Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

This is a Six Sentence Story post.

As Denise prescribes, it is six sentences in length and uses the prompt word as unifying idea.

As this post’s subtitle reminds us, this being the continuation of a serial story, we will say, “…previously on the Whitechapel Interlude.”

The prompt word:

FORM

“But Brother Anselm, why is it you so often quote Bible passages; I, for one, joined the Order to learn how the Sons of Adam have distorted the path of humankind.”

The voice belonged to Nestor Beckwith and Nestor belonged to a class of student that made my vocation so challenging since Brother Abbott left the school for reasons un-articulated by the Mother Superior; his use of citing Bible chapter and verse remained a clear influence on my new role as an instructor. I can recall on the first day of my first form, before stumbling into the chapter’s Thrawl Street kitchen, hearing the Bible stories quoted like scientific theories, which any good scientist will label as such.

Most theories, like the Bible being referenced by my privilege-bound student, sought credibility in drama, eschewing logic as a distraction to the hungry minds of the masses; the Order of Lilith exists to both teach the history of humankind without the propaganda of patriarchy, and to try to avert the dominant culture’s efforts to extinguish the potential of the species.

I saw the fire flicker in the eyes of the boy sitting in the back row of the class, a very familiar light, “Yes, Seth, you have something to contribute to the discussion?”

“John 8:41-44 and…”

Brother Abbott’s skill at remaining above conflict whispered to me and I refrained from laughing in anticipation, instead raised an eyebrow,

“Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. Chapter 3:18″