First Letter Cher Onc' Herbert, I very much appreciate the several wagon-loads of livestock you sent us yesterday, especially the chickens, for they will go a long way toward making our little hidden settlement self-sustaining should les Cochons du Maréchal come in force. But I ask you, was it really necessary to send us your … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- The Sky Goats (24 Août 34AF)
Letters from Armorica- Sleds (22 Août 34AF)
First Letter Dear Marc, First, my thanks for the many wagon-loads of supplies you have sent to us over the past week. I begin to think you are stripping the barns and storehouses of Bois-de-Bas quite bare! Fortunately the lads have found some grottoes we can use for storage, or we should have been quite … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Sleds (22 Août 34AF)
Letters from Armorica- Jean-Baptiste (17 Août 34AF)
First Letter Dear Marc, I must thank you for your care of my friends Madame Truc, Jacques-le-Souris, and especially Jean-Baptiste, and for bringing them to me most swiftly. They had to take off Jean-Baptiste's leg below the knee, but now he is doing ever so much better than he was when he arrived. He is … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Jean-Baptiste (17 Août 34AF)
Letters from Armorica- Visitors (14 Août 34AF)
First Letter Dear Journal, I am shocked and appalled. A sky-wagon came from the village today, bearing three people I have reason to know well: Madame Truc, Jacques-la-Souris, and Jean-Baptiste. They came to the shop in Bois-de-Bas seeking shelter, for of course Madame Truc knew I had come there. Elise directed them to Onc' Herbert, … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Visitors (14 Août 34AF)
Letters from Armorica- On Tactics (11 Août 34AF)
First Letter Cher Onc' Herbert, I am troubled by what you write me of the news from Mont-Havre: Provençese soldiers garrisoned in private homes, men taken from their houses and their places of employment and pressed into service, my friend M. Suprenant's young lads conscripted—and them still boys! And not for the defense of Armorica, … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- On Tactics (11 Août 34AF)
Letters from Armorica- A Day of Rest (10 Août 34AF)
First Letter Dear Journal, I am not quite sure how it happened, but here in the encampment on L'Isle de Grand-Blaireau I have become the person everyone asks for permission to do things. It is a great nuisance and distraction, for I have many things of my own to attend to; but at times it … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- A Day of Rest (10 Août 34AF)
Letters from Armorica- On Disappointment (9 Août 34AF)
First Letter Cher Onc' Herbert, I have just this moment discovered what Drunken Jacques was telling people to get them to cooperate with getting the supplies in order. He was telling them that I'd be disappointed if they continued to make a fuss! Me! What am I, some kind of monster? Why in all of … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- On Disappointment (9 Août 34AF)
Letters from Armorica- The Supply Team (8 Août 34AF)
First Letter Cher Onc' Herbert, Merci beaucoup for sending Drunken Jacques and your grandson Christophe to help manage the goods you have been sending us! You were quite right: Amelie was horribly bored here on Le Blaireau with nothing to do, and she has quite taken to sitting in a comfortable chair under the canvas … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- The Supply Team (8 Août 34AF)
Letters from Armorica- Order from Chaos (6 Août 34AF)
First Letter Cher Onc' Herbert, We now have quite a bustling little place here on L'Isle de Grand-Blaireau, and I am beginning to worry about supplies. In the long term, I am worried that we will not have enough, either here or in Bois-de-Bas. The Provençese forces either have control of Mont-Havre and the roads … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Order from Chaos (6 Août 34AF)
Recent Reading: Historicals, Monsters, and DNA
Been doing a lot of reading of late; here are some capsule reviews. Black Chamber, by S. M. Stirling. This is a WWI-era spy novel set in an alternate America in which Teddy Roosevelt was elected instead of Taft and was able to implement his progressive policies with a free hand. It's got airships, submarines, … Continue reading Recent Reading: Historicals, Monsters, and DNA