Mike MayakApr 12
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Here's my Queer Sci Fi Column for April 2026. #QueerSciFi https://www.queerscifi.com/four-pages-a-day-i-gotta-be-out-of-my-mind-jeff-baker-boogieman-in-lavender-april-2026/
“Four Pages A Day—I Gotta Be Out Of My Mind…” Jeff Baker, Boogieman In Lavender. April 2026

Photo By Amy Tharp Four Pages A Day or I Gotta Be Out Of My Mind by Jeff Baker I didn’t expect to do one of these columns involving Frederik Pohl again. Pohl (1919-2013) being the very heterosexual sci-fi writer whose story “Day Million” I profiled a few months ago https://www.queerscifi.com/day-million-jeff-baker-boogieman-in-lavender-january-13-2026/ here. But I’m going...

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Mike MayakApr 12
Here's my Queer Sci Fi Column for April 2026. #QueerSciFi https://www.queerscifi.com/four-pages-a-day-i-gotta-be-out-of-my-mind-jeff-baker-boogieman-in-lavender-april-2026/
“Four Pages A Day—I Gotta Be Out Of My Mind…” Jeff Baker, Boogieman In Lavender. April 2026

Photo By Amy Tharp Four Pages A Day or I Gotta Be Out Of My Mind by Jeff Baker I didn’t expect to do one of these columns involving Frederik Pohl again. Pohl (1919-2013) being the very heterosexual sci-fi writer whose story “Day Million” I profiled a few months ago https://www.queerscifi.com/day-million-jeff-baker-boogieman-in-lavender-january-13-2026/ here. But I’m going...

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HoneyMustardMar 29

So I'm writing a novel that takes place 200 years in the future of a planet Earth that is no longer exactly planet Earth, it's morphed into something else. And as nonbinary as I am, for me the only thing that makes sense in this reality is that either there would be even more pronouns, or less. Full disclosure: I haven't had access to and therefore haven't read any queer sci-fi, so I don't know how this is usually handled, but writing just "she/he" and even "they" feels primitive.

The closest I've gotten to feeling like I'm doing something that makes sense is using mostly neopronouns depending on the culture, but I don't know if that would make it confusing for readers. I would love to know what the current conversation around this is.

#nonbinarywriter #nonbinary #queerscifi #novelist #writer

Mike MayakMar 12
@queerscifi Here's my March QueerSciFi column #queerscifi https://www.queerscifi.com/jeff-baker-boogieman-in-lavender-peter-lefcourts-the-dreyfus-affair/
Jeff Baker; Boogieman In Lavender: Peter Lefcourt’s “The Dreyfus Affair”

The Dreyfus Affair by Jeff Baker A couple of decades before “Heated Rivalry” heated up bookstores and screens, there was the story of Randy Dreyfus and D. J. Pickett causing a stir among the sports-minded in Peter Lefcourt’s 1992 baseball novel “The Dreyfus Affair.” Set presumably in the early Two-Thousands and loosely patterned after the...

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Mike MayakMar 12
Here's my March QueerSciFi column #queerscifi https://www.queerscifi.com/jeff-baker-boogieman-in-lavender-peter-lefcourts-the-dreyfus-affair/
Jeff Baker; Boogieman In Lavender: Peter Lefcourt’s “The Dreyfus Affair”

The Dreyfus Affair by Jeff Baker A couple of decades before “Heated Rivalry” heated up bookstores and screens, there was the story of Randy Dreyfus and D. J. Pickett causing a stir among the sports-minded in Peter Lefcourt’s 1992 baseball novel “The Dreyfus Affair.” Set presumably in the early Two-Thousands and loosely patterned after the...

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Queer Sci FiFeb 23

Every month, we do this cool thing on QueerSciFi.com to support indie writers. We share 4 of their books with our readers for free, and then add those readers (only with permission) to the author lists. It's a great way to get some new reads, "meet" a few up and coming authors, and forge new connections. :)

This month's books are below. Grab 'em here (we send them out around the 3rd of next month):

https://queerscifi.com/join-our-maillist/

#queerscifi #gayscifi #queerfantasy #gayfantasy #giveaway #freebooks

Queer Sci FiFeb 17

Every month, we do this cool thing on QueerSciFi.com to support indie writers. We share 4 of their books with our readers for free, and then add those readers (only with permission) to the author lists. It's a great way to get some new reads, "meet" a few up and coming authors, and forge new connections. :)

This month's books are below. Grab 'em here (we send them out around the 3rd of next month):

https://queerscifi.com/join-our-maillist/

#queerscifi #gayscifi #queerfantasy #gayfantasy #giveaway #freebooks

Fals Fiction 💜🏳️‍🌈Feb 14

Happy Valentine's Day! 💖 I feel this is a day of a celebration of the many expressions of love and communication in relationships.

Among other stories, I've got Valentine's themed interactive fiction...

https://falsfiction.itch.io/marriage-hack

and a new visual short for you if you'd like to read/play them.

https://falsfiction.itch.io/spirit-of-the-latch

#itchio #ValentinesDay #QueerSciFi #QueerFantasy #SpeculativeFiction #VisualNovel #ShortStories

Mike MayakFeb 13
@queeromanceink Here's my latest Queer Sci Fi Column. #queerscifi Tuna melt, anyone? https://www.queerscifi.com/reading-heated-rivalry-jeff-baker-boogieman-in-lavender-february-2026/
Reading “Heated Rivalry.” Jeff Baker, Boogieman In Lavender February 2026

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid by Jeff Baker NOTE: Of course, this review contains a bunch of spoilers. “You know those guys on rival teams who act like they hate each other when the game is playing but are really good friends when the game is over? Well, this takes it to its logical extreme…”...

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Mike MayakFeb 13
@queerscifi Here's my latest Queer Sci Fi Column. #queerscifi Tuna melt, anyone? https://www.queerscifi.com/reading-heated-rivalry-jeff-baker-boogieman-in-lavender-february-2026/
Reading “Heated Rivalry.” Jeff Baker, Boogieman In Lavender February 2026

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid by Jeff Baker NOTE: Of course, this review contains a bunch of spoilers. “You know those guys on rival teams who act like they hate each other when the game is playing but are really good friends when the game is over? Well, this takes it to its logical extreme…”...

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