Author Archives: Cora

Rest in Peace, Sir Ken Adam

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Cora

On Friday, one of my personal heroes, Sir Ken Adam, died aged 95. Even if you’ve never heard the name Ken Adam, you’ll probably recognise his work when you see it, for Ken Adam determined our ideas of what a … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for February 2016

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some January … Continue reading →

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Yet more reactions to the 2015 Nebula Awards Nominees

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Cora

I already offered my own reactions to the 2015 Nebula nominees in this post and collected some responses from around the web here. Now, for the third post about the 2015 Nebulas, here are some more reactions from around the … Continue reading →

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More Reactions to the 2015 Nebula Award Nominees

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Cora

I already shared my thoughts on the 2015 Nebula Award nominees in my last post. At the time, I also mentioned that I couldn’t find a whole lot of other analysis and reaction apart from discussion in the comments at … Continue reading →

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Two Literary Deaths and Some Thoughts on the 2015 Nebula Nominees

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Cora

It’s been a sad day for the literary world, because on Friday we lost both Harper Lee and Umberto Eco. Of the two, the death of Umberto Eco probably affects me more, because I vividly remember reading (and shuddering at) … Continue reading →

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New Release: Valentine’s Day on Iago Prime

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Cora

One of the 31 stories I wrote during the July short story challenge last year was a science fiction short called “Valentine’s Day on Iago Prime”. It was a story about a young couple celebrating their first Valentine’s Day on … Continue reading →

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New release: Our Lady of the Burning Heart

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Cora

I have a new release to announce for today. Though it’s not quite that new anymore, I just forgot to announce it and only remembered, because I have another new release to announce in the next few days. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for January 2016

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some December … Continue reading →

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Photos: More Magical Hoarfrost

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Cora

The snow and frost that held most of Germany in its grip last week is gone by now, but before it left, it still gave us a beautiful morning with bright blue skies and hoarfrost covered branches. Hoarfrost usually doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Photos: Magical Hoarfrost

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Cora

Our current cold spell is still continuing with temperatures as low as minus nine degrees Celsius last night. My students, who hail from Syria, Iran and Eritrea, are not used to such weather at all and a lot of them … Continue reading →

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