Historical Setting: Jarrow, 794 C.E. Ousbert and I return to our cells in the guest quarters. Tonight, I don’t light a candle. There is nothing I need to read and nothing else that needs to be written. I can just sit here in the darkness and sort through the shady corners of this day —Continue reading “#78.8 Wednesday, March 18, 2026”
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#78.7 Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Historical Setting: Jarrow, 794 C.E. Ousbert and I are walking back to Jarrow passing through the pauper’s wood, this night. This is the path no one chooses. It is that dark place, imagined, but never visited — a wilderness of poverty that wilts the wings of angels and dirties the hems of their gowns. We’veContinue reading “#78.7 Tuesday, March 17, 2026”
#78.6 Thursday, March 12, 2026
Historical Setting: Jarrow, 794 C.E. We are approaching the pauper’s wood, now in the dark. It is our instinct to follow the river more closely here to avoid crossing through this dreary wilderness at night. Watching our steps with the light puddle of the lantern, Ousbert’s soldier’s boots and my finely stitched shoes seem ill-suitedContinue reading “#78.6 Thursday, March 12, 2026”
Lazarus Ink 