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Tag Archives: Fiction
Review: William Hope Hodgson, The Ghost Pirates (1909)
William Hope Hodgson (1877 – 1918) was a modestly successful English writer in his day, until he joined up in World War I and was killed on the battlefields of France. His reputation, never great, languished for several decades. In … Continue reading
Posted in Reading fiction, Reviews
Tagged books, Fiction, Hodgson, horror, Reading, review, supernatural, The Ghost Pirates, William Hope Hodgson
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The conclusion to Martha’s Children
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
Posted in Martha's Children, Writing fiction
Tagged Chicago, fantasy, Fiction, Magic, supernatural, vampire, Writing
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Chapter 36 of Martha’s Children, and Halloween next
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
Posted in Martha's Children, Writing fiction
Tagged Chicago, Fiction, Magic, supernatural, vampire, Writing
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Chapter 35 of Martha’s Children, with the end in sight
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
Posted in Martha's Children, Writing fiction
Tagged Chicago, Fiction, Magic, supernatural, vampire, Writing
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Chapter 34 of Martha’s Children, and op art
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
Posted in History, Martha's Children, Writing fiction
Tagged Chicago, Escher, Fiction, M.C. Escher, Magic, op art, vampire, Writing
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For once, a video that does justice to the book: The Green Man
You’ve heard the refrain: if only the movie had been true to the book, it would have been so much better! Of course, much of what can make a book good are things that are difficult to capture in a … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Albert Finney, Fiction, ghost story, green man, horror, Kingsley Amis, Magic, occult
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Chapter 31 of Martha’s Children, and getting rid of ghosts
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
Posted in Martha's Children, Writing fiction
Tagged Chicago, fantasy, Fiction, ghost trap, Iceland, Magic, maria marten, supernatural, Writing
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Chapter 30 of Martha’s Children, and Mayor Richard J. Daley
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
Posted in History, Martha's Children, Writing fiction
Tagged Chicago, fantasy, Fiction, Magic, mayor richard daley, vampire, Writing
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Chapter 28 of Martha’s Children, and dreams
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
Posted in Martha's Children, Reading fiction, Writing fiction
Tagged Chicago, dreams, Fiction, haunted house, Henry James, Reading, supernatural, vampire, Writing
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Chapter 27 of Martha’s Children, and Rick Springfield’s Nick Knight
Martha’s had a bad day. A dead sorceress has hauled her out of her coffin, one of her offspring left behind a dismembered corpse, and she passed out unexpectedly. But it’s now nighttime, and nighttime is the right time when … Continue reading
Posted in Martha's Children, Reviews, Writing fiction
Tagged Chicago, Fiction, Nick Knight, review, Rick Springfield, supernatural, vampire, vampire cop, Writing
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