Check out Tales from the Crosstimbers, a quarterly periodical of speculative fiction where Max is founder and managing editor.
Max’s fiction covers many genres, most with LGBTQ protagonists
- Science Fiction
- Mystery
- Horror
- Urban fantasy/Slipstream
Max’s fiction focuses on characters you care about. Sometimes ordinary, sometimes quirky, sometimes downright evil, the conflict between the characters drives the story.
Meantime, here’s the lastest science news.
- Scientists discover what really happens during sourdough fermentation
- The smell of Egyptian mummies is revealing 2,000-year-old secrets
- Cells can sense 10x farther than expected and it may explain cancer spread
- Scientists just discovered a tiny signal that volcanoes send before they erupt
- Astronomers just found the source of the brightest fast radio burst ever
- Scientists discover hidden water beneath Mars that could have supported life
- The financial crisis that quietly stunted a generation
- Crops irrigated with wastewater store drugs in their leaves
- Life rebounded shockingly fast after the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
- Scientists discover ALS protein that links DNA repair to cancer and dementia
- Hidden deep-sea proteins could supercharge disease tests
- A donut-shaped protein breaks apart to start bacterial cell division
- NASA launches twin spacecraft to solve the mystery of Mars’ lost atmosphere
- NASA’s Curiosity rover investigates strange spiderweb ridges on Mars
- Scared of spiders? Scientists say the real nightmare is losing them










