Tag Archives: Christmas

Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Christmas Carol and seasonal morality plays

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Cora

Since it’s the run-up to Christmas, I’ve been watching favourite holiday movies, as they show up on TV. And so I ended up watching the 1980 adaptation of Little Lord Fauntleroy, starring Alec Guiness and Ricky Schroder, back to back … Continue reading →

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New release announcement No. 3: A German holiday romance – Neue weihnachtliche Liebesgeschichte erhältlich: Last-Minute Geschenke

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Cora

This is the third of the pre-Christmas new release announcements. This time around, it’s for the German edition of last year’s short holiday romance Christmas Gifts, so let’s switch to German right away: *** Nach zwei Ankündigungen für die englischsprachigen … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Views of Bremen 2014

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Cora

This holiday season I mostly found myself tied to the house due to ongoing construction work. Which isn’t that much of a problem, since I do most of my holiday shopping online anyway. However, yesterday there was a lull in … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for November 2014

Posted on November 30, 2014 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 October … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2013

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Cora

First of all, my short holiday romance Christmas Gifts is currently featured at the Short Story Symposium, so drop by to read an excerpt. And just in case you’ve been wondering about the reading order of the Silencer series, wonder … Continue reading →

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A Foggy Christmas Morning

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Cora

More Christmas pictures coming tomorrow, but for now enjoy this dreamy shot of a foggy Boxing Day morning:

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Christmas Eve 2013

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Cora

It’s a wet, stormy and way too mild Holy Night here in North Germany. At least we’re not having any power failures unlike the people in France and the UK as well as in the German town of Kleve, probably … Continue reading →

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Pre-Christmas Update

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Cora

I’m at my parents’ at the moment and have been since the weekend. On Sunday evening, I decorated the Christmas tree, which isn’t all that pleasant, since I am mildly allergic to fir trees, which means that decorating the Christmas … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Views of Vechta

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Cora

Yesterday was my last day at the university for 2013 and it was at least partly consumed by trying to place the last remaining students for their teaching internships in February. Though I also found the time to attend the … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Views of Bremen, 2013

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Cora

I already posted some seasonal images of Bremen’s Christmas markets as well as of the famous architectural monument Böttcherstraße last year. However, I found myself in Bremen today and since I had my camera, I took some more photos. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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