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Chapter 26 of Prophecies and Penalties

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Brian Bixby

An Instrument, the Prophesied One, and the Chairperson of the High Council walk into a bar . . . oh, wait, getting ahead of myself. We left Emily Fisher watching Hannah Priest Wyatt, unofficial Instrument of the Divine, make the … Continue reading →

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The trial, Chapter 25 of Prophecies and Penalties, and Queen Caroline’s trial

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Brian Bixby

The trial is on! Defendant: Emily Fisher. Charges: Demonolatry, corrupting the young. Court: the High Council of the Children of the New Revelation. Prosecutor: Harold Lewis, of the High Council. Defender: Sonia Hoopes, Treasurer, Milltown council. In the eyes of … Continue reading →

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Chapter 24 of Prophecies and Penalties

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Brian Bixby

Emily Fisher is going to be tried by the Children of the New Revelation for corrupting the young and for being a demonolater. She is confined to her residence, not by the High Council, but by her half-sister to protect … Continue reading →

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Chapter 23 of Prophecies and Penalties

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Brian Bixby

Emily Fisher has escaped the spiritual hazards of Sacred Mountain. Now that she’s recovered from her ordeal, it’s time to return to more mundane concerns, such as solving Stephen Nash’s murder. But while she’s been convalescing in Lakeview, new developments … Continue reading →

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Chapter 22 of Prophecies and Penalties

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Brian Bixby

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

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Brian Bixby

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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Chapter 20 of Prophecies and Penalties

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Brian Bixby

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

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Brian Bixby

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

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Brian Bixby

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

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Brian Bixby

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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