“Hello, children, welcome back, on this glorious snowy day in January (1464). Settle down comfortably with your warm wool blankets and hot green tea, under this bare willow tree, and I will continue my tale from yesterday.” Willow Rose waits while the small group of aspiring monks and nuns, ten young children, ages ranging from … Continue reading Willow Rose, Chapter 5
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Willow Rose, Chapter 4
Days flutter by, on the wings of a butterfly *** "I went out into the world with a fierce spirit, eager to please my father and make a woman of myself, to obtain a profession to create my own prosperity," speaks Willow to the children gathered before her beneath the Willow tree, on the first … Continue reading Willow Rose, Chapter 4
Willow Rose: Chapter 3
Hildgo coughs harshly as he walks up the snow packed path that leads to his mountain home, while securing the cloak around his core tightly, tucking his face within its collar, attempting to protect himself from the wind that is blowing. His mouth fills with mucus he knows is the color green and gray, mixed … Continue reading Willow Rose: Chapter 3
Willow Rose, Ch. 2
Willow Rose grew up good, she grew up slow, but frequently misunderstood. She looked in appearance as any other child of the village of Koya, who have parents who are, too, farmers of the land, but she was always too curious. She frequently got into trouble, whether in her school lessons when she’d frequently daydream … Continue reading Willow Rose, Ch. 2
