Thanks, WordPress, for the fantastic prompt! Honestly? I’d love to step into the shoes of my SCA persona, Jehanne Bening, and experience a day in her world. The more I research her time and place, the more I find myself wishing I could actually be there. Jehanne is a 15th-century illuminator working in Ghent and Bruges, carving out her…
Hey, all. This is the first step on my story writing adventure guided by the sources I squirreled away last week. It’s a total work in progress. The first task they coached me to do was to flesh-out my main character. So, here I go. Buttons and ogres and flaws. Oh, my! Historical characters are…
The winter air bit through Jehanne’s woolen cloak as she hurried through the narrow streets of Ghent. Dawn had barely broken, painting the city’s stepped gables in watery gold. She clutched her leather satchel closer, protecting the precious pigments she’d ground the night before. Master Bening wouldn’t tolerate tardiness, especially not today. The workshop door…