Author Archives: Cora

New science fiction story available: Liquid Muse

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Cora

Originally, I was planning to post some photos of the Bremen and Oldenburg Christmas markets today. But it didn’t really feel appropriate, given today’s news. So I decided to postpone the photo post and do a new release announcement instead. … Continue reading →

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The Return of the Trolls and a New Release: The Cursed Arm of Driftwood Beach

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Cora

I’ve been somewhat missing in action these past few weeks, because I’ve been hard at work finishing the Silencer Christmas novella St. Nicholas of Hell’s Kitchen, so I can publish it before the various e-book retailers close down for the … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for November 2016

Posted on November 30, 2016 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 Oktober … Continue reading →

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Ruminations on the series finale of Mad Men or The world’s longest Coke commercial

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Cora

In retrospect, I guess we all should have known better than to expect that Matthew Weiner would be able to come up with a decent ending or indeed any ending at all. After all, the TV show Weiner worked on … Continue reading →

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Photos: First Snow of the Winter 2016

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Cora

And now for something completely different: Last night, while US voters were busily burning down their country and handing a racist and sexist jerk the presidency, we also had the first snow of the winter. So if you want to … Continue reading →

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Attention: Rant Incoming

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Cora

I’m sick of misogynist, homophobic, xenophobic and racist white people. I’m fucking sick of all those white people (and the overwhelming majority of them are white) who complain that their country of residence is not their country anymore, because now … Continue reading →

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New Collection Available: Southern Monsters

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Cora

Yes, I know that the US is electing a new president tomorrow (actually today, where I am), but elsewhere the world is still spinning on and I have a new release to announce. It’s another collection of stories to come … Continue reading →

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Introducing the “In Love and War” trailer

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Cora

Yeah, it’s NaNoWriMo and all that and I really should be writing. But instead, I found myself creating a trailer for my In Love and War space opera romance series, using a bunch of stock photos and public domain space … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for October 2016

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Cora

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

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Photos: Bremer Freimarkt 2016

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Cora

On Wednesday, I took my annual stroll across the Freimarkt, Bremen’s annual autumn fair. The Bremer Freimarkt is one of the oldest fairs in Germany, held every year since 1035 AD, which makes 2016 the 981st reiteration. I’ve blogged about … Continue reading →

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