Category Archives: TV

Stuff Kids Say

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Cora

At school today, my students talked about St. Nicholas Day and the treats and presents they got. I told them that Kinder Surprise eggs were banned in the US, which completely boggled their minds. One boy: “You mean, guns are … Continue reading →

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Short Snowy Post

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Cora

Here’s yet another quick post, since I’m tired and not feeling too well. And this time, I don’t even have any links. This early onset winter still has us firmly in its grip. Yesterday, the temperature never rose above approx. … Continue reading →

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Fire and Pulp

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Cora

There was some excitement at school today. When I walked into the building some fifteen minutes before the beginning of the afternoon classes, I was struck by how empty the place was. There were barely any students about. I could … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Linkdump

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Cora

I’m very busy with all sorts of work-related things today, so here’s yet another linkdump post, mainly writing related. From the Book View Cafe: How to write a romance novel by Marissa Day Jim van Pelt detects some unexpected parallels … Continue reading →

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Links – mainly TV-related

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Cora

I’m still playing around with the appearance of the site and added a few plugins. Hereby, I have found the plugins developed by fellow German Nicolas Kuttler very useful and easy to customise. What is more, I have also added … Continue reading →

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Reflections on writing, teaching and TV

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Cora

Found via Jay Lake: Jim van Pelt reflects on the similarities between writing and teaching and how both can eat your brain. I totally agree with this. Most of time, my brain is either engaged in plotting and character development … Continue reading →

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