Author Archives: Cora

The 2023 Dragon Award Finalists: Mostly Good with a Oddities

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Cora

Does anybody except for me and Camestros Felapton and maybe Doris V. Sutherland still care about the Dragon Awards? I don’t know, but the 2023 Dragon Award finalists have been annunced today. The full list of finalists may be found … Continue reading →

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Foundation meets “King and Commoner” and swears a lot

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Cora

Season 2 of Foundation just started, so I guess I’m doing episode by episode reviews again, at least for now. For my takes on previous episodes, go here. Warning! There will be spoilers under the cut!

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Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre: “The Uninvited Guest”

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Cora

It’s time for another Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre photo story. The name “Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre” was coined by Kevin Beckett at the Whetstone Discord server. I got a new Masters of the Universe figure recently, namely Zodac, the Cosmic Enforcer: Zodac has always … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for July 2023

Posted on July 31, 2023 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 and small press authors newly published this month, … Continue reading →

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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for July 2023

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Cora

Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of crime fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some June books I missed … Continue reading →

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Foundation Gets “A Glimpse of Darkness” and Introduces Some Major Players

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Cora

Season 2 of Foundation just started, so I guess I’m doing episode by episode reviews again, at least for now. For my takes on previous episodes, go here. Warning! There will be some pretty big spoilers under the cut!

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Foundation Finds Itself “In the Seldon’s Shadow” at the Start of Season 2

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Cora

Season 2 of Foundation just started, so I guess I’m doing episode by episode reviews again. For my takes on season 1, go here. But before we get to season 2 of Foundation, I also have something else Foundation related … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 2023 Hugo Finalists

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Cora

After taking an inordinately long time to tabulate the nominations, the Chengdu Worldcon finally announced the 2023 Hugo finalists last night – after accidentally posting a not quite correct list on their website a few days ago. Of course, there … Continue reading →

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The 2023 July Short Story Challenge – Day by Day

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Cora

For starters, Smashwords is currently having its annual summer sale, where you can get plenty of e-books at reduced prices or for free, including several of mine. The 2023 Hugo finalists were also accidentally announced for about an hour on … Continue reading →

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First Monday Free Fiction: “The Valley of the Man Vultures”

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Cora

Welcome to the July 2023 edition of First Monday Free Fiction. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog, I’ll post a free story on the first Monday of every … Continue reading →

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