Saturday 30 March 2013

I have finally got The Tapestry of Death into intelligible shape. All the pages are in the right order and they all have words on them. Most of them in the right order as well.

It will now be checked over by a willing band of volunteers who will spot that the words aren't in the right order at all.

The tale involves a lot of coming and going, strange people and places and the usual standard of behaviour from various characters. Generally a very low standard.

Hermitage and Wat do their best in the circumstances. This varies from insightful and constructive to clueless and dangerous. There are people from the church, from the world of crime, and of course the favourite people of the time, the Normans.

And then there's the tapestry. The less said about that the better, but all is revealed in the end. Or should that be the end is always revealed?

Hard on the heels of The Tapestry, comes a short story from the Hermitage papers. Brother Hermitage in Shorts No. 1 will be available for free! As soon as I can persuade my agent that it's a good idea and get an electronic bookstore to put the thing in the window.

I continue my researches into the period immediately following the battle of Hastings - or rather the battle near Hastings. I have uncovered some remarkable material, which will cast a new light on our understanding of the Norman Conquest. If it's true of course.

Howard
Warwick
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