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The He-Man and Transformers Industrial Heritage Tour or Cora’s Adventures at the 2026 Toyplosion in Castrop-Rauxel, Part 1: Road Trip in the Fog
Last Saturday was the 2026 Toyplosion, billed as Germany’s and Europe’s biggest retro toy convention, now in its fourth year. As in previous years, the 2026 Toyplosion took place at the Europahalle in the Ruhrgebiet city of Castrop-Rauxel. For me, … Continue reading
Posted in Con Reports, Road Trip
Tagged 1980s child, Autobahn, Autobahn church, Bremen Soviet Republic, car, Castrop-Rauxel, con reports, Dammer Berge, food, German history, He-Man, history, Masters of the Universe, photos, road trip, roadside views, roadtrip, Ruhrgebiet, September 11, terrorism, Toyplosion, toys, Transformers, US politics, WWII
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A Charcuterie Board of Mixed Links
I’ve been working on a post about the Masters of the Universe reveals at the 2025 San Diego Comic Con, which started off with links to all the other places where I’ve been lately. But that post got too long, … Continue reading
Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for March 2022
Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of crime fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some February books I missed … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Indie Crime Fiction of the Month
Tagged adventure thriller, cozy mystery, crime thriller, financial thriller, framed, historical mystery, historical thriller, jazz age mystery, legal thriller, organised crime, other people's books, paranormal mystery, paranormal thriller, private investigator, psychological thriller, regency mystery, revenge thriller, romantic suspense, terrorism, vampires, witches, woman sleuth
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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for August 2021
Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of crime fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some July books I missed … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Indie Crime Fiction of the Month
Tagged 1950s mystery, 1960s mystery, action thriller, adventure thriller, assassins, British mystery, cozy mystery, crime thriller, dystopian, hardboiled mystery, historical mystery, jazz age mystery, legal thriller, LGBTQ, new release round-up, occult thriller, other people's books, paranormal mystery, psychological thriller, retro mystery, revenge thriller, science fiction noir, sea adventure, serial killers, terrorism, traditional mystery, witches
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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for June 2020
Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of crime fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some May books I missed … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Indie Crime Fiction of the Month
Tagged action thriller, animal mystery, asian mystery, children's mystery, cozy mystery, crime thriller, disaster thriller, ghosts, historical mystery, international mystery, Japanese mystery, jazz age mystery, kidnapping, noir, other people's books, paranormal mystery, police procedural, serial killers, small town mystery, spy thriller, terrorism, time travel, western mystery, witches
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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for August 2019
Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some July books I missed … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Indie Crime Fiction of the Month
Tagged action thriller, animal mystery, cozy mystery, crime thriller, historical mystery, jazz age mystery, legal thriller, missing persons, other people's books, paranormal mystery, police procedural, private investigator, serial killers, small town mystery, spy thriller, terrorism, witches
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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for May 2019
Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some April books I missed … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Indie Crime Fiction of the Month
Tagged animal mystery, British mystery, cozy mystery, crime thriller, ghosts, hardboiled mystery, heist, historical mystery, LGBT, missing persons, murder, noir, other people's books, paranormal mystery, paranormal thriller, private investigator, psychological thriller, romantic suspense, serial killers, small town mystery, terrorism, traditional mystery, witches
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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for December 2018
Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some November books I missed … Continue reading
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Tagged animal mystery, British mystery, cannibals, children's fantasy, children's mystery, conspiracy thriller, cozy mystery, crime thriller, detective fiction, grindhouse, historical mystery, holiday mystery, horror thriller, human trafficking, Indie Crime Fiction of the Month, international mystery, kidnapping, LGBT, medieval mystery, missing persons, paranormal mystery, police procedural, political thriller, private investigator, psychological thriller, pulp fiction, romantic suspense, serial killers, spy thriller, terrorism, Victorian mystery, YA mystery
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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for October 2018
Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some August books I missed … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged action thriller, adventure thriller, animal mystery, cats, cozy mystery, crime thriller, culinary mystery, ghosts, grindhouse, hardboiled mystery, historical mystery, Indie Crime Fiction of the Month, Indie Crime Scene, legal thriller, men's adventure, noir, other people's books, paranormal mystery, private investigator, psychological thriller, pulp fiction, regency mystery, romantic suspense, serial killers, small town mystery, terrorism, vigilante justice, wilderness thriller
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