“And he’s gradually walking toward me. Each step makes my heart skip a beat, like an executioner sealing my fate. Still, my fear is now drowned out by my innate desire to see him up close.” – C.D. Rachels, Jade Lion and the Witch Boy C.D. Rachels’ Jade Lion and the Witch Boy, part of […]
“You aren’t you right now; you’re not the silly goofball we’re used to. I’ve seen you in every era of your life, but right now, you’re a stone-cold curmudgeon, you’re bitter, and you’re angry, and baby, anger is sadness with nowhere to go.” – Eric David Roman, The Bairwick Witches ERIC DAVID ROMAN’S The Bairwick Witches is […]
“There’s nothing wrong with having fears. Some would say it’s crucial. The fear of never being loved? Never being desired? Feeling like your creativity and vision aren’t wanted, even in a city that seems open to everything? Rejection is a universal fear.” – Christian Baines, Andalusia Dogs SET in Madrid during the early 1980s, when Spain was […]
Glenn Quigley: “Coming from an Own-Voice perspective means I can draw from lived experience, not just from what I’ve read online. My characters can be people, not catchphrases.” GLENN Quigley is an author and artist originally from Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland, now living in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, with his husband, Mark. His debut novel, The Moth […]
HAUNTED HEARTS: SEASON OF THE WITCH – EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE SPELLBOUND! HAUNTED HEARTS: SEASON OF THE WITCH IS AN OWN-VOICES GAY PARANORMAL ROMANCE SERIES. This is the second season of Haunted Hearts, where last year we explored romance between men and the things that go BOO! in the night. This time, it’s the […]
As I’ve previously mentioned, my three favourite characters in literary fiction are Dracula, Louis de Pointe du Lac, and Julien Mayfair. I’ve already delved into the intriguing worlds of Dracula and Louis, with a queer theory focus; now it’s time to turn my attention to Julien, especially in light of the upcoming, stunningly illustrated hardcover […]
IN A WORLD that’s increasingly aware of the importance of representation (and “bollocks” to those seeking to dismantle it), the value of authentic queer narratives cannot be overstated. LGBTQ+ stories have routinely been filtered through heteronormative lenses by non-queer writers, often resulting in portrayals that are exoticized, misrepresented, oversimplified, and, unsurprisingly, maligned. Unconscious/implicit bias in […]
Marc Ruvolo: “I feel if a person is able to survive and thrive in the face of homophobia, it makes them stronger in relation to horror scenarios.” Marc Ruvolo is an exciting and innovative OwnVoice writer, and in these suppressive times, we need more like him. He’s an exceptionally versatile artist whose creative journey has […]
“It’s a curse sloe women bear, we’re receptors, absorbing the pain of our children, but if need be, we have learned to dish out pain, as well.” – Marc Ruvolo, Sloe HAVING read much of the author’s work, I can firmly attest that Marc Ruvolo further establishes himself as a compelling voice in contemporary horror […]
“‘We both have scars.’ His voice echoed through the emptiness. Not in the same way as in his father’s house, where it was cold and hollow. Here, the emptiness was a sign of promise.” – David-Jack Fletcher, The Count HAVE YOU ever experienced an inexplicable urge, a grotesque craving—for human blood? David-Jack Fletcher’s The Count […]
