"That perfection is unobtainable is not an excuse not to strive for it." — Paladine, 'Dungeons And Dragons'

Because of Kungund Benehonig, I shared my stories at Dreiburgen's online bardics during the plague ... and people enjoyed them! And everyone was very supportive and helpful. Then I became Lyon Bard at an online event by telling a story and reading a limerick I wrote!!!! I guess I'm a Bard!?!?!?

But how would my stories fly at in person events? Thanks to the comfortable, welcoming atmosphere at St. Corrigan's potluck bardic (6/18/22), I gathered my courage and told a story ... and they enjoyed it.

Later that night, I gathered more courage than I knew I possessed and I SANG a very short filk that I'd just created. I LOVE to sing, and I don't feel I do it well so I have NEVER sung in public before. But Arwen McBaird has been encouraging me to try, and so I tried, and I did ok .... and I am just so amazed.

Thank you to the wonderful bards and populace of Caid who have allowed, and helped, me to grow into an actual, honest to gosh Bard!

Herein are the stories, filks, and limericks I have written. I hope you enjoy them!

• If You're In The SCA and You Know It -- A sing along song started by me and added to by the Caidan Circle of Bards

• Victorious Festival by the Sea -- This poem and a story I told were my winning entry for Lyondemere Lyon Bard competition (6/26/21)
• On Becoming Lyon Bard -- Written as a response to becoming Lyon Bard. Including a response limerick by Wyatt D. Odd (2021)
• Covid Yule -- Yule in December 2020 was online and not what we wanted or were used to. But we Zoomed and made it work (2020)
• When the Unicorn Came to Tea -- A poem inspired by a cup cover, which was inspired by the poem! (It's all Trish's fault!) (2018)
• Fighters of Clan Gordon Assemble -- My bardic entry for Calafia/Gyldenholt Friendship in March 2016

• The History of the Legend of Saint Sangria -- My personna story as a member of the Widows Abbey household, and how it created a saintly legend
• Legend of Saint Sangria -- The full and complete legend of this wonderful saint (7/02/05)

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