Andrew Q. Gordon

June had a couple family events – father’s dad and my father’s birthday – won’t say what number but it was one of those ‘milestone’ ones that brings the entire family together.  ‘lil q really liked being around her older cousins.  (she is the youngest of the group by 6 weeks) The school had a father’s dad even and I didn’t take too many picture because I was required to do the activities with ‘lil q but before we got started I snapped this one of her and her BFFs: And this one just made me laugh so i figured I share it:

So yeah, I’ve been a bit busy (or you could say lazy I suppose) and haven’t gotten these up. There are a lot of them, so I’m going to break it into two days. Day at the National Zoo Washington DC has a pretty nice Zoo – and it’s free.  The problem is on nice days you need to get there early or else it gets too crowded.  We managed to beat most of the crowd and get in a decent visit before ‘lil q started to get tired. Birthday Parties.

  Second Shot – The Senior Year: Chapter 35   The night felt strained. Blake wished he’d told Jason he and Ethan didn’t want to be a part of the ‘party.’ Despite his best efforts to keep things chatty and friendly, even Ethan couldn’t cut the tension. Then again, maybe Ethan was the problem. Blake noted how Hanna tensed up every time Ethan did something flamboyant. Wendy brought out the ‘gay’ in him—at least that is what Ethan whispered too him after a particularly funny exchange. He thought he’d have minded the over-the-top, queeny performance, but seeing his boyfriend having fun, being himself, laughing with their friends, Blake realized that was part of the attraction; Ethan was comfortable being Ethan. Everyone—Hanna …

Those who follow my writing know that I don’t write a lot of contemporary MM romance stories. Most of my stuff is either paranormal or fantasy.  I also haven’t written anything for inclusion in an anthology.  So when I co-founded Wayward Ink Publishing with Lily Velden, it was suggested – nicely I’ll point out – that perhaps as a part owner of the company I might want to help the company along by writing something for inclusion in the anthology.  So I bucked two trends and agreed to write a story for the Love, Loss, Laughter & Lust anthology that came out on July 20, 2014. A Closed Door is my contribution to the anthology.   As I said, A Closed Door was …

Wayward Ink is publishing it’s second anthology, Love, Loss, Laugher and Lust. This time I have a short story in included. Interestingly enough, this will be my first time appearing in an anthology.  My story, A Closed Door, will appear in the Loss part of the anthology.  If you’d like to get your copy a bit early, we’re releasing the eBook  on June 20, 2014 at 12:01 a.m. Australian time, which to us American’s would be 10:00 a.m. on June 19, 2014 – East Coast time.  You can pre-order it now and have it almost a day early. Pre-Order Link – Wayward Ink Publishing: We’re also having a release party starting at 7:00 p.m. Newcastle Australia time.  The party will run for …

If it’s Monday in June, it’s the day for two more sets of Q & A’s about Pride, LGBT Youth, Allies, and more.  This week Bradnilyn Carpenter and Rob Colton tackle two questions and get personal with their answers. We are  also giving away free copies of eBooks by our participating authors and Amazon gift cards. You can enter by clicking on the RaffleCopter link below.  There are special entries for each week of June, so don’t miss out on those. Please join in the discussion in the comments.  You can gain entries into the giveaway, but more importantly, you can be part of a important and fun discussion.  Though only 2 panelists will be posting each week, we will …

Today I’m doing something special for a friend.  She wrote a book that was very personal for her.  It has some meaning that she will share with her fans and readers in due time; in her time.  But JP is a rather wonderful person, a real angel among us. She published an entire line of books so she could donate the royalties to homeless LGBT youth, she created a website written by a YA character so LGBT youth would have a place to go and read about other kids like them and to feel safe; and she never judges.  Everyone is someone and everyone matters. When she asked me to help spread the word about A Heart for Robbie it was an automatic …

Welcome, Tempe. Why don’t you start by telling everyone a bit about yourself. I’m a mom and author, but first and foremost, I’m a mom. I spend my days writing and helping my kids with school work, their hair, and to be happy. I’m one of those weird mom’s that thinks my job is to help them become healthy, happy, and productive members of society, lol. I don’t dictate their education goals though. I have one that wants to be a chef, one a vet, one a princess, lol… And that’s just my boys. I love to read all kinds of books and am a proponent of Bi/Pan/Omnisexuality. I am always disheartened when I see how few stories in the …

Since yesterday we at Wayward Ink published our first book, today I asked one of the authors to stop by and talk about her story in the anthology.  H. Lewis-Foster has been a guest before so it was good that I could welcome her back as one of the first authors Wayward Ink signed.  Read on to learn a bit more about her and her story – In The Blue Moon and don’t forget to enter the giveaway. Details at the end of the post.   In the Blue Moon; by H. Lewis-Foster: Part of Bollocks! A Wayward Ink Publishing Anthology It’s great to be here today to tell you about my new short story In the Blue Moonlight, which is part of the …

As I’ve mentioned in the past, Lily Velden and I are collectively Wayward Ink Publishing (WIP). Today marks our first release – Bollocks!     Bollocks! is an anthology with a British twist. It was created and released as part of WIP’s participation at UK GLBTQ Fiction Meet held this year in Bristol – June 6-8, 2014.  20% of all sales in June will be donated to an UK based LGBT focused charity. For more information about Bollocks! – check out the new video trailer for the book posted below. For more information about WIP – visit our website and poke around:  Wayward Ink Publishing