Tag Archives: sword and sorcery

Secrets of Eternia: A Photo Story or Watch Cora Play with Action Figures, Part 1: The Secret Identity of He-Man

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Cora

Easter Monday was my birthday. There wasn’t much of a celebration, because my Mom is in hospital for hip replacement surgery, so it was just me and my Dad. Though I did get a nice haul of books, which you … Continue reading →

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Cora is in the Local Newspaper as well as Free Sword and Sorcery

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Cora

Yes, it’s another link post. To begin with, I was in the local newspaper Kreiszeitung today and Andreas Hapke wrote a great profile about me and my Hugo nomination. As a bonus, you can see my three Hugo pins in … Continue reading →

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A Podcast and a New Story

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Cora

The next Star Trek Picard review is coming, but for now I just want to point out two other places where you can find me on the web this week. For starters, I was a guest on the Dickheads Podcast … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for April 2022

Posted on April 30, 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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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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Fancast Spotlight: Rogues in the House

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Cora

Nominations for the 2022 Hugo Awards close on March 15, so here is another Fancast Spotlight for your consideration. For more about the Fanzine/Fancast Spotlight project, go here. You can also check out the other great fanzines and fancasts featured … 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: 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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Volume 7 of The Long List Anthology: More Stories From the Hugo Award Nomination List, edited by David Steffen, is looking for funding – and a bit about Conan

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Cora

To begin with, I’m over at Galactic Journey again today, talking about Conan the Warrior, the second of the Lancer reprints of Robert E. Howard’s Conan stories that revived the character and sent the already smouldering sword and sorcery revival … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction Is Never Evenly Distributed

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Cora

Camestros Felapton has an interesting post on his blog asking if there is a currently dominant mode of speculative fiction. Camestros’ post is a response to two episodes of the Rite Gud podcast, namely this one where host Raquel S. … Continue reading →

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