Tag Archives: Pegasus Pulp

50% off Pegasus Pulp books at OmniLit/AllRomance ebooks

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Cora

Like I promised, Christmas photos will be coming later tonight. However, for now I interrupt your regular scheduled holiday programming for a special announcement: OmniLit/AllRomance ebooks are currently running a two day Christmas sale and offer 50% off all e-books … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the holidays with a new release: The Spiked Death

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Cora

I spent most of today wrapping presents and most of tonight decorating the Christmas tree at my parents’ house. There were some unexpected interruptions. For example, somebody replaced a burned out lightbulb on the miniature light string with the flasher … Continue reading →

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School is out linkdump – and a riff on endings

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Cora

Today was the last day of school before the winter holiday and therefore the last day of school for this year. I watched The Sarah Jane Adventures with my fifth graders, who thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Lots of discussion both about … Continue reading →

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My stand on KDP Select

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Cora

I’ve got a post over at the Pegasus Pulp blog about the whole KDP Select thing and my stand on it. Come on over and read it. In other links, Jay Lake has an interesting post about the challenges of … Continue reading →

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More school drama, disliking a writer for the wrong reason and Pegasus Pulp e-books conquer Italy and Spain

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Cora

Another major drama erupted in my afternoon class today, ultimately spawned – as far as I could tell – by one girl telling another that she looked like a slut. This is really the most drama laden group I ever … Continue reading →

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New science fiction short story available: Whaler

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Cora

Even though the last week has been rather chaotic, I have a new short story available. It’s the first science fiction story published under the Pegasus Pulp imprint and represents my take on a genre trope I really can’t stand, … Continue reading →

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Two short links for a grey Sunday

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Cora

The Observer has a portrait of Alan Moore in connection with the now ubiquitous V for Vendetta mask. I’m always stunned by how many people don’t know where masks actually come from. I also have a new post up at … Continue reading →

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How SFnal is Spy Fiction?

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Cora

The King of Elfland’s Second Cousin has a very insightful post about the connection between science fiction (and urban fantasy for that matter) and classic spy fiction, which draws on Darko Suvin‘s theory of cognitive estrangement, as outlined in Metamorphoses … Continue reading →

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Teen drama, some housekeeping and ruminations on Mad Men

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Cora

My afternoon class today descended into a mess of teen drama complete with kids sulking, running from the classroom, swearing to hate each other forever and so on. No tears at least – thank heavens for small mercies. The initiating … Continue reading →

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No Post Today

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Cora

Sorry, but there is no new blogpost here today. I probably would have posted something, but since my writing time will be cut short due to family obligations this weekend, I’d rather get some writing done now. However, I have … Continue reading →

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