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The conclusion to Martha’s Children

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Brian Bixby

The struggle between Martha Fokker and Edward Cross is over. But what does that mean for Ned O’Donnell’s vampire police? And what of Martha and Cross, for that matter? And who’s going to tell us all this, anyhow? Find out … Continue reading →

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Chapter 36 of Martha’s Children, and Halloween next

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Brian Bixby

Finally Edward Cross and Martha Fokker are poised to engage in deadly combat. And holding the balance of power between them is the sorceress who calls herself Make Love Not War, who is Martha’s friend . . . but sitting … Continue reading →

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Chapter 35 of Martha’s Children, with the end in sight

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Brian Bixby

Ned’s attempt to establish a vampire police bureau has gotten tangled up in a sorcerers’ war pitting Martha Fokker against Edward Cross. Martha is not known for the sweetness of her temper. She’s going to put an end to this … Continue reading →

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Chapter 34 of Martha’s Children, and op art

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Brian Bixby

The last time we saw Nora O’Donnell, her brother was a vampire, her parents under the control of sorcerers, and she had just toppled backward into . . . nothing? Well, it turns out to be a very specific nothing, … Continue reading →

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Chapter 33 of Martha’s Children, and taking on a historical character

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Brian Bixby

Martha Fokker is not the most trusting of people. When her friends and allies start disappearing, she suspects foul play. Well, if there wasn’t foul play before, there will be by the time Martha gets finished! And Make Love Not … Continue reading →

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Chapter 32 of Martha’s Children, and Mudd

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Brian Bixby

What’s a good Catholic girl to do? Nora’s brother is leading a group of vampires who want reinstatement as cops, and Nora herself has been bitten by the same vampire who killed all those cops. So she turns, naturally, to … Continue reading →

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Chapter 31 of Martha’s Children, and getting rid of ghosts

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Brian Bixby

As the sorcerers’ war between Edward Cross and Martha Fokker heats up, Ivy McIlwraith finds herself on the sidelines, unable to help directly. But Ivy’s stock in trade, as a scholar and librarian, has been information, and she decided to … Continue reading →

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Chapter 30 of Martha’s Children, and Mayor Richard J. Daley

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Brian Bixby

Blood has been shed in the sorcerers’ war, and Ned’s vampire cops are caught in the middle. “Mother” Fokker isn’t happy about that, and she’s not exactly known for her good temper. But you don’t get to be a centuries-old … Continue reading →

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Chapter 29 of Martha’s Children

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Brian Bixby

Politics isn’t the only thing that makes strange bedfellows. For the sake of her vampire cop brother, Nora O’Donnell has agreed to carry out two assignments from the very same vampire who “turned” her brother. In doing so, she finds … Continue reading →

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Chapter 28 of Martha’s Children, and dreams

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Brian Bixby

Detective Kammen warned Nora O’Donnell that something bad might happen to him or to her brother. So when Kammen appears to be missing, Nora goes searching for help. And in chapter 28 of Martha’s Children, she find it . . . … Continue reading →

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