Diary of The Journal Keeper

Entry Number Eight

Dear Friend,

It has been a very long time indeed since my last entry…I do apologize. I promise I had been writing a great deal during my travels over summer - into the fall and had much to share with you. An unfortunate incident though occurred when my journal & pack (along with myself) were swept quickly down a fast running stream. The backpack I was able to retrieve immediately, but the journal seemed to disappear. This was just one of several events which occurred. At first I thought it just a string of bad luck…then I began to wonder maybe if there wasn’t more to it. Traveling much on my own, I often had a sense that someone was watching me. Perhaps it was paranoia, but I could not risk being found out…so I did not return home when I had originally planned and for a while got lost in the life of a traveling minstrel (I’ll explain this in a bit).

So please accept my apology as I ask you to wait a bit longer. Having just returned, I have things I must tend to first. I promise I will summarize all that has happened and what I have learned just as soon as possible…

J.K.