Monthly Archives: November 2020

Over the past month, the gentle rains had arrived to soak the earth with Heaven’s kiss.  They had left the land bright with blossoming blooms.   But today as Nuri glanced out a…

The next morning, Nuri pushed Insuk into the kitchen bright and early.  Before most of the palace was up.  Insuk gasped as her eyes took in the tiny vase containing a dozen…

“Eunie?  What do you need me to do?”“I have a list of herbs I need to collect.  And we need to make a lot of straws.  That’s where you can help me.  We have…

Jin, his family, and a couple of his friends from the village were present with Eunbyeol and the priest later that afternoon when they all assembled in a field of…

Jimin was frustrated.  Writing poetry did not come naturally to him.  How was he to carry out the queen’s directives if he couldn’t write a simple verse?  How was he to translate his…

Mari opened the door to Insuk’s bedchamber.  It was immediately obvious that she shared it with three other girls.  The guard set the girl down in a chair before departing the room.  Mari…

Jimin approached Insuk quietly from behind.  She was sitting in her wheelchair in the courtyard.  She seemed preoccupied.  She was staring at the flowing stream that passed through this section of the yard.Jimin…

After she had satisfied her most pressing need, Eunbyeol wandered outside to dump out her chamber pot.  She pondered the situation she’d just stepped away from.  She could not believe Jin had…

Eunbyeol awoke several hours later to bright sunshine filtering into her room despite the covering hiding her window from view.  Even before she opened her eyes, she knew it was morning.  She…

Carrying two plates of perfectly cooked fish, Jin wandered back into her sitting room a half hour later.“I found some rice and cooked it too.  Hope that was okay.”“Jin, that’s more…