Historical Setting: Jarrow, 793 C.E. Elderly Wilbert is telling me of the life of the Venerable Bede who wrote the book I came to read. My condition of life and life again makes me feel argumentative. I’d mention that such writings are limited by a monastic life from childhood through death with only aContinue reading “#73.12 Tuesday, October 28, 2025”
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#65.5, Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Jutland Walking with the seiðr on the edge of the sea, I meant to be asking her of the runes, but now she is asking me how I know of other times. “I am one who tells a Christian story from a time before Christian was a religion.” “So,Continue reading “#65.5, Wednesday, February 12, 2025”
#58.13, Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. The thatched house behind Annegray We’ve learned that Hannah didn’t just leave without telling anyone. She just didn’t tell her parents. “Should we go on to the inn on the river and find them?” I suggest. “They’ll be home in their own good time,” answers anyone who givesContinue reading “#58.13, Tuesday, July 30, 2024”
#37.8, Weds., Oct. 19, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. Bertigan’s Estate near Tours Tonight we are guests of the Count’s where the people are my own family. Here, my son Ezra is now the elder patriarch. Everyone calls him “Papa” and they help him from the chair. When he speaks they listen. When they speak I wonder if heContinue reading “#37.8, Weds., Oct. 19, 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 #20.8, Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. The house of Eve, Anatase is reading from Nic’s pages about his first encounter with my family. “The old monk wrote, ‘Your daughter-in-law is gracious but she seems cautious of strangers, especially this one wearing a monk’s robe and tonsured. She assures me that whatever else I have heardContinue reading “Post #20.8, Wednesday, May 19, 2021”
Post #19.4, Thursday, April 8, 2021
Historical setting: Inside a daub and wattle sepulcher — 584 C.E. This is my son Ezra; now he is crouching in this small place next to me. I feel his spirit with me. Maybe he is lifting a candle. I feel the warmth of a pale light. He touches my hand with his ownContinue reading “Post #19.4, Thursday, April 8, 2021”
#19.3, Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Historical setting: Inside a daub and wattle sepulcher — 584 C.E. “Anatase, Anatase, you naughty child! You know you are not to go near that place! We’ve been looking for you everywhere. You have to tell your teacher when you leave the house. She was so worried when you weren’t in your bed.” Continue reading “#19.3, Wednesday, April 7, 2021”
Post #14.12, Thursday, November 26, 2020
Historical setting: Along the ridges of the Pyrenees, 6th Century Nic and I finally make a plan not to make any plan until we see if this neighbor has compassion for this shepherd. Maybe our consciences will bind us here to care for him; or we might find we can continue our journey knowingContinue reading “Post #14.12, Thursday, November 26, 2020”
Lazarus Ink 