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new material

Posted on June 4, 2008 by dichroic

I think this first one’s s snapshot rather than a painting, but as long as you’re looking for Polaroid rather than Hogarth, I guess it’s OK. Far Southern Seas Ice the shade of sulking white over sullen charcoal waves Under … Continue reading →

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assorted updates

Posted on May 2, 2008 by dichroic

Apparently I am allergic to coming back to Taiwan. This time, symptoms started a day before I lef tthe Netherlands instead of four days before; maybe my body didn’t really believe I’d leave after so long. First I got sneezy … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 25, 2008 by dichroic

The following is from December, 2006, or so (originally a holiday present to Mechaieh). I don’t think I ever posted it here, which made it difficult to find when I wanted it. So this is for posterity. Bloodstone, Bronze Ribbons, … Continue reading →

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two bits

Posted on April 14, 2008 by dichroic

Two bits of rcent writing. I’ve posted this one here before, but it sprouted a second verse. (Each verse attacked me after a different row on the same canal. I’m thinking maybe I’ll be given a third verse before I … Continue reading →

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the Railway is rerouted for today

Posted on March 21, 2008 by dichroic

I had written these yesterday for my Spoon River Railway project, but not quite finished. I went to post them there, but realized the LJ Content Strike has started. I hadn’t decided unti now whether I was going to participate, … Continue reading →

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spring again on the canal

Posted on March 11, 2008 by dichroic

On Sunday I rowed as a substitute with my old crew in the quad. I have no words to describe the feeling of rightness in fatigued muscles and blistered fingers. Better, I was on the canal in March. The daffodils … Continue reading →

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what I’m singing

Posted on March 10, 2008 by dichroic

I know this from Archie Fisher’s Sunsets We’ve Galloped Into, but apparently it was written by Kieran Goss. All That You Ask Kieran Goss All that you ask me is that I remember That I remember what we’ve been through … Continue reading →

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this just sort of coalesced

Posted on February 21, 2008 by dichroic

Identities: Me I am moonlight, not sunlight; Winter, not summer. Museums, not stadiums, nightclubs or tours. Going, not staying, Bluestocking, not romantic, Books, not video; Credit for trying, not for attitude Water, a little air and fire, Hardly any Earth. … Continue reading →

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on self-restraint

Posted on December 18, 2007 by dichroic

I don’t know how authors, especially those with blogs, restrain themselves. Songwriters, too. Presumably it’s at least partly wanting their works to speak for themselves. But still, there’s so often embedded cool stuff, like grace notes in music. Miss it, … Continue reading →

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Deborah Milton speaks

Posted on December 16, 2007 by dichroic

I’ve been reading Nicholas Basbanes Every Book its Reader. More accurately I’ve been trying not to read too much of it because it’s absolutely gorgeous and I want some of it to read on the flight home. This might be … Continue reading →

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