Tag Archives: Germany

Missile Hill Revisited, now with bonus pumpkins

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Cora

Back in 2012, I posted about a place near the town of Syke colloquially known as Missile Hill, an abandoned US Army installation turned nature preserve with look-out tower. Unfortunately, I couldn’t take any photos from the top of the … Continue reading →

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Harvest Festival 2015

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Cora

September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, so if you’re looking for piratical reads, check out the Arr, Matey Pirate Bundle at DriveThruFiction. In my corner of North Germany, September 19 was also the annual harvest festival which … Continue reading →

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Sirens in the Night

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Cora

Yesterday at shortly after midnight, I was sitting at my PC trying to write, when suddenly the fire sirens went off. Since I live in a semi-rural suburb, we still have a volunteer fire brigade that is assembled via sirens … Continue reading →

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German perspectives on SFF, a Hugo Survey and the best “Age of Ultron” review you’ll read today

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Cora

The 2015 Hugo Awards debate is still dragging on and to those of us outside the US, it is very clear that the Hugos and Worldcon have been dragged into the increasingly toxic US culture war between the beleaguered nutty … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam Günther Grass

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Cora

Yesterday, German novelist, poet and artist Günther Grass died of a lung infection aged 87. His death caused an outpour of tributes and condolences from writers and politicians worldwide. Deutsche Welle and The Guardian have collected a few of them. … Continue reading →

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“Good Bye, Lenin”, Thuringia, ambiguity and the vanishing of two countries

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Cora

Warning: There is a lot of blather about German politics in the following, so if that bores you just skip this post:

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Harvest Festival 2014

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Cora

This Saturday was not just the start of school for this year’s crop of first graders, but also the day of the harvest festival, an annual celebration of farming and food that consists of a parade through my semi-rural suburb … Continue reading →

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Photos: Lüneburger Heide 2014 (with bonus crazy house)

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Cora

Here in Northwest Germany, one of the most popular destinations for holidays and short trips is the Lüneburger Heide, a nature preserve with a unique heath landscape that’s great for hiking, biking and horseback riding. It’s particularly beautiful in late … Continue reading →

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Odds and Ends

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Cora

This blog had been rather quiet these past few days, since I haven’t been feeling well. However, there are some news from elsewhere to report: For starters, I am now a contributor to the Speculative Fiction Showcase where the “Indie … Continue reading →

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Germany wins the cup, George R.R. Martin goes Swiss and the last bastion of masculinity falls

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Cora

First of all, Germany won the 2014 World Cup tonight, making it Germany’s fourth win after 1954, 1974 and 1990. I watched the match with my Mom (my Dad has caught a cold and went to bed after the regular … Continue reading →

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