Monthly Archives: September 2011

Talk like a pirate, vote like a pirate, read like a pirate

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Cora

Arr, it be International Talk like a Pirate Day and at least in Germany, pirates have gone respectable and even entered the Berlin city parliament, as I blogged yesterday. As for our political pirates, Der Spiegel, National Public Radio and … Continue reading →

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Lots of election analysis and some links

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Cora

This weekend’s state elections in Berlin were interesting, to say the least. The full election results with wins and losses, vote distribution, etc… are here by the way. There’ll be some analysis and neepery about German politics behind the cut, … Continue reading →

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Harvest Festival

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Cora

Today was the harvest festival in my particular rural village turned suburb of Bremen. German harvest festivals consist of a parade with floats decorated by local clubs and organisations, a religious service and a big party with dancing, drinking and … Continue reading →

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It’s a Small World

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Cora

It’s a small world, exhibit A: A few days ago, I stopped at the local Aldi store after school to pick up some groceries. The lady at the cash register was not one of the usual employees. As I waited … Continue reading →

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New Release: Hostage to Passion

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Cora

Over all the other craziness, I almost forgot to post that I have a new e-book available, a novelette called Hostage to Passion. It didn’t hurt sales, though, since I already sold two copies without any advertising whatsoever. This story … Continue reading →

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More on the GLBT YA issue

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Cora

There have been some new developments in the discussion about YA fiction with GLBT characters. In the past few days, there have been several great posts in response to Sherwood Smith’s and Rachel Manija Brown’s original post at Publisher Weekly‘s … Continue reading →

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Really Random Links

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Cora

I’m awfully tired, so here are some random links: The New Yorker has a fascinating article on vintage sexual revolutions by Ariel Levy (the Female Chauvinist Pigs writer). Most of the article is about Wilhelm Reich (which is pretty interesting … Continue reading →

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Comment Backlog

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Cora

Yes, I know that I’ve got a backlog of comments and e-mails to be replied to. I’ll get to it, promise, but the past two days have been rather crazy.

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Strange search terms, gut-wrenching grit, writing about religion and SF art

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Cora

My favourite search term of the day is: “cora has sex with fan”. Nope, sorry, fans (all five of you that I have). I appreciate you, but I won’t have sex with you. Sorry. Frankly, I suspect that most of … Continue reading →

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Why young adult fiction needs more gay characters – and more diversity in general

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Cora

Since Orson Scott Card has rewritten Hamlet with bonus homophobia, Ben Peek is now suggesting rewriting Ender’s Game with bonus homosexuality. In addition to making me smile, Ben Peek’s post also touches on the one thing that shocked me most … Continue reading →

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