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 may have finally explained why our brains and bodies are cross-wired
- Permanent daylight saving time has a dark side, scientists warn
- A tiny squeeze dramatically changes the magnetism of exotic materials
- MIT scientists break a 20-year rule and unlock never-before-seen crystal structures
- NASA is racing against time to save the Hubble Space Telescope
- SLAC scientists find conclusive proof of a mysterious third type of magnetism
- AI helps Stanford scientists discover a “natural Ozempic” with a surprising advantage
- Gene editing could replace a lifetime of medication, but there's a catch
- Scientists trick cancer cells into making the drugs that kill them
- A hidden star is plowing through Betelgeuse’s atmosphere, new evidence suggests
- Kids who eat more ultra-processed foods show a troubling brain response
- The brain’s hidden fear mechanism may explain anxiety and PTSD
- A 50-year-old mystery of vanishing frogs reveals a hidden killer
- Scientists identify two overlooked skills that predict reading success
- All 5 genetic “letters” of DNA and RNA discovered in a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid










