Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. Cathy's First Letter. 17 November 1023, L'Isle du Grand-Blaireau Amelia, You have been laughing at me for weeks, I know you have. You must have known that my Mr. Napes is your— But let me tell the story properly. We were waiting on the porch of my brother's new home and workshop, Jack … Continue reading On Siblings
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Snuffing the Flame
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 18 November 1022, Cumbrian Embassy, Toulouse My dearest cousin Armand, I fear I am wearying your postman; I weary myself when I think of all the stages this letter must travel to arrive at your door. But shoes have been dropping right and left like fat rain drops, and … Continue reading Snuffing the Flame
Solace
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 14 March 1022, 22 Merton Street, Edenford My dearest cousin Armand, Edenford is filled with glorious architecture. The colleges look like abbeys and monasteries, their libraries like temples to learning and scholarship, the Cadwallian Library like a cathedral close. I walked past the parish church of St. Roger on … Continue reading Solace
Ley Cows
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 28 Juillet 1021, Pâturage de vaches près de Saint Alphonse Ma chère Mme Archer, I write to you from the desk in your lovely caravan, floating most gracefully above a herd of les vaches dangereuses—the cows, I believe you would call them. The cows, which are of the most … Continue reading Ley Cows
Brief Hiatus
Letters from Armorica will return next week, after this brief rant. For many years I have written Letters from Armorica using an app called Ulysses. It lets me compose in Markdown, and then does an excellent job of pushing the text to this blog. I get a backup on my own computer, the blog post … Continue reading Brief Hiatus
A Fragile Peace
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 24 June 1020, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, It has been my plan to write to you monthly; but as I am sure the latter engendered in you a high degree of consternation I have chosen to write sooner to lend you the peace I am doing … Continue reading A Fragile Peace
Pencils
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 12 June 1020, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, It is fortunate that the grounds of L'École boast of nothing resembling a duck pond, for, as the Divine is my witness, if such a body of water existed here I make oath that I should have introduced any … Continue reading Pencils
Aggravations
Armand's First Letter. Amelia's First Letter. 14 May 1020, L'École du Sorciers My dearest cousin Armand, Using Johannine wizardry to burn my signature into a plaque of wood is far more difficult than I had anticipated. I cannot seem to do it without scorching the wood, and too often the plaque bursts into flames and … Continue reading Aggravations
Happy Easter!
Letters from Armorica is on hiatus the week, but will return on April 7th. Have a happy Easter!
The Lord is Risen!
He is risen indeed! Letters from Armorica will return next week. ____ Photo by Pisit Heng on Unsplash