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It's December Days time again. This year, I have decided that I'm going to talk about skills and applications thereof, if for no other reason than because I am prone to both the fixed mindset and the downplaying of any skills that I might have obtained as not "real" skills because they do not fit some form of ideal.

( 21: Troll )

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Current Music: Depeche Mode via Orkestra Obsolete - Blue Monday

This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls. It was inspired by the "Twilight" square in my 11-1-25 card for the Fairy Tales and Fantasy Stories Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with

fuzzyred. It belongs to the series Coracle Shores and follows "The Coracle in the Forest."

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Here are the content notes for "The Coracle in the Forest."

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These are the character notes for "The Coracle in the Forest."

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This poem came out of the November 4, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from

helgatwb. It also fills the "Journey" square in my 11-1-25 card for the Fairy Tales and Fantasy Stories Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with

fuzzyred. It begins the new series Coracle Shores. Its sequel is "The Unicorn Door."

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We did our Yule ritual tonight. :D

Yule banner

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These are the content notes for "The Unknown Depths of Our Lives."

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These are the location notes for "The Unknown Depths of Our Lives."

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Exceptional Return
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1568
[21 December 2016]

:: An hour after Summer left the diner, the teleporter returned. She couldn’t have predicted that, so everything that followed was utterly flabbergasting, in the best of ways. Part of the Polychrome Heroics universe, and written for the December of 2025 Giftmas event. This is a gift for the solstice, on the solstice. This is for all those readers who hate getting lumped in with “Well it’s almost Christmas anyway.” ::

Summer Longacre was still trying to wring the water out of her hair after her fifteen-minute shower, when the distinctive z-z-z-zziiip echoed through the front door. She peered through the peephole at the broad concrete landing where snow and ice clung to the black enameled railing made of common square stock. The winter breeze pushed through the area so fiercely that no one was allowed to leave outdoor gear next to the entryway.

She looked down, checking her long teal caftan and nodded. Someone rapped on the door just as her fingers brushed the knob, making her jump back. “Right here,” she called through the door. Her breath whistled in the back of her throat.
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Here are the character notes for "The Unknown Depths of Our Lives."

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This poem came out of the January 7, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from

readera. It also fills the "After the Fog" square in my 1-1-25 card for the Public Domain Day Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with

fuzzyred. It belongs to the series Arts and Crafts America.

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Global warming could trigger the next ice age

Earth’s climate control system may cool so hard after warming that it freezes the planet over.

Scientists have uncovered a missing feedback in Earth’s carbon cycle that could cause global warming to overshoot into an ice age. As the planet warms, nutrient-rich runoff fuels plankton blooms that bury huge amounts of carbon in the ocean. In low-oxygen conditions, this process can spiral out of control, cooling Earth far beyond its original state. While this won’t save us from modern climate change, it may explain Earth’s most extreme ancient ice ages.

It's not missing and it's not new. This aspect of prehistoric climate change has been discussed for decades. Also several decades ago, as climate change began to attract more attention, there were debates over whether the bounce effect would cause global cooling instead of global warming. For a while there were disaster novels with an ice theme instead of a fire theme, before the current warming trend became more obvious.

However! Even global warming will making some areas drastically colder. Once the oceanic conveyor belt breaks -- which is already wobbling -- places like Britain will lose their warm currents and thus chill.

Current Mood: busy

Today is sunny and cool.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches. Some birds are singing in the south hedge.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 12/21/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 12/21/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 12/21/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

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Current Mood: hopeful
Current Music: "Weird" Al - Your Horoscope For Today

Climate change, resistance, and doing the right thing now

No amount of intellectualising is going to change the fact that our climate is thermodynamically fucked.

That humans are economic toast.

Largely true.

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Today we went up to Amish territory.

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This poem came out of the December 3, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from

mama_kestrel. It also fills the "Window" square in my 11-1-24 card for the Sleepytime Bear fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with

fuzzyred. It belongs to the series Arts and Crafts America.

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Necessary Upgrade
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1363

:: Dunstan’s mattress is actively hostile, and ey aren’t going to put up with it any longer. The shopping trip, however, brings a surprising opportunity. General fiction, written for the December 2025 promptfest from a suggestion by

wispfox, with my thanks! ::

Dunstan winced as ey tried to roll eir shoulder. A line of fire burned from the base of eir skull down toward eir shoulder, and the sudden twang as something in the shoulder clicked sent pain rocketing into the top of eir skull. It snapped eir jaw shut so suddenly and sharply that ey bit eir tongue.

The pain faded after a moment, but the taste lingered. Dunstan hurried into the kitchen and rummaged on the bottom shelf of the door for the cans of flavored mineral water to find one of the strongest flavors. By the time ey returned to stare at the unmade bed, the raspberry taste had washed away the sharp copper clinging to his tongue.
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Astronomers Find the First Compelling Evidence of "Monster Stars" in the Early Universe

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of international researchers has discovered chemical fingerprints of gigantic primordial stars that were among the first to form after the Big Bang.

Current Mood: busy

Today is mostly sunny and cool.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches, mostly on the suet feeder.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 12/20/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 12/20/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 12/20/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 12/20/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

Current Mood: busy

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Page Summary

silveradept - December Days 02025 #21: Troll
ysabetwordsmith - Poem: "The Unicorn Door"
ysabetwordsmith - Content notes for "The Coracle in the Forest"
ysabetwordsmith - Character notes for "The Coracle in the Forest"
ysabetwordsmith - Poem: "The Coracle in the Forest"
ysabetwordsmith - Happy Yule
ysabetwordsmith - Content notes for "The Unknown Depths of Our Lives"
ysabetwordsmith - Location notes for "The Unknown Depths of Our Lives"
dialecticdreamer - Exceptional Return (part 1 of 1, complete)
ysabetwordsmith - Character notes for "The Unknown Depths of Our Lives"
ysabetwordsmith - Poem: "The Unknown Depths of Our Lives"
ysabetwordsmith - Climate Change
ysabetwordsmith - Birdfeeding
silveradept - December Days 02025 #20: Performer
ysabetwordsmith - Climate Change
ysabetwordsmith - Today's Adventures
ysabetwordsmith - Poem: "Creativity, Ingenuity, Compassion, and Perseverance"
dialecticdreamer - Necessary Upgrade (part 1 of 1, complete)
ysabetwordsmith - Space Exploration
ysabetwordsmith - Birdfeeding

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December Days 02025 #21: Troll

Poem: "The Unicorn Door"

Content notes for "The Coracle in the Forest"

Character notes for "The Coracle in the Forest"

Poem: "The Coracle in the Forest"

Happy Yule

Content notes for "The Unknown Depths of Our Lives"

Location notes for "The Unknown Depths of Our Lives"

Exceptional Return (part 1 of 1, complete)

Character notes for "The Unknown Depths of Our Lives"

Poem: "The Unknown Depths of Our Lives"

Climate Change

Birdfeeding

December Days 02025 #20: Performer

Climate Change

Today's Adventures

Poem: "Creativity, Ingenuity, Compassion, and Perseverance"

Necessary Upgrade (part 1 of 1, complete)

Space Exploration