
With the name of Jesse Thomas Cromwell, he definitely belongs in the world of Renaissance Faires. Playing old instruments of yore and singing ballads and bawdy tunes puts him on stage. This is Jesse’s favorite pastime, and things are going well until bagpiper James opens up a competition on a neighboring stage. Jesse becomes louder and bawdier until security comes and kicks him out.
Later James finds Jesse and apologizes for the ruckus. Together with a young lad whose faire gear was stolen and James’s niece, or maybe now nephew, they hatch a plan to get back into the Ren Faire. There are signs James isn’t altogether straight, but can Jesse answer that question in a satisfying way? Especially when they just might get thrown out of the faire again?

The Troubadour By Emery C. Walters Going to the summer Renaissance Faire, or Ren Faire, was the highlight of my vacation. I looked forward to this particular one all year long. Sure, there were others, smaller or closer by, but this was the biggest and best. I’d had my gear packed for weeks. My costumes were in plastic bags, waiting to hang in the car. My instruments had been cleaned and tuned and practiced on so much, I’d had to clean and tune them again. This year, I was going to wear eyeliner, too, as it made me look sultry. It probably wouldn’t be right for the time frame, but I didn’t care, and I’d been having some of my drag queen friends help me make it look both stunning and natural at the same time. Almost the last thing I had to do was remove my cat, King Henry, from one of my
