Historical Setting: Jarrow, 793 C.E. The King’s man Ousbert is making a plan to save these coastal monasteries from the fate of Lindisfarne. Ousbert is asking for details of the cause of the raid, and since I was there, he’s questioning me. “People who put their trust in saints to be all powerful areContinue reading “#75.5 Wednesday, December 10, 2025”
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#62.10, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024
Historical Setting, unknown Waking in a tiny shelter made with one deer hide folded this wolf companion, I call Little Brother, is still here and he has chewed our water skin to pieces. It’s just the kind of thing an adolescent wolf would do. He has no imagination for any future need we wouldContinue reading “#62.10, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024”
#57.2, Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. On the way to the Secular Church We are putting the wedding together today for Brandell and Gaia. Gaia, a blind woman with amazing vision, has only been in this strange land a short time and already the people she has invited number, maybe a hundred and more, if countingContinue reading “#57.2, Wednesday, June 5, 2024”
#47.10, Tues., Aug. 22, 2023
Historical setting: 602 C.E. A cottage in the Vosges I’ve learned from Greg how the Bishop of Metz has, in a way, honored my request that my son be allowed to choose pacifism. Though Greg would be a soldier, his mission could be the Jesus peace. I would’ve said the “Christian” peace, since JesusContinue reading “#47.10, Tues., Aug. 22, 2023”
#39.4, Thurs., Dec. 8, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. a cottage between Annegray and Luxeuil Colleen asked. So I bring out the little cradle I’ve been carving to make a gift for Ana and the baby; but now Colleen flatly rejects it. She says it will never serve under the circumstances. I needed to carve it from a muchContinue reading “#39.4, Thurs., Dec. 8, 2022”
Lazarus Ink 