Author Archives: dichroic

creating ritual, with love

Coolest wedding idea ever, from a commenter to Neil Gaiman. SHort version in case you don’t want to click: when she and her husband merged their libraries, they had duplicates of all the books they both loved – so they … Continue reading

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seven degrees

How odd. I didn’t even know Chelsea Clinton was married (just saw a picture of her wedding dress in a magazine) but I’ve actually met her father-in-law. I should note, this was long before his time in federal prison. He … Continue reading

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Coronets and Steel

I’ve just finished Sherwood Smith’s Coronets and Steel. The first thing I have to say is thank goodness there’s a sequel planned or I’d be quite annoyed; it ends on a cliffhanger, one that is both hopeful and worrying – … Continue reading

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bye!

It’s kind of a sad day today; for all I know this could be my last day here (Taipei and Linkou, Taiwan) ever. It’s not unlikely I’ll have business trips back to Taiwan but they could be to another city. … Continue reading

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Today (after Scalzi)

Today I do have to think about those four guys arrested for trying to torch synagogues – just like the ones I grew up going to, like the ones my mom attends weekly. Today I do have to think about … Continue reading

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some observations from Taiwan and a couple short reviews

Man, it’s nice to be able to go to bed with my husband every night, and to know that isn’t going to end at the end of this week!!! (Italics and exclamation points fully justified here.) It’s been kind of … Continue reading

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speaking up from a different perspective

The following is an expanded version of what I posted on Facebook today, and in a comment to my original post. (Facebook statusesuseses can only be 420 characters, so I had to cut a lot of what I wanted to … Continue reading

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two things about me

Two things about me. I. In responding to Jonquil’s post about Sherwood Smith’s new book Coronets and Steel a few days ago, I realized what it is I like about Sherwood’s books and a lot of my other favorites as … Continue reading

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in Taipei

The long trip to Taiwan went unexpectedly qiuckly, even including the four trains to get there. I think I’ve gotten to the point where I can just step back inside my head and let it all wash over me, and … Continue reading

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At Schiphol

After all that I actually got to the airport a bit early – about three hours ahead of my flight. The trickiest part was getting to the station – luckily they had a spot to cross through the runners that … Continue reading

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