Author Archives: Cora

Eurovision 2015 – Blandness wins and blandness loses

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Cora

This weekend is not just a long weekend in both Germany and several other European countries (Pentecost/Whitsun) as well as the US (Memorial Day), it also happens to host one of the biggest global TV events in the world, the … Continue reading →

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Of Outlander, Sex and the Female Gaze

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Cora

I finally got around to watching the first few episodes of the TV adaptation of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series. I was rather sceptical, when the series was first announced, partly because I’m not the world’s biggest Outlander fan and partly … Continue reading →

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New story available: The Four and a Half Minute Boiled Egg

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Cora

Regular readers of this blog as well as the Pegasus Pulp blog may recall that I occasionally enjoy doing writing challenges such as the eight hour fiction challenge. The story I want to announce today (which I actually should have … Continue reading →

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Arson, attempted murder and the destruction of a 150 year old department store

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Cora

Yesterday evening, I was at the monthly translators’ meet-up at a restaurant in Bremen city centre. At around a quarter to ten, I was driving home along an elevated road through the city centre and noticed a dark cloud drifting … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for April 2015

Posted on April 30, 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 March … Continue reading →

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New Helen Shepherd Mystery Available: Egg Hunt

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Cora

As I said before, there will be a couple of promotional posts in the next few days before we return to our regularly scheduled neepery about books, films, TV shows, writing, the Hugo Awards, etc… This particular promo post is … Continue reading →

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German perspectives on SFF, a Hugo Survey and the best “Age of Ultron” review you’ll read today

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Cora

The 2015 Hugo Awards debate is still dragging on and to those of us outside the US, it is very clear that the Hugos and Worldcon have been dragged into the increasingly toxic US culture war between the beleaguered nutty … Continue reading →

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The Obligatory Birthday Post 2015

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Cora

So today (well, yesterday actually) was my birthday. Since my parents had to go to the 50th birthday of a colleague of my Dad’s in the evening, I had lunch with them instead at a local Thai restaurant (which is … Continue reading →

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A new fantasy story available and Cora participates in an SF Signal Mind Meld

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Cora

First of all, I was invited to participate in SF Signal‘s regular Mind Meld feature. The subject this time around was cities in science fiction and fantasy. You can see my answer as well as those of Kelly McCullough, Beth … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam Günther Grass

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Cora

Yesterday, German novelist, poet and artist Günther Grass died of a lung infection aged 87. His death caused an outpour of tributes and condolences from writers and politicians worldwide. Deutsche Welle and The Guardian have collected a few of them. … Continue reading →

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