“I will fear no evil:
for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”
~ Psalm 23 v. 4, King James translation of
the Bible
Hello
everyone!
I’d
just like to say a few brief words about this issue. They have to be
brief cause I’m kinda swamped right now. I actually wrote the contents
of this issue weeks back when I had time. Anyhow…
This
is
sooo not your typical JABB. I decided to give myself leave to be
serious on occasion. So I wrote a 30+ page story about Andrew and 17th
century New England witch trials. Yeah… But I wrote it like a JABB
issue, complete with Dyelanders. (They listen to his story. It’s
not
some goofy thing where they get transported back in time or anything
like that.) So I hope you enjoy it. Here’s a synopsis:
It's
1652 and Andrew finds himself in the tiny hamlet of Shiloh,
Massachusetts. As Dr. Andrew Godman, he's consulted by the
village
doctor regarding the strange illness that has stricken some of the
villagers. Rumors begin to circulate that there are witches in
Shiloh
and the Devil is using them to assault the "afflicted." But is it
really the work of Satan? Or has greed and lust for land turned
some of
the people of Shiloh into liars who will stop at nothing to get what
they want?
As
Shiloh is turned upside down,
Andrew finds
solace in the home of Josiah Lewis and his nineteen-year-old daughter,
Hope. Andrew, the Lewises, and a preacher staying with them form
a
close-knit community. But when the fervor in Shiloh becomes
fatal,
Andrew may lose more than he ever thought possible.
Read
it here:
For
my own future interest and for clarification purposes I also wrote a
commentary that includes my thoughts about writing the story and the
sources I used when doing research. That’s available here:
If
you do read the story, I’d love to hear what you think. Between
research and writing, I’ve spent over two months on this. I hope it
shows.
Oh
and this story does allude to
stories told in previous JABB issues. So if you’re new or just
confused, feel free to email me for clarification. Or if you’d like to
talk about witch hunts. I’m no expert but do find the phenomena
fascinating.
God
bless,
Jenni
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(Photo Credits: The background photograph was taken by Jenni.)