Category Archives: Writing fiction

Prophecies and Penalties Chapter 14 is now up

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Brian Bixby

So Alex Bancroft, the Prophesied One, has been using an apartment up at Hilltop. But as Emily Fisher realizes, that doesn’t make him the only suspect. Not that she gets much time to consider the matter. For there are all … Continue reading →

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Chapter 13 of Prophecies and Penalties

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Brian Bixby

Emily Fisher may have a clue that points to Alex Bancroft, the Prophesied One, as the killer of High Councilor Stephen Nash. So she’s less that thrilled to run into Alex before she’s had a chance to investigate further. It turns … Continue reading →

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Fictional religious communities

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Brian Bixby

There have been a lot of fictional religious communities. The Children of the New Revelation in my running serial Prophecies and Penalties are hardly the first. So I thought I’d take a look at four examples, two from the 19th century, two … Continue reading →

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Chapter 12 of Prophecies and Penalties

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Brian Bixby

On one hand, Emily Fisher should be congratulating herself. Quasopon’s police chief, her old friend Bonnie Knowles, told her the only way to solve High Council member Stephen Nash’s murder was to get involved in the affairs of the Children … Continue reading →

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Chapter 11 of Prophecies and Penalties, and a musical interlude

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Brian Bixby

Not everything among the Children of the New Revelation is benign, and even benign things can sting, as Emily Fisher finds out in “Hazards,” chapter 11 of Prophecies and Penalties, my weekly serial about a murder investigation set in a Vermont … Continue reading →

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Chapter 10 of Prophecies and Penalties

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Brian Bixby

You ever have one of those days when you don’t seem to be making any progress, and nothing comes out right? Well, that’s been Emily Fisher’s day so far. She’s encountered a half-sister she’s not sure she wants to have, … Continue reading →

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Chapter Nine of Prophecies and Penalties

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Brian Bixby

Stephen Nash is dead, and the Prophesied One, Alex Bancroft, is the main suspect. How does one question a religious leader named in an age-old prophecy? Especially when he denies being the Prophesied One? Emily Fisher would like to know, … Continue reading →

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Chapter 8 of Prophesies and Penalties, and maps

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Brian Bixby

Emily now has a base of operations from which to conduct her investigation of Stephen Nash’s murder. So it’s time for her to take stock of her situation, and start planning her investigation. And maybe pump her new servant Tanya … Continue reading →

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Chapter 7 of Prophecies and Penalties

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Brian Bixby

Last chapter concluded with Milltown’s treasurer, Sonia Hoopes, dropping a bombshell in Emily’s lap. This time, it’s Tanya, Emily’s new servant, who does the unexpected. See why Emily needs three hands in “Love and Authority,” chapter 7 of Prophecies and Penalties. And … Continue reading →

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Chapter 6 of Prophecies and Penalties, and Spring

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Brian Bixby

In chapter six of Prophecies and Penalties, “Going among the Children,” Emily Fisher returns to the religious communities that she left with her family twenty years ago. Emily’s not exactly looking forward to this, since she’s on a murder investigation, and … Continue reading →

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