The Saga Begins   Here! The Prom The following three months were my last of secondary school. I had already finished my studies before summer break and returned to school after Michaelmas to fulfill my mentoring obligation by tutoring the younger boys.  On the night of Gaudete Sunday, secondary schools celebrated the senior students promenade and … Continue reading FAITH & EMPIRE – Chapter – 14 →

The Tale Begins  HERE! Michaelmas Our breakup cast a pall over the remainder of Summer. I brooded on it all through Saint Michael’s Lent but the festivities at Michaelmas managed to lift my mood. I spent most of the day with a small group of friends, parish and classmates and my two favorite cousins, Francis and … Continue reading FAITH & EMPIRE – Chapter – 13 →

The Story begins  HERE. Jacinta The truth is, by the time the Imperial Marines had proffered their invitation to join them, Jacinta had already put me behind her.  I was sixteen years old; she was fifteen. It was the last week of the summer before my final term of secondary school, a whole four years before … Continue reading FAITH & EMPIRE – Chapter – 12 →

Begin The Tale Here With  Chapter – 1. Jacinta Long hauls through space were everyone’s least favorite part about being an Imperial Marine. The eight-month journey to Muvuru certainly bore that out. It was certainly the longest trip through space I had ever endured. The ten-week trip from Earth to our Regiment’s HQ on Saint Ambrose … Continue reading FAITH & EMPIRE – Chapter – 11 →