First Letter Dear Jack, O! I am sorry to hear about your leg! But at least I need no longer worry that you might have died in the fighting—or worse, that His Majesty might send you to pacify his new province of Armorica. Yes, I fear that will come, now that Cumbrian troops are fighting … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Legless (19 January 35 AF)

First Letter Dear Journal, The goat came back today. It is Sunday, and after Sunday dinner the bulk of the population of Bois-de-Bas headed off to the hot springs as it usual in times of peace. I say the bulk of the population: small children, of course, do not, nor do those who care for … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Growing Pains (15 January 35 AF)

First Letter Dear Journal, We had two unexpected visitors at the shop today, two quite different visitors; and yet, there's a certain similarity between them. The most recent storm passed yesterday afternoon, leaving the sky clear, the air still and cold, and the homes of Bois-de-Bas nearly buried in snow. There is nothing so quiet … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- The Strays (10 January 35 AF)

First Letter Dear Journal, Of late it has seemed that every problem is mine to solve; but I find that I am mistaken, and in the most pleasant possible way. My Amelie has undertaken to teach young Luc to read! She will teach him as she herself was taught: his numbers first, and figuring, and … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Small Victories (8 January 35 AF)

First Letter Dear Journal, I have made the most distressing discovery—young Luc does not know how to read and write! This afternoon, as a break from shaping bed-warmers out of bronzewood, I set him to begin to copy my grimoire. This is how it has always been done: each former has his grimoire, in which … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Lessons (4 January 35 AF)

First Letter Dear Journal, It has been an eventful week, and so I have had little time (or interest) in writing. It is hard to find a time for writing anyway, with so many people in the house. Anne-Marie is getting bigger and becoming more interesting every day, and Madame Truc and Jacques-le-Souris are ever … Continue reading Letters from Armorica-Rich Fools (26 December 34 AF)

First Letter Dear Journal, It is all as I have feared. Everyone smiled broadly and greeted me warmly at divine services this past Sonnedi morning. It was the same at Sonnedi dinner at the Tremblay's—and I was made to sit at M. Tremblay's right hand, with Amelie by my side. It was a worrying thing, … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- The Gathering Place (15 December 34 AF)

First Letter Dear Journal, It is Sonnedi once more. We are home from the hot springs, and the first snows are falling outside our parlor window. I fear it is going to be a long, cold, and above all hungry winter, for our farmers were not able to attend to their duties as they ought … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Books and Trout (5 December 34 AF)

First Letter Dear Journal, Now that we have returned to Bois-de-Bas and are getting settled in for the winter, I find that we have troubles I had not anticipated, the chief of which is overcrowding. We lost very few during the hostilities, and they were mostly from the outlying farms, not from the village proper. … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Overcrowding (28 November 34 AF)

First Letter Mon cher M. Fournier, I have an urgent need, which I hope you will be able to address. You see, we have run out of books. My wife Amelie has learned to read over the last year, and having read and re-read has exhausted our supply. And there is worse: our home was … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- A Literary Request (21 Novembre 34 AF)