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.

Chapter seven of Magician’s Misfortune

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Brian Bixby

The demon has defeated the first group of magicians sent up against it. So the Office of Occult Affairs sends in a new team to support the old one. For Harry Eberhardt, one of the magicians, work isn’t just an … Continue reading →

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Chapter six of Magician’s Misfortune

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Brian Bixby

Harry Eberhardt’s boss, magician Amelia Laveau, has just had her skull bashed in by a lamp wielded by a demon-possessed murderer. And she’s one of the best demon killers in the country. Harry’s seductive visions of success are about to … Continue reading →

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Chapter five of Magician’s Misfortune

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Brian Bixby

There’s a demonic serial killer loose who’s tortured and slaughtered a prostitute in Farnham. Harry Eberhardt is a demon slayer. This is just his kind of job. And that Amelia Laveau will be working with him makes it all the … Continue reading →

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Chapter 4 of Magician’s Misfortune

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Brian Bixby

Harry Eberhardt’s plan in going to Farnham’s only strip club was to conduct his investigation of the demonic murder of a prostitute while trying to seduce his colleague Eurydice “Deecee” Young. He didn’t know Deecee was a lesbian. And that’s … Continue reading →

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Chapter 3 of Magician’s Misfortune

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Brian Bixby

Harry Eberhardt: professional magician, government agent, and God’s gift to women. For Harry, even a murder investigation is an opportunity to score, not that he’s into corpses, mind you. Or the truculent female bartender and amateur magician “Nightfeather” Sanderson, who combines … Continue reading →

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Chapter two of Magician’s Misfortune

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Brian Bixby

So Harry Eberhardt has a case, a demon traveling the Interstates and killing people. It could be his ticket out of his government agency’s “Siberia.” “I’ll drink to that,” says Harry in chapter 2 of Magician’s Misfortune. That is, if he … Continue reading →

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Starting a new story: Magician’s Misfortune

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Brian Bixby

Meet Harry Everhardt. Harry is in his thirties, divorced, and works for the Federal Government. Harry’s unhappy with his job and in his off-hours has bad luck pursuing women. He has bad luck pursuing women on the job, too, which … Continue reading →

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Not quite the start of another story

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Brian Bixby

A long time ago (July 31) in a place far, far away (my home, which is not where I am at the moment), an author (me) laid down his pen (interpret this figuratively, unless you want to imagine me marking … Continue reading →

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Inspiration in a letter from the past

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Brian Bixby

Just today I stumbled across a letter I had long forgotten, a letter I wrote my parents on their 39th wedding anniversary. That was over 23 years ago. They saved it.♥ There was one passage that explains a lot about … Continue reading →

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My fall from grace: getting a smart phone

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Brian Bixby

My younger readers are laughing their heads off, while my older ones are nodding sagely, or perhaps ruefully. Smart phones are no longer cutting edge; they are the norm. But let’s be clear: a smart phone is not a phone. It … Continue reading →

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