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Cozy Space Opera, Cozy Mysteries and the Domestic Sphere

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Cora

At Strange Horizons, Joyce Chng hosts a round-table about domestic space opera, featuring Ann Leckie, Jennifer Foehner Wells, Judith Tarr and Foz Meadows. It’s a great discussion and I urge everyone to read it. Now domestic space opera is a … Continue reading →

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A Classic North German Dish: Bremer Kükenragout

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Cora

Time for another food post and a recipe. The background is that a few days ago, the local Bremen newspaper Weser-Kurier tweeted an image gallery of typical Bremer foods. I retweeted the gallery and got into a conversation with Paul … Continue reading →

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A Triple New Release and Some Thoughts on Cozy Space Opera

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Cora

Now that the excitement caused by the triple whammy of Easter, Passover and the announcement of the 2018 Hugo Finalists has died down somewhat, I have an announcement of my own to make. And it’s a big announcement, because I … Continue reading →

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Cora guestblogs elsewhere and remembers Ursula K. Le Guin

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Cora

First of all, my pals at the great podcast The Skiffy and Fanty Show are holding a “Month of Joy” event to celebrate the launch of their new website and they invited plenty of folks they interviewed over the years, … Continue reading →

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Culinary Archaeology: The Quest for Schillerlocken Salad

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Cora

As I mentioned in my Christmas post, I decided to forego the traditional herring salad for Christmas 2017, because it is a lot of work and with my Mom largely out of commission, I was stuck doing the holiday cooking/food … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2018

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Cora

2018 is about two hours old here in Germany. So first of all, a happy, healthy and successful 2018 to all of you and may it be better than the trashfire of a year that was 2017. I spent New … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2017

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Cora

So here is the obligatory Christmas post. I spent the holidays at my parents’, as usual. Though this year, I did all of the cooking on my own, because my Mom was in hospital until a few days ago and … Continue reading →

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WorldCon 75 Photos and a Report

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Cora

Now the extended Hugo commentary is out of the way, here is my WorldCon 75 report with plenty of photos. Many of the photos are already in this video I posted on YouTube, but here you can see them without … Continue reading →

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Photos: The Visbek Bridegroom Megalithic Tombs

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Cora

Yesterday was Pentecost Monday, which is a public holiday in Germany. And since the weather was sunny, but not overly warm, it was also the perfect day for an outing. While looking at the map, wondering where to go, my … Continue reading →

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New Helen Shepherd Mystery available: Kitchen Witch

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Cora

If you took a look at the brand-new Indie Crime Fiction of the Month round-up I posted two days ago, you might have noticed that one of the new releases listed was a new Helen Shepherd Mystery. So here is … Continue reading →

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