Author Archives: Cora

New Story “The Gate of Mist” available in Issue 3 of Whetstone Magazine of Sword and Sorcery

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Cora

I have two links to share today. First of all, my friend and fellow Best Fan Writer Hugo finalist Paul Weimer has revived the popular Mind Meld feature, where several SFF authors and fans answer the same question, at nerds … Continue reading →

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Loki Finds His “Glorious Purpose”

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Cora

“Glorious Purpose”, the first episode of Loki, Disney’s latest Marvel related TV offering, became available for streaming today. I’m not sure if I’ll do episode by episode reviews of this one, because it’s a lot of work, but here are … Continue reading →

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Fanzine Spotlight: Ansible

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Cora

I initially started the Fanzine/Fancast Spotlight project to highlight Hugo-eligible fanzines, fansites and podcasts. For more about the Fanzine/Fancast Spotlight project, go here. You can also check out the other great fanzines and fancasts featured by clicking here. The Hugo … Continue reading →

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First Monday Free Fiction: Countdown to Death

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Cora

Welcome to the June 2021 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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Some Thoughts on the 2020 Nebula Award Winners

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Cora

The winners of the 2020 Nebula Awards were announced last night. The full list of winners may be seen here. For my comments on the finalists, see here. The virtual ceremony was livestreamed, but I didn’t watch, because I was … Continue reading →

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Retro Review: “The God in the Bowl” by Robert E. Howard or Conan Does Agatha Christie

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Cora

No, not that way. Get your mind out of the gutter! Before I dig deeper into the science fiction and fantasy of 1946 (for more about Chicon’s 1946 Retrospective project, see here), I want to go back to the early … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for May 2021

Posted on May 31, 2021 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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New Collection Available: “Tales of the Silencer: The Complete Series”

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Cora

Before we get to the new release, I first have some other news to share. I already linked to the interview that the local paper Kreiszeitung did with me about my Hugo nomination. Now Alexandra Penth of the other local … Continue reading →

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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for May 2021

Posted on May 30, 2021 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 April books I missed … Continue reading →

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Of Spies, Linguists and Hugos

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Cora

Okay, so this is another link post, but I promise that regular blogging will resume soon. First of all, I was over at Galactic Journey again, where I review Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany and also go into the linguistic … Continue reading →

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