#77.4 Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Historical Setting: Jarrow, 794 C.E. On the horizon towers are rising — bell towers rise up from churches, but also, watch towers rise up here and there, as rocks are stacked higher and higher into babel towers to reach the heavens. Watching the sea once gave monks a spiritual tranquility. Once gazing at the horizonContinue reading “#77.4 Tuesday, February 10, 2026”

#38.2, Weds., Nov. 2, 2022

Historical setting: 589 C.E. Châlons to Luxeuil          I’ve seen merchant caravans purposed with selling and armies driven by power of a hope for victory. I’ve been on pilgrimages, and I’ve been in a band of refugees — Jews leaving Jerusalem for Ephesus — but I’ve never known an entourage to travel with no knownContinue reading “#38.2, Weds., Nov. 2, 2022”