Historical setting: 589 C.E. In the Vosges Mountains Brother Servant comes with a donkey cart. He also brings the good news that the rumored ‘angel of Annegray’ is indeed Anatase. He said, “She took the little sickle and pressed it close to her as a treasure. I told her you had the darkContinue reading “Post #30.5, Weds., March 9, 2022”
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Post #30.4, Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. In the Vosges Mountains At this waking I see the contents of my travel bag spread out on the ground and Anatase’s sickle is missing. Brother Crathias is still here, and I am lying on my back on a fleece with only my ankles tied now. “Good morning, Pirate.Continue reading “Post #30.4, Tuesday, March 8, 2022”
Post #30.3, Thursday, March 3, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. In the Vosges Mountains As the two very different Christian monks continue explaining themselves to one another I gather both a terror and a glimpse of hope. Brother Servant explains why he was chosen as servant because a trusted eunuch was needed. “I serve as a messenger back andContinue reading “Post #30.3, Thursday, March 3, 2022”
Post #30.2, Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. In the Vosges Mountains When I wake from this faint Brother Crathius, it seems, has never ceased his chatter and all the while he’s bandaged my wound and set me in a position that allows me to catch my breath. As they are starting the fire he tells theContinue reading “Post #30.2, Wednesday, March 2, 2022”
Post #29.12, Thurs., February 24, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. when Brittany was forest “Auldouff? This is no deer. Couldn’t you see it was Ezra?” “What? You mean, this isn’t a deer?” Auldouff is still holding the bloody arrow he just withdrew. “No you idiot, it’s Ezra. How is it that you pulled the arrow, without even noticingContinue reading “Post #29.12, Thurs., February 24, 2022”
Post #29.11, Weds., February, 24, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. when Brittany was forest Today, we set out again for the hunt. And again, all I really want is to find that group of Christians they say are in these hills. On our first venture into the mountains I did see a cairn marking a trail for pilgrims, but IContinue reading “Post #29.11, Weds., February, 24, 2022”
Post #29.9, Thurs., February 17, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. when Brittany was forest Today we’re hunting partridge for food and feathers. Heinrique studies the mud patches where the meadow wears thin and he studies the earth along the barren mud banks of the creek looking for partridge tracks. Auldouff plunders through the brush hoping to stir them from shelteringContinue reading “Post #29.9, Thurs., February 17, 2022”
Post #29.8, Weds, February 16, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. when Brittany was forest I lay my fleece under the thatch roof of the hunters, Auldouff and Heinrique, while the thief, who is now known to these people by a name is welcomed into the shelters of the women of this tribe. And the white berries of the mistletoe ritualContinue reading “Post #29.8, Weds, February 16, 2022”
Post #29.7, Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. when Brittany was forest The village is just ahead. It’s a nestling of thatched round houses common among Celtic people. I’ve seen these also on the Island where Bishop Patrick set his Christian communities. There is a wide swath of these people it seems. Here I am looking forContinue reading “Post #29.7, Tuesday, February 15, 2022”
Post #29.6, Thurs., February 10, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. when Brittany was forest As I hang my bow with the others the first breeze of early spring turns the winter drear to mist; so now behind us in the eastern sky is the great bow across the heavens. First it seems a vision, with pale, surreal shades of tenderContinue reading “Post #29.6, Thurs., February 10, 2022”
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