In Which we learn about the pains of Humility; and Innocence leaves Religious devotion and we rediscover the virtues of Chastity. When Sister Innocence had returned from Brook to her own Convent she was to find that Sister Charity's bed in her room had been taken by a new nun, Sister Humility, who seemed to take the literal meaning of her Christian name ver...
Once upon a time, long ago, there was a beautiful maiden. In all of the lands, there was not a woman who lived, more beautiful. So benevolent was this woman, that her kindness stretched to the four corners of the world. Kings, and Queens came to her, to show their gratitude for her simply being alive. The maiden was called Divinity Mundane, and for all of t...
I woke up when some fluid hit my face, then I smelt it. It was piss. Where the hell was I? Then two parts of darkness parted and I saw a face looking at me. "Bonjour bonjour. En plein de vos la bouche je vous en prie." So I opened my mouth and the piss squirted in. I just had to gulp it down. It tasted salty, I had forgotten the taste. I could see that the...
Dawn rose over the convent and Catherine was late to rise but this morning, no one took notice. There was much to do, work to be done. Catherine slipped on her plain cotton shift and tied an apron around her chest and waist. She swept back her long silky locks of hair into a quick bun and gathered up her chore basket. Tuesdays were always the same at the con...
This flashback is part of a larger story, and tells of an incident which shaped Becky, a character in "The Chess Bet." I would love any feedback, and am always open to suggestions. More flashbacks can be found on my profile. ***** In her first year of freedom from the confines of convent school, 18-year-old Becky was initially sure she would flounder witho...
Jake and Kris, both in their mid-twenties, lived in a garden apartment bought for Kris by her parents when she graduated with her first degree. She was now a PhD student with less than a year to go. Jake was a qualified auto mechanic who planned to take time off work and get an engineering degree when Kris started earning. They had known each other for four...
Note to reader: This story is pure fiction. All characters are of legal age. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is a coincidence. ***** My name is J.R. Hicks. I was born sometime in 1990, and I am an orphan. The Mother Superior of the convent where I grew up says I became a member of her flock on Christmas Eve of 1990. They tell me that it was snowi...
Jack had been sent by his company to manage a large computer installation for a Bank. Jack was an excellent manager and also an excellent programmer. He had managed to rent a small bungalow next door to a Convent. It was saving him a lot of money as if he had to rent in the city, it would be costly. He had his dog with him, the bungalow was excellent as the...
Author's Note: The author has asserted moral rights under sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance between any of the characters depicted herein and any real person, living or dead is wholly a matter of Nature imitating Art. There is not, and never was, a College of Correction and Redemptio...
Therese de Mornay, was the adopted child of Giles and Yvette de Trecesson. Her step-father was the heir to a large estate called, Chateau de Trecesson and the lands surrounding it. Her step-mother, who was in actual fact her aunt, came from the St. Hilaire family, who were prosperous as well, and had inherited a thriving business of producing fine vinegars a...