Category Archives: As the Wyrm Tyrns

A new look to honor As the Wyrm Tyrns chapter 10

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Brian Bixby

Geoff, Jackie, Calpurnia, and even Marcus have “Unexpected encounters” in chapter 10 of As the Wyrm Tyrns, my serialized story about what one might call a magical fishing expedition in English waters. And somewhere mixed in there is “La Belle Dame … Continue reading →

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Wounded creatures are dangerous in chapter 9 of As the Wyrm Tyrns

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Brian Bixby

You’d think people would be satisfied. Flo Thursby is in love with a wyrm. Geoff and Jackie have sighted it, as they hoped. Calpurnia is deep in scholarly thinking. Marcus is having fun manipulating his fellow magicians. Ursula is off-stage, … Continue reading →

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Things get wyrmy in chapter 8 of As the Wyrm Tyrns

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Brian Bixby

Reality can surprise you. You, me, everyone. With the possible exception of Bathsheba Kingsley, Calpurnia’s middle daughter, who seems to be surprised by nothing. Not even her mother having her foot almost burnt off by a fire-breathing wyrm. One must … Continue reading →

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I get by with a little help from my friends in chapter 7 of As the Wyrm Tyrns

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Brian Bixby

Geoffrey MacAlpine prepares to confront the wyrm with his unexpected partner, the American photographer Jacintha Lowell, while Calpurnia Kingsley fumes back at home with her diminished role as a researcher. They almost all got killed last time. But Geoff has … Continue reading →

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It’s all talk in chapter six of As the Wyrm Tyrns

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Brian Bixby

Our intrepid band of magicians didn’t come out so well in their first encounter with the wyrm. Jacintha went brain-dead, Calpurnia got a hot foot, and Geoff is contending for the Ambrose Burnside Award for least competent leader. So it’s … Continue reading →

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Hunka hunka burnin’ somethin’ in chapter 5 of As the Wyrm Tyrns

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Brian Bixby

Looks like Jacintha and Calpurnia have both lost their first confrontations with the wyrm. And with wyrms, losing confrontations is usually fatal. So what can Geoff do? Get more help, of course! And some help he gets without even asking! … Continue reading →

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The wyrm takes center stage in chapter 4 of As the Wyrm Tyrns

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Brian Bixby

It would be a pity if a story called As the Wyrm Tyrns did not have an appearance by the wyrm. And so, this week, the wyrm raises its head over Breydon Water. This bodes ill for our intrepid magicians: the … Continue reading →

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Questions about relationships in chapter 3 of As the Wyrm Tyrns

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Brian Bixby

What’s a wyrm to do? It just wants to smash through Great Yarmouth and go north to mate with others of its species. Surely the humans should understand that? Well, the humans have relationships of their own to deal with, … Continue reading →

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Intrigue raises its head in As the Wyrm Tyrns Chapter Two

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Brian Bixby

So far, it’s all been fun and games for magicians Geoffrey MacAlpine, down from Scotland, and Calpurnia Kingsley, in her home town of Great Yarmouth, England. But there’s a wyrm to put down, and other dangers lurk among the coffee … Continue reading →

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A new serial – As the Wyrm Tyrns

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Brian Bixby

Sillyverse was begun to tell long stories in serial form over many weeks. For much of this year, the blog has been all but suspended while I attended to family and personal issues. Between some timely important decisions and being … Continue reading →

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