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Prisms

23 Sep 2022 6 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

       They arrived on the evening of the second day, to the warm welcome of the four that had stayed behind.  The old priest was lodged in the new cabin and the next morning was given a grand tour of the site, with Jonathan at his side and the six...

The Visitor

22 Sep 2022 6 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

       But they were just as glad, being young, to arrive in town again and greet their families.  They were happier still to communicate the first inklings of this new spirit and freedom with their friends.  They weren’t yet clear in their explanat...

Out of ink

21 Sep 2022 8 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

       At this point Jonathan paused in writing his narrative.  He noticed that the last few lines were lighter than the others and realized with a start that his pen was running out of ink.      "Oh what a fool I am" he said to himself, loudly.  "H...

Battle glory

21 Sep 2022 11 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

       Meanwhile our bellicose Marshall had found his battle and a bloody one at that.  While I was in the north he’d taken his army to the old city of Detroit.  There he found an armed and hostile camp that wouldn’t even speak with our Church.  The...

Short story - A man has a drink and a dance

21 Sep 2022 19 minute read 0 comments forstersphilosophy

Preparing for Friday night down the pub and something was in the air today that made me sure it was going to be a good day. The British sun was out so if there could ever be a day for pigs to fly this would be it. This wasn’t any ordinary Friday nigh...

The Battle

20 Sep 2022 7 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

       There was a river to the east of this spot and our combined crews built a fortress there, collecting trees from miles around.  The organization of our two groups was somewhat different and our commander was jealous of any loss of authority th...

The Indian Wars

20 Sep 2022 12 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

          The Bison Return      When the snow had all but melted and we were packing our gear, waiting only for the fresh recruits from the city to resume our work, a high commissioner arrived all the way around the continent by sea with urgent news...

The history resumes

19 Sep 2022 7 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

       “I am continuing my narrative,” (he wrote) “after a two-week delay, caused by my running out of paper.  I now have a plentiful supply, but also a small group of followers to superintend, such are the vicissitudes of fate.  But I expect to fin...

The Shrine

18 Sep 2022 5 minute read 1 comment Diomedes

        The next morning Jonathan gave his followers a tour of his estate.  As he led them up the hill to his shack he told them not to be disappointed by the squalor of the thing, as he’d only a few scraps to build it with.  He made this part of th...

The Campfire

17 Sep 2022 9 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

      the campfire      Each morning Jonathan met with the full board of priests to discuss the finer points of his mission.  It was wisely agreed that they should not let out what he was up to or announce the ‘miracle’ until after the book was fini...