sci-fi/fantasy column

[rm]

My first piece is up:
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976899202

Please come comment; the poetry guy as 87 (87!) comments on his piece.

Comments

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Thank you for sharing the article via link. First I must comment on you photo, very striking, very sexy.
For reasons I am not quite in touch with, I shriek away from anything labeled 'sci-fi'. Likely from past experiences of what I have found to be dull stories, which seemed to read like bad romance novels - the same story - different names, etc. plugged in. The only books that caught my full attention, and then some, were read many, many years ago: The Chronicles of Amber and Warhound and the Worlds pain. It's been so long I may even have the title wrong. I ate them up, but to search for more seemed a feat that I just wasn't willing to tackle. I loved Lovecraft back in the day as well.

So, I dare ask the obnoxious, based on my far away past readings, can you recommend something? I also enjoy true mystery/crime, history, kink and the classics i.e. Hugo.

At this point in my life, I still feel like a juvenile and unexperienced reader, and I would love to mature a bit.

Thank you for your consideration :)