Author Archives: Cora

Photos: Magical Hoarfrost

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Cora

Our current cold spell is still continuing with temperatures as low as minus nine degrees Celsius last night. My students, who hail from Syria, Iran and Eritrea, are not used to such weather at all and a lot of them … Continue reading →

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Photos: Snowy Winter Woods 2016

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Cora

Last weekend, we had snow again, quickly followed by an extended period of frost. And since I had the time and inclination, I took the opportunity to go for a stroll through the snowy winter woods. The woods in question … Continue reading →

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SFF, Romance and Abuse Narratives

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Cora

Yesterday, I came across this great post by Foz Meadows about the frequency of abusive romance narratives particularly in media aimed at teenagers. The post is a response to a post by someone named The J. Gatsby Kid, in which … Continue reading →

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First Snow of the New Year 2016

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Cora

After an exceptionally mild December, we are currently experiencing a cold spell. And last night, it did not just get cold, it also began to snow. Over the day, the snowfall only increased. I would have loved to go hiking … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Night 2015/2016

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Cora

2016 is approximately five hours old where I am, so a Happy New Year to all readers and followers of this blog. As always, WordPress/Jetpack offer a yearly report and the 2015 report for this blog may be found here. … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for December 2015

Posted on December 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 November … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2015 (with Photos)

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Cora

Christmas 2015 is officially over, though the fact that December 27 is a Sunday sort of makes it an unofficial fourth Christmas day. I spent Christmas at my parents’, as usual, eating food, decorating and gazing at the tree and … Continue reading →

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Two new Christmas stories available – Zwei neue Weihnachtsgeschichten erhältlich

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Cora

As promised, here are the last two new story announcements for 2015. And as befits the season, both are announcements for Christmas stories, one in German and one in English. Let’s start with the English language story. Bertha and Alfred, … Continue reading →

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A Colony of Groots and the Quest for Star Wars Toys

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Cora

I didn’t have school today, but I went out anyway to run some errands and do some grocery shopping for the holidays. This wasn’t the main pre-holiday grocery haul – that’s on Wednesday. But I was glad to get some … Continue reading →

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New Fantasy Story Available: Kiss of Ice

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Cora

I’ve said before that I’d have a couple of promo posts and new book announcements coming up in the run-up to Christmas and here is the second of them. This announcement is for Kiss of Ice, a dark and wintery … Continue reading →

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