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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...
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...
17 Sep 2022 11 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
The old priest finally broke the silence. He cleared his throat and begged leave of Jonathan, explaining that there were some matters he had to attend to before the ceremony. He walked Jonathan back to his room and left him at the door, but...
16 Sep 2022 6 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
Things are looking up. Early next morning he was roused out of a dreamless sleep by the bells that called the temple priests to breakfast. As this day had been declared a celebration there would be no morning service. The prayers would b...
16 Sep 2022 9 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
I could see, at least, that a great deal of confusion was upon us and that we had better act quickly and rationally. I began looking around and discovered the faint tracks of footprints in the snow behind the dead priest. I told everyone th...
16 Sep 2022 8 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
The man pillar We were so worn down that we spent the rest of the day trying to recuperate. We built a roaring fire, breaking up the benches there and spent the afternoon gorging ourselves on our thawed supplies, all the while rubbing ou...
15 Sep 2022 7 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
Because Jonathan had done little else than wander the globe for over ten years, receiving the hospitality of the high and low, he’d developed quite a repertoire of stories for all occasions. It was the one way he could pay back his hosts and...
15 Sep 2022 7 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
After another stroll through the main chambers of the temple, arm in arm with the head priest, Jonathan was again ushered into the dining hall and took the very same seat as before at the long and well dressed banquet table. His chair was in...
14 Sep 2022 10 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
The Girl As before, Jonathan entered the town pretty much unnoticed. There were more people in the streets than the last time and he guessed that they were coming home from work to wash up before evening service. He did receive a few fur...
14 Sep 2022 7 minute read 0 comments Diomedes
It was a calm mid-afternoon when Jonathan Winslow set down his pen. He was a little surprised, now that he thought about it, that the pen was still working. It was the only one he had. He tried to take it apart to find out how much ink was left...
