Monthly Archives: December 2018

pre-emptive nostalgia

Posted on December 14, 2018 by dichroic

There are few things sillier than pre-emptive nostalgia. I’m a bit sad that my holiday season is almost over, and my actual holiday hasn’t even started yet. Maybe it’s because “holidays” are a long and complicated season for me; this … Continue reading →

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the other Chanukah poem

Posted on December 14, 2018 by dichroic

This is more what I wanted to say this year, though I’m not sure it’s as good a poem. I may still tinker with it. Some darkness is only the absence of light Sacred, cyclical Clean and empty Time to … Continue reading →

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this year’s Chanukah poem

Posted on December 13, 2018 by dichroic

I may add another poem, if I can write one – I still want to say something less about Chanukah in specific and more about kindling light in darkness in a more general way. I light this candle as I … Continue reading →

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Counting

Posted on December 13, 2018 by dichroic

If I ever go back to regular blogging again (which I really ought to do, because I miss having a record of my daily life) I ought to log my Homemade number each day. Today my number is 2; I … Continue reading →

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the holiday season, now with extra mucus

Posted on December 3, 2018 by dichroic

I have been having a cold since early Thanksgiving week. I was a terrible guest at the in-laws for Thanksgiving – usually I help cook or take over part of it; this week I didn’t do anything involving touching food. … Continue reading →

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