Unreal Sex – an anthology of erotic queer stories covering horror, sci-fi and fantasy with ghosts, slime aliens, vampires, time travel and overcoming body issues via talking to aliens on dating apps.
These were some really enjoyable short stories spanning loads of queer lives and sexual experiences. It’s especially interesting how often they serve to be both directly queer and also use their fantastical setting to explore deeper experiences. But perhaps my favourite was Jem Nash’s story of time travel selfcest because the character is meeting himself early in his transition and the whole thing seems to double up as that “if you could go back and give advice to your younger self” exercise that I think every trans person has thought about a lot.
On the more casual front, I sent a few extracts to some thirsty friends and there definitely seems to be a fetish for everyone; from goopy tentacles to vampire cruising to maids’ outfits to ghost fucking. And it’s very well-curated smut at that which is refreshing with how much trouble I have connecting with intense sexuality.
The authors: Gracie Beswick, Swithun Cooper, Rachel Dawson, Rien Gray, Vivien Holmes, Jem Nash, Diriye Osman, Alison Rumfitt, Nicks Walker and Anna Walsh.