Historical setting: 590 C.E. The path back to Annegray As we walk the horses back we are discussing the plans for the new monastery. We’ve heard it would be a double monastery with both men and women. Brother Servant explains, “I’ve asked Father Columbanus about this because of my particular circumstance.” Brother Servant,Continue reading “#40.4, Tues., Jan. 10, 2023”
Category Archives: Historical Fiction
#40.3, Thurs., Jan. 5, 2023
Historical setting: 590 C.E. The path to Annegray On this very cold morning Brother Servant and another monk and I put the silks back on the four imperial horses and walk them back to Annegray. The ice on the creek is solid enough today even for the horses the walk over. “It’s aContinue reading “#40.3, Thurs., Jan. 5, 2023”
#40.2, Weds., Jan. 4, 2023
Historical setting: 590 C.E. Cottage between Annegray and Luxeuil No sooner has the family of visitors left than here again are monks from Annegray returning up the hill-path, this time leading four horses adorned in silk. We’ve seen this decoration on horses before. “So the dead bishop of Rome sends another envoy andContinue reading “#40.2, Weds., Jan. 4, 2023”
#40.1, Tues., Jan. 3, 2023
Historical setting: 590 C.E. Cottage between Annegray and Luxeuil Maybe they are neighbors. A family of hunters found our doorstep on their way home from somewhere they say is a church named after St. Martin said to be hidden in the woods behind the monastery. It seems legends of Christian saints left a sourContinue reading “#40.1, Tues., Jan. 3, 2023”
#39.13, Thurs., Dec. 29, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. cottage between Annegray and Luxeuil I can understand our visiting neighbors are not favorable to Christian Saints and foreign missionaries murdering sacred trees of Pagan worship. And it doesn’t take very much chatter to discover our guests are not the variety of Christians who would make a pilgrimage to aContinue reading “#39.13, Thurs., Dec. 29, 2022”
#39.12, Weds., Dec. 28, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. a cottage Between Annegray and Luxeuil No sooner were the monks on their way down the hill than a group of people, several children, some women, an old man and a younger man, trudged up the hill through the snow and stopped at our door. “Good morning Friends, haveContinue reading “#39.12, Weds., Dec. 28, 2022”
#39.11, Tues., Dec. 27, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. a cottage between Annegray and Luxeuil We’ve been contemplating the Christmas story with our guests. Colleen seems miffed by the ignorance of her own countrymen with their thought that a virgin who could give birth would not then be able to produce milk for the baby. “How isContinue reading “#39.11, Tues., Dec. 27, 2022”
#39.10, Thurs., Dec. 22, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. a cottage between Annegray and Luxeuil The stories that seem to go array in the worst ways are those that are most often told. So here we are, three Irish monks, Colleen and Ana and I, gathered around the hearth in Ana’s little room. Colleen savors the brogue ofContinue reading “#39.10, Thurs., Dec. 22, 2022”
#39.9, Weds., Dec. 21, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. a cottage between Annegray and Luxeuil Maybe Pagan magic was left in the fragrant wood I’ve gathered for our fire here, or maybe it is the warm spirit that is a Christian thing about this season. But today, celebration seems overwhelmed with the Creative Spirit of love. The only wordsContinue reading “#39.9, Weds., Dec. 21, 2022”
#39.8, Tues., Dec. 20, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. a cottage between Annegray and Luxeuil I prefer the scent of Ana’s room and the comfortable smell of wool with all her spinning on-and-on. The bags of combed and washed wools, donated to the monastery were delivered to Ana for spinning and now, she has wound all the yarns intoContinue reading “#39.8, Tues., Dec. 20, 2022”
Lazarus Ink 