He awoke in darkness. Neither candle nor sun lit his dwellings. He awoke in silence. Neither a companion’s breathing nor an insect’s buzzing filled the air. He awoke. Heoruwulf. The Danes’ greatest warrior. Blinking the sleep out of his body, Heoruwulf stood. He stepped out of his quarters into the twilight, the sun just beginning… Read more

“Lockdown. Locks, lights, out of sight.”  That was the third one. By then, the class had stopped celebrating the interruption to class and was settling into our usual spot by the door. We had these drills every month, but my heart still picked up a bit every time. What if this time, it’s real? But… Read more