Author Archives: dichroic

The book is out!

Someone asked me about the process of writing this book, and once I wrote it out for her, I realized I wanted to save this for future reference (I should really make a flowchart!) Amazon US | Amazon UK

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Big news

I think I may have the blog fixed. I doubt I’ve any readers at all left, but just in case, I need to make an announcement: my first novel, A Home in Percival, will be available on Amazon within the … Continue reading

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finally attempting a fix

The date is August 10, 2025, which makes it six years since my last update. Life has changed greatly; Ted and I have both retired, we now live at our lake house full-time, and I’ve completed writing my first novel … Continue reading

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the annual

Because whatever other blog-writing I let fall, I will not skip the annual light-in-darkness Chanukah poem. This one is bleaker than usual. My life is OK, if a little lonely and circumscribed by pandemic, etc, but I have an online … Continue reading

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jeans are supposed to be easy to wear….

And what brings me back here after so long? A clothing rant, of course. (Just in case I ever again need to wear non-lounging clothes.) Here’s what I want: jeans that fit my body and are loose and comfortable. Because … Continue reading

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new theme

Changing things around a bit, just to see if it helps my WP editing issues.(Spoiler: Nope.) ETA, 9/24/2021: it’s only taken me a year or more to figure this out – a little Googling found the answer here. All I … Continue reading

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working from home for a year

I got a big monitor and separate keyboard and mouse well before the pandemic, when it because clear I would be working from home a lot for early and late meetings. Since the pandemic we’ve managed to put together desks … Continue reading

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The other annual light-in-darkness poem

With affectionate thanks to the Fae group on Ravelry. This year, the night is roiling, Black layered over deeper dark Until my path ahead became impossible to see. My candle guttered, Too small to light the way. Then I turned … Continue reading

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the annual light poem

Not so light this year, since Oolong wormed her way through this one. Sleep, little one, in the year’s dark turning, Safe now from illness and pain, Gleam of your eyes in our candles burning, Raises the memory again. Oolong, … Continue reading

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apparently it’s been so long since I updated that WordPress hates me now

This is approximately my 6th attempt to write this. Saving now, to make sure I don’t waste more time. Yay, it worked! Onto what I actually meant to say. It kills me that I don’t have a written record of … Continue reading

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