Sworn beneath the old gods (and new).
Carried like iron under the cloak.
Personal writing on faith, family, politics, and life. Discussion is welcome. Debate is not the purpose.
Faith · 2025-10-28
A clear record is a small mercy. That sounds dull until it is missing. A box of unlabeled parts. A tool no one can identify. A story with three names and no dates. A family habit nobody understands but everyone keeps defending. [more]
Faith · 2025-08-26
Genealogy is not a list of clean names. It looks that way at first: dates, places, marriages, children, migrations, military service, occupations, causes of death when the record is willing to say. A family tree can make the dead seem orderly. [more]
Faith · 2025-07-01
Ancestor practice gets awkward when the dead do not all belong in the same story. The record may be neat. Names, dates, marriages, children, places, maybe a grave location if the paperwork held. Then the religion starts asking questions the record cannot answer. [more]
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