[BLOG] Some Wednesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• At 'Apostrophen, 'Nathan Smith writes about his experiences as a gay writer at an Ottawa romance writer's festival.


• blogTO notes the impending closure of Toronto's Bar Volo, owing to condo construction.


• Centauri Dreams reports on the latest news on KIC 8462582.


• Dangerous Minds remembers the Dave Clark Five.


• The Dragon's Gaze notes a paper on using microlensing to detect far-orbiting planets.


• The Dragon's Tales notes how dust blown from the Sahara triggers bacterial growth in the Caribbean.


• Joe. My. God. looks at the gay conservatives who signed up for Trump.


• The Signal considers how to archive E-mail for future generations.


• Towleroad features Dan Savage defending Hillary Clinton from charges she did not support same-sex marriage early enough.