Tag Archives: German history

Steampunk in East Frisia: Steamfest Papenburg 2019

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Cora

Papenburg is an East Frisian town of about 38000 people near the Dutch border, which is probably best known these days as the home of the Meyer Werft , where many of the giant cruise ships carrying tourists across the … Continue reading →

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A no longer quite so new Thurvok story available: The Night Court

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Cora

Before we get back to photos, con reports and genre commentary, here is a not quite new release announcement. Because I just realised that I never officially announced the latest Thurvok story, which came out just before I left for … Continue reading →

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Remembering Artur Brauner and Dr. Mabuse

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Cora

This will only be a short post, because I’m still hard at work doing the 2019 July short story challenge. If you want to follow along, bookmark my July short story challenge day by day post. Meanwhile, I’m also over … Continue reading →

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Why you should not dismiss “Münchhausen” out of hand

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Cora

One of the finalists on this year’s Retro Hugo ballot in the Best Dramatic Presentation Long Form category is a German film, namely the 1943 UFA film Münchhausen, at the time one of the most expensive German films ever made. … Continue reading →

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The Problem about “The Bells” and Game of Thrones That No One Talks About

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Cora

A lot of people are angry about “The Bells”, the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, mostly with regard to the development of the character of Daenerys Targaryen. Warning: Spoilers behind the cut! Send to Kindle

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Chuck Wendig, James Gunn, Chelsea Cain and the Silencing of Creatives

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Cora

The following excursion into the past is going to be long, but bear with me, because there is a valid connection to what is happening today. Send to Kindle

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Michael Burnham, Poe Dameron and the Decline of the Maverick Hero

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Cora

Science fiction has always been the genre of the maverick hero and occasionally, the maverick heroine. Han Solo, Malcolm Reynolds, Kirk and Spock, Riker, Worf, Kathryn Janeway, the Doctor (“Fine chaps, all of them” – and now a fine lady, … Continue reading →

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Of narrative catnip, cultural taste differences, telling my own stories and a new “In Love and War” novella: Dead World

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Cora

As many of you probably know, I currently have two space opera series going on: The Shattered Empire series and the In Love and War series. Both are stories of rebellion and of fighting an unjust system, because such stories … Continue reading →

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A new fantasy story available and Cora participates in an SF Signal Mind Meld

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Cora

First of all, I was invited to participate in SF Signal‘s regular Mind Meld feature. The subject this time around was cities in science fiction and fantasy. You can see my answer as well as those of Kelly McCullough, Beth … Continue reading →

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Austrian SF legend Dietmar Schönherr dies

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Cora

Austrian actor and television personality Dietmar Schönherr died yesterday aged 88. Here are two obituaries from Die Welt und Der Tagespiegel as well as a video obituary courtesy of kulturzeit. In spite of the surfeit of world news on this … Continue reading →

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