Category Archives: Personal

The Obligatory Birthday Post 2024 – with Bonus Skeletor

Posted on April 20, 2024 by Cora

April 18 was my birthday. And it was a somewhat weird birthday this year, because last year for my birthday I had lunch with my Dad at a local restaurant and then visited my Mom at the care home where … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Personal, Toy Photo Stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

My Mom, Barbara Buhlert (1942 – 2024)

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Cora

Once again, this isn’t a post I wanted to write today or any other day. But as some of you may already know, my Mom died February 12, only four and a half months after my Dad. Mom’s death wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , | 8 Comments

My Dad, Addy Buhlert (1938 – 2023)

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Cora

This is not the post I wanted to write today or indeed ever. But on October 1, my Dad died. It was very unexpected, because in spite of some health issues in the past, he had always been very healthy … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , | 16 Comments

Look What the Mailman Brought Me

Posted on October 22, 2022 by Cora

And yes, our current mail person is a man. Anyway on Thursday, the mailman brought me a padded envelope, which contained the following: It’s my 2022 Hugo finalist certificate, Hugo pin, badge ribbon as well as the invitations for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Toy Photo Stories | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Cora is in the News Again

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Cora

I was in the local paper Weser Kurier yesterday. Alexandra Penth interviewed me about my Hugo win and wrote a great article about it. You can read the article here, though it is behind a paywall, unless you’re a subscriber … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

2022: A Hugo Odyssey

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Cora

As you probably know, I won a Hugo. However, because Worldcon was in Chicago this year, the trophy was also in Chicago, while I was in Germany. Based on observations from previous years, I expected that it would take a … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Personal | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 21 Comments

I Won a Hugo Award!

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Cora

You’ll have to wait a bit longer for the 2022 Hugo Winner commentary, because it turns out that I’m one of the winners. That was a huge surprise, because I honestly didn’t think I’d win this year, considering how strong … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Personal | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 33 Comments

Cora is a Three-Time Hugo Finalist!

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Cora

As you probably know, the finalists for the 2022 Hugo Awards have just been announced. And I promise you that the detailed analysis of the finalists, which I know you’re all waiting for, is coming as soon as I can … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Personal, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Cora is the Winner of the 2021 Space Cowboy Award!

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Cora

This is yet another announcement post, because I’ve been getting a lot of good news to announce of late. For starters, I was interviewed by Dierck Wittenberg of the local paper Kreiszeitung about my Hugo nomination. You can read the … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Personal | Tagged , , , , , | 11 Comments

Cora’s Adventures at Flights of Foundry, the Obligatory 2021 Birthday Post and Some Other News

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Cora

Life has been busy this last week, so here is an overview post about several of the things that happened in the meantime. As you may recall, I took part in the virtual 2021 Flights of Foundry convention last weekend. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Con Reports, Personal | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments