Can't believe I posted nary a word in October. In all of my 12 years of blogging, I'm not sure that's ever happened- aside from a month or two when I was in rehab twice. Still.

( the state of kristi )

There's nothing like receiving a review for a story written several years ago that can make me want to revisit a fandom. Interestingly, it's for a Wraeththu fic with nearly 100% OCs, one I was especially proud of that didn't have a huge readership, and a protagonist named Kelp. I made the conscious decision to have a Kelp in my Charliefic I'm ( Read more... )

I just had a wonderful chat with emansil_12 which got me into writing, researching and re-engaged mode with a variety of writing-centric elements in my life which have been rather on the back burner. This happens a lot, in that I talk with her and get excited about writing again. So thank you, emansil_12! My aims along those lines for this week are to:
◎ print up my 2 ( Read more... )

Or: why I don't post much anymore ( Read more... )

Today I sang at the 'Swan Song' concert for the organist and choirmaster of 22 years at the church where I sing. She's retiring and her final Sunday is tomorrow morning. The concert went very well; we sang music from our England tour back in July. It wasn't standing room only, but there was quite a respectable crowd there ( Read more... )

So the dear heartofoshun stepped up to my request plate and requested this: Give me a Wraeththu ficlet! I'm thinking about Ashmael and Cal. It can be any kind of interaction that you choose. Doesn't have to a big aruna scene if something else strikes your fancy, of course, I wouldn't complain if you wrote one.This does have aruna, though it's not super- ( Read more... )

I miss writing about the hermaphroditic beauties in the land of Wraeththu. I'll be thrilled when the compilation comes out, and I'm actually inclining towards writing another story set up in Freyhella, this time to do with a young Caeru and his band when they play in Freygard, and Tyr. For any of you on my flist who are familiar with my Wraeththu ( Read more... )

First and foremost, a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY, evannichols!!!! May you be celebrated in whatever manner you deem the most marvelous for you. :)

I finished the purple gloves for dreambastion, pics found here and here. (yes, I was playing around with brushes in photoshop for the second one) They were mailed out yesterday! I've assembled the cardigan (without the sleeves yet) ( Read more... )

This is my first foray into paid knitting, a wonderful happenstance that occurred so that I'm knitting a pair of fingerless gloves for dreambastion, a friend from Portland. So both for her and you all, here's one completed glove. The yarn is yummy, mostly cotton as she's allergic to wool. The cables really stand out in cotton.
( two glove pics )

I don't usually post this much fic within a short time frame, but the Gimli stories are short and I actually began writing this particular Wraeththu story at the end of December. The characters, setting, and cultural elements to this story are actually taken from the story I submitted for the early-era Wraeththu compilation Storm is putting ( Read more... )