Historical Setting: An unknown time in a cold land Dear God, thank you for life and breath and time alone… but I find myself now on a blank slate of winter earth that seems endless. I’ve seen signs of other mortals and I know your invisible presence is here too. Thank you for stayingContinue reading “#63.1, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024”
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#62.12, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024
Historical Setting, cold unknown Today, I’m walking alone, or I would be, except for my persistent trust that God is with me. It’s like the air of breath that seems always everywhere, yet invisible, like water for sea creatures. Air allows me to live as I do, a mortal, tangible creature of earth. AirContinue reading “#62.12, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024”
#59.6, Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. farm in the Vosges Mts. Vizsla came into our house in the middle of my prayer just in time to hear my spoken prayer asking God to be with Vizsla in his time of grief in the passing of his mother. So, he holds onto me now, as his brotherContinue reading “#59.6, Wednesday, August 14, 2024”
#56.13, Weds., May 29, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Vosges Mts. Gaia and Brandell have been at Luxeuil for nearly a week now. Apparently, Brandell wasn’t sent away for his heresies this time. When they left here, he was promising Gaia she might find spiritual enrichment in a community of women of faith. She reminded Brandell their whole longContinue reading “#56.13, Weds., May 29, 2024”
Post #31.7, Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. Annegray in the Vosges Mountains Now we are in the halleluiah season after Easter. The prayers of resurrection seem awkward for pilgrims among us who have come only with the heavy chains of Lenten suffering. The Irish monks celebrate Easter using a different calculation than the Roman pilgrims so theContinue reading “Post #31.7, Tuesday, April 19, 2022”
Post #26.8, Weds., November 17, 2021
Historical setting: 588 C.E. The vineyards of Ezra Colleta is reciting rumors of the war so I won’t refute these details with actual fact. “We’ve heard you encountered a dragon. And we’ve heard that my son-in-law Bertigan nearly suffered death. And that my own son Daniel was the dragon slayer.” “Are you askingContinue reading “Post #26.8, Weds., November 17, 2021”
Post #26.1, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021
Historical setting: 588 C.E. Forest Primeval A scream of terror pierces the night. Count Bert is screaming, “a dragon! A dragon is slithering through the wood right toward our camp!” It is the night of Samhain when the two plains, the immortal and the mortal of earth become one. “This was theContinue reading “Post #26.1, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021”
Post #25.11, Weds., October 27, 2021
Historical setting: 588 C.E. Thole has been waiting in the rain with the horses inviting me to ride with him to his father’s house. First we gather up the chickens binding their feet to take them along. We only go toward Tours as far as the road into the little village where BertiganContinue reading “Post #25.11, Weds., October 27, 2021”
Post #24.1, Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Historical setting: 584 C.E. Ligugè We are at our work stations in the inks instructed to slow-walk the copying of John’s Gospel because there is no next assignment waiting. We will use more art and smaller letters to take up our time. But I fear art is so definitive and this Gospel of John,Continue reading “Post #24.1, Wednesday, September 1, 2021”
Post #6.1, Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Historical setting: 562 C.E. The site of the Cathedral Fire in Tours I have a suggestion for the young aristocrat. “If there is to be no rebuilding we could just turn this ash over with the clay saving the flowers of these weeds to make this place a great meadow of flowers! Imagine the wonderContinue reading “Post #6.1, Tuesday, March 3, 2020”
Lazarus Ink 