Category Archives: Writing fiction

Chapter 22 of Prophecies and Penalties

Every step she takes, Emily finds her own past curiously intertwined with the murder investigation she is conducting. So she decides to engage in some spadework, to try to understand some of the strange phenomena she’s encountered by retracing her … Continue reading

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Chapter 21 of Prophecies and Penalties, whippings and prisons

A whipping? Emily Fisher has never attended one, and never meant to. But a man is being whipped because he spat on her, and the community expects Emily to witness justice. But it is not just the whipped man who … Continue reading

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The middle of the year

Tomorrow is July 1, 2014. Summer officially began with the equinox on June 21. Midsummer Night, June 23, I sometimes sit back with a good drink and read Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I have to admit I didn’t do it … Continue reading

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Chapter 20 of Prophecies and Penalties

For Emily Fisher, bumping into people has ceased to be a figure of speech. She’d tell you it’s not her fault; she’s not normally clumsy, but between being shot at and taking paths that defy geography, her life has become … Continue reading

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Chapter 19 of Prophecies and Penalties, and some niceties of language

For once, Emily Fisher’s investigation of High Council member Stephen Nash’s murder is beginning to look straightforward. All she has to do is go to a place that doesn’t exist, by a transportation system that shouldn’t work, to talk to … Continue reading

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Prophecies and Penalties Chapter 18, and a short vacation

Emily Fisher’s investigation of the murder of High Council member Stephen Nash has taken a giant leap forward, which makes her happy. On the other hand, that leap implicates her sister Elsie, and Elsie’s lover, the so-called Prophesied One, Alex … Continue reading

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Chapter 17 of Prophecies and Penalties

Finally, Emily Fisher feels she’s making progress. She’s going to get the real story of how High Council member Stephen Nash’s body was found, and maybe even some clues about the murder itself. But first she has to deal with … Continue reading

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Chapter 16 of Prophecies and Penalties, and a new banner

Emily Fisher has had a long day. She’s had to confront Sonia, walk into town during a rain storm, get shot at, and meet yet another half-sister. What Emily needs is down time, a chance to recuperate. She’s not going … Continue reading

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Follow up on chapter 15 of Prophecies and Penalties

In my previous post, I managed to forget the link to chapter 15 of Prophecies and Penalties, my serial story about a murder in a Vermont religious commune. So here’s the link to chapter 15, “Lost in translation.”

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Chapter 15 of Prophecies and Penalties

Things begin to heat up in Prophecies and Penalties with chapter 15, “Lost in translation.” As Emily Fisher is about to find out, all sorts of things can be lost in translation: names, places, even herself. Yet somehow she’s stumbling closer … Continue reading

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