I'm going to pull the plug on my present release plans for "The Beziard Heresy" because I think I may have solved a really frustrating problem with the opening in addition to some other nagging issues I already wanted to fix. I want to have one more go at editing this into something good and publis…
I'm gonna have one more go at editing "The Beziard Heresy" before its full release. As soon as I'm done with my last edits, I will post one chapter per month on multiple websites including this one. The book is 39 chapters long so I will offer the option to buy a copy as soon as chapter 1 goes up.…
For whatever reason, my short story "closing time" was rejected from the upcoming New Tibet anthology by Sofawolf Press, so I have now made it available for all to read. I do not feel that this could have been reworked into a suitable story for any other publication as it is too heavily built aroun…
Come celebrate this rare occasion! https://www.weasyl.com/journal/126789/new-syntwave-retrowave-album-foxrun-demo-out-now
I finished a draft of my short story "The Saboteur." It's a little over 6700 words (18 pages single-spaced). It's probably the darkest and most downbeat thing I've ever written though. I mean given the WWI setting it makes sense. But I feel like a lot of my angst for the present state of things ine…
To those who donated to help me keep my car: I will refund your donations gladly if you ask me to. I have decided it would be much less of a financial strain and emotional burden to sell the car. I will go tomorrow to clean it out and start arrangements.
I have to move the car tomorrow or it's going to be towed. Dig deep, fam. https://www.youcaring.com/roselacroix-978980
The stamps I ordered for my submission packet arrived, so it's time to get my packet ready. Work on "The Linen Butterfly" has officially ceased until and unless an editor tells me I need to fix something. Brushed off my cursive for my SASE. Its been a while. Cursive is fast becoming a dead art. My…
I honestly don't feel like I can possibly do much more with "The Linen Butterfly." I've refined it to the point where I'm fatiguing myself trying to find things wrong with it. But there are things I can still fix, and if I let myself I could keep fixing them indefinitely. It's time to put the proje…
How's this for the first line of a cover letter for my novel? "In medieval Europe, certain sects believed the world was an illusion created by an evil or insane god. What if they were right?"
I will be reviewing the first and last 50 pages of my manuscript for any last-minute changes, but for all practical purposes, "The Linen Butterfly" is complete. Right now I'm waiting for the special postage stamps I ordered for the SASE and postcard I have to include with the manuscript. I want to…
Check out my story "St. John's Bridge," available now in Thurston Howl's anthology, "Arcana!" https://www.storenvy.com/products/22227398-arcana-a-tarot-anthology
I only have 10 chapters left to proof and revise on "The Linen Butterfly." All these months of work are coming to a head! At this rate I could potentially have it ready to submit within a week. Truth be told, it was already "finished" at my usual "gotta meet that deadline" level of editing. But I d…
Lease is renewed. Our roommate got approved at the very last instant so we've got a softer landing than we expected. Still going to be a bit hard up for food but I'm already making plans to remedy/mitigate that problem. This will mean fewer snacks but that can only be a good thing. My diet will bec…
No word on the audition yet, nor did I expect there to be. I retain some hope that my audition will land something eventually but realistically, I think I'll have to be much more persistent. To that end, I've decided I want to make a serious effort to get back into acting again. I've been to a few…
Not to be a bother but Oregon expects Kobi and I to eat on $15 a month now. We're getting hit hard financially. https://www.youcaring.com/roselacroix-978980
Taking a mental health break. Anxiety/depression are whipping me bad. Promise I'll stay safe. You can help a little by helping me with this car. I've got a lot of other things going on but this will help: https://www.youcaring.com/roselacroix-978980 Back in a few days. Stay awesome.
To make my endless begging less annoying, I'm going to keep telling stories about cars I've had (or my family has had) throughout my life. I'll post them every few days to keep things interesting! Here are some stories I'll be telling: The Chevy of Infinite Mystery (1995 Chevrolet Corsica) The Bug-…
Since I'm asking for money to fix a car, why don't I tell you all a story about one of my favorite cars? If you like this story, please consider leaving a tip at https://www.youcaring.com/roselacroix-978980 and keep watching this space, because I've got more car stories to keep you entertained. I t…
Starting a fundraiser. Hope I can get some help. https://www.youcaring.com/roselacroix-978980?utm_campaign=buttonshare&utm_medium=url&utm_source=copy&utm_content=cf_cp_01
The clutch went out completely on the car. We barely got home. We need help to either fix this car or buy a new one. I'm going to start voc rehab next month to try to get back into the workforce and I'm going to need a car for that. Please help.
I'm going to look through "The Linen Butterfly" this week for any lingering typos, formatting errors, or last-minute changes but for the most part it's done. I'll probably send my manuscript in next week.
"The Linen Butterfly" is one step from complete. I'm going to take some time to read it aloud to my husband next. This will help me iron out any last remaining bits of awkward prose and bad pacing. Once that's done, I'm going to make any final changes, then I'm going to submit my final draft to DAW…
Rather than push through another chapter or two, I spent my time hunting for unnecessary "filter" words in my manuscript (words like see, hear, think, feel, just, that, suddenly, etc) and making some stylistic refinements on the fly. I had expected the text would get longer as a result of dishing o…
I think I might apply for a Master's program at a German university. Can any of my German friends recommend one that's good for history? Specifically, medieval history?
I have sent my e-mail to the bishop and now it's time to make a formal announcement. The antidepressants are starting to work, but I feel like I've hit a crossroads in my life. Things are very different from the way they were when I began attending services at my local gnostic church almost two yea…
I finished my second draft of "The Linen Butterfly." I'm gonna sleep on it for a week and then give it one more pass before submitting to my publisher to see if they have anything they want me to fix. I'm hoping this will be my most polished manuscript to date and will require little or no final ed…
To give some idea why I think I deserve to travel to the UK to do research, consider that I'm probably the most thorough biographer of William Longsword to date. The extant biographies of him are very short and many are out of date or contain inaccurate information. Even firsthand sources on him ar…
I'm really going out on a limb with this, but with "The Linen Butterfly" wrapping up I need to think about new projects. I have already laid the groundwork for the projects I intend to do, and I have published work to show it. These projects could make me as an author or historian. If you can find…
The stylistic rewrite of "The Linen Butterfly" is up to chapter 3 now. The book is now down to 114,001 words. It may end up longer or shorter depending on what I decide to do with some passages toward the end that still need extensive revisions. After this stylistic rewrite I'm going to set it asid…
What would you all think if I changed "The Linen Butterfly's" title to "The Lark Ascending?" Somehow it seems to fit better, if I make some very, VERY superficial changes I can accommodate it and it works on a couple levels. The name is taken from an Edwardian poem, and from the tone poem by Ralph…
Every time there's a terror attack, I fear yet another loss of civil liberties will soon follow. Bombs are not the real weapon here; ideas are. And what idea drives conflict more fluidly than framing the struggle as a clash of cultures somehow destined to come to conflict? What idea can make beasts…
QUESTION! How should I describe Heraldry in "The Linen Butterfly?" A. Plain English B. Heraldic terms with a glossary at the end.
I finished the draft tonight. I just couldn't keep my hands off it. Word count stands at 114k words which is within my target. However I don't know what the final word count is going to be. The next phase will probably have to start Sunday night since that'll be the tedious part, making sure this s…
I have these recurring dreams that I'm back in Europe, or on my way there, and my enjoyment is cut short or ruined altogether by the details of travel. Usually it involves wrangling wayward luggage, digging for boarding passes/passports, worrying if I have time to get to the airport, or being at th…
I hit a crucial benchmark with "The Linen Butterfly" tonight. I finished the first half of the story arc- rewritten from scratch from the original "Goldenlea"- and pasted in the second half. The second half needs to be reworked for length, style, and content and then the whole book needs a good onc…
So I'm still waiting for the assessments to be tallied but it's looking likely that I'll be diagnosed with ADHD as my main disability. This explains a lot about me, like why I have traits that are vaguely autism-like while not being diagnosably on the spectrum. I never had the severe communication…
These are the biggest criticisms of "The Goldenlea" and "The Linen Butterfly" that I'm trying to address to make the new draft as polished as possible. Some of these criticisms are from reviews, some from proofreaders, and some are my own. The Goldenlea: Characters do not act like medieval nobles-…
So there is a chance that my Citroen might finally get shipped out here, and I had a question: who thinks it'd be a good idea to do wine tours with this car? I live right on the doorstep of Oregon's wine country and literally no one offers tours in an antique French car! I am legitimately trying to…
Current goal: finish "The Linen Butterfly" by late August. Three years late from my original goal but I promise it'll be the be worth it! I'll have the first draft done by my mid-June at this rate, and revisions will be relatively fast. The biggest operation will be merging the two halves which wer…
So the nurse practitioner and I decided to keep me on the "as needed" stuff for anxiety and see how I do on just that. Also, I'm working with my therapist and his supervisor, who approves diagnoses, to get a more accurate diagnosis for my condition. Some of you might know that as a very young child…
I managed to write more in "The Linen Butterfly" tonight than I have in many months. I feel like I'm finally able to cope with everything. I lost a job, a beloved member of our very small church, hope for my country, and my cat all in the space of a few months. All things considered, it's amazing t…
OK, everyone! I just completed a very short (796 word) story about a kitten chasing demons out of a house, from the kitten's perspective. Does anyone know of a market for this? If so, you'll be a big help for me. I know I've seen markets for this sort of thing before but I'm having trouble finding…
This book could help my research on the 12th century IMMENSELY. https://www.amazon.com/Gesta-Stephani-Oxford-Medieval-Texts/dp/0198222343 It's apparently a rare text. Would anyone be willing to buy me this? Maybe for a chance to have one of your OCs in one of my books and an acknowledgment in "Wake…
So in spite of my imminent loss, the last week has had a major dividend. It turns out that I've come across a set of vintage color slides from the 1950s that I bought at an antique store in Las Vegas for something like $10 or $20 in 2007. I'd assumed that the slides had been stolen or thrown away a…
Munchie's not long for this world. He's stopped eating as of this morning. Too weak to hold his head up and take a drink. He's been unable to walk for about a day and a half now. His eyes are sunken and he's drooling. And once again I feel myself going numb.
Should I include a glossary of medieval terms in "The Linen Butterfly?" Or would my readers prefer to look these terms up themselves? I try not to be too heavy with these terms, but sometimes there is a very specific term for what I'm describing. For example, I could just say "a ship," but if I spe…
I want to point something out: I'm glad I waited on marriage. I'm glad I got to learn about how this whole relationship thing works before making it an actual binding contract. In the time I've been with Kobi, I've seen a lot of couples split and although we weathered the storm, it wasn't always ea…
Sorry I don't update here often but this is worth announcing. I'm married! kobilacroix is the Fox for me. We've been seeing each other for 11 1/2 years, living together for about 9 years, and being engaged for 6 1/2 years. After this long it was abundantly clear we weren't likely to split any time…
Getting away for a bit. Return likely but no ETA whatsoever. Social media dryout starts NOW.
Just wanted to say that Kobi Lacroix and I got our marriage license today! A small private ceremony will come before the end of the year so that it's all official before Mr. Pence gets his way. Hopefully we'll be able to afford to have a larger ceremony for family and friends by some time late next…
I realize, perhaps far too late, that I have taken too many days of peace and sweetness for granted.
Today I served at the altar for the first time in 2 weeks, but things went downhill. I began to feel bloated and gassy first of all, though that isn't unusual for me. What was unusual was the level of pain in my belly and back and the slight shortness of breath. I began to sweat profusely and feel…
I'm sick of being hobbled by mental health issues that aren't the sort of neat, easy "textbook" problems that community crisis clinics usually deal with. I'm sick of not living up to my true potential. I know I'm brilliant but I've never been able to get it together. I'm reaching out. I need money…
Got a chance to try Bolognese longsword fencing at a place on the West Slope called Academia Duellatoria. This marks my first entry into Historic European Martial Arts (HEMA). It was just me, Kobi, and the instructor. He told us it usually gets very quiet in September so we had private lessons for…
If I were to start a GoFundMe campaign to do serious medieval history research, could I count on all of you to spread the word and help me signal boost outside the fandom? Like, serious, all over social media type signal boost? I'm no novice when it comes to historical research about the Middle Age…
Need to rest and get recovered. I've got work to do. Agenda (in no particular order): *Contact voc rehab. Work that angle. Try to either get a job or disability. *Finish this Britannica thing. They sent me a draft and asked me to write a bio for myself. This will be a turning point for me as a hist…
Flu-like symptoms are taking hold. Extreme fatigue, slight shortness of breath, scratchy throat, sore all over. No fever yet AFAIK. Hope I can pull off my short shift tomorrow. I'm only on the clock for 4 hours. Still, yesterday was rough and today I had to miss mass. Never was sure if our bishop g…
I didn't get the job. I was hoping today would be the day I hand in my 2 weeks' notice, but no such luck. This simplifies my insurance dilemma a bit, but it leaves me with a job that barely pays enough to get by. For now, I'm trying to get back to a normal rhythm. I'm still chipping away at my next…
I don't have the job... Yet. The interview was more of an informal meet and greet but I did get filled in a little more on the details. Basically, I'm lined up to replace someone who may or may not be leaving an opening. I was supposed to have an answer today but will probably know by Wednesday or…
So the Ferrari dealership told me to apply online but it was their manager who told me about the job, so it's still looking good. They took my resume and put a post-it on the manila folder to note I had spoken to the manager. They also told me to call back Monday. If all goes well, I'll be trading…
I'm going to apply for a job at an exotic car dealership tomorrow. It's an entry-level job but there's room for advancement and working with top-tier brands like Ferrari and Maserati looks good on any resume. I believe I have the requisite experience and skills for this job and I'm hoping they'll g…
I am now 75 pages (slightly less than 31,000 words) into completely rewriting the original "Goldenlea" material that I'm going to add onto my "Linen Butterfly" material to make into a single work. I'm progressing at a rate of roughly 3-5 short scenes per week which is slow, but it adds up. One of t…
...I work much harder when I'm angry. Though I spent my rage much faster mopping old muck and picking up trash while dodging careless drivers than I thought I would. Adrenaline crash is hitting now. Still need a better outlet for my aggression though. Going to keep trying to fit HEMA into my schedu…
http://www.inc.com/jeff-bercovici/peter-thiel-young-blood.html Read this closely. A billionaire (and a big figure in Trump's campaign, big surprise) is trying to buy poor people's blood so he can live longer. How can any person who is not either a raging elitist or a complete amoral sociopath not f…
I entered The Tracking Board's Launchpad screenwriting competition last night. This one is a bit different. They have cash prizes too but they focus more on signing writers. They guarantee that a small number of writers who enter will either get signed to a contract or get their script optioned. It…
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From the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, received today: Dear Rose, After completing over 15,000 reads, we’ve finally reached the next stage of the 2016 Academy Nicholl competition. With the scores tallied for the 6,915 entries, we have to inform too many writers of good scripts featur…
Part of the reason I intend to release "The Goldenlea" for free rather than suppress it after "The Linen Butterfly" is done is because it will be a very different story. I've given it some thought, and I've decided that I want to remove all the high fantasy elements from the story. Part of the reas…
They call it a "sleep study" but last night I didn't actually do much sleeping. The wiring harness they had me hooked up to was supremely uncomfortable, for one thing. It greatly limited the positions I could sleep in. For another, there was the 6:30 wake-up time and the deeply unsettling feel of t…
Sleep study tonight. Finally going to see if we can figure out why I'm always so tired. Still, I'm worried they won't notice anything. I've been trying to pinpoint the source of my fatigue for years to no avail. Not holding out much hope, honestly. I don't wake up gasping every night, or start shak…
This is over a year old, but someone did review "Escape from St. Arned." http://dogpatch.press/2015/05/23/escape-st-arned/#more-13753 Seems to be a rather neutral review, but it pretty accurately describes the story. One thing the reviewer did not mention is that I give a very good reason for my fi…
I served for the first time at the altar today. It was generally agreed that I had done very well at this, and that my inexperience didn't detract at all from the general flow of energy. Quite likely, I've done this in lifetimes before, though I don't remember where or when. Or maybe I never did it…
Perhaps the job I work won't be so bad after all. It isn't that I particularly enjoy the work. It's nasty and takes a lot out of me physically. That being said, it actually kind of works for the ascetic side of me, which has grown quite a lot. Simple chores during the day, two simple meals a day, a…
Going back to work at the usual time tomorrow. I don't enjoy this job but I'm not going to quit and I'm not going to be let go from this job if I can help it. That being said, I have a feeling this job won't last long. And that's okay. I have options. This isn't a job I'm very well suited for so if…
Just a few hours after being told that I'm going to have to take a pay cut and go from stocking shelves to cleaning toilets if I want to have a job tomorrow, I got an e-mail from Encyclopedia Britannica's editors. I had told them a week or two ago that I had done some research on William Longespee,…
Name a body part and it's probably sore. I'm tired, fighting off monstrous indigestion, my allergies are aggravated, my muscles are sore and twitching, and my back is so sore I can barely stand up. But I still have a job, and I'm probably going to lose plenty of weight since I'm working harder than…
Began the day a bit distracted. Britain is never far from my mind, especially today. Worse still, this could be a preview of our own future considering who the biggest cheerleaders of this debacle on our side of the pond have been. Work is going easy enough. I think by my first paycheck I should ha…
New employee orientation starts Wednesday. It's on. Hope I've got myself together enough to hold down a job though. So much has happened... I'm nervous.
I need to at least try this job before freaking out. It's been so long since I've actually worked though. It's going to be a huge adjustment.
After several years out of work, finally getting hired for a job, how soon is too soon to look for a better job? I don't think I'm going to like this line of work, to be blunt. I did a similar job back in 2006 and only lasted a week before being let go for being "unfriendly." Also, I'm not really u…
I landed my first face-to-face interview in 4 years. It'll be tomorrow at 2:30. It's a retail job, nothing fancy, but from there I could potentially get other jobs since my lack of work over the last 5 years has been my biggest barrier.
This is the news I wanted to post before all this mess happened in the last 24 hours. I'm going to be made a lay server on June 26. I'll have officially entered lower orders on my way to priesthood. After so much rage and angst today at the generally disgusting behavior all around, I want to go bac…
So far, I have challenged several people on the #yesallmuslims bandwagon with the following question: What's your solution to the "Muslim Question," then? And what would you have done to me as someone with Muslim neighbors, friends, and someone who hired a Muslim artist to illustrate one of my book…
Going to the Hollywood Theater on Sandy blvd. in Portland to see a movie, then it's off for cocktails. Going to be a group of us at the theater between 7 and 8 pm to see a movie called "the lobster." If anyone in the Portland area wants to come along, feel free!
I've often been mistaken for British while at home in the States. I don't know why. I have an American accent. In fact I made it a point to keep my American accent while in the UK because I didn't want to seem presumptuous by speaking with a contemporary RP accent. But the truth is, such an accent…
I'm concerned that the story, even without the many digressions found in the original "Goldenlea" story, will be too long for Furplanet. Realistically, it could break 150,000 words easily. This is considering the original "Goldenlea" text is about 98,000 words and the original "Butterfly" text is a…
I'm looking for an artist and their artwork I discovered around mid-2007 and I need some help, because they seem to have vanished completely. FA has no record of it, Google turns up nothing, and I don't remember the artist's name. I don't remember if it was a series or a one-off, but it featured a…
The original "Goldenlea" material that I've included in "The Linen Butterfly" is taking a much darker tone with this new retelling! I think a complete re-imagining was what the original story needed. It's moving away from its original Brian Jacques inspiration which might disappoint some readers bu…
Right now my project queue is overfull so I'm not taking on any new projects until I can hash out how many of the current projects will actually get done. That being said, I'm always thinking about projects I'd like to do "one of these days," and now that I have some scriptwriting experience, it wi…
Things have been going well for the most part. The roommate is working out just fine. But I have a tremendous sense of unease at the state the world is in. And yet, my life has worked out strangely well recently despite the setbacks I've had. Things are improving, albeit gradually, for me and for o…
Pulled in around 9:30. Tired, feeling extremely hot, ankles swollen, temples throbbing, trails in my vision, pressure in head. To what extent any of this is fatigue, an underlying condition, or the exhaust leak in the van that nearly gassed us to death is anyone's guess. I feel like roadkill. On th…
"The Linen Butterfly" will now overlap more with "Escape From St. Arned." This means the new structure of the Occidentania Cycle flows as follows: Basecraft Cirrostratus Escape From St. Arned The Linen Butterfly The Vimana Incident. This isn't a chronological flow but the most logical progression.…
While I don't know its condition yet, it is very likely that by mid-May I will have largely unrestricted access to a van. Our incoming roommate has one but hates driving so I'll probably be behind the wheel most of the time. If anyone in the Portland area needs stuff moved, I may soon be in a posit…
I'm going to be researching falconry and medieval life in general a bit more before I proceed on "The Linen Butterfly." I figure giving Faol Carrick a hunting trip will better establish him both as a medieval aristocrat and as something more than a human with a wolf head. As I've gotten a better un…
I consulted Teiran about it this evening, and I've decided on my next project. I'm going to jump on "The Linen Butterfly," and there are going to be some radical changes that will make a slight but important change to how the whole Occidentania Cycle plays out. I'll make a formal announcement if an…
In addition to taking time every day to do some reading, starting today I'm going to devote roughly an hour a day to learning Latin. This is extremely difficult since I'm not a very good self-paced learner. Without a fixed schedule reinforced by consequences my routines tend to fall apart. But I ne…
Going down to the Bay Area on May 10 to help our new roommate move up this way. I'll be flying into San Jose. Before I spend $40 on a shuttle, could anyone nearby possibly help me get from the Airport to Scotts Valley? There's a lunch at In N' Out in it for you!
Rather than force myself to write, I'm going to take some time to do a bit of reading and cleaning. I think it would be better for me. "Steel Clouds" was quite an effort. I need to proof some translated chapters, read and review a book I've taken almost 2 years to review, and read some other books…
Taking a weekend off. I experienced a huge crash after the screenplay was finished. Next week I've got projects to get on. I just hope I can get moving again. Also, a thought: I'll be lucky to sell my screenplay for any amount. As much as I'd like to make that big sale and pay off all our debts, re…
After 7 1/2 weeks of grueling work, "Steel Clouds" has now been submitted to the Academy Nicholl Fellowship competition. No time for self-congratulations, though. I have a 7 1/2 week backlog of projects to catch up on now!
Aside from a brief run-through of some key scenes that I'll do before submitting it to the Copyright bureau tomorrow, "Steel Clouds" is finished. I will submit it to the contest once I've got a copyright application submitted, then after that I'm probably going to submit it to Amazon and at least o…
I finished the notes for what may be the very last revision of "Steel Clouds" before I have to call it and submit. Tomorrow I will start implementing my notes and by Thursday I want to go ahead and submit my work to the copyright office, then to the Academy Nicholl fellowship (a copyright is good r…
One of the professors who supported my bid for grad school says it's actially a good sign that they specified language credits in my rejection letter rather than a standard copy/paste format. He will absolutely write me another letter if need be. To that end, I have 3 options on the language: 1. As…
All I really want is enough money to live off-grid. I'm sick of apartment living, where nobody knows or trusts their neighbors. I'm sick of the crashing and clanging of city life. I'm sick of feeling like a number. I just want enough land to grow my own food and a roof over my head that's paid for.…
I finished the edits to "Steel Clouds." The screenplay is more or less finished, weighing in at a healthy but modest 105 pages. Left to do: *Sleep on it a couple of days. *Read through it one more time. *Make any necessary edits. *Possibly repeat if necessary. *Register a copyright with the copyrig…
"Steel Clouds" is now down to a very late phase of nitpicking. I'm still finding small issues, but the issues get smaller with every edit. My opening is nearly perfected. My dialogue needs only minor tweaks in a few scenes. The typos and formatting errors are miniscule. I could potentially have a f…
Stepping away from this script was a mistake. Two days was long enough to start lapsing into depression and forgetting just how good my draft really was. I decided to do some work tonight to keep from going any further into depression. I added some much-needed tweaks to the beginning and now it's e…
You know, I try to stay positive and not be one of those writers who complains that "the world doesn't appreciate my genius," because nobody likes those people. At the same time, I'm only mortal and I do long for praise and recognition, and I do get hurt that my work simply isn't getting out there…
This is it, my penultimate draft is complete! I still have almost 3 weeks to get it finished before the deadline to submit to the Academy Nicholl Fellowships, too! All it really needs is one final once-over, and I think I can wait a few days so that I can look at it with fresh eyes. I'm excited, to…
The major revisions are tentatively over, barring the discovery of a major plot hole. *I've reworked the dialog and descriptions to be as spare as possible while restoring the script in parts where I had already stripped too much. *I removed a subplot that wasn't in the book to begin with. *I fixed…
Kobi encouraged me to re-post this story, originally written in 2013. The recent history described in the story- particularly the armed occupation of a federal building followed by an openly racist president- might as well be straight from the headlines! http://roselacroix-novelist.blogspot.com/201…
I have a HUGE playlist of some of my favorite recordings on YouTube, for anyone interested! A lot of 12th and 13th century stuff, Troubadours and the like. There's also some early polyphonic choral music from that same era. There's even some Cathar music from that era in the mix! The playlist doesn…
Pat Conroy, the first really well-known author I ever met, has died. I met Pat at a B. Dalton bookseller (or maybe it was Waldenbooks?) at Myrtle Square Mall in Myrtle Beach, SC back in 1994. He asked me if I wanted to be a writer. Years later I discovered that there really was a writer in me and p…
I was working on the script tonight and got on a roll. I started adapting from chapter 14 on. When I got to chapter 17 I found material enough to construct an ending that is much shorter than the original book and doesn't drag out near as long! That's one of the biggest complaints I've seen about "…
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...I find it frustrating and a bit perplexing how the trappings of medieval culture have been appropriated by avowedly racist elements. I get that there is a tendency to romanticize the crusades among people who are concerned about the growth of Islam in the West and in particular the recent influx…
It seems that a long-standing pattern in my life has held true. When I have divested emotional attachment from the outcomes of important things, they have worked out. As I slept off one of the most intense euphoric experiences of my entire life, the letter of recommendation I had been agonizing ove…
Well, it seems I may have finally greased the wheels on this grad school thing after going down to talk with my recommending professor and the history department in person and play go-between for the two. It remains to be seen if things will follow through smoothly; however if I have all the requis…
If you enjoyed "The Vimana Incident," then you've got only one week to vote for its nomination for an Ursa Major award! http://ursamajorawards.org/nominations.htm It's also eligible to be nominated for a Coyotl award, so if you're a FWG member you can vote for it here in the "best novel" category:…
If "Zootopia" does extremely well with adult audiences, it might be worthwhile to turn some of my stories into screenplays. I'm thinking- and I could be terribly, horribly misguided with this since the story has absolutely zero kid-friendly appeal- that with the more explicit scenes removed and the…
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The history dept. pretty much told me that if there was a problem, they'd contact me. Still, the wait is agonizing and waiting in the dark is worse. It's going to be a tough couple of months fighting a feeling of abandonment that is probably unwarranted. I think even my first undergraduate applicat…
Today is the deadline for my grad school application. I just called the history department and they said as long as my contact info for my letters of reference is up to speed, I don't have to do anything and they'll do the follow-up if one of my letters isn't received. I'm naturally going to go bac…
I submitted my application for the MA history program at Portland State University. It's done. I'm finished with months of preparation and toil to make this application the best I could, and now all I can do is wait.
The Ursa Major Awards have come along, and once again I have an eligible work! My novel "The Vimana Incident" was released during the calendar year 2015 and is eligible for the Best Novel category. I haven't been nominated since 2011, when "Basecraft Cirrostratus" received a nomination. Will this b…
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I made slightly more money off some of the stuff I auctioned off last month. Apparently I had some seasonal items that the auction house held back until Christmas, which netted me another $170 or so. With this good news I've got a bit more wind in my sails to get off my ass and start posting invent…
The First Amendment of the United States Constitution reads thus: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the…
I would say more, but I'm not in the most cheerful of moods.
Keeping it simple this year. From today until New Year's, I'm going to be mostly absent. Christmas Eve I'll be attending service at my church. Christmas day I'm making a huge meal for Kobi and I (and maybe 1-2 other people if anyone wants to join). Since we don't have money for much in the way of p…
Glad to say I'm feeling much better! I had a decent sleep for the first time in days, with no abdominal pain and feeling capable of eating for once, so I ate a plate of food that was about as big as I would normally eat for a small meal and decided to wait a couple hours and see how my body tolerat…
I've been having abdominal pain recently, similar to what I had when I had my kidney stones, along with some other symptoms that have left me me unable to eat for the last couple of days without having serious, searing pain. I still had my appetite last night but now that's gone too. The pain is al…
So I've gotten hold of a copy of the trippy 70s film "Holy Mountain" and I was wondering how many of you would be interested in seeing this film at my place some time? I was thinking of having our movie night at 7:00 this coming Saturday but I wanted some feedback on the date and time so I can have…
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/08/i-dont-care-donald-trump-brushes-off-horrified-reaction-to-his-muslim-ban A man who could very well be a real-life counterpart to the emperor in "Basecraft Cirrostratus" makes what may be the defining speech of his career in the very place that inspire…
Well friends, I took another ER trip and once again, they could find nothing wrong. Here's how it played out: 3:00 PM- I'm late for a counseling appointment, running (as well as I can in a pair of wedges) from the Beaverton Transit Center to a clinic on First Avenue, a distance of roughly 3/4 of a…
Just saw a doctor for the bug that's been slowing me down since Rainfurrest. It's probably bronchitis. Can't get up to much for the next few days. If any of the local furs wanna hang out hit me up Saturday and we'll see how I am. Until then, it's strictly important errands only.
I seriously considered applying to Cambridge for my grad school. Honestly, with my grades I probably could have pulled it off. Also, I really wanted to go because the truth is, I really, REALLY miss England. I miss it on a level that unless you know me pretty well, it's difficult to understand. It'…
Unless he changes his mind, our roommate Toba says he's out. Things have been getting tense over the last year or so, and I'm not going to beg him to stay this time if that's what he really wants. Our apartment is a 3 bedroom second-story apartment in Beaverton, Oregon located just next to a bus ro…
Con report to come soonish. The con was actually hella fun, thanks in no small part to Genetta, Kalahari, Pepper Coyote, Fox Amoore, Dreamsong, Trapa, and all the rest of you crazy furs who made this one of the most insanely awesome cons I have ever been to! Right now I'm a bit worried because I've…
Safe at RF and very tired already! I'll hardly have a dull moment while I'm here. Got more panels than I can attend and so many furs I hadn't seen in forever. I'll be in and out of the dealer's den tomorrow and Friday but I'll be more social at this con than at a lot of recent cons.
Packing tonight for RainFurrest! Can't wait to see all the awesome people I saw last year and maybe see some new faces as well! It's bound to be a weekend packed with concerts, panels, parties, and informal get-togethers. Then of course there will be the honor of finally getting to sign copies of "…
I not only managed to revise two chapters of "The Linen Butterfly," but I managed to write more than 6000 words on another project that may or may not go anywhere. Tomorrow will be my last day to devote to writing for a while, then when I get back from RF I have a bunch of stuff to do.
I just finished revising three chapters tonight. So much awkward prose! So many ideas that went nowhere! So many punches pulled! So many loose ends to clean up from earlier revisions! But it's all starting to come together. I'm spotting flaws I didn't notice when I was rushing to finish the book in…
More info here: https://www.weasyl.com/journal/94824/debut-album-from-gamma-repeater-out-today TL;DR: Kobi is in a band called Gamma Repeater, and they've just released a new Prog album today! https://gammarepeater.bandcamp.com/album/g-r
I will be at RainFurrest signing copies of my books, including "The Vimana Incident." If you got your copy signed at EF by Nightphaser, my cover artist, I will gladly sign it as well! If you have any old copies of my books I'll sign those too. According to Teiran, my time at the table may be limite…
I got a little bit of work done on "The Linen Butterfly." I really wanted to get it finished ages ago. My biggest fear now is that it will be a disappointment compared to "The Vimana Incident" because it's an older story. It was basically a warm-up to "Vimana." How could it possibly compare in any…
I keep trying to get back to work on "The Linen Butterfly," but my muse is out to lunch. The fact that I'm still being jerked around on that copywriting job isn't helping. A bit of background: on Friday I tried to follow up but couldn't get through. I thought it was over and done. Got called from t…
I'll be talking shop with the parish priest tomorrow on the finer points of what they're looking for in the way of clergy. He was away in Seattle last Sunday. I still find it a bit strange to be in this position. Strange, but not in a bad or frightening way. For the first time disparate pieces of m…
I need to lighten up. The fact is I'm still at a crossroads in my life and everything's up in the air, and probably will be until I'm either working or in grad school.
Having a hard time getting back into writing or reading. I owe book reviews from over a year ago, and I just can't focus to sit down and read. And as for writing, I've pretty much lost all motivation. I think I may be losing the ability to finish projects... "The Vimana Incident" might well be my l…
The phone interview seemed to go well. They told me to get back to them if I haven't heard anything about an in-person interview in about 7 business days. I got a good vibe from the interview. I'm still kind of soured on working with the consumer economy, but I'm not some precious exception to it e…
I'm currently working about four or five leads on rooms. Waiting for responses. No news yet. We're definitely going if we can find the space.
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I'm frustrated with my options. The truth is, I don't really feel like any business I have worked for has ever provided the world with anything of true value. Let's see... I worked for a computer repair shop whose owner donated to anti-gay politicians and espoused a hard dominionist line. I've work…
Still looking for a room for RF. If Kobi and I can't get a room we can't go.
A reminder for those at EF this weekend, Nightphaser, the cover artist for "The Vimana Incident," will be at the Fusselschwarm table signing and doodling in copies of my book! If you want a copy signed by me, I will be at RainFurrest in about a month's time.
I heard back from a travel company I applied for a position at. The position is a copywriter. This will give me both entry-level copywriting experience and some travel writing experience if I can land it. The next phase is a phone interview, they wanted to know my schedule so I sent it out. My avai…
I finished going through the first two chapters in order. I'm finding a lot of awkward prose; even the 2012 draft, which was much leaner than the 2010 version, had a lot of strikes against it. "One Could Do Better" was an appropriate title for my early draft, but for all the wrong reasons. Cleaning…
I'm kind of re-assessing something. Sorry to be circumspect. Long story short it's an open secret I've had for a while that I've posted about here and there but I've been careful not to promote very hard because I want to be known as a storyteller, not a person who exploits tragedies. Say you'd bee…
It seems that when I consider the asking price on that Bugatti replica I'm selling ($8500 OBO), I have a lot of options to buy a really good used car. I was just looking at some of the Mercedes models that can be had in that price range and I'm impressed. I've always wanted one but I thought having…
Need room space for two (myself and Kobi). We're pretty relaxed about sex, weed, and booze as long as you're not doing something that'll get us kicked out of the con (i.e. smoking in the room) but we're also flexible and can room with someone with stricter rules if necessary. Ask Avon or Tonya Song…
A fun look at British place name pronunciation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOd3lwluQIw
This will probably only interest those who have already read the book, but I thought I'd mention a few points of interest about the story. -The way I describe Ned's office, being up in a loft that he has to walk across the factory floor to get to, is based very much on the mobile crane plant where…
I'm on an electronic and experimental music kick at the moment, here's some of what I've been listening to. Laurie Anderson- O Superman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VIqA3i2zQw I first heard this on a TV special in the UK a little over a decade ago. I'm so glad I found it again! Delia Derbyshire…
I've started applying for copywriter positions in the Portland Area. Apparently, these jobs come up pretty often. Here's hoping I can pull this off. An experienced copywriter can make a good deal of money. Right now I'm going for entry-level positions but if I can snag one, it'll be a leg up on mak…
Alt history is a subject I have been fascinated by for a number of years, but only really made a serious attempt at recently. It's easy to do poorly, and I have some thoughts on how to do it well. First, study history, and I don't just mean watch a bunch of documentaries. Documentaries tend to adhe…
A headstrong protagonist- provided they aren't an antihero- should have just enough ego to rub an authoritarian the wrong way, but not so much that they become completely unlikable and ego becomes their defining trait. If you're writing an antihero, then you can make them as pathologically narcissi…
I don't want to sit out RF, and maybe I don't have to either. As for point one in my previous post, it may be a while before my medical bills post, and although I don't make much off my books I did well last year. I may make back at least a small portion of the cost of the trip. Also, I don't have…
RF is coming soon, and I'd had high hopes for this con. I was going to bring Kobi with me and do book signings and panels. However, the con is looking doubtful at this stage. First, with my recent hospital visit I have some serious bills to pay soon. Second, the people I roomed with last year are p…
No, I won't be there sadly, but if you want to meet the cover artist for "The Vimana Incident" nightphaser will very likely be at the Fusselschwarm table!
Not to worry you all, but it is possible that I've developed heart problems and that my anxiety is not what it seems to be. I stumbled on an article (http://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/jared-bunch-rhythm-of-life/is-it-anxiety-or-heart-disease-sometimes-its-hard-to-tell-the-difference/) and I was…
I realize that my latest post was coming from a place that may be hard to understand. I'm accustomed to working "no status" jobs because that was all I could get with my experience. It was always a vicious cycle, I couldn't get good jobs because I didn't have experience, and I didn't have experienc…
Friday I'm going to meet with a career counselor at my university. I'm a bit nervous because the conversation inevitably turns to my strong points, only I don't feel I have very many strong points; my liabilities are a much bigger concern to me. I don't want to dwell on my liabilities, so here's wh…
The sequel to my most popular book, "Basecraft Cirrostratus," is now available as an e-book for the low price of only $7.95! http://baddogbooks.com/?product=escape-from-st-arned
There is a widely circulated and widely-attributed quote about writing, that it's "...easy, just open a vein and bleed." Kyell Gold has popularized the quote among furry writers but it's much older, going back probably to the late 1920s or so. One of the problems with "One Could Do Better" in its o…
On the advice of family, I decided to try beta blockers for my anxiety. Just one pill caused me to have palpitations so severe that the EMTs were genuinely worried. I pegged out at a terrifying 154 bpm in the ambulance and took several hours to come down. I'm on the bus home at the moment, regainin…
Supposing I suddenly, magically had a few million to chuck into turning "Basecraft Cirrostratus" into a movie with full directorial control. What would that look like? First, I'd probably remove the explicit erotic scenes and turn it into a PG-13 rating so it could get a wider release. The wider st…
Sorry for the lack of updates! I'm deep into my latest revision of "The Linen butterfly" now. I've managed to actually make it longer than the first draft despite actually removing an entire subplot. Tonight I finished rewriting a battle scene I had started rewriting last night. I ended up scrappin…
Remember: it's tiny, it's cute, but it's still a cougar! http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/news2/Cougar-Cub-Thriving-at-Zoo-Salzburg-in-Austria-417359-2.jpg
Someone whose only interaction with me was calling me a communist faggot (or something to that effect) has died. Forgive me if this journal seems cold but this is what happens when you leave a legacy of hate and unpleasantness: that's all people will remember about you. Now, it's too late for him t…
I got more work done on "The Linen Butterfly" last night than I have all the rest of this year! I moved some scenes around, added a couple others, and made a few fixes on the overall continuity. I still have one or two more scenes to add and one to completely rewrite. The ending battle sequence is…
I seem to have my depression back under control. I worked a little on "The Linen Butterfly" and a good bit on a side project, an erotic story that might form part of an anthology of erotic stories that are a sort of sexual canon for my "occidentania cycle," covering some of the more lurid backstory…
I spent some time to meditate. About 17 minutes actually, using a pre-recorded session found on YouTube and well... I feel much better. I barely got past the "relax your whole body" part but that seems to have at least helped my moods if not my motivation. Still, ad hoc relief is ad hoc. I wish I c…
Depression sucks. I can't focus or get motivated. I've got some great projects but I just can't stay on them. I'd talk about how I really feel but I'm sure my emo whining isn't wanted or needed.
So the project formerly known as "One Could Do Better" has several competing titles at the moment. For a while I've been going with "Wild Fox Koan" but the title is problematic; I had considered this title while working on a subplot that ultimately didn't work out. I either have to make the book to…
So as some of you know, I have a recent historical interest in the First World War and I have the beginnings of a collection of interesting and rare items from all sides of that conflict (albeit only two items at the moment since interesting and rare WWI stuff is kind of hard to come by). Some of y…
As most of you who read these journals regularly know, my senior project at Portland State was to do some research on a medieval manuscript of Peter Lombard's "Commentary on the Psalms." I contacted my professor to ask when the papers that would be published on the website would be announced. He sa…
Taking a break from writing. I just took a 49,000 word draft and expanded it to 61,000 words, and it's still not done. This rework of the story formerly known as "One Could Do Better" will be Also, I'm going back to the title "Wild Fox Koan." As Kishniev pointed out, it's catchy and it does have so…
While I'm still keen on finishing "The Linen Butterfly," I've also been inspired to do some more work on the non-furry work formerly titled "One Could Do Better." "One Could Do Better" is now only one part of a multi-part story, referenced by a later portion of the story as if it were the character…
I've decided that for now, I'll be holding off the vegetarian diet. I want to revisit it in the future when I can afford more and better options but I'm at a point where I never stopped craving animal protein and with lean meat cut out of my diet, I had to resort to dairy which is loaded with fat a…
I had a freaky dream a few hours ago during an afternoon nap. I dreamed I was living in a large but rather bare newer house that Kobi and I had just moved into. Every time I would look out the window, menacing black clouds would gather and bot out the view, or something that looked like a pyroclast…
Yesterday I got back to work on "The Linen Butterfly" which involved among other things: *Writing down a list of things I know need to be fixed. *Adding the first scene of a new subplot that actually makes the story much better. *Completely re-writing chapter 8 and completely changing a rather impo…
Aside from pretty much everyone we were going to meet up with (four different people, actually) making different plans or not getting back to us, it was a fun trip! We stayed in a B&B in the same house in Point Reyes Station where Philip K. Dick wrote "The Man in the High Castle," "Martian Time Sli…
This should be my last entry before leaving on my trip, unless something comes up at the last moment. Budget didn’t have an economy or compact car on their lot, so they upgraded me for free to a premium sedan. They were going to rent me a nice white Chrysler 300 but they had already rented it out t…
Saturday- Kobi and I went off with Dad. Upgraded my phone to an actual smart phone. Went to see the Evergreen Aviation Museum and got a private tour for the three of us in the Spruce Goose. Got to sit in the seat where Howard Hughes himself had sat. Yes, there are pics! Sunday- Graduation day. Got…
Today I finally got the living room picked up. Kobi had already moved his desk back into our bedroom from the spare bedroom, so it was just a matter of moving boxes and stuff into the spare bedroom for now. We finished up by setting up the bookshelf and my stereo (which has been laying in boxes sin…
Those familiar with sword technique or even medieval military history will recognize the name Talhoffer, one of the firsthand sources used by historians, experimental archaeologists, and by HEMA practitioners to revive medieval fighting techniques. However, he also included in his illustrations som…
I just sent in the essay portion of my final exam via e-mail. I am done with my Bachelor's program. Finished. It's all done and I have nothing left to do but accept it. The emptiness has given way to a sense of actually having achieved something for once, at having some agency and not having life h…
I am now open for ten custom leggings commissions via my Redbubble account! Custom leggings will be $54 ($49 price+ $5 custom pattern charge). I can knock a couple of these out per day. I may not be able to do some of the more intricate patterns, but I'll consider any project so don't be afraid to…
I woke this morning barely rested and not feeling at all right. I got up to go to the bathroom and I had only been awake maybe 2 or 3 minutes when I began to feel weak and my heart started hammering in my chest. I tried to breathe and make it go away but it continued, so I ended up calling 911. The…
With all serious coursework out of the way, it's remarkable how quickly I turned back to writing for my own amusement. I decided to work a bit on that Gnostic exegesis of "The Vimana Incident" but it's turning into something more like an omnibus commentary on the work and my intentions behind it, i…
I've developed a nasty cough and some other symptoms. Talked to a nurse today and she insisted that I see a doctor tomorrow so I'm going to. She's concerned that it could develop into an upper respiratory infection which is not good. I'm a bit anxious now because I have been feeling a bit under the…
My paper was submitted today. Nothing left but to wait and see if it's considered good enough to publish on the Medieval Portland website. I'll post an update if it ends up there. Still got a bit of reading and an exam to do for my other class but at this point, it's all just dusting up. After next…
I gave my essay a final once-over today. It'll be turned in tomorrow. I went over the spelling, MLA formatting, and even read it aloud to myself to make sure it scans. I don't think I've put this much care into an essay in many years. Between now and Friday I have a lot to read for my other class,…
Dmitri Shostakovic-Symphony No. 5- Largo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dYxpDOdq2w
This'll probably be the last update on my research on that Peter Lombard manuscript, unless I decide to take it on as a pet project after graduation (haven't ruled that out). I found a few bits and pieces of info that will shape my final paper in various subtle ways, but I found one piece of inform…
Writing "The Vimana Incident" was a blast, and "The Linen Butterfly" will probably be a very similar sort of story, if that gives any indication. Already, though, I'm starting to feel the need to back away from trippy sci-fi/fantasy crossovers where competing narratives of self and reality are the…
Richard Lewis sings "Where E'er You Walk" from G. F. Händel's "Semele." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue715HV__-U Such a voice! I dare say one of the greatest tenors who ever lived and certainly the greatest to sing Händel.
Deny your own racism Accuse someone of being closed-minded Cite Richard Lynn's "Race Differences In Intelligence" along with four other similar works as recommended reading. Stay classy, Robbie!
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It was a long time coming, but someone has finally reviewed "Escape From St. Arned!" https://dogpatchpress.wordpress.com/2015/05/23/escape-st-arned/
So as some of you know, at the most vehicles I ever owned, I had about six, ranging from a tiny Chinese scooter to an 4-ton military ambulance; of these, one blew a transmission, one was given to a friend and two were sold. That leaves me with just two: My 1956 Citroen 2CV which I want to bring out…
Just finished the draft of my essay. It took more than just plugging in citations, it required a fairly comprehensive revision! Still, it's good, and just in the course of reviewing my sources again I was able to narrow the date range for this manuscript to between 1138 and 1150, which might make i…
Well, the plumbing in this crappy old apartment's started acting up again. We live in a building that was probably built around 1955-1965, and has changed so little that the fuse box still has the old school "underwriter's Laboratories" logo instead of the UL logo that's been in use most of my life…
I have some ideas for projects that I'm sorting through as the term draws nearer to a close (this is week 8 of 10). My first priority, of course, is rehabilitating "The Line Butterfly into the book it deserves to be, but besides that, I've got loads of other ideas buzzing around. Among the ideas I…
After some thinking, I want to consider possibly opening for a poly relationship. We have pretty specific needs and we want to keep it local (no further afield than Seattle maybe, and even that's a huge stretch). We know some really wonderful guys in other places but distance has always been an iss…
I realized something today as I rode the Max into downtown, my eyes for once fixed at a level rather than cast downward. I began noticing details I hadn't before, which usually happens. I had always assumed it was depression and anxiety that made me look at the world this way, but giving it some th…
The professor gave me 5/5 on the presentation I gave week before last. His exact comment was: "An excellent and highly sophisticated take on a difficult text, and you’ve made some exciting progress on reassessing the dating and the provenance." Totally made my day.
I believe I've managed to debunk the "13th century" date on the manuscript I've been working with! It all comes down to fine details. The pricking for page ruling was only done on one side of the margins. That was a trait you rarely see between about 1150 and 1250, when it was the norm for margins…
Added a bunch of stuff to my Redbubble store, including two new designs and a bunch of new items with previous designs! http://www.redbubble.com/people/threetails/shop Some highlights of what's available now: Steampunk phone and tablet cases: http://www.redbubble.com/people/threetails/works/1478333…
After looking through a bunch of sources, I have found the following information that might help me date the manuscript I'm working with: The script is almost certainly a Protogothic script, typical of the 12th and early 13th centuries. Analysis of the long flourishes on the "feet" of the letters s…
Given that I'm likely to finish a degree and likely to go to grad school, my father has agreed to help me out through the gap year while I try to find some means of supporting myself in the short-term. His assistance will prove invaluable. He and I will also be working together to get my collection…
Just wondering if any furs in Humboldt might have space for a couple of traveling foxes? Kobi and I will be passing through there on the 18th and 21st of June on our way to and from Point Reyes Station and we need a place to spend the night. Somewhere in the vicinity of Eureka is perfect for us sin…
Does anyone know how to break into being a historical consultant for film and television? All of the sites I've read on the subject lack one crucial piece of information: how do you connect with directors and production designers who are looking for consultants? Is there a marketplace for this? An…
So I found only three useful books at the library on palaeography but that might be all the sources I need, as these all have good illustrations of the various continental and insular styles. One goes from antiquity to 1600! If I can't narrow it down with these resources then it's not going to happ…
My presentation went smoothly, and got a lot of respect from the class. Being motivated to make the best effort possible has really helped in terms of doing outstanding work. With an end in sight now I'm really putting my entire heart and soul into what I do, in spite of my fears that it will never…
Delivering my presentation today. Extremely excited! My findings on that old manuscript aren't ground-breaking, but for an undergrad with no formal antiquarian training I'm really holding my own.
Today and Wednesday were the presentations for that rare book class. My presentation is Wednesday but from watching today's presentations, I feel confident. So far, no one else has unearthed as much about their assigned book's provenance as I have. So far, no one else has tried to tackle a book as…
Since I need it to complete a presentation, Dad decided to go ahead and let me get one of my graduation gifts: a new camera. I had to go with point-and-shoot because a DSLR wasn't in the cards, but I got the best point-and-shoot camera I could get on the amount Dad's willing to spend: a Canon Power…
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It's official. I want to make a career of this. I'm not abandoning fiction writing (not by a long shot) but I feel I'm best suited, like many writers, to support myself with another profession that also involves books, reading, and research. This will also enrich my fiction and keep my skills as a…
The bad news is, aside from a brief mention of a particular style of illuminated letter "Q" that I'll have to take a look at, the book I checked out seems more useful in pinpointing manuscripts that actually have illustrations. The one I have has none; it's pretty bare-bones and if anything, this s…
My day today started kind of off. Spent way too much on a big lunch, coming to class having to wade through a rather boring topic hoping we'd get to the good stuff soon... Then I went to financial aid, as per my counselor's recommendation, and got a second opinion on dropping one of my classes this…
First of all, I'd like to say to whoever did the anonymous review of "The Vimana Incident" posted on its Furplanet order page, thank you for your honesty and I would love to talk to you in detail about how I might have improved it. I'm making a serious effort to improve myself as a writer and reach…
My readers in the EU will be happy to know that "The Vimana Incident" is now available from Fusselschwarm! I missed the announcement, as it has apparently been available for a little while now, but I thought I'd go ahead and mention it. You can purchase your copy here: http://www.maennerschwarm.de/…
Finally got to see the manuscript I'll be working with. It's a very utilitarian sort of text, the sort a canon (or in this case, the principal magister of a college as witnessed in the colophon at the end of the book) might have for reference. The pages are roughly-margined, the illuminations are m…
On a more positive note, I usually find a way to scrape by regardless of the situation. I survived 2012 with a roof over my head the whole time and I've never had it as bad as I did in September of that year. I also tend to perform remarkably well in classes when I'm most concerned about poor perfo…
I got the manuscript I wanted for this class. I'm going to be pursuing a dream of mine and studying 800 year old manuscripts. I should be happy, you say. I suppose I should; I got what I wanted, didn't I? In truth, I'm actually suffering some of the worst depression and anxiety I've had in over a y…
Today, the class I'm taking on medieval and early modern books met not on campus, but at the Multnomah County Library. There, tucked away in a loft that is accessible to the public only 14 hours a week, was the John Wilson Rare Book Collection. The space is intimate, well-furnished, warm, and above…
So cutting out one of the least important subplots to "The Linen Butterfly" significantly shortened the rather drawn-out ending, but it's still 47,000 words or only slightly shorter than "Basecraft Cirrostratus" in its current unfinished form. Considering the initial feedback I got was that a lot o…
So as some of you know, Nightphaser, who did the cover for "The Vimana Incident" is a Malaysian artist. It seems that because of his help promoting the book, I now have a growing number of Twitter follows from Southeast Asia. This is pretty cool because there's a huge furry community throughout the…
Since it's come up on a couple of friends' journals, I've reluctantly decided to stick my neck out with a more Gnostic reflection on Easter, at the risk of sounding like a complete nutcase or of riling people up. I almost never talk about religion here but of late I've been reflecting on how fortun…
Ever wanted to see in low light like a cat or a fox without a big bulky headset? http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/biohacker-had-night-vision-injected-his-eyeballs I doubt this solution will become commercially available any time soon but damn, that's cool!
I dreamed that anti-vaxers had stopped vaccinating their dogs after some conspiracy theory surfaced that the dogs were being implanted with tracking chips in secret. They showed pictures of the chips that people voluntarily get implanted in their dogs claiming it was a CIA tracking device injected…
I don't really have time to get dolled up for a selfie right now but yes, I am. I try not to draw attention to it most of the time but I'm sure a lot of you either already know or picked up on it.
Starting tomorrow, this will be my last term before I'm eligible for my BA. I was nervous at first, but now with an end in sight all I feel is relief. Since my two other classes were non-essential to my degree I changed them to a "pass/no pass" grading option which means they won't help my GPA, but…
If nothing else, my incremental movement of material from FA to Weasyl will give me stuff to post for a while yet, so things will remain interesting around here for some time to come as I sort through almost a decade worth of uploads and post them here. I'm not re-posting everything; some material…
Those who have known me a while probably know there's a non-furry novel I wrote a couple of years ago called "One Could Do Better" but never could get published. The only publication offer I got on it dried up as soon as I mentioned money. After a couple of years of waiting out this stinging failur…
At 11:30, I submitted my last assignment for the term, a 6-page essay assigned in lieu of an exam. I now have the next ten days off. I'm going to probably be spending that time resting because in all honesty, I'm having a really hard time with anxiety right now. I'm so close to finishing my senior…
Owing to FA finally giving me a reason to clear everything I care about from that site, in the next 48 hours there will be a flood of new submissions here from me as I eliminate certain content from FurAffinity. I have already made an effort to clear out any and all redundant files on FA that I cou…
I got a number of requests from friends who wanted to be notified when this book was out as an e-book, and now I'm pleased to announce that it has been released from Bad Dog Books! http://baddogbooks.com/?product=the-vimana-incident
I couldn't think of much to say on the passing of the familiar, much-loved Mr. Nimoy so I'll leave it to another great SF personality who has already gone before: *This is why I love SF. I love to read it; I love to write it. The SF writer sees not just possibilities, but wild possibilities. It's n…
I imagine if the dealer's den isn't closed yet, it will be soon. If you didn't get a copy of "The Vimana Incident," they will be available on Furplanet.com. If you did get a copy, thank you so much and please, by all means, help me out by writing a review and posting on your journal, blog, Facebook…
To everyone who helped with encouragement, signal boosts, good vibes, and who bought a copy of "The Vimana Incident" so far, you have my warmest thanks! There is one more thing you can do that would help me immensely though. If you have bought a copy, please by all means post a review, either on yo…
http://furplanet.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=775 For those who are just stumbling on this for the first time, I should explain why this particular book is so special. For this one, I decided to throw caution to the wind and do an honest-to-God Philip K. Dick tribute. I had previously spoken to Phil's…
The debut of "The Vimana Incident" is getting a lot of notice so far! I don't think I got this much enthusiasm up front for any of my books except maybe "Cirrostratus." When online orders begin, I have a list of people who have asked to be notified, plus I have a number of places I can plug it. Sti…
I have confirmed with Teiran that a few copies of "The Vimana Incident" will be available at TFF this weekend! Online orders are still pending, they might go up tonight or they might be up at a later date. But for those going to the con, yes, you will be able to buy a copy! Expect another post when…
Portland State has a requirement for all graduating seniors to take what they call a "senior capstone" course that basically allows you to take your discipline out into the community. I was pleasantly surprised to find that among the listed courses was one course involved with objects from the medi…
I bought a deep fryer for myself this past Christmas and I have to say, it was a good purchase! I've been having fun playing with it actually. It's an inexpensive way to make cheap foods more exciting. Just made myself a test batch of home made Doritos using corn tortillas and ranch dressing mix. I…
I've compiled a Youtube playlist of all the songs mentioned in my upcoming book "The Vimana Incident." I guess you could call this an unofficial soundtrack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f968B9_JfA&list=PLZZqxGNZE7haTuSmpg6KY5YVLC98qGcsY
The Vimana Incident will now very likely be at TFF. The draft with notes has arrived, late but not too late. It's just a matter of crossing every T and dotting every I at this point. Final announcement pending.
It seems that I'm going to miss TFF for my release of "The Vimana Incident" if something doesn't happen in the next 12 hours or so. The printing will have to be done Monday and I still have not gotten my final notes for polishing my draft. Originally they were supposed to be done no later than Frid…
I couldn't decide which of these songs to dedicate to you since they both say part of what I want to say, so here, have them both. Happy Valentine's day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQioqPLvG3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bs1R4KXlZs
I have started an official blog for my writing. Opinion, philosophical posts, and anything furry-related will take a back seat to topics like upcoming releases, existing works I want to share, and the sort of ramblings about the creative process and about personal inspiration that I only post occas…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3B7uQ5K0IU
Someone has officially "killed in the name of no god" as the old straw man goes: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/us/muslim-student-shootings-north-carolina.html "Mr. Hicks, appeared to have a deep dislike of all religion. On his Facebook page, nearly all of his posts expressed support for atheism…
Currently, we are still on track for a Furry Fiesta release but we will probably know for sure by no later than Monday, since that's when the books will have to be printed. I am optimistic about this because Teiran's initial feedback is that the current draft needs only basic polish. He really like…
I've slept on this for a few weeks (more than a month, I think), but I think I'm going to go ahead and cut a plot point out of "The Linen Butterfly" completely. That means I can go ahead and say what I was planning to do, though I can't explain all of it because the full explanation contains spoile…
I'm finished with my edits. Hopefully what I've done so far will be deemed at least acceptable, and require only minor edits here and there. Some of the suggestions involved radically restructuring the story in ways that I didn't feel would be helpful in telling the story I wanted to tell, but on t…
I'm finished with my edits. Hopefully what I've done so far will be deemed at least acceptable, and require only minor edits here and there. Some of the suggestions involved radically restructuring the story in ways that I didn't feel would be helpful in telling the story I wanted to tell, but on t…
I'm done being circumspect. Right now the biggest concern in my life, by far, is acquiring enough money to get genital surgery. I've given it a lot of thought over the last two years or so, and I kept coming back to the same conclusions: if I had a good chance of success, I would go for it. All the…
I meant to say that the first pre-production proofs of "The Vimana Incident" are out. They look good! The text itself is nearly what it needs to be and will probably only need minor edits for the most part. However, those three friends I gave the remaining 3 of the 4 proofs that were printed will r…
Packing for my trip to FC tonight! I'll be arriving at SJC a little after 1PM tomorrow. This'll only be my second time at this particular con. I'll be in and out of the dealer's den Saturday, but tomorrow and Sunday I'm just going to not worry about anything and enjoy myself. Heading home Sunday af…
My plans to take a side trip to Berkeley got sidelined again. The person who was going to drive me hurt her ankle. I need someone (preferably someone with a car who is familiar with the Bay Area) to drive me to Berkeley and then from Berkeley back to the terminal at SJC. What I have to offer: *One…
Tonight I'm going to try to get some major edits done and dusted on "The Vimana Incident." These include: *re-writing two very important characters in their earliest scenes. *Strengthening connections between different parts of the story so it feels more unitary. *Making small refinements wherever…
"The Vimana Incident" will be delayed yet again. There just isn't time in Furplanet's production schedule. Teiran and I both tried our hardest to get everything ready in time and I probably could have produced something worth printing in a few hours, but the printing schedule is the real hangup. Th…
I can now tell you that Teiran and I are both working very hard to get "Vimana" ready for FC or at least for Furry Fiesta. I got a message from Teiran a few hours ago, saying he'd gotten pretty far along on the notes for my revision before calling it a night. I spent a little more time making subtl…
I should know in a few hours whether or not we'll have "The Vimana Incident" at FC. Just in case, I did some edits on the text last night to save a little time. Mostly, it was clearing up a couple of remaining instances of awkward phrasing, one or two small historic flubs (like referring to a Cathe…
There is now a chance I will not have any properly new books to introduce at FC. Furplanet has been swamped with submissions and has only just gotten to review "The Linen Butterfly." However, the text suffers from a number of problems. The biggest problem is that I wrote the book assuming that the…
2014 has been a challenging year, but also a year where I continued building on every advancement I had made since I hit rock bottom. I'm not where I wanted to be yet but I'm getting there, and I managed to finish two books and release one book and one novelette, so it wasn't bad at all. One of the…
Munchie is now getting around fairly independently, and is eating a good bit, but I haven't seen him take a drink since last night. I don't know if he has had anything to drink when I wasn't looking. It's not unusual for me to only see him drink a few times a day. Still, I'm concerned. We tried to…
He's still having trouble moving and we're not sure how he'll be once the cortisone shot wears off. Basically, he injured his back and was snowballing rapidly. He had to get subcutaneous fluid injections to keep from dehydrating. The damage is $143 counting the taxi ride to the vet. I'm just glad t…
Been up all night keeping an eye on him. Not eating or drinking, and extremely lethargic. His breathing looks good and his pulse is normal. Going to take him to the vet at 10, hopefully this isn't the end. He's 17 and we've been fearing that one day he'd just crash on us. Spare a thought for Munchi…
I decided to splurge and put together all the stuff for a very special Christmas Eve dinner for Kobi and I! Here's what we'll be having: *Stuffed Portobello mushrooms with savory breadcrumb stuffing *Mashed potatoes *Mushroom gravy *Sweet rolls And for dessert: *Imported English Christmas pudding s…
It seems that my GPA last term was good enough that I made the Dean's List! This list is for a GPA between 3.75 and 3.99. My overall GPA is 3.56 and my GPA for Fall term 2014 is 3.89, with an A- as my lowest grade. This, in spite of going through an immense amount of stress, mostly over paying for…
http://www.patreon.com/roselacroix I've started a Patreon page to help pay for my surgery and to help me get started writing full-time. Any help is appreciated!
So just to clarify: "The Vimana Incident" will not be available at FC. The release date remains up in the air but it should be out no later than AC. Basically, I'm lucky just to get one book out at FC since it's one of the best cons for book debuts and "The Linen Butterfly" will be one of about eig…
So I'm willing to offer something I've never done before: I'm willing to take commissions for entire novels. The novels would be short, about 50K words or thereabouts. Asking price will be $1000. I will not charge extra if I go over 50K words but I will not offer longer stories. However, because I'…
Finished yet another essay. I'm finding that most of my time spent on term papers now is in researching them. When it comes to writing them I can (and do) knock them out in a few hours. Once I know what to write, the rest is automatic for me. My grades always seem to be mostly related to the amount…
Yes, the way we talk about women is a problem. I have to be honest about something: part of the reason I didn't transition sooner was because deep down, I had shit tons of internalized misogyny to deal with. I grew up with a mother whose mental illnesses made her extremely emotionally unstable and…
Still unable to get any response on FC. If I haven't found a room by the end of December, I may not be able to go. So far I've gotten zero responses on rooms. I've been posting all over the place and asking everyone I know; nothing. I've been trying for months. I'm not begging for a free room. I'll…
Working on a new furry story. This one will be the first public view of my "new" style, which blends SFF and Gnostic themes. The tentative title is called "Console Repair." Basically, it's a near future world (ca. 2050s) where God- or perhaps the mechanism for disinhibiting the divine spark within-…
I see I've got a few people reading but not sure who. I'm kind of feeling like I wasn't missing anything by not sharing these honestly. I was never too proud of the quality of my short stories. Still, at least I'm showing a pulse so to speak. I'll keep them up but I don't expect miracles. I have th…
Since I've realized I have a bunch of stories I've never posted here, and I have nothing to show for all these short stories, I've decided to post a story a day until I run out of material. Stories will also be posted to my LiveJournal and to FurAffinity, along with announcements on Twitter and Fac…
Just a reminder, I still need a room for FC in January! I had a really difficult time getting a room in time for RF and I'm looking early. I've contacted several furs but none of them have gotten back to me. I'll be debuting my fifth published novel and it would mean a great deal to me to be able t…
My hard drive has developed an error and is prompting me to do a file system check on my C drive. The good news is, the computer itself isn't acting any more screwy than usual so I doubt it will be a major error and will probably resolve without destroying the OS. Also, on the off chance I do have…
So I managed to get a room at the Hilton for RF! :D I'll be coming in Friday night and staying all day Saturday, then I'll probably leave late Sunday. In related news, I am starting my search for a room for FC early.
A bit of background first. Earlier this year, I had considered condensing "Basecraft Cirrostratus" and "Escape from St. Arned" into a single work called "The Ballad of Lucky Kaya." This book was intended to be published without the sex scenes that were included in the original drafts since I was ho…
I got my second wind and managed to bang out the remaining portion of the book. Total word count according to OpenOffice is 62,392 words, or 141 pages of single-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman text. I'll be sending it off to a few readers I trust to look over for basic spelling/grammar and input on th…
I've nearly finished "DSS Vimana," or whatever it is I'm going to call this project. I'm over 60K words now, probably going to have about 62K total in this first draft. It's been coming in fits and starts of late since I've been battling severe emotional exhaustion and depression/anxiety that won't…
I've come to realize over the last few weeks that the total body of my furry novels to date is starting to evolve into a sort of meta-novel. I feel that my earlier assessment that "The Linen Butterfly" represents the end of a series seems premature now; after all, I ended up dropping a reference to…
For a long time, after life took me on a long, strange departure from what most people would consider normal thought processes, I had thought for sure that my mind had slipped and that I was destined to slide into psychosis "any day." Now, I feel quite a bit different about things. I didn't go craz…
Ten years ago, I was just getting started on "The Goldenlea," a rather pedestrian medieval low-fantasy story. I knew scant little about the genre; I had read a couple of "Redwall" books when I was younger but for the most part, I wanted to keep it as free from outside influences as possible. It did…
Our local Asian store tends to carry a good mix of stuff from all over, and one day I came across a bottle labeled "Banana sauce," but unsure of what it should go with, I passed. A few days ago, I decided at $0.78 a bottle it wasn't much of a loss if it was useless, so I bought some. It turns out,…
I was just wondering if anyone could offer advice on exactly how much of a set of song lyrics you can reproduce in a novel without incurring royalties. I'm particularly curious about the following instances: *When a single sentence or phrase is reproduced *When a partial verse (or refrain) is repro…
"Harbor Lights" (1937) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3DUvOQ4Vm8 This song will be a meme in "DSS Vimana." It's as much about creating a mood and a sense of time and place as it is about giving the story yet another unifying thread. Sorry I can't say much more than that. It's complicated; it has t…
Clawing my way back from a nasty bout of anxiety. Not having an easy time of things. Possibly faced with dropping the only class I can afford to drop this year. I am NEVER taking a history and world lit course in the same term again!
Something I've recently noticed is that a large number of people known for something else in the public eye have recently put out paintings. Even more surprising: in at least three notable instances, the paintings were deliberate plagiarism. In 2011, Bob Dylan released a series of paintings suppose…
Recently, Cadmiumtea on FA introduced me to a publisher he works with and I was interested enough to start putting together a query for "One Could Do Better." I was just about to the part where I give my sample chapters a good once-over to see if I spot any errors or stylistic gaffes that need fixi…
Over the last couple of days, I've gotten most of the first chapter of "DSS Vimana" done. This is going to be one hell of a book, complete with weird Gnostic themes and intense contrasts of scenery. As I've mentioned before, it starts in an alternate 1939 where the Second World War has been averted…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76ktMcCDZvk Drive Magazine's Chris Harris explains why anyone would love a slow, weird, and slightly unsafe French car! Vive les Deux Chevaux!
These are gorgeous: http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2012/01/16/rihga-royal-hotel-planetary-chocolates/ Got this link surfing from a link Historyfurs on FA posted to Japanese 19th century cat paintings: http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2014/04/03/the-cats-of-19th-century-japan/
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/04/13/1291656/-Monica-Jones-AZ-Transgender-woman-convicted-of-the-crime-Walking-While-Trans?detail=email OK, just to re-cap... She was profiled for being trans, picked up and solicited by an undercover police officer, charged under a highly unconstitutional law th…
So I've been keeping this a secret for a while, but my father and I are discussing a possible trip to the UK and a few places on the Continent next year. The reason for the trip is rather personal and I don't care to elaborate (it's not any kind of surgery in case you were wondering). I think the o…
I just finished and submitted my final draft of "Escape from St. Arned." Last I heard, we're waiting to see what the situation on cover art will be but I am hoping to have this one out and in print by RainFurrest. I'm going to take a few weeks to focus 100% on course work and let my readers finish…
"Escape from St. Arned" may not be finished by the end of Spring Break. It's moving kind of slow because I'm just not up to focusing on one single project right now and I've still got errands to run before my break is through next Monday. As of right now I'm barely more than halfway through the nov…
If I get nothing else done in the way of personal projects while I'm on spring break, I plan to get "Escape from St. Arned done and dusted. Tonight, I took the improved newer version and edited back in the adult scenes, but I noticed that the scenes really lacked something. I not only extended and…
OK, there are plenty of reasons to be afraid for the future. NDAA, neonic pesticides, TPP, WW3, NSA, etc. It's no secret that the world has gotten really scary in recent years and that our government and their wealthy cronies have kind of had a lot to do with it. But I want to let you in on a littl…
I went to apply for Amtrak's writer's residencies, but since they require you to submit a sample of your work I decided to read the fine print because I like to know what kind of rights I'm agreeing to when I submit my writing somewhere. I came across this clause in the contract that was a deal-bre…
Almost done with finals. I got two out of three done yesterday and the third will be out of my way by lunch time tomorrow. I anticipate a B average overall this term. My last exam, even if I completely bomb it, won't affect my grade too bad since I made high marks in that class. Anyhow, our midterm…
I've just realized something: I’m too slavish to the “Hero’s Journey” formula. That isn't the case with my writing in this life (nor, really, in the previous one). The Goldenlea had many of the elements, but its protagonist was hapless and ultimately fails in his objectives, and in the sequel he is…
Long story short, I haven't been doing as well as I'd like to. My grades are still passing but they've taken a hit. My confidence isn't what it should be. It's taken months to build up to the level I'm at now and I just can't take a lot of distractions. It's been such that almost 100% of my attenti…
I was wondering if I could get an opinion on this. Basically, in one of the books I'm writing, one of the characters says "ain't that some shit?" un-ironically. It's an idiom that is somewhat out of character for their usual manner of speech. I want to convey the statement as a sincere expression o…
For those who haven't seen it, there's a game called Sine Mora out which has anthro characters in a dystopian dieselpunk setting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii9h_c9f5bg Thanks to kishniev for pointing this out.
Escape from St. Arned Novel Furry (Dieselpunk/Cyberpunk Sci-Fi) Pending cover art and final revision. Cover artist TBA. The Linen Butterfly Novel Furry (Sci-Fi/ medieval Fantasy) Pending cover art and extensive revision. Cover art will probably be by Kobi LaCroix. Metroburg Novel Semi-Furry (Fantas…
I just came across a page with some really epic autocorrect fails, including "1 more beer then we're lesbian" and "I'd buy you a casket if I could." http://dontpkethebear.com/25-funny-auto-correct-fails/
I found this on YouTube. It's a walking tour of the old medieval town of York. The sights you see here were actually the inspiration for a lot of the settings in "The Goldenlea" (and its recent sequel, "The Linen Butterfly"). I traveled there in 2004 on a whim (after seeing English Heritage's broch…
These dates are extremely tentative and subject to change without notice (and will depend largely on how soon we can get the cover art done), but here's what I just talked about with Teiran. The Novel Formerly known as "Lady of Foxgold" is tentatively planned for release at RainFurrest, which is a…
My aunt knows about my transition. The world did not end. I wish my own mother had taken it even half as well.
I'm currently working on an essay for my art history class titled "Riccio's Orpheus As A Microcosm of Venetian Classical Appropriation." If that sounds intensely dull, just be thankful you don't have to write it!
Can anyone recommend places to post non-furry fiction where it will actually be read and critiqued by a community? I've really branched out over the last 5 years and I want to start making my work available outside of furry websites. I'm not leaving furry fiction by a long shot (furry will always b…
...I seem to still be perfectly capable of pulling "A's" on assignments. When I get a history essay that I pretty much goofed off on until the last minute because I was too busy trying to come down off a 2-week panic attack, and the grade is a 90, I have no excuse to say that stress isn't my bigges…
Long story short, I'm at a low point right now and I'm really having to force myself to get through the term. Still having serious doubts about my sanity, but on top of that, I'm slogging through a major burnout on academic life, I'm stressing over how passable I am, and I'm stressing over how I'm…
Archive.org is now loading smoothly, but it gave me a bit of a scare. The truth is, I've been expecting uncensored media sites like that one to be some of the first sites to go when the powers that be decide to start pulling the plug on free speech. They will be the canaries in the coal mine. I sug…
I cannot access Archive.org. I know that Comcast recently won a court case to block certain websites, and archive.org as a place to post content uncensored often contains unpopular speech and political works. Back when I was a Cascadian activist, I posted some literature on that site and I was not…
Managed to get a bit of a boost to my creativity. I'm writing again! I've managed to finish a workable storyline for "Metroburg," and I've begun a new short story called "The Nostalgia Machine" which should be finished in the next few days. "The Nostalgia Machine" is a weird, sci-fi satire of 90s c…
This is apparently a thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN2QUhaKN2Q
Taking a quick break from my project to post a general life update. Health- I'm probably going to be OK. After quitting the allergy meds I had been on, my pulse is back to normal and the discomfort I've been feeling is probably due to a swollen lymph node which the doctor suspects may have been cau…
Today- Very likely got an "A" on my history of modern art exam. Tomorrow- taking an exam on 15th-17th c. Venetian art. Not feeling so confident there. Thursday- Got an essay due for a medieval history class. The professor already gave us the sources to use (we're restricted to class readings only w…
pads around in a circle and then curls up next to Kobi
This should be Balthasar's theme if "The Linen Butterfly" is ever made into a movie. It's got a heroic riff but doesn't get there by putting on airs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuMu-6Sr_Ro
So far, about an inch of fine powder snow interspersed with larger clumps has fallen and it's not supposed to stop for some hours, and it's supposed to start up again Saturday afternoon. I'm going to relax, put on some Isao Tomita, and daydream for a bit.
I've been getting a little more confident about reaching out, talking to others on Weasyl, conversing via notes, and sending friend requests. It's a smaller community so messages seem to get through faster, and already I'm starting to feel like the core of a user community is starting to form here.
For several years, I have been trying to sell my 1977 Dodge M886 (CUCV) 4X4 ambulance. The truck has had extensive repairs and much of the drive train has been rebuilt. I am willing to sell it for $1200 OBO. The truck is located in Monck's Corner, SC with my father currently. Message me for details.
I wanted to wait until I'd gone over it once before I made a public announcement (my previous journal was friends-only), but I am now confident that I do indeed have a workable first draft of "The Linen Butterfly." I am still awaiting first impressions from my first two beta readers who have a lot…
Part of what's been bothering me lately is I have too much stuff. It's just sitting around, largely at my father's place or in boxes, and it's not doing me any good. I want to start selling some of my die cast collection. I started collecting when I was still just a kid, around 8 years old, so I ha…
In just a few hours, I've ironed out several chapters of "The Linen Butterfly" and expanded my word count to just shy of 49,000 words without adding anything superfluous. If I can get a coherent story with 50,000+ words down, I'll consider it a workable first draft and I'll put it aside for a while…
I've got a bunch of stuff to post here, I just need to get motivated. Right now, most of my time and energy (what little I have) are going into only two things: my next novel and coursework. The novel may require heavy revisions although a look at the problem spots last night revealed that the prob…
What's your real name? Rose LaCroix (that's the name I chose and the name I'm sticking with). How tall are you? 3.9 Cubits What's your natural hair color? Dark brown with light brown highlights What's your eye color? Bluish hazel What's your orientation? technically bi Are you single, taken or unde…
If this doesn't undermine the legitimacy of the APA, I don't know what does: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/22/guantanamo-torture-mohammed-al-qahtani-suspected-9-11-hijacker I really think this article should be shared as widely as possible. We need to hold our professional associations…
I had a really nasty depressive bout yesterday, but I managed to turn it around quick enough to conceive and compose a new non-furry short story. This one is pretty good. It's about an out-of-work military contractor who has just come home from a long and pointless war with China. He receives help…
One of the things I never liked about FA was their lack of a proper "groups" function. Groups began springing up all over, but they were never given a separate classification nor group posting permissions or discussion functions. Does anyone know if Weasyl has this, or has any plans for this? I wou…
The first three chapters had to be completely rewritten from scratch, with only a few fragments of chapter 3 carried over. Got rid of a "meanwhile on the Isle of Monsters" scene with Faol and Gweulan because it didn't move the story forward; I've decided that this one will focus heavily on Balthasa…
So, is FA done for? Probably going to start posting a backlog of stuff eventually, but the number of friends I have leaving FA might move that process along sooner rather than later.
I would first of all like to apologize for the lengthy delay. A bad combination of midterm/finals preps and generally waiting to let my anger cool down are the main reasons. Basically, what happened is someone tried to take me up on the offer by linking me to a review which I knew was not theirs an…
I don't often ask for shout-outs because I generally believe that a good thing sells itself. However, thinking about how long I work on my projects and the amount of care I took in making every book I release the best I can do at the time, I feel like it's time to ask for a little help because I fe…
Back in January 2011, I began a project called "Torchlight International," about a down-on-his-luck shift worker from an electronics store who goes to a weekend-long seminar required by his company to advance to a management position. Not in any place to turn down the pay raise, he goes for it. Tro…
I'm going to be dusting this account off. It's clear that FA doesn't know or understand how to deal with issues involving violent, imbalanced stalkers and potential violence against women, and if it ever happens to me or someone I care about, that will be the last straw. I will not leave FA just ye…
“The Goldenlea” cover WIP- Flat colors, mockup with title text and parchment texture. Title text is inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospel with a hint of Roger Dean. Looking good! http://kobilacroix.tumblr.com/image/34941588633
Going to be posting some of my writing soon, mostly stuff that's already in my FA gallery. Today though, can't be bothered. I'll get to it soon.
