Background Notes

George & the Virgin

The idea for "George and the Virgin" came from several places:  from a trip to St. Michael's Mount off the coast of Cornwall; from a favorite painting of St. George killing the dragon; and from watching and reading interviews with professional wrestlers.  To my surprise, many of them seemed like nice guys, who love their job and seem to have a real sense of fun.  And it didn't hurt that a lot of those guys have make-me-drool bodies! 

But what would one of them do if he had to do some serious, life-or-death fighting? I wondered, and thus was born George Arlington, "The Saint", who gets sent back in time to face one heck of a bad-ass dragon.  The story takes place on "Devil's Mount", my imaginary version of the real-life St. Michael's Mount, in Cornwall.

 
St. Michael's Mount, off the south coast of Cornwall, which became
"Devil's Mount" in my story.  The dragon lives beneath the castle.

One of my favorite medieval paintings of
St. George killing the dragon. Notice the
virgin in the background, looking rather
pleased to be watching a battle!

 
A castle turret overlooking the ocean.