![]() “Idaho rejects the imposition of adult sexuality & adult sexual appetites on children.” ![]() “The sexualization of children is wrong, full stop,” the Idaho GOP wrote on Twitter. The event garnered national attention from far-right websites and podcasts, and by Tuesday organizers realized this wasn't the “normal” amount of opposition, said festival president Michael Dale. But others, including Idaho Republican Party Chairwoman Dorothy Moon, expected a lurid scene where children would “engage in sexual performances with adult entertainers.” “That was a huge morale booster, and why I'm so passionate about what we're doing today.”īut this year, a roughly half-hour program on the three-day-long festival schedule called “Drag Kids” has prompted a wave of political pressure and anonymous threats.įestival organizers envisioned a short performance where kids could put on sparkly dresses and lip-sync to songs like Kelly Clarkson’s “People Like Us” on stage. “I could come and be who I wanted to be here, who I actually was,” Kibbe said on Friday, just a few hours before this year's festival was set to begin. Here’s a brief sample.Still, for Kibbe - then a junior high student who faced frequent beatings at school, now the vice principal of the Boise Pride Festival board - the event was the one place where he felt like part of a community. The final version is a major retooling of the concept which, in this case, is (in my humble opinion) the perfect missive for retro science fiction that pays homage to SciFi movies, TV shows, and novels from the 1950s and 60s, plus illustrates what might happen if the past collided with the future. I’m especially thrilled, because I’ve tried to submit various earlier versions of this tale under the title “Arabia Terra” for nearly two years, and it’s been repeatedly rejected. Preorder your Raygun Retro Ebook now for half price at the link above. Thank you to everyone who submitted, you made it a difficult choice. Here’s the formal announcement from ZPP’s Facebook page:Ĭongratulations to all of the successful authors for RAYGUN RETRO: A Science Fiction Anthology. My retro science fiction short story “Buried in the Sands of Time” has been accepted for publication in the Zombie Pirate Publishing anthology Raygun Retro: A Science Fiction Anthology. I can finally announce this and I’m thrilled to do it. Promotional announcement for the Zombie Pirate Publishing anthology, “Raygun Retro” I had hoped for a happier ending for the hapless protagonist, but sometimes that’s not how magic and quest to slay witches works out. Howard “Conan” short story, although with more thought and a bit less bashing.Īdam Bennett’s “The Apprentice” was somewhat predictable, at least at the end, but getting there was half the fun. A few of them were on themes I don’t naturally resonate with, but in each and every case, the writing was solid, and they all had an interesting, if not always unique take on the world of magic.ĭerek Paterson’s “The House of Magus” was a compelling tale that could have come out of the pages of a Robert E. I can’t say I found a story I didn’t like. Typically, indie anthologies are a mix of terrific, good, and okay stories, with one or two stinkers, but this one surprised me. I just finished Zombie Pirate Publishing‘s 2018 anthology WITCHES VS WIZARDS: A Fantasy Anthology, and I must say I was exceptionally impressed. That’s important to know for my review as you’ll soon see.Ĭover art for the Zombie Pirate Publishing anthology “Witches vs. Sam publishes his poetry on his blog Big Confusing Words. Open up a portal and step into the depths of a unique mind with INFINITY AND I: Seventy Science Fiction Stories!Īs an aside, I should note that my novella Time’s Abyss is also part of the Underground series. Action, drama, and science combine with the complexity of the human soul in the year’s most exciting new sci fi release. Follow a huge array of exotic characters across the galaxy as they use inter-dimensional drugs and fight battles on faraway worlds. Inside you’ll find surreal space journeys, bizarre aliens, futuristic technology, rogue AIs, and a girl who just wants to be loved. Phillips, the co-founder of Zombie Pirate Publishing. INFINITY AND I is a collection of seventy brand new science fiction stories from Sam M. Sam is branching out as an individual author and I recently read two of his books, Infinity and I, published by the aforementioned Zombie Pirate, and Swirling Darkness published as part of the Underground series by Black Hare Press They published some of my very first short stories and have been a lot of fun to work with. Sam Phillips is an author, poet, and a co-founder of Zombie Pirate Publishing with Adam Bennett. If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi.
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