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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for July 2022

Posted on July 31, 2022 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 newly published this month, … Continue reading →

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Toy Photo Story: “The Frost-Giant’s Daughter” – and some mixed links

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Cora

I have another toy photo story coming up. Not a Masters-of-the-Universe-piece Theatre story this time, because it involves vinyl figurines (of which I have a huge collection going back more than forty years) rather than Masters of the Universe toys. … Continue reading →

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The 2022 July Short Story Challenge – Day by Day

Posted on July 12, 2022 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. In other news, blogging will be light this month, because I’m currently doing … Continue reading →

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Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre: “Consent Is Sexy, Harassment Stinks”

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Cora

The promised epic She-Ra Master-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre photo story is coming, but in the meantime, here is another action figure photo story, inspired by the latest addition to my collection. The name “Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre” was coined by Kevin Beckett at the … Continue reading →

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First Monday Free Fiction: The Hidden Castle

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Cora

Welcome to the July 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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Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre: “The Rescue”

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Cora

If you missed my reading at the Space Cowboy Books Flash Science Fiction Night last Tueday, you now have the chance to listen to it again at the Space Cowboy Books YouTube Channel (with video) or at Bandcamp (audio only). … Continue reading →

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Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre: “Siblings”

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Cora

The next Star Trek Strange New Worlds and Obi-Wan Kenobi reviews are coming, but I had another stressful day, relieved by the mailman (and it is a man) bringing me that elusive Masters of the Universe Origins Roboto figure, so … Continue reading →

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Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre: “Dinosaurs and Fists of Steel”

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Cora

The next Star Trek Strange New Worlds and Obi-Wan Kenobi reviews are coming, but I had a stressful day, somewhat relieved by the mail person bringing me toys, so here is another short Master-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre photo story. The name “Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece … Continue reading →

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A Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre Pride Month Special: “Fisto’s Significant Other”

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Cora

I’m interrupting the steady stream of Star Trek Strange New Worlds and Obi-Wan Kenobi reviews for another Masters of the Universe action figure photo story. I was always planning to do more of these and I also posted a few … Continue reading →

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A Trio of Links: Vintage Crime Fiction, 1960s Protests and New Sword and Sorcery

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Cora

The next Obi-Wan Kenobi and Star Trek reviews are coming, but first of all, here are some links to new work by me that may be found elsewhere: To begin with, issue 439 of the fanzine The Drink Tank has … Continue reading →

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