The Herbalist: Preface

Hello. The Herbalist is a writing project...

Another Update

My Friends, I have just recently gotten back from visiting family on the other side of the country. I did not have access to a computer during this trip, so I could not update The Herbalist. However, I am back and ready to write more than ever. Expect another chapter of The Herbalist tomorrow evening. Regards,...

The Herbalist, Chapter 5: Foreboding

It was dusk. Fires were lit, and Innis sat in front of the pipers and drummers while they played a lively melody. One drummer was singing lustily:   “I met a lass with hair of gold I longed her hand to hold She led me through the shady glenn And she I blindly followed.  ...

An Apology and An Update

My friends, I owe you an apology. I have not been updating The Herbalist every week as I had originally promised. Certain events in my personal life have made it difficult to find time or motivation to write, and as a result, I have not written anything in a while. I did not want my...

The Herbalist, Chapter 4: Mortar and Pestle

Noise surrounded Innis like an ocean. Brightly clothed merchants with dark hair and loud voices bartered with shrewd farmers and their wives. There was the clink of coin, the rustle of exotic beads, the trill of pipes and flutes, and the beat of drums. People swore by the quality of their wares, argued for better...

The Herbalist, Chapter 3: To Gleannfald

The next morning, in the golden minutes of dawn, Deorwyn barked. Innis jumped at the sound. She was in her storeroom, restoring a bit of order to the drawers of herbs that were stacked high and wide across one wall before she left for Gleannfald. She had left a mess after preparing her orders yesterday....

The Herbalist, Chapter 2: The Hound and the Basket

Innis went on with her day as she usually did. She finished potting her lungwort, then set it by the back step to soak in the morning sun. She fed her eight chickens from some stale bread she hadn’t finished the night before. They got what they needed from foraging most of the time, but...

Some Details

My Friends, A quick update. The Herbalist will gain a new chapter every week. I cannot promise the day, but I can say it will be a later day in the week, Sometime between Wednesday and Saturday. I hope to include small, original illustrations along with each chapter from now on, to help you catch...

The Herbalist, Chapter 1: A Visit

Nestled just inside the treeline of an immense forest stood a cottage. Honeyed sunlight streamed through breaks in the trees and poured itself onto the stones of the cottage's exterior. The birds were wide awake in the branches of the ancient trees, and they sang for anyone or anything that would listen. The dew shone...