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ICYMI, our June flash fiction story is "I am Fire" by YM Resnik! A beautiful, metaphorical fantasy story for pride month

I Am Fire Flash Fiction by Y.M. Resnik

Read Priya Sridhar's amazing exploration of Junji Ito's THE LIMINAL ZONE in !🚀 Ito's work lasts because it talks about an important facet of horror: a protagonist's agency.

The Junji Ito Touch: The Liminal Zone A Review of the Popular Manga Artist’s Latest Short Story Collection

Our June flash fiction is "I Am Fire" by YM Resnik. "I first breathed fire at a Pride March..." https://magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/i-am-fire-b42de44e7134

At Interstellar Flight Mag, Alex Kingsley dives into how writers can learn from the theater:

What Writers Can Learn From Theater Practitioners “What’s my motivation?”

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At Interstellar Flight Mag, vanessa maki revisits Rosemary's Baby, a 1960s film that touches upon themes about bodily autonomy that are still relevant today.

Revisiting Rosemary’s Baby and Its Themes Surrounding Bodily Autonomy A Retrospective on the 1960s Film Over 50 Years Later

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""The Heartbeat of the Universe" gathers poems from luminaries in science fiction and literary genres, creating a collection that explores everything from the tiniest particles to the grandest astral phenomena."
https://magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/introducing-the-heartbeat-of-the-universe-poems-from-asimovs-science-fiction-and-analog-science-0a0a43d25bce

At Interstellar Flight Mag, Holly Lyn Walrath reviews LOVE LIES BLEEDING "a bodacious exploration of q***r sexuality that mixes 80s Hulk Hogan aesthetics with southern small-town terror."

Pistol-Whip Me, Kristen Stewart: Review of LOVE LIES BLEEDING Q***r Surrealism and the Value of Hope

"I thought this was a beautiful collections of poems that spoke to so many aspects of our universe. There were so many themes and they were all really impactful. I enjoyed reading this so much." Praise for THE HEARTBEAT OF THE UNIVERSE
https://magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/introducing-the-heartbeat-of-the-universe-poems-from-asimovs-science-fiction-and-analog-science-0a0a43d25bce

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At the Interstellar Flight Press Patreon, we interview Wen Wen Yang, author of this month's flash fiction: To Kiss the Chrysanthemum Moon - Subscribe to read for just $1 and support our writers:

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Check out Laura Diaz de Arce's review of Emma Hamm's 📚- a merman-themed enemies-to-lovers, somewhat fantasy, somewhat science-fiction, and somewhat monster romance. 🌊 Dive into this enchanting world. A distinctive and intriguing representation of love in duress played out in the open sea.

The Haunting and Alluring Sea in Emma Hamm’s “Whispers of the Deep” Fantasy Merman Romance Defies Genre

At Interstellar Flight Magazine, poet Andrea Blythe interviews Emily Hockaday, editor of THE HEARTBEAT OF THE UNIVERSE: An anthology of poems from Asimov's and Analog Magazines. "I think of all poetry as speculative, because when we write poetry we are looking into the future, or perhaps reimagining a present or past differently. To me this tinkering or speculating with reality is the beauty of poetry - the joy of imaginative leaps that the reader just must accept."

Contemplating the Universe Through Poetic Verse An Interview with Emily Hockaday about The Heartbeat of the Universe

Congratulations to IFP author Maxwell I Gold, finalist in the Eric Hoffer Book Award for anOther Mythology!

Eric Hoffer Book Award Category Finalists independent book award for the small press, academic press & independent press, including self-published books

TONIGHT! Join us for a book launch and reading with Andrea Kriz. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/andrea-kriz-debut-short-story-collection-book-launch-party-free-online-tickets-809405091417?aff=oddtdtcreator

If you're in the area, check out Andrea Kriz's reading at Pandemonium Books May 19:

Author Discussion: Learning to Hate Yourself as a Self-Defense Mechani Shariann Lewitt, author and writing professor at MIT, will be interviewing Andrea Kriz about her debut science fiction collection "Learning to Hate Yourself as a Self-Defense Mechanism" After introductions there will be excerpted readings, and a conversation about AI, the interactions between scienc...

"This collection was fabulous. I was surprised, nostalgic, so many different emotions, as you can expect from a great poetry collection. The poems were easy to read, and the whole thing felt very accessible." Praise for THE HEARTBEAT OF THE UNIVERSE, poems from Asimov's/Analog magazines
https://magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/introducing-the-heartbeat-of-the-universe-poems-from-asimovs-science-fiction-and-analog-science-0a0a43d25bce

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Congratulations to Maxwell I. Gold, finalist in the Eric Hoffer Award for anOther Mythology!

https://www.hofferaward.com/Eric-Hoffer-Award-category-finalists.html

Our flash fiction for the month of May is To Kiss the Chrysanthemum Moon by Wen Wen Yang. Jiāng Shī, necromancers, and archery mix in this alternate history.

To Kiss the Chrysanthemum Moon Flash Fiction by Wen Wen Yang

Check out this interview in Clarkesworld Magazine with IFP author Andrea Kriz, who has a new short story collection out next week!

Science Fiction As Science Communication: A Conversation with Andrea Kriz by Arley Sorg Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

Is over? One MLs perspective:

The End of NaNoWriMo for Me After Allegations of Inappropriate Response to Abuse, the Online Writing Community Struggles to Make Sense of It All: One MLs Perspective

"Rarely have I encountered a collection in which I enjoy almost each and every poem, reading some of them twice immediately, then another three or four times." Now available, THE HEARTBEAT OF THE UNIVERSE, poems from Asimov's/Analog Magazines
https://magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/introducing-the-heartbeat-of-the-universe-poems-from-asimovs-science-fiction-and-analog-science-0a0a43d25bce