rebel Satori Press, an independent publishing house dedicated to pushing boundaries and amplifying marginalized voices. With a keen eye for compelling narratives and a commitment to fostering diverse literary landscapes, Davisson curates a catalog that challenges conventions and sparks dialogue. Under his stewardship, Rebel Satori continues to be a beacon for groundbreaking literature that resonates with readers seeking fresh perspectives. His latest book, Puck You!, reclaims folklore as a path for queer empowerment. His other works include Breeding Devils in Chaos, The Rise & Fall of Rajneeshpuram, The Star Set Matrix, and the story “Dim Star Descried” in Madder Love: Queer Men and the Precincts of Surrealism.
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June 7, 2024
It gives us great pleasure to welcome Sven Davisson of Rebel Satori Press back as the guest on Season 9, Episode 22!
Sven Davisson returns to share his upcoming book, Breeding Devils in Chaos, a re-queering of the male mysteries. We then move on to highlight the titles Rebel Satori Press will be releasing this summer.
Bio: Sven Davisson is the innovative force behind Rebel Satori Press, an independent publishing house dedicated to pushing boundaries and amplifying marginalized voices. With a keen eye for compelling narratives and a commitment to fostering diverse literary landscapes, Davisson curates a catalog that challenges conventions and sparks dialogue. Under his stewardship, Rebel Satori continues to be a beacon for groundbreaking literature that resonates with readers seeking fresh perspectives. His other works include The Starry Dynamo, The Star Set Matrix, and the story “Dim Star Descried” in Madder Love: Queer Men and the Precincts of Surrealism.
Since 2002, Rebel Satori Press has been committed to releasing cutting edge fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction, with an emphasis on amplifying LGBTQIA+ voices and promoting diversity through the press and its imprints Queer Mojo, Queer Space, Arabi Manor, and the Library of Homosexual Congress. We are dedicated to safeguarding the voices of our heritage.
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June 9, 2023
It gives us great pleasure to welcome Sven Davisson of Rebel Satori Press back as the guest on Season 8, Episode 24 – Rebel Satori + Our Review of Wanda Sykes – I’m An Entertainer!
Sven Davisson returns to highlight Rebel Satori Press’s recent and Pride Month Releases. We follow that up with news of their imprints – Queer Mojo, Queer Space, Arabi Manor, and The Library of Homosexual Congress. Then Baz and Vance rate and review Wanda Sykes’ special “I’m An Entertainer,” and close by sharing who won their weeks!
Bio:
Rebel Satori is celebrating their 20th year in publishing (though it actually started with a zine back around 1989). In addition to the main press, Rebel has three imprints Queer Mojo, Queer Space (edited by Joseph Campbell) and Arabi Manor. They recently announced their fourth imprint—The Library of Homosexual Congress curated by Tom Cardamone—that will focus on bringing out of print queer books back in to print before they are lost to history. First LOHC title will appear this fall.
Sven Davisson is a writer, photographer and editor based in New Orleans. He is the Owner/Publisher of Rebel Satori.
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June 24, 2022
It gives us great pleasure to welcome Sven Davisson of Rebel Satori Press as the guest on Season 7, Episode 25 – Rebel Satori + Our Review of Queer as Folk!
Sven Davisson introduces us to Rebel Satori Press and its imprints: Queer Mojo, Queer Space, Arabi Manor, and The Library of Homosexual Congress. We then discuss their most recent release, Fever Spores: The Queer Reclamation of William S. Burroughs. Then Baz and Vance review Peacock’s Queer as Folk and share who won the week for them!
Bio:
Rebel Satori is celebrating their 20th year in publishing (though it actually started with a zine back around 1989). In addition to the main press, Rebel has three imprints Queer Mojo, Queer Space (edited by Joseph Campbell) and Arabi Manor. They recently announced their fourth imprint—The Library of Homosexual Congress curated by Tom Cardamone—that will focus on bringing out of print queer books back in to print before they are lost to history. First LOHC title will appear this fall.
Sven Davisson is a writer, photographer and editor based in New Orleans. He is the Owner/Publisher of Rebel Satori.
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It gives us great pleasure to present Season 10, Episode 25: Christopher Rice (writing as C. Travis Rice)!
Christopher Rice returns to share his summer romance novella: Party of Three. We dive into the Sapphire Cove Suite Secrets novella stories, how gay romances are different but can have all the elements that romance fans crave, and the importance of telling our own stories!
Bio:
CHRISTOPHER RICE is the recipient of the Lambda Literary Award. He is the Amazon Charts and New York Times bestselling author of: A Density of Souls; Bone Music, Blood Echo, and Blood Victory in the Burning Girl series; and Bram Stoker Award finalists The Heavens Rise and The Vines. An executive producer for television, he also penned 2 novels with his mother, Anne Rice: Ramses the Damned: The Passion of Cleopatra and Ramses The Damned: The Reign of Osiris. Together with his best friend and producing partner, New York Times bestselling novelist Eric Shaw Quinn, Christopher runs the production company Dinner Partners. Among other projects, they produce the podcast and video network TDPS, which can be found at www.TheDinnerPartyShow.com. He lives in West Hollywood, California, and writes tales of romance between men under the pseudonym C. Travis Rice.
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June 28, 2024
It gives us great pleasure to present a Season 9, Episode 26 Interview – Christopher Rice
Christopher Rice (writing as C. Travis Rice) returns to share the next novel in his Sapphire Cove series: Sapphire Dawn! We discuss writing a summer romance for a character who’s had a career in porn, how to show the truths of the industry, and how that character is more authentic than ones with a more acceptable pedigree. We then discuss the true crime murder of Billy Newton that Christopher and his podcast partner Eric Shaw Quinn had a hand in solving on The Dinner Party Show!
Christopher Rice is a recipient of the Lambda Literary Award. He is the Amazon Charts and New York Times bestselling author of: A Density of Souls; Bone Music, Blood Echo, and Blood Victory in the Burning Girl series; and Bram Stoker Award finalists The Heavens Rise and The Vines.
An executive producer for television, he also penned 2 novels with his mother, Anne Rice: Ramses the Damned: The Passion of Cleopatra and Ramses The Damned: The Reign of Osiris.
Together with his best friend and producing partner, New York Times bestselling novelist Eric Shaw Quinn, Christopher runs the production company Dinner Partners. Among other projects, they produce the podcast and video network TDPS, which can be found at www.TheDinnerPartyShow.com.
He lives in West Hollywood, California, and writes tales of romance between men under the pseudonym C. Travis Rice.
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March 24, 2023
It gives us great pleasure to present Bonus Episode Season 8, Episode 13: Christopher Rice writing as C. Travis Rice!
Christopher Rice, writing as C. Travis Rice, joins us to share his latest Sapphire Cove novel: Sapphire Storm. So if you’re looking for a romance novel where a fitness celebrity tries to exact revenge on a pastry chef, and where the author subtly takes a stand against ageism, then tune in!
Christopher Rice is the recipient of the Lambda Literary Award and is the Amazon Charts and New York Times bestselling author of A Density of Souls; Bone Music, Blood Echo, and Blood Victory in the Burning Girl series; and Bram Stoker Award finalists The Heavens Rise and The Vines. An executive producer for television, he collaborated with his mother Anne Rice on the novel Ramses the Damned: The Passion of Cleopatra and Ramses The Damned: The Reign of Osiris. Together with his best friend and producing partner, New York Times bestselling novelist Eric Shaw Quinn, Christopher runs the production company Dinner Partners. Among other projects, they produce the podcast and video network TDPS, which can be found at www.TheDinnerPartyShow.com.
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It gives us great pleasure to present Season 10, Episode 24: Michael G. Williams!
Michael G. Williams returns to share his collected novellas: Servant Sovereign AND his latest novel, Children of Solitude. We talk about real estate demons being thwarted by witches dipping through time, and then about supernatural horror as a genre that truly peels back the human experience and forces characters (and us) to find joy and love through the dark times!
Bio:
MICHAEL G WILLIAMS writes queer-themed speculative fiction celebrating the unexpected ways we outsiders find ourselves and our people at the heart of the mysterious and the macabre. He’s a member of HWA and SFWA and is on the NC Writers Network Board of Trustees.
He also co-hosts Arcane Carolinas, an award-winning podcast about the myths and legends of his native region. Michael studied Performance Studies at UNC Chapel Hill and Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State, and is a brother in both Mu Beta Psi and St. Anthony Hall.
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September 23, 2022
It gives us great pleasure to present Season 7, Episode 38: Michael G. Williams + Our Review of Wildhood!
Michael G. Williams returns to discuss queer futures and queer joy as seen in his SERVANT/SOVEREIGN and Autumn noir detective novels. We then review Wildhood and share who won our week.
Bio:
Michael G. Williams writes queer-themed science fiction, urban fantasy, and horror celebrating monsters, macabre humor, and subverted expectations. He’s the author of three series for Falstaff Books: the award-winning vampire/urban fantasy series The Withrow Chronicles; a new urban fantasy series featuring real estate, time travel, and San Francisco’s most beloved historical figures, SERVANT/SOVEREIGN; and the science fiction noir Autumn detective novels. Michael also co-hosts Arcane Carolinas, hosts and produces Social Distancing Radio, and contributes to tabletop RPG development. He strives to present the humor and humanity at the heart of horror and mystery with stories of outcasts and loners finding their people. He lives in Durham, NC, with his husband, a variety of animals, and more and better friends than he will admit to deserving.
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It gives us great pleasure to welcome Michael G. Williams as the guest on Season 6, Episode 26 – Probably Selectively True!
Michael G. Williams joins us to discuss relating the queer experience through horror, science fiction, and urban fantasy. We dive into empowering queer voices rather than exploiting queer identities, and laugh about some of the joys of writing queer stories.
Michael G. Williams writes queer-themed science fiction, urban fantasy, and horror celebrating monsters, macabre humor, and subverted expectations.
Michael is an avid podcaster, activist, and gaymer, and is a brother in St. Anthony Hall and Mu Beta Psi. He cohosts Arcane Carolinas, a podcast about the strange and unexplained found on the backroads of North & South Carolina, and Data at Rest, an information security podcast. He also hosts Social Distancing Radio, a podcast intended to recreate the experience of author readings at science fiction and fantasy conventions. Michael lives in Durham, NC, with his husband, a variety of animals, and more and better friends than he will admit he deserves.
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It gives us great pleasure to present Season 10, Episode 21: Mo Fanning!
Mo Fanning returns to share his new novel: Rainbows and Lollipops. We discuss setting a story close to home – Birmingham in this case, healing from loss, and friends growing into found family!
Bio:
Mo Fanning is a Birmingham-based novelist whose character-driven fiction explores the complexities of love, identity, and human connection through the lens of LGBTQ+ experiences. With his signature blend of humour, heartbreak, and hope, Fanning creates deeply relatable characters whose journeys reflect the universal search for belonging in an often-challenging world. Drawing inspiration from his Midlands roots, Fanning infuses his writing with authentic voices and settings that resonate with readers seeking stories that celebrate the beauty of imperfection and the transformative power of resilience. His innovative narrative approaches and genuine emotional depth have earned him a dedicated following among readers who appreciate contemporary fiction that balances entertainment with meaningful exploration of human relationships.
When not writing, Mo lives with his husband Mark and their beloved Labrador Ernie, continuing to find inspiration in the streets, stories, and people of his beloved Birmingham.
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August 30, 2024
It gives us great pleasure to present a Season 9, Episode 34 Interview – Mo Fanning!
Mo Fanning joins us to share his latest novel Husbands! We discuss the dark side of Hollywood, telling stories while protecting identities, and finding happiness in the end.
Mo Fanning is a part-time novelist, part-time stand-up comic and full-time ageing homosexual. He currently lives in the Black Country backwater town of Stourbridge but aspires to something more rural without neighbours.
With a unique talent for blending romance and comedy in intriguing settings, Mo is an emerging voice in the contemporary fiction scene and aims to be the best-known writer of LGBTQ romance.
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It gives us great pleasure to present Season 10, Episode 46: Hugh Flynn!
