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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for January 2021

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie and small press authors (as well as the … Continue reading →

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Two New Kurval Sword and Sorcery Stories Available: The Plains of Shadow and Worm Fodder

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Cora

It’s the first new release announcement of 2021. This one is for two new novelettes in my Kurval sword and sorcery series. To recap, during the 2020 July short story challenge, I had an idea for a sword and sorcery … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for December 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie and small press authors (as well as the … Continue reading →

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A new Sword and Sorcery Story, a new Helen Shepherd Mystery and the Pegasus Pulp Sampler

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Cora

I’ve been busy lately, editing and proofreading stories, designing covers, formatting e-books and generally working through the backlog of unpublished stories resulting from the July Short Story Challenge(s). So there will be more new release announcements in the near future. … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for September 2020

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie and small press authors (as well as the … Continue reading →

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Retro Review: “Black God’s Shadow” by C.L. Moore or Overcoming Trauma as a Core Theme of Sword and Sorcery

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Cora

My last post was a review of “Black God’s Kiss” by C.L. Moore, the story that introduced the swordswoman Jirel of Joiry to the world. So it’s only fitting that I review the direct sequel, “Black God’s Shadow”, too. The … Continue reading →

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Retro Review: “Black God’s Kiss” by C.L. Moore or How to Suppress Women’s Sword and Sorcery Writing

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Cora

As I said a few posts ago, I will be reviewing vintage SFF stories beyond the confines of the Retro Hugos as well, beginning with “Black God’s Kiss”, a sword and sorcery novelette by C.L. Moore that was the cover … 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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More Reactions to the 2020 Hugo Ceremony and a bit about the Retro Hugos

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Cora

I’d hoped to get my comments on the generally excellent winners of the 2020 Hugo Awards up today (ETA: It’s here). However, this was not to be, for two days later we’re still talking about the neverending Hugo ceremony from … Continue reading →

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New Thurvok Adventure Available: The Beast from the Sea of Blood

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Cora

This will only be a very short new release announcement, because I’m still busy with the July Short Story Challenge, where the aim is to write a short story per day during the month of July. You can follow along … Continue reading →

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