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First Monday Free Fiction: Sacrifice to the Kitayu

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Cora

Welcome to the April 2022 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 the first Monday of every … Continue reading →

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A Couple of Mixed Links, Mainly Promo-Stuff

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Cora

This week’s Star Trek Picard review is coming and I’ll probably do Moon Knight, too, once I’ve actually watched it. But in the meantime, here are some mixed links to elsewhere on the web. Cause I’ve actually had quite a … Continue reading →

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The Power of Grayskull – Some Reflections on Part 2 of Masters of the Universe: Revelation

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Cora

The second half of Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Kevin Smith’s continuation of the original cartoon from the 1980s, just became available and I opted to watch that over the new Hawkeye show (which I will watch eventually) and Star … Continue reading →

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Fancast Spotlight: So I’m Writing a Novel

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Cora

I initially started the Fanzine/Fancast Spotlight project to highlight Hugo-eligible fanzines, fansites and podcasts. For more about the Fanzine/Fancast Spotlight project, go here. You can also check out the other great fanzines and fancasts featured by clicking here. The Hugo … Continue reading →

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Eternia Revisited – Some Reflections on Masters of the Universe: Revelation

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Cora

ETA: For my take on part 2 of Masters of the Universe: Revelation go here. Like everybody who was a kid in the early 1980s and had access to US cartoons, I watched the original He-Man and the Masters of … Continue reading →

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Retro Review: “The Jewel of Bas” by Leigh Brackett

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Cora

“The Jewel of Bas” by Leigh Brackett is a science fiction novella, which appeared in the spring 1944 issue of Planet Stories and is therefore eligible for the 1945 Retro Hugos. The magazine version may be found here. This review … Continue reading →

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The Gradual Vanishing of the Planetary Romance

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Cora

At File 770, Mike Glyer linked to this list of the “top ten space opera books of all time”, as chosen by the visitors of a site called Discover Sci-Fi. The list is rather idiosyncratic, to say the least, and … Continue reading →

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