Monthly Archives: October 2015

Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for October 2015

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some September … Continue reading →

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Back from Birmingham and some random pop culture musings

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Cora

In case you noticed my absence, I’ve been away for a few days in Birmingham in the UK. I actually came back a couple of days ago, but I didn’t get around to blogging until now. Photos are forthcoming, but … Continue reading →

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And another new release: Operation Rubber Ducky

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Cora

I said yesterday that there would be more new release announcements coming up and here is the next one. It’s another collection of short stories – three this time – to come out of the July Short Story Challenge, where … Continue reading →

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New release: Children of the Stone Gods

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Cora

I have a new release to announce. This time, it’s a collection of seven short stories on the borderline of science fiction and fantasy entitled Children of the Stone Gods. The seven stories in Children of the Stone Gods were … Continue reading →

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Photos: Toadstools

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Cora

The meadow across from my house is currently home to a colony of toadstools of the species Amanita muscaria or fly agaric. They’re very pretty, very toxic and a traditional good luck symbol. According to Norse legend, fly agaric mushrooms … Continue reading →

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Missile Hill Revisited, now with bonus pumpkins

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Cora

Back in 2012, I posted about a place near the town of Syke colloquially known as Missile Hill, an abandoned US Army installation turned nature preserve with look-out tower. Unfortunately, I couldn’t take any photos from the top of the … Continue reading →

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A Few Shout-outs – Ein paar Lesetipps

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Cora

First of all, Swedish crime fiction write Henning Mankell died of cancer, aged only 67. He was best known for the Kurt Wallander mysteries, though he also wrote other things. Now I’ve never read any of his novels, though I … Continue reading →

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A Hot Air Balloon on a Misty Morning

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Cora

Early on Sunday morning, I was awoken by the distinctive hiss of the gas burner of a hot air balloon. I got up, grabbed my camera, looked out of every window on the first floor and was finally able to … Continue reading →

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Das Literarische Quartett Reloaded

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Cora

Hot on the heels of the deaths of Hellmuth Karasek, one third of the original Literarisches Quartett (no, that’s not a typo), came the revival of what was once the preeminent literary program on German TV. So what is Das … Continue reading →

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Two more literary deaths: Hellmuth Karasek and Ellis Kaut

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Cora

2015 has been a bad year for German literature and a bad year for celebrity deaths in general. Now we lost two more literary greats in the space of a few days, critic and writer Hellmuth Karasek, who died yesterday … Continue reading →

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