With all the horrible laws being made against trans people in the United States (as well as whatever Joanne thinks she’s doing), I’m reposting this article to remind people that trans/gender non-conforming people have always existed. Originally published at http://themediaevalmonk.com If you haven’t read my preface to the Queer Saints series, I recommend doing do. There I explain why I’ve chosen to use the term “queer” as well as why I am focusing on saints in particular. You can find the preface here.

Thanks to the pandemic, illness and death are prominent thoughts in most people’s minds. For medieval monks, death and the possibility of Heaven were supposed to be constant thoughts throughout their lives as monastics. The thought of their own mortality must have been especially potent whenever one of their fellow…

Originally posted on The Mediaeval Monk In June 2021, I began reading and writing a commentary on Abelard’s “Historia Calamitatum.” Once I am done with my commentary, I plan on self publishing the book on Amazon. However, due to working on other projects, such as editing and querying my novel…

You are like a field of Daisies Don’t you know? You are like a field of Daisies Bumblebees buzzing in the air You are like a field of Daisies Wind blowing through the air You are like a field of Daisies They are noble flowers don’t you know? You are…