Tag Archives: historical fiction

The 2024 July Short Story Challenge – Day by Day

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Cora

Blogging is light right now, because I’m getting ready for Worldcon and I’m also doing the July Short Story Challenge again. What is the July Short Story Challenge, you ask? Well, in July 2015, Dean Wesley Smith announced that he … Continue reading →

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Remembering John Jakes (1932 -2023)

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Cora

Writer John Jakes died yesterday aged 90, not quite a month before his 91st birthday. Most people will probably associate John Jakes mainly with the weighty historical epics that made him a bestseller in the 1970s and 1980s. If you … Continue reading →

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Retro Review: “In a Dead Man’s Shoes” by Harold Markham

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Cora

“In a Dead Man’s Shoes” is a historical short story by Harold Markham, which was first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales. The story may be found online here. This review will also be crossposted to Retro … Continue reading →

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Non-Fiction Spotlight: Robert E. Howard Changed My Life, edited by Jason M. Waltz

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Cora

The 2022 Hugo nomination deadline is approaching and the Non-Fiction Spotlights are coming fast and furious now. If you’re just joining us, the Non-Fiction Spotlights are a project, where I interview the authors/editors of SFF-related non-fiction books that came out … Continue reading →

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Non-Fiction Spotlight: True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee by Abe Riesman

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Cora

Today, I’m continuing the Non-Fiction Spotlight project, wherein I interview the authors/editors of SFF-related non-fiction books that came out in 2021 and are eligible for the 2022 Hugo Awards. For more about the Non-Fiction Spotlight project, go here. To check … Continue reading →

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Non-Fiction Spotlight: Renegades and Rogues: The Life and Legacy of Robert E. Howard by Todd B. Vick

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Cora

The world and particularly Ukraine may be on fire right now, but I’m still continuing the Non-Fiction Spotlight project, wherein I interview the authors/editors of SFF-related non-fiction books that came out in 2021 and are eligible for the 2022 Hugo … Continue reading →

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Retro Review: “Blue and Silver Brocade” by Dorothy Quick

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Cora

I’m taking a bit of a break from Jirel of Joiry, because in my experience, those stories are best, when not read directly one after another. And so I decided to take a look at another underrated woman author of … Continue reading →

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The 2020 July Short Story Challenge Postmortem – 31 Stories in 31 Days

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Cora

With everything that happened regarding Worldcon, the 2020 Hugo Awards and the Retro Hugos, I didn’t really get around to doing the usual postmortem post for this year’s July Short Story Challenge yet. To recap, in July 2015, Dean Wesley … Continue reading →

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The 2020 July Short Story Challenge – Day by Day

Posted on July 4, 2020 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. Also Camestros Felapton is currently running his Hugo Fan Writer Finalist Week and … Continue reading →

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First Monday Free Fiction: The Kiss of the Executioner’s Blade

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Cora

Welcome to the June 2020 edition of First Monday Free Fiction. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog, I’ll post a free story on every first Monday of the … Continue reading →

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