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The 2024 July Short Story Challenge – Day by Day

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Cora

Blogging is light right now, because I’m getting ready for Worldcon and I’m also doing the July Short Story Challenge again. What is the July Short Story Challenge, you ask? Well, in July 2015, Dean Wesley Smith announced that he … Continue reading →

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Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre: “In Exile”

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Cora

It’s time for another Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre photo story. The name “Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre” was coined by Kevin Beckett at the Whetstone Discord server. One of the many shocking moments in Masters of the Universe Revelation happened at the end of episode … Continue reading →

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Foundation Discovers “The Last Empress”

Posted on September 9, 2023 by Cora

Season 2 of Foundation is currently streaming, so I’m doing episode by episode reviews again. For my takes on previous episodes, go here. Warning! There will be spoilers under the cut!

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First Monday Free Fiction: Outlaw Love

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Cora

Welcome to the February 2023 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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Retro Review: “The Hanging of Alfred Wadham” by E.F. Benson

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Cora

“The Hanging of Alfred Wadham” is a short story by E.F. Benson, which was first published in the December 1928 issue of the magazine Britannia and reprinted in the August 1929 issue of Weird Tales. The story may be found … Continue reading →

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Retro Review: “In a Dead Man’s Shoes” by Harold Markham

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Cora

“In a Dead Man’s Shoes” is a historical short story by Harold Markham, which was first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales. The story may be found online here. This review will also be crossposted to Retro … Continue reading →

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First Monday Free Fiction: Countdown to Death

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Cora

Welcome to the June 2021 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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First Monday Free Fiction: The Forest of the Hanged

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Cora

Welcome to the May 2021 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 Kurval Sword and Sorcery Stories Available: The Plains of Shadow and Worm Fodder

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Cora

It’s the first new release announcement of 2021. This one is for two new novelettes in my Kurval sword and sorcery series. To recap, during the 2020 July short story challenge, I had an idea for a sword and sorcery … Continue reading →

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Retro Review: “Transparent Stuff” by Dorothy Quick

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Cora

I’m continuing my reviews of Dorothy Quick’s Patchwork Quilt stories with “Transparent Stuff”, the second story in the series, which appeared in the June 1940 issue of Unknown. The story may be read online here. You can also read Steve … Continue reading →

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