Tag Archives: e-books

The Headache from Hell – and a Linkdump

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Cora

I had a long post almost completely drafted, but then the headache from hell struck last night and effectively kept me from sleeping. I managed to make it through school and my daily translation quota, but now I’m just bloody … Continue reading →

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Thuderstorm Linkdump

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Cora

After the very hot weather of the past few days, we had two thunderstorms today with promise of more. It’s not as if we didn’t need the rain – we did. But thunderstorms are also annoying, because while I can … Continue reading →

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Three Literary Links

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Cora

Aside from the VS Naipaul controversy, the Guardian also offers two very interesting literary articles this weekend: First of all, here is a great interview with Tim Powers. And here, Graham Swift claims that writing truly contemporary novels is not … Continue reading →

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Ascension Day Linkdump

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Cora

Tomorrow is Ascension Day, which is a public holiday in Germany. Of course, most people call it Father’s Day these days (to be celebrated by all males, whether fathers or not, by going out to get drunk with their buddies), … Continue reading →

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Bad news from Germany, the British class system, the invisibility of women in SF and some indie publishing

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Cora

The world and the internet seem to have woken up just in time for the next public holiday to hit us on Thursday. Lots of stuff happened, so here is a linkdump: I am saddened by the outcome of the … Continue reading →

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Dust Storm Linkdump

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Cora

I’m tired tonight and not feeling too well and the storm that started up this afternoon has given me one hell of a headache. The storm was odd from the beginning. It began brewing this afternoon, during my afternoon class. … Continue reading →

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An SFnal Linkdump

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Cora

At school, I was able to squeeze in some creative writing today into one of my afternoon classes. The textbook requires us to discuss travel and adventure stories and the students were supposed to write an adventure story of their … Continue reading →

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The New York Times has odd ideas about indie publishing

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Cora

While getting some wine from the cellar, I slipped and sprained my ankle (luckily before I had gotten the wine or there would have been a mess as well). Yeah, in the real world ankles aren’t sprained while being chased … Continue reading →

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Last Chance before the Apocalypse Links

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Cora

I had a really shitty day. My students acted up (well, some of them) and I had to reprimand the same girl first for talking on her cellphone in class and getting stinky when I asked her to stop and … Continue reading →

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A Science Fictional Linkdump

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Cora

Expect a post on the Neil Gaiman episode of Doctor Who and an announcement next week, but for now here is a linkdump, largely science fiction themed:

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