Book Name: The MCB Quarterly, Volume 1
Release
Date: April 30, 2015
Blurb:
The Quarterly is an eMagazine of LGBTQ fiction - of
all kinds. This volume features four short stories: Facsimile by Mina MacLeod,
Leash on Love by Beany Sparks, Man of the House by Brigid Collins, and Avalon
by J. Scott Coatsworth. It also includes an Author Interview with Lexi Ander,
talking about writing gay science fiction, and a Featured Artist section about
the multitalented Catherine Dair. And our very own Angel Martinez offers an
Op-Ed on "When is an Author not an Author?"
Pages or Words: 33,200 words
Categories: Contemporary, Fantasy, Gay
fiction, Horror, Lesbian romance, M/M romance, Romance, Transexual
(Please remember that not all stories
will contain all elements listed.)
Excerpt:
Tony
wheeled the chair down the long ramp to the beach, hoping it wasn't too hot or
too cold for Jake's skin.
The
day itself was wonderful, the clearest in weeks, and the Pacific Ocean waves
pounded the beach in a steady, soothing rhythm that he hoped even Jake could
hear.
Soon
they were on level ground, negotiating the boardwalk that ran up and down this
part of the beach. Jake had a sloppy smile on his face.
Tony
smiled to himself. There were so few pleasures he could give Jake anymore. The
man deserved so much more than this.
He
reached forward to wipe the drool from the side of Jake's cheek. "It's a
lovely day out, isn't it, Jake?"
His
lover didn't respond, but only stared ahead, smiling.
There
were still periods of lucidity, to be sure, but they were farther and farther
apart. Sometimes Tony wished that Jake would finally succumb to the growth in
his head and be at peace. But only sometimes.
More
often, he treasured the time they still had together and remembered the strong,
vital man Jake had been when they'd first met.
For
just a moment, the rest of the world faded away, and they were alone together
on a quiet, windswept beach. Tony breathed in deeply, savoring the pure
sweetness of the salty ocean air, the wash of clean colors that assaulted his
vision.
He
glanced up at the road above, only to find it was gone. There were no other
people on the bluff, no buildings, nothing. They were alone, really alone, in
this little corner of the world.
Tony
shook his head to dispel the vision. It was the late nights, he thought, the
lack of sleep that led to these strange imaginations.
A
hand came down on his shoulder. Hard. And suddenly they were back among the
bustle of a thousand other people.
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About the
author:
Mischief
Corner Books is an organization of superheroes... no, it's a platinum-album
techno-fusion group...no, hold on a sec here...
Ah, yes. Mischief Corner is a diverse group of authors who met on a mountain in Tennessee and decided since we probably were too easily distracted to rule the world that we'd settle for causing a bit of mayhem instead.
In addition to making mayhem, we publish books with a diverse range of genres and topics... we live to break molds.
MCB. Giving voice to LGBTQ fiction.
Ah, yes. Mischief Corner is a diverse group of authors who met on a mountain in Tennessee and decided since we probably were too easily distracted to rule the world that we'd settle for causing a bit of mayhem instead.
In addition to making mayhem, we publish books with a diverse range of genres and topics... we live to break molds.
MCB. Giving voice to LGBTQ fiction.
Where to find the author:
Publisher: Mischief Corner Books
Cover
Artist: Freddy MacKay
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I really think this quarterly fulfills a need in the m/m market--can't wait!
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