Historical Setting: Monkwearmouth, 794 C.E. It is the dark hour before dawn. We are five people waiting for the tide to turn in a shelter shed. The three who just arrived are arguing. The nuns are midwives advising the man on the needs of his brother’s family as they prepare for a new baby. TheContinue reading “#77.1 Tuesday, February 3, 2026”
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#75.14 Weds., December 31, 2025
Historical Setting: Monkwearmouth, 793 C.E. The Reverend Mother, asks me how I know this woman I brought here to them. “The guards rescued her from the sea and I went down to help them but I don’t know her.” “We know her here. Last winter she came to us in labor and theContinue reading “#75.14 Weds., December 31, 2025”
#55.13, Tues., April 30, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Vosges We ‘ve tucked Layla away in a safe place hidden from Will, safe with her mother and her sister. Now I’ve come to this little land patch where people try to nurture family despite the poverty. It would all be so simple if Layla could just leave Will andContinue reading “#55.13, Tues., April 30, 2024”
#50.10, Weds., Nov. 22, 2023
Historical Setting, 610 C.E. Besançon Fortress Greg is thinking through his assignment to be the Brother Ezra at the church. “When I pop up through the trap door into the basilica, what if someone sees me?” I answer, “You’ll know what to do. You have a good mind for this. You don’t haveContinue reading “#50.10, Weds., Nov. 22, 2023”
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