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Chapter 11 of Martha’s Children, and vampire lust in “The Hunger” (1983)
“The gentle art of persuasion,” chapter 11 of Martha’s Children, is now up and available. Ned and the sorceress Love try to remove the diminutive vampire Martha from Chicago before she gets out of...
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The writer’s happy lament; or, writer’s block as an aid to writing
This is your mind on writer’s block I have been suffering from writer’s block for a month. It’s not that I couldn’t write. I just couldn’t write anything that felt good. That, as it turns out, was a...
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Chapter 12 of Martha’s Children, and blog changes coming
If Ned’s ever going to be a cop again, he’s going to need the list of cops Martha turned into vampires. Because Love told him it was the only way, he’s risked his life, and come close to killing...
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Part 2 of Martha’s Children begins, and on city boundaries
Martha’s Children takes a sharp turn as part 2 begins with chapter 13, “He sleeps by day, more than the wildcat.” And like a wildcat, Sherlock Kammen dislikes being bothered, unless it’s for a darned...
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Chapter 14 of Martha’s Children, the ’45, and the new blog background
In “If Fortune be a woman, she’s a good wench,” chapter 14 of Martha’s Children, we get to meet the woman Sherlock Kammen trusts the most. Yes, she’s dead. No, this is not just some cynical joke of...
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Chapter 15 of Martha’s Children, and the Vampire Bureau’s star
Sherlock Kammen may now be a vampire, but he’s still a detective, and detectives rely on building up information to support their plans and actions. In chapter 15 of Martha’s Children, “Aye, marry,...
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Chapter 16 of Martha’s Children, and hierarchies
In chapter 16 of Martha’s Children, “The shadowed livery of the burnished sun,” ex-cop and vampire Sherlock Kammen gets down to the business of helping to build what will become Chicago’s vampire...
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Chapter 17 of Martha’s Children, and the Walker Report
In “To unburden all my plots and purposes,” chapter 17 of Martha’s Children, Sherlock Kammen finds out more about how Martha and sorcerers may affect his chances to get back on the police force. And...
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Chapter 18 of Martha’s Children, and time travel
In the last episode, Sherlock Kammen got ventilated, by bullets, that is, so we need a new narrator. Sally Truax, Internal Affairs’s finest, steps up to the plate to tell us what happened after she...
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Chapter 19 of Martha’s Children, and the Vampire Bureau star design
WARNING! This post actually says something about this chapter! “I never did repent for doing good,” but in chapter 19 of Martha’s Children, it seems no good deed goes unpunished. The intrusion of...
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Chapter 20 of Martha’s Children, and a few thoughts on the Dresden Files
Like Ned O’Donnell, Sherlock Kammen has a favorite sister . . . well, in his case, his only sister. Kate (née Hecate) has always been the older, more sophisticated sister, the one member of the family...
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Chapter 21 of Martha’s Children, and the college trip
Detective Sherlock Kammen is willing to trail his boss to find out where Martha and her sorceress are. But how far will he go when the trail leads to one of Ned’s family members? Find out in “Happy in...
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Chapter 22 of Martha’s Children, and Innocent Blood
The Vampire Bureau goes public! Criminals beware! But Sherlock Kammen is sitting on the sidelines, still trying to track down Martha and her sorceress Make Love Not War. Well, at least until a waitress...
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Chapter 23 of Martha’s Children, and the Days of Rage
Public attention in Chicago shifts from the debut of the Vampire Bureau to the arrival of militant radicals and the “Days of Rage” in chapter 23 of Martha’s Children, “Therefore be o’ good cheer, for...
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Chapter 24 of Martha’s Children and sorcerers therein
Ivy would like to think of herself like this . . . This week begins Part III of Martha’s Children, entitled “Sorcerers.” The ghostly sorceress Ivy McIlwraith has prided herself on being one of the most...
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Chapter 25 of Martha’s Children a bit ahead of schedule
I’m going to be out of touch for a while, unable to get to the Internet. This is not quite the same as oxygen deprivation, at least not until I step up the voltage of my WiFi connection to electrolyze...
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Chapter 26 of Martha’s Children, and ghosts
In all her life, both before and after she was killed, Ivy McIlwraith has prided herself on her extensive knowledge of sorcery and arcane lore, her keen mind, and her ability to handle herself in any...
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Sillyverse is a year old!
The Dragon Lady of Stockbridge I started the blog on August 21, 2012, promising “stories of magic and mystery.” Since then, I’ve offered you two novel-length serials (one in progress), with a new...
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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...
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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...
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