Historical setting: 589 C.E. Following the Loire On these days we are riding on the north side of the Loire. These riverbanks had caves where Christian ascetics found solitude. I was among them while St. Martin was living with the monks near Poitiers. Ana listens to my incessant reminiscing. “When I first cameContinue reading “#35.10 Tues. Aug. 23, 2022”
Category Archives: Bible Stories
#35.8, Weds., Aug., 17, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. Châlons “So, Laz, right there in the middle of the Gospel of John was that personal telling of your death and all the grief. With those details given of the funeral arrangements and all the people keening, it was surely a first-hand story by the ‘beloved disciple’ of Jesus. SoContinue reading “#35.8, Weds., Aug., 17, 2022”
#35.7, Tues., Aug., 16, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. Châlons The servant folds down the sumptuous linens and our ewer is replenished and now Ana and I are alone. I ask Ana what she discovered of a woman’s anatomy in the books. “I’ve learned more from the shepherd. The only medical book was the Roman book fromContinue reading “#35.7, Tues., Aug., 16, 2022”
Post #34.10, Tues., July 26, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. An island in a river Ana says she will be glad to spend these soft summer nights camping by the river washed in the beauty of earth. The river invites these mythical meanders in our imaginations. And we are under the the waxing moon that rises in the afternoon andContinue reading “Post #34.10, Tues., July 26, 2022”
Post #34.3, Thursday, July 7, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. An inn by the River Moselle Ana has learned she was born only a day’s ride from here. “Ana, don’t you want to go there and see what you remember? The church that gave you to the pagans might have written your baptism in their book. We could goContinue reading “Post #34.3, Thursday, July 7, 2022”
Post #33.7, Weds., June 15, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. The monastery at Annegray The father tells me that the promises Ana and I are making with one another can’t be blessed as a marriage because he assumes Ana can’t bear children; and apparently in these times marriage must be about procreation or it isn’t marriage. Of course that isContinue reading “Post #33.7, Weds., June 15, 2022”
Post #33.6, Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. The monastery at Annegray Ana expected we were called here for a medical need. I was prepared with an accounting of the cottage. But the father’s concern is not about the uses the monastery has for us. His only care is that Ana is safe and living in a fearlessContinue reading “Post #33.6, Tuesday, June 14, 2022”
Post #33.3, Tues., June 7, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. Ana’s cottage in the Vosges Mts. Some things were kept covered and dry — the starter for the flame — the seed for the birds. The rainwater on the floor inside is whisked out the door. The rainwater in the cooking cauldron, the feed trough and the pail will saveContinue reading “Post #33.3, Tues., June 7, 2022”
Post #33.2, Thurs., June 2, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. Ana’s cottage in the Vosges Mts. It was the storm and Ana’s gentle compassion that sets this scene – Ana, beautiful as always, with a kindness radiant as warmth, and me, cold and naked, a guest in this mysterious room with a roof. How can I not seem frighteningContinue reading “Post #33.2, Thurs., June 2, 2022”
Post #32.6, Thurs., May 12, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. In the Vosges Mountains Ana continues her story. “Before this rape happened I could see a man’s good health and physical being as a thing of great beauty. I always considered human beings to be wonders of Creation. But then, after the curse I could see nothing but a filthyContinue reading “Post #32.6, Thurs., May 12, 2022”
Lazarus Ink 