Author Archives: Cora

A handy guide to all SFF-related posts and works of 2023

Posted on January 1, 2024 by Cora

I never felt particularly comfortable with eligibility posts, but I posted such an overview for the first time in 2016, when someone added my name to the Hugo Nominations Wiki. Eventually, it paid off, because I was a Hugo finalist … Continue reading →

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The 2023 Jonathan and Martha Kent Fictional Parent of the Year Award

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Cora

While I have been awarding the Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents for 43 years now, the Jonathan and Martha Kent Fictional Parent of the Year Award is a new prize that I only introduced in 2020 … Continue reading →

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The 2023 Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Cora

It’s almost the end of the year, so it’s time to announce the winner of the coveted (not) 2023 Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents. Let’s have a bit of background: I have been informally awarding the … Continue reading →

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Magic under the Mistletoe 2023 – A Round-up of the Best Indie Holiday Speculative Fiction

Posted on December 25, 2023 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 holiday science fiction, fantasy and horror by indie authors. These … Continue reading →

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Murder under the Mistletoe 2023 – A Round-up of the Best Indie Holiday Mysteries and Crime Fiction

Posted on December 24, 2023 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 holiday mysteries by indie authors. The holiday mysteries cover the … Continue reading →

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First Monday Free Fiction: Christmas Eve at the Purple Owl Café

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Cora

Welcome to the December 2023 edition of First Monday Free Fiction. I forgot to post last month’s edition, because I had too much on my mind. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for November 2023

Posted on November 30, 2023 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 and small press authors newly published this month, … Continue reading →

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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for November 2023

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Cora

Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of crime fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some October books I missed … Continue reading →

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A Bouquet of Mixed Links and Two Estranged Brothers

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Cora

There will be more new posts here eventually, but I’m still very busy with work, estate stuff and a sick mother in hospital, so there’s not a lot of blogging right now. However, I got some new toys and have … Continue reading →

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Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre: The Maiden and the Monster

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Cora

We still don’t have any Hugo voting and nomination statistics – more than a week after the winners were announced. And apparently we’re not getting them until January. However, merely asking when the stats can be expected is apparently an … Continue reading →

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