I am Gideon: Chapter #2

I am Gideon: Chapter #2

by | Jan 25, 2026 | Content, I Am Gideon (Journal)

Brother Darwin talked to me.  I mean, really talked to me, like I was a sentient being.  Like I was a person.  I was in love.  I spent two hours with him.  He told me about Al’Shadai – the Declivian name for the Creator.  He told me that there were other boys and girls here who ate food and learned things and got to wash their hands and faces.  He told me other things, but the thing that stuck was the phrase, “Come back when you can.” He gave me a small roll, and I went home.  My mother was still asleep…

From The Kitchen At Canyon Keep #11: Rosemary Cheddar Bread

From The Kitchen At Canyon Keep #11: Rosemary Cheddar Bread

by | Nov 26, 2018 | Content, From the Kitchen at Canyon keep

This morning she sent Ah’din and me off to check on the cheeses curing in one of the stone barns.  We hurried through the tunnel, giggling like school girls, and when we got to the area where the cheeses were stored we spent some time unwrapping each one to check its cure. Unwrapping those rounds of cheese was like unwrapping the sun and the moon – so white and so orange.  Din suggested that we bring one of the sharp cures back and make some rosemary cheese bread, so we did.  We had it for supper this evening, and it was wonderful.  I thought perhaps you would like the recipe.