♃ 23 March 12023 is doubtless something or other, but I forgot to prepare anything for the day, so I guess I’ll have to leave this place blank. Ramadan has begun, for whatever that is worth. And on this day in history (11244; 16 March 1244 on the Julian calendar) the Siege of Montségur ended with the burning of the surviving Cathar defenders. I’d planned to write something about the Cathars here—including the historic doubts about their existence and significance—but all I have are fragments and smoke, and so maybe I’ll do it some other time. Or maybe not. History is hard. Unless you fake it.
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