Cosmic Encounters is an anthology of science fiction stories all with
an erotic slant. There are stories from the near future to others
taking place on a far flung world. As is custom with most of my
anthologies there is a wide number of pairings and heat levels.
Third to speak about
their inspiration behind their story is Crysta K Coburn. She is the
writer behind the story Heaven Ain't Close.
Here is the blurb:
In a world nearly
tapped out by war, one soldier seeks the lost love of her life in the
pleasure quarters of Mars' capitol for one more night together.
Now without further ado
please help me welcome Crysta to the blog!
Crysta's
Inspiration
A
lot of things inspired my story “Heaven Ain’t Close,” but there
was one distinct light bulb moment. I had read a call for submissions
online in the weeks before with the theme “lesbian science fiction
erotica.” This was over ten years ago in middle America when
writing about LGBTQ people was both shocking and tantalizing. I was
still in college and a part of our LGBTQ and allies organization, and
we were very much oppressed by other groups on campus. I wanted to
write that story. But all my brainstorming came up with nothing for
days until, one night, I was listening to music and “Somebody Told
Me” by the Killers came on. And there it was, my opening scene,
playing vividly before my mind’s eye.
The broken white lines
that separated the lanes blurred together into one as the road fell
away beneath my air bike… The story actually has
very little to do with the lyrics of the song, though elements did
inspire plot points coming together. The original contest that
inspired this story ended up tanking. I took the opportunity to
rework the story, returning to it over the years, and resubmit it. I
am so happy this story has finally found its home with Cosmic
Encounters.
About Crysta
Crysta K. Coburn is a
graduate of Western Michigan University, holding degrees in both
creative writing and Asian Studies. Though she writes in many genres,
her favourite is speculative fiction. Previous anthologies featuring
her work include “GlassFire Anthology” and “Valves and Vixens:
Steampunk Erotica”. She is also a columnist for a local journal and
blogs regularly. Find her online at
http://lifefroma2.blogspot.com/p/bio.html.
Thanks for coming by
Crysta. You can read Heaven Ain't Close in Cosmic Encounters
Cosmic
Encounters is published by House of Erotica and is available in both
ebook and print format here (as well as many other places)
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Romance Ebook:
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Amazon
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