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Toy Photo Story: Nutcracker versus Mouse King: The Legendary Battle

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Cora

As promised, I am working on a post about a snowy road trip I took this weekend, but first have this toy photo story, which I created as I am waiting to be snowed in by the blizzard that’s rolling … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Heikedine Körting, Queen of the German Audio Drama

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Cora

Heikedine Körting, audio drama director, producer, voice actress and lawyer, celebrates her eightieth birthday today. If you’re not German, you’re likely thinking “Heikedine Who?” But if you grew up in Germany in the past fifty years, Heikedine Körting probably influenced … Continue reading →

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Cora’s Adventures at the Church of Eternia Masters of the Universe Holiday Event in Hanau, Part 2: The Con as well as Hanau and Langenselbold

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Cora

Following some holiday interruptions, I return to my adventure at the Church of Eternia Masters of the Universe holiday event in Hanau, which I attended on the third advent weekend. For the long trip to get there, see this post. … Continue reading →

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The 2022 July Short Story Challenge – Day by Day

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Cora

For starters, Smashwords is currently having its annual summer sale, where you can get plenty of e-books at reduced prices or for free, including several of mine. In other news, blogging will be light this month, because I’m currently doing … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for April 2022

Posted on April 30, 2022 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 Speculative Fiction of the Month for January 2022

Posted on January 31, 2022 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 Speculative Fiction of the Month for September 2021

Posted on September 30, 2021 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 Speculative Fiction of the Month for February 2021

Posted on February 28, 2021 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 (as well as the … Continue reading →

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Masks and Magic 2021 – A Round-up of Indie Mardi Gras Speculative Fiction

Posted on February 16, 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 speculative fiction by indie authors. These Mardi Gras … Continue reading →

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Masks and Magic 2020 – A Round-up of Indie Mardi Gras Speculative Fiction

Posted on February 25, 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 speculative fiction by indie authors. These Mardi Gras … Continue reading →

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