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Writer Fuel: Lasers Reveal Remains of Mighty Mayan Nation in Guatemalan Jungle

complex of Maya pyramids in Guatemala as seen via lidar

Geologists in northern Guatemala have discovered a massive Maya site that stretches approximately 650 square miles (1,700 square kilometers) and dates to the Middle and Late Preclassic period (roughly 1000 B.C. to 250 B.C.). The findings were the result of an aerial survey that researchers conducted via airplane using lidar (light detection and ranging), in … Read more

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Writer Fuel: Astronomers Map Our Local “Swiss Cheese” Bubble in 3-D

Earth's local "swiss cheese" bubble

An enormous,1,000-light-year-wide “superbubble” surrounds our planet. Now, astronomers have made the first ever 3D map of its magnetic field. The gigantic structure, known as the “Local Bubble,” is a hollow blob of diffuse, hot plasma enclosed by a shell of cold gas and dust along whose surface stars form. It is just one of numerous … Read more

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Review: Postscript – Anne Barwell

Postscript - Anne Barwell

Genre: Paranormal Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book A magical bookshop holds the keys.When Mason Chynoweth inherits an old house in small-town New Zealand, he hopes to discover what happened to his great-great uncle Lewis after he returned from the war in 1945. Mason’s first encounter with the property is thankfully reassuring—his … Read more

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REVIEW: The Family Martell – Edward Kendrick

The Family Martell – Edward Kendrick

Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Dorian and Cecily had been alive for several centuries, and married for well over one-hundred years. When they decided they wanted a family, they did what any sensible vampires would and adopted three human children. They waited until each … Read more

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Writer Fuel: What Are “Bog Bodies”?

bogs - deposit photos

A new look at more than 1,000 “bog bodies” — human remains preserved in low-oxygen places with wet and spongy soils — reveals that the tradition of leaving bodies in European mires spans millennia, from the Stone Age to modern times, and that these individuals often met violent ends. However, all of these bodies didn’t … Read more

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New Release / Giveaway: Skythane Audiobook – J. Scott Coatsworth

Skythane (audio)

J. Scott Coatsworth has a new MM sci-fi romance audiobook out, Oberon Cycle book one: Skythane. And there’s a giveaway. Jameson Havercamp, a psych from a conservative religious colony, has come to Oberon—unique among the Common Worlds—in search of a rare substance called pith. He’s guided through the wilds on his quest by Xander Kinnison, … Read more

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Review: The Blood of Faeries – Dan Rice

Review: The Blood of Faeries - Dan Rice

Genre: YA, Urban Fantasy Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book Allison Lee wilts under the bright light of celebrity after being exposed as a shape-shifting monster. She’d rather be behind the camera than in front of it. Being under the tooth and claw of her monstrous mother is even less enjoyable. All … Read more

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Review: Primavera – Hayden Thorne

Primavera - Hayden Thorne

Genre: Gothic, Paranormal, Dark Fantasy, Romance Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Coming out to his parents may have burdened him with unfortunate difficulties, but nineteen-year-old Adam Sheridan didn’t expect a sudden flood of nightmares and fragmented dreams to ruin his nights and threaten his mental health. But there’s a reason for … Read more

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Writer Fuel: Robotic Dogs Dance at the Super Bowl for the First Time

robotic dogs at the Super Bowl

Viewers were left “creeped out” by Jason Derulo’s robotic backup dancers during a pre-Super Bowl performance. Derulo performed at the NFL’s TikTok Tailgate event to get fans excited for Super Bowl LVII, but one aspect of his performance didn’t have the desired effect. Derulo was joined on stage by a number of human backup dancers, … Read more

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Review: Temerity – Toshi Drake

Temerity - Toshi Drake

Genre: Sci-Fi Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Can Gratch save his friends and keep his heart safe before the space pirates destroy everything? Commander Gratch is stressed. He needs peace after almost losing his friends twice to the space pirates. With the crew of the Padua taking time … Read more