Dancing Queen

A poem from DC Wilkinson of Devin's Dreams

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CONGRATULATIONS are in order to

Linda Epstein

who had some big news over in Qstack Chat a couple weeks ago. Not only was her book—The Other March Sisters—featured on LGBTQReads.com’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Adult Fiction list, but she and co-authors Ally Malinenko and Liz Parker have also received a Top New Release Amazon banner. Releases February 25th - Click the pic to pre-order!

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And Qstack ally and friend

Kathleen Clare Waller

(or Kate, as her friends call her) also has published the simmering spy novel An Interpreter in Vienna which she first serialized on her Substack

The Matterhorn: truth in fiction

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Here’s a synopsis: Marie Thibaut is a new interpreter for the French government in Vienna. Despite strange locals and diplomats alike, she is enamored by the promise of the utopian city. But Marie’s life is complicated when she attempts to be someone important and encounters strange historical crossroads. She enters the Viennese spy world and becomes disoriented in cultural exchanges and uncanny experiences. Will Marie’s mind succumb to phobias, layered meanings, and isolation or will she persevere and find the right allies with whom she may do good in the world?

And here’s my review: This is a tense, surreal, non-traditional thriller - it grips you through the eyes of Marie and all the complexities of her new life in Vienna. What starts out as merely a strange and reserved culture slowly turns sinister, the noose tightening through lockdown. No one is who they seem in this great cast of characters, with the classic "treasure" hunt turned on its head. The heroine definitely develops a taste for the excitement of international politics and intrigue, but you'll have to read it to find out if it proves her undoing.

Available through Lulu as an ebook or paperback.

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Big WELCOME to new Qstack listings for:

anuhea

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Dedicate Your Life To Music

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Eve Noble

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political poems by doga

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PeDupre

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Jack Fitzgerald

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Step onto the virtual dance floor and twirl into the New Year with "Dancing Queen”—

D. C. Wilkinson

’s kaleidoscope of wonder and effervescent joy. A cosmic dance of light and mystery, this poem invites you to lose yourself in an ethereal encounter and a dazzling vision. Embrace the magic of the moment—where mirror balls transform and thresholds shimmer.

Wishing all of you a year of radiant surprises and endless flow!

Dancing Queen

by D. C. Wilkinson of

Devin's Dreams

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A whirling dervish

caught my attention

at The Saint.

Odd...

No one else

in sight,

I thought,

as I observed his

flowing white robe

spinning

on the dance floor.

Was it the poppers

that turned that mirror ball

into a spacecraft?

Laser beams

shooting down

on the fog

rising from the ground

were no match

for the bright

tiara-turned-halo

hovering

above his head.

He levitated toward me,

offered me

an impish smile,

pivoted,

and left me breathless.

I heard a sighing wind

and a translucent threshold

appeared

out of nowhere.

Heart pounding,

I saw him glow

and disappear

into the shimmering portal.

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Bio:

D. C. Wilkinson

—Novelist. Poet. Voyager of inner and outer realms—centers his literary work on his passion for historical fiction, time travel, interdimensional portal fantasies, and dreams and visions that are weaved into narratives and poetry that explore inner and outer realms. Notable highlights include a series of poems that focus on same-sex love throughout history and a collection of short essays about a diverse range of topics, including current events.

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