Tag Archives: crime

First Monday Free Fiction: Ballroom Blitz

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Cora

Welcome to the February 2022 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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Two new e-books available: Spiked Tea and The Faulty Television Receiver

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Cora

Regular readers of this blog as well as the Pegasus Pulp blog may recall that I occasionally enjoy doing writing challenges such as the eight hour fiction challenge. I’ve been doing another writing challenge this past month, hence also the … Continue reading →

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Arson, attempted murder and the destruction of a 150 year old department store

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Cora

Yesterday evening, I was at the monthly translators’ meet-up at a restaurant in Bremen city centre. At around a quarter to ten, I was driving home along an elevated road through the city centre and noticed a dark cloud drifting … Continue reading →

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Gone Girl, femme fatales and fear of women

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Cora

Last week, I thought I was the only person in the world who found the success of Gone Girl, both as a novel and a film, troubling. But it seems I’m not the only person who dislikes Gone Girl after … Continue reading →

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