Author Archives: Brian Bixby

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About Brian Bixby

I enjoy history because it helps me understand people. I'm writing fiction for much the same reason.

Daphne deals with the nature of gods in chapter 17 of To Ride the Lightning Bolt

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Brian Bixby

What do you do when an eight-foot tall alien prostrates herself in front of you and grabs your foot with her hand? This is not a question Daphne Vane had ever expected to be asked, let alone have it become … Continue reading →

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Oh You Sexy Monster, You! (NSFW)

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Brian Bixby

It’s time for the “Oh You Sexy Monster, You!” awards, Sillyverse edition. This award post is the result of a conversation over at the Sci-Fi & Scary blog, in which I casually challenged its two authors to come up with … Continue reading →

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Daphne is beastly in chapter 16 of To Ride the Lightning Bolt

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Brian Bixby

Daphne Vane literally had something happen to her for which there were no words. But even what could not be described still has devastating consequences. Daphne faces not just the ruin of her mission, but possibly the permanent loss of … Continue reading →

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Dwarf hospitality in chapter 15 of To Ride the Lightning Bolt

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Brian Bixby

Daphne Vane’s just escaped from being attacked by a panther, only to fall into the hands of the dwarves of legend and myth. She may be half-dwarf herself, but she knows next to nothing about these people. And it turns … Continue reading →

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Exiled and confused in chapter 14 of To Ride the Lightning Bolt

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Brian Bixby

Daphne Vane has three and a half days to find her father in the very strange land the dwarves of legend now inhabit. Pity she only had one hour to be briefed on conditions and prepare any gear. But given a … Continue reading →

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In memoriam: Robin St. John Conover (1944 – 2008)

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Brian Bixby

It’s her birthday today, so I thought I would say a few words about my first Internet friend, Robin St. John Conover. We met in an online Brontë forum. I was the amateur, just reading my way through all the … Continue reading →

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Review: uncertain narrators in horror: novels by Hogg and Tryon

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Brian Bixby

We tend to think of the unreliable narrator as a 20th century development. The unreliable narrator rejects the apparent objectivity of the omniscient narrator so beloved by the Victorians, warning us that all knowledge is subjective, all stories told from … Continue reading →

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Up against Mother in chapter 13 of To Ride the Lightning Bolt

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Brian Bixby

It’s time for a showdown!. In this corner, Cynthia Vane, goddess, casual lover of a great many men, never defeated. In the other corner, Daphne Vane, Cynthia’s daughter, not even officially recognized as a demigoddess, one of her many defeats. … Continue reading →

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Daphne attacks! in chapter 12 of To Ride the Lightning Bolt

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Brian Bixby

Daphne Vane is tired of getting pushed around. The Council, her mother, Enforcement, and now her doppelganger have been making of her life a misery. And all because she’s not the nice little goddess she should have been. Well, they’re … Continue reading →

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Movie reviews: many Cat People

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Brian Bixby

Back some time ago, I reviewed the Midwich Cuckoo films, an odd trilogy that consisted of the original Village of the Damned (1960), a remake with the same title in 1995, and an odd offshoot, Children of the Damned (1964). … Continue reading →

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