Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Creek House in the Vosgas Mts. Inky, the kitten Layla gifted to Ana is stalking the plumage of a feather in a clay vase made by a grandchild. With the next waft of breeze through the window, Inky is on the shelf of precious things. Then, with one swat ofContinue reading “#60.6, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024”
Category Archives: Historical Fiction
#60.5, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Creek House in the Vosges Mts. Hannah has returned from the castle farms in the donkey cart, bringing Layla and baby Willinod to visit Ana. Layla brought her mother a gift of a little kitten, but Hannah finds the “witchy” purpose for it detestable and so the daughters argue. Continue reading “#60.5, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024”
#60.4, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Creek House in the Vosges Mts. Ana is just enjoying the grandbaby in her arms –laughing, giggling, playing baby games. Ana doesn’t know the nature of this little gift from Layla. When she sees me bringing a birdbox in she thanks Layla ever so profusely for a bird. Ana hasContinue reading “#60.4, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024”
#60.3, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Creek House in the Vosges Mts. Layla has come to see her mother and she brought a kitten to give as a gift. Now Hannah is telling me it is an infant reminder that the castle fields are seeded with ancient superstitions pretending evil spirits into life. She tells meContinue reading “#60.3, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024”
#60.2, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Creek House in the Vosges Mts. Hannah took the donkey cart today, over to the castle lands to see her sister and the new baby, Willinod, and now she’s returning, and with her on the cart are Layla and the baby. This is what Ana wishes for more than anymoreContinue reading “#60.2, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024”
#60.1, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Creek House in the Vosges Mts. Ana seems well on this new day, though the dread of her diagnosis is a heavy weight on her and all of us who love her. Mater Doe named Ana in spoken prayers, so those who came to worship at the secular church inContinue reading “#60.1, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024”
#59.13, Thursday, August 29, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. farm in the Vosges Mts. The blade was put to Ana’s breast and nothing good came of it. But at least we know the shape of our desperate prayers. She’s been resting and is easily healing from that little wound by the blade now. None of us who loves herContinue reading “#59.13, Thursday, August 29, 2024”
#59.12, Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. farm in the Vosges Mts. I want to grieve. Ana wants to talk about Hannah’s new love, Vizsla. “He is nearly as talented as Hannah with surgery. Together they did the best that could be done” Ana knows my grief for her in this illness and that griefContinue reading “#59.12, Wednesday, August 28, 2024”
#59.11, Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. farm in the Vosges Mts. These things that Ana keeps on her shelf of precious things speak of our family at different ages. The value in them is in the ‘once was,’ and not the ‘someday, maybe’ of it. Simon’s ashroot harp that Brandell also learned his music with sitsContinue reading “#59.11, Tuesday, August 27, 2024”
#59.10, Thursday, August 22, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. farm in the Vosges Mts. While Ana sleeps, I keep watch and I am remembering the times of our lives looking at this shelf of precious things Ana keeps. Now I see that Ana keeps a love letter I wrote to her while I was observing silence with the monksContinue reading “#59.10, Thursday, August 22, 2024”
Lazarus Ink 