#79.6 Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Historical Setting: Jarrow, 794 C.E.  The baker came here with the sheer terror of Hell. I thought the issue was simply a matter of a miss-understanding about payment for bread. The abbot affirms the monastery doesn’t requisition their bread from local merchants. So, who is it that shows up every week and demands an abundanceContinue reading “#79.6 Tuesday, April 14, 2026”

#79.1 Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Historical Setting: Jarrow, 794 C.E. Today I rule a cottage known by the very poor to be the “castle.” It is the assigned post of the ealdorman. Ousbert, the king-appointed captain of the guard in this region found the ealdorman who was here to be corrupt, and had him removed to await the king’s judgment.Continue reading “#79.1 Wednesday, April 1, 2026”

Post #30.13, Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Historical setting: 589 C.E. The cottage in the mountains          Close to the heart in these mountains deep in its valleys, the Black Forest cradles an eternity of ancient lore. Turned as yarn on the spindles of storytellers are romantic legends of fairies and princes, commoners always reaching justice after cruelty, always turning things upsideContinue reading “Post #30.13, Tuesday, March 29, 2022”

Post #26.10, Tues., Nov. 23, 2021

Historical setting: 588 C.E. Forest Primeval          I ask Colleta what the rumors tell of our encounters with the banshee.  She seems to know all kinds of new things about our so-called war against the Pagans but there is no mention of the banshee. Colleta’s rumors are spun stories not facts.  Legends are shaped byContinue reading “Post #26.10, Tues., Nov. 23, 2021”