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Hawkeye Experiences “Echoes”

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Cora

I had barely finished the review of the two-part series premiere of Hawkeye that the next episode aired. Review of previous episodes (well, just one so far) may be found here. Warning! Spoilers under the cut!

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Retro Review: “The Green Huntsman” by Dorothea Gibbons

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Cora

“The Green Huntsman” is a gothic short story by Dorothea Gibbons, which was first published in the July 1954 issue of Weird Tales. The story may be found online here. This review will also be crossposted to Retro Science Fiction … Continue reading →

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Retro Review: “More Than Shadow” by Dorothy Quick

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Cora

“More Than Shadow” is a horror short story by Dorothy Quick, which was first published in the July 1954 issue of Weird Tales. The story may be found online here. This review will also be crossposted to Retro Science Fiction … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Masks and Murder 2021 – A Round-up of Indie Mardi Gras Mysteries

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Cora

Our monthly round-ups of new speculative fiction and new crime fiction releases by indie authors are a perennially popular feature. Therefore, we now offer you a round-up of our favourite Mardi Gras mysteries, crime novels and thrillers by indie and … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2021

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Cora

First of all, a happy new year to everybody who reads my blog! May 2021 be better than 2020 and bring you health, happiness and success! If you want to know what I’ve been up to in 2020, here is … Continue reading →

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The Obligatory Christmas Post 2020

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Cora

Yes, I know that Christmas has been over for four days now, but I was pretty busy with a large translation job, so here is the somewhat belated obligatory 2020 Christmas post. In spite of the pandemic, our Christmas wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Masks and Murder 2020 – A Round-up of Indie Mardi Gras Mysteries

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Cora

Our monthly round-ups of new speculative fiction and new crime fiction releases by indie authors are a perennially popular feature. Therefore, we now offer you a round-up of our favourite Mardi Gras mysteries, crime novels and thrillers by indie and … Continue reading →

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Retro Review: “When the Bough Breaks” by Lewis Padgett a.k.a. Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Cora

“When the Bough Breaks” is a novelette by Lewis Padgett, one of the many pen names of Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore, which was first published in the November 1944 issue of Astounding Science Fiction and is therefore eligible for … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2020

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Cora

First of all, a happy new year to everybody who reads my blog! May 2020 bring you health, happiness and success! Here in Germany, the new year is a little over a day old now and has been mainly cold … Continue reading →

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