A second 'Tale of Roman Lincoln'

Last year I entertained myself during the quiet evenings by writing a short story about Roman Lincoln.  Earlier this year the bug bit me again and I penned a follow up story.  I confess I actually finished it some months ago but have only now got around to tidying it up and putting it on the blog.

So, if anyone is interested, you can now download the second exciting story of Caradoc the blacksmith by clicking here.  The 'writing' tab at the top of the page has a little bit more detail, and a link to both stories.

This second story features a series of major grain thefts blighting Lindum Colonia, and sees our hero going on a journey to try and discover the culprit, and ending up getting himself and a new young friend in some hot water as the repercussions go right to the top of the social order.

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Tales of Roman Lincoln - dipping my toe into writing

The closest I usually get to creative writing is either posting on this blog or pulling together new exhibition labels at the museum, but I was inspired some months ago to write a short adventure story based around somewhere I have a particular interest in - Roman Lincoln.

I've created a new tab at the top of this blog (imaginatively titled 'writing'), which explains a little about the idea behind it and the inspiration for the main character, a Romano-British blacksmith called Caradoc.  The title 'Concussio' is Latin word, meaning 'extortion', and gives a little hint as to the plot.

You can get the story in PDF format by going to the writing tab, or clicking on the link below.

If you feel inspired to give it a little read, I'd be grateful for any feedback in the comments below.  I'm certainly no author (so please be kind!) and I'm sure the influence of the authors I read will be obvious, but it was fun to write and I may well feel inspired to come back and add to the series at some point.

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