Category Archives: General

Searchterm Weirdness August Edition

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Cora

Looking through the terms people typed into their favourite search engine to get here is always a fascinating glimpse into other people’s brains. For example, I always had the sneaking suspicion that many people subscribe to HBO not so much … Continue reading →

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Depressing News and an Inspirational Documentary

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Cora

I’m still troubled by the UK riots (because it’s not just London anymore), though I have been in e-mail contact with someone I know from my time as a student in North West London who told me that at least … Continue reading →

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Stop this shit!

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Cora

I’m very troubled by the London riots, especially since the rioting has now spread to Harlesden, the North-West London neighbourhood where I used to live as a student in the 1990s. I’m pretty sure I know the shop that the … Continue reading →

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Three things that piss me off and one laugh

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Cora

First of all, this blog is now syndicated to my Amazon.com author page. Besides, I’m busy getting the next Pegasus Pulp e-novella ready for publication, so instead of a longer post, here just a short list of things that piss … Continue reading →

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The infinite cluelessness of the news media, Harry Potter, Star Wars and some writing links

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Cora

Yesterday I posted how infuriating I find it that all those self-styled experts immediately jumped to conclusions that the horrific terrorist attacks in Norway had an islamist background, especially since it turned out that the killer was a muslim-hating, rightwing, … Continue reading →

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Dog Day Disasters – and a Linkdump

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Cora

We’re in the middle of the so-called dog days, i.e. the hottest and most unpleasant days of summer, ruled by Sirius, the dog star. Of course, this year it’s not hot at all, at least in Germany. Today, the highest … Continue reading →

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Reflections on London, a spectacular mosaic and some links

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Cora

This afternoon, I picked up my neighbour and her son from the central bus station. They had just got back from a trip to London, one of those bus tours that are fairly cheap, provided you know what you’re getting … Continue reading →

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More on the avalanche, science fictional childhood, dark YA and unfair e-book pricing

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Cora

The Strunk and White avalanche is slowly ebbing, though I still get about ten times as many viewers as on a good day. Interestingly, the regional distribution of website visitors hasn’t changed all that much, only that there are a … Continue reading →

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The Strunk and White Aftermath – and a linkdump

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Cora

The Strunk and White avalanche is still continuing. July 12 got only 19 views less than July 11. Links are popping up in various places as well, including one in a Making Light open thread in this comment. Meanwhile, absolutely … Continue reading →

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The Bacon Cat Law of Internet Popularity

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Cora

I had a different post drafted for today. A serious post about German literature, linguistics and unusual narrative perspectives inspired by the awarding of the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize yesterday. But then something happened. I went online and found that my … Continue reading →

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