Author Archives: dichroic

Contest announcement

Posted on August 3, 2009 by dichroic

It turns out there are really a lot of parameters to consider in planning a contest: I think I have a handle on all the major ones, but if you have questions, please ask ’em. And feel free to spread … Continue reading →

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small favor

Posted on August 2, 2009 by dichroic

ETA: Please disregard request below; people have commented with some extremely useful links: http://www.yarnstandards.com/babysize.html (clothing measurements for knitters) http://www.yarnstandards.com/childsize.html http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/growthcharts/charts.htm (gov’t standards including head circumference) Thanks! Hey, for future knitting purposes, could those of you who have kids (or who … Continue reading →

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Little Sprout hat

Posted on August 2, 2009 by dichroic

It always feels like an accomplished sort of weekend when you publish something – not a poem this time, but a knitting pattern. Five of my coworkers have babies now (well, four do and one is working on it); the … Continue reading →

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contest decision-making

Posted on August 1, 2009 by dichroic

I’ve been thinking more about the parameters of this poetry contest thing (see previous entry if you don’t know what I’m talking about). Honestly I had no idea there were so many decisions to make until I started considering them. … Continue reading →

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poetry contest

Posted on July 31, 2009 by dichroic

Spurred on by some recent discussion about possible reasons people might not be joining the Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA, though the name is currently under discussion), I will sponsor a small poetry contest, with an SFPA membership as prize. … Continue reading →

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IBARW: listening

Posted on July 30, 2009 by dichroic

This is just to say that I have not been and will not be writng a post for International Blog Against Racism Week. Of course I have encountered a few experiences that might be relevant; people assuming my background and … Continue reading →

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the usual topics

Posted on July 28, 2009 by dichroic

In the past few days I’ve been friended by quite a few new people on LiveJournal (I write entries to my own site, whence they are reflected to both LJ and Dreamwidth.) I warn you, the following long post is … Continue reading →

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When the others came

Posted on July 27, 2009 by dichroic

The newest problems brought back the oldest ones; for all their nebulous fears about what mutations might come when depleted ozone failed to block the gamma rays, no one expected werewolves and trolls. No one expected a scant generation from … Continue reading →

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a little uncomfortable

Posted on July 27, 2009 by dichroic

The Carl Brandon Society has poster an open letter to the SF community about principles of reasoned discourse. (It was prompted by Harlan Ellison’s recent attack on K. Tempest Bradford, but as they say, he’s apologized, she’s accepted, and it’s … Continue reading →

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an open letter to Cat Bordhi

Posted on July 26, 2009 by dichroic

Dear Cat, First things first: you design cool socks, the Mobius scarf I knit a while back was great fun (and my MIL the science teacher liked it) and I rarely knit socks or other small tubes on anything but … Continue reading →

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