Thursday photo prompt It may surprise you, no doubt, but I am still here. Yes, in this old keep. It has been my home, all these centuries, since the fatal siege that killed most of my people. Well, most of them, not all. You see, below the keep is a long tunnel. Its access … Continue reading Keep #writephoto
Middle Ages
Web #writephoto
Thursday photo prompt Reaching this corridor had taken time, and my companion and I were exhausted. When was the last time human beings had visited these walls? We had to decipher puzzles, and pick complicated locks. We had lost our way many times, fearing to fall through some traps, and crash down to deep … Continue reading Web #writephoto
Blade #writephoto
Thursday photo prompt He remembered an old science fiction story, set in the Middle Ages of a world in a far-away galaxy. The hero's weapon is a sword, its blade honed from a single crystal. This was different. The jade colour of the blade, its transparency, made the material uncertain, implausible even. Yet it … Continue reading Blade #writephoto
Honour #writephoto
Honour The small crypt was still in darkness as we approached, on that frozen morning of January. Every year, on the same day, we gather here, on this desolate hill. As usual, we were silent, as all of us know the place, the rite, the reasons. Besides, had we anything to say we would … Continue reading Honour #writephoto
Beneath #writephoto
Beneath The ancient oak ponders unfathomable tales; near the bank, the shallow water reflects the evening sky. A little further the small stones shine, enticing: come to us, stranger, we are worth more than gold... Soon the sun will sink, behind the hills. You observe, immobile, waiting. Your steed, warped in your Lord's colours, … Continue reading Beneath #writephoto
Our Lady #fivewords
Weekly Writing Challenge #171 In the ancient church, on the medieval stones, he kneels. Alone, far above, a live star shines, cold as mystery. In the choir, the founders smile, bright egos. There is no plan, no heresy, merely the link, back, to our Lady. In silence he kneels... Picture: from https://www.naumburger-dom.de Wer war … Continue reading Our Lady #fivewords
A novice #fivewords
Weekly Writing Challenge #167 Their clear voices rose above the valley, as the bell called the novices to practice. They were there to serve, to prepare for the day when they might be accepted, but none of them had any clue as to what they would have to endure. Picture: South Portal of Chartres … Continue reading A novice #fivewords
Rehearsal #fivewords
Weekly Writing Prompt #166 We will rehearse our roles, as we stand up in good order. You, of course, will pose as the priestess, she who knows how to read the flow of time, as I blend in the multitude. Picture: Naumburger Dom, West Choir, founders, Markgräfin Uta
Arch #writephoto
Arch For centuries the great abbaye had stood, in its majesty and glory, in the peaceful landscape. It was then a centre of faith and science, where wise men worked, and kept the flame of civilisation burning. They were frugal, up in the frosty mornings before dawn, ploughing the fields and teaching the children; … Continue reading Arch #writephoto
Portal #writephoto
Portal It was so easy: he just had to follow the narrow corridor, and, as the dwarf had said, it was there, the portal of ancient stones, and beyond, the warm glow of the vast chimney. He stopped and looked down at the medieval floor, polished over millennia by the feet of so many … Continue reading Portal #writephoto
Of Glass & Paper 