Author Archives: Janette Kirchner

Illness Strikes The Inquisition

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Who gets sick? How do they cope? Find out in Chapter 15 of Romancing Broken: https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

Adamant

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What does Cullen do while Medb is in the Fade? How does Medb handle the fall out of leaving people in the Fade? Find out in Chapter 13 of Romancing The Broken: https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

Day 2 of Yule Bazaar

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Charles Dickens Yule Festival at Faire has cancelled for the day. However, the fun doesn’t have to end. Come see me, Knights and Pawn Collectibles, Rodent and Co, the other vendors, and amazing acts at Drunken Smithy’s Yule Bazaar. The event starts at 11 am eastern at the Lebanon Valley Mall!

Yule Bazaar

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Join me, Knights and Pawn Collectibles, and Rodent an Co for Drunken Smithy’s Yule Bazaar! We’re at the Lebanon Valley Mall today and tomorrow! It’s free to enter!

Chapter 10

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Some talking, some resolving, a little kissing. What could go wrong a t a Wicked Grace game? Chapter 10 of Romancing The Broken is now live: https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

Trouble In Paradise?

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I can’t remember the Thedas equivalent. Chapter 8 of Romancing The Broken is now live: https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

Red Rose Rumble 3

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Come to Penn Medicine Stadium and see me, Knights Pawn Collectibles, and the amazing wrestlers of Three Legacies Wrestling! It’s going to be a fun night! Doors open at 3 pm!

Arrival in Skyhold

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And a first kiss? (Side note: when I’m talking about Cullen’s voice just imagine that I’m complementing Peter Dinklage (or insert your favorite voice actor) because that’s who I head canon Cullen’s voice actor as.) Back to originally scheduled programming… Chapter 7 of Romancing The Broken is now live: https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

What Was The Trek Through The Frostback Mountains Like?

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Chapter 5 of Romancing The Broken is now live (chapter 4 has been moved to Ao3): https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

Apologies

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I had an old health issue return along with trying to figure out health issues I’ve had for years. And that took all of my focus. In Chapter 4 of Romancing The Broken, I wondered what Cullen thought while the Elder One and his dragon attacked: https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

What If Abelas Had A Daughter?

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And she fell in love with an awkward Commander of the Inquisition? Here’s my headcanon. Chapter 1 of Romancing The Broken is now live: https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

I can’t count

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Chapter 7 of #DragonAge fan fiction A Warden’s Love was posted yesterday. Today is Chapter 8 of A Warden’s Love (at least it’s correct on the fan fiction page and Ao3): https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

A Reminder And A Chapter

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As with This Shit Is A Love Story, I’m moving the previous chapters for A Warden’s Love to Ao3 (links are posted) so I don’t break my website again. Chapter 4 of A Warden’s Love is live: https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

Adding More Dragon Age Fan Fiction

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My first love in Dragon Age was Duncan (rest in peace Peter Renaday. And thank you.) I had plans on making my husband romance him (I was on bed rest and 8 months pregnant when DAO came out. Trying to learn to play a console game after 15 years of not was not going to happen.) Then, Duncan died and I cried. So, here’s my wish fulfillment of romancing Duncan. NSFW or children. A Warden’s Love Chapter 1: https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

Winter Marketplace/ AXW Wrestling event

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Picture of a book with a black cover and 2 bookmarks
Come out and see me, Knights and Pawn Collectibles, Rodent & Co, and Stella’s Whimsy at the Historic Hamburg Field House in Hamburg, Pa! We’re here until 5ish.

Free Palestine

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I debated posting this as I do not want to speak over people suffering through a US backed genocide right now. But silence is complicity. If my words inspire you, please seek out Palestinians and share their words, their art, their lives, loves, and losses. I ask that you read to the end as I share links for options to donate if you have the spare coin. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free. Free Free Palestine: https://janettekirchner.com/poetry/

Spooktober Fest

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My husband (Knights And Pawn Collectibles) and I will be at the Lebanon Valley Mall October 5th & 6th for Drunken Smithy’s Spooktober Fest. Come out and join us for some Halloween fun!

Picture of a book titled Under A Midnight Dream, and 2 bookmarks. The bookmark on the left is of the poem Ghosts Dancing and the bookmark on the right is the poem A Pirate's Life. They are situated above the book.

I Thought…

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I had a Backlist page. Apparently it disappeared or it was a figment of my imagination. Under A Midnight Dream is a book of poetry I self published in 2014, and I also have one of my favorite poems as a bookmark: https://janettekirchner.com/backlist/

The Last Chapter

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Thank you for reading along. An Epilogue will follow but they don’t count as chapters. Chapter 49 of This Shit Is A Love Story is now live: https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

I Keep Changing My Mind

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I’m going to try to post a chapter every other night until This Shit Is A Love Story is done. Then I’m going to re-edit most of my fics. Chapter 38 is live: https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

I’m Back!

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I am no longer a full time stay at home parent. I have a part time job now. My plan is to update this twice a week once I’m settle into the new routine. Chapter 35 has been moved over to Archive Of Our Own (link provided). I’m evil and made Cullen confront Kinloch Hold’s Circle. Chapter 36 of This Shit Is A Love Story is live: https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

I Think I’ve Figured It Out

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I’d prefer to keep my writings here, but I apparently write too much for word press. I’m going to keep the prologue and most recent chapter of This Shit Is A Love Story here. But the chapters in between will be on Archive Of Our Own and I’ll provide the links. Let me know what you think? Without further ado, Chapter 35 is live: https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

Second Guessing Myself

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Apologies for this to be taking so long. I’m going to finish This Shit Is A Love Story here. And then I’ll put links to Archive of Our Own. I wish I could figure out how to get this to work as I don’t want to send you somewhere else. Chapter 32 of This Shit Is A Love Story is live: https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction-2/

Still fighting with the website

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I guess I’m too wordy for word press. I’m thinking I should just post up first chapters and then link to Archive of Our Own? I don’t really want to do that, but I don’t know what else to do. Only one chapter of This Shit Is A Love Story tonight. Chapter 31: https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction-2/

I Think I Maxed Out The First Page

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So I started a second one. Content Warning for Pregnancy Loss. Chapters 26-30 of This Shit Is A Love Story live here now: https://janettekirchner.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction-2/

Apologies

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I think I’ve run out of memory for the Dragon Age Fan Fiction page (hopefully I’ll be back at it this weekend.) I can’t get it to load to add more (currently using the free option of wordpress.) But I was able to add one of my poems. Ghosts Dancing is in the poetry book I wrote and you can get a bookmark with it (check the backlist page for them if your interested.) Without further ado, Ghosts Dancing: https://janettekirchnercom.wordpress.com/poetry/

3 Days In A Row…

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How many days posting is it considered a routine? Chapters 21-25 of This Shit Is A Love Story are now live. Chaos follows our lovers everywhere: https://janettekirchnercom.wordpress.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

2 Days In A Row…

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Can I make it to 3 days in a row? Stay tuned to find out. Chapters 16-20 of This Shit Is A Love Story are now live: https://janettekirchnercom.wordpress.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

I Remembered!

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I’m proud of me, I remembered. Tomorrow is my 15th wedding anniversary so if I post, it won’t be until very late. *fingers crossed* that I’ll remember to post on Friday. Chapters 6-10 of This Shit Is A Love Story have been posted: https://janettekirchnercom.wordpress.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

Updating Fan Fiction

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Because I can’t leave well enough alone, I went back and re-edited the first fan fiction I wrote and completed. It still made me feel all the feelings. Prologue and first five chapters can be found here (now I just need to remember to post to it everyday….) https://janettekirchnercom.wordpress.com/dragon-age-fan-fiction/

“A Crime of Passion”

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I’ve been following a local case where a woman was murdered by her ex-boyfriend. The coroner listed her murder as a “crime of passion”. I have many issues with this, to me, it smacks of excusing the behavior of a murderer and it trivializes the heartache of those that have to go on living without her. We should never excuse murderous or harmful behavior, and if you are in an abusive situation please, get help. You can go to Women’s Law or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or TTY 1-800-787-3224. 

“A crime of passion”

Ignored the woman

With terror in her eyes

As she was choked.

“A crime of passion”

Cared nothing for the woman

As it stabbed at her, over and over again,

Throwing her arms up to be in harm’s way,

To protect her very life.

“A crime of passion”

Hated the woman

For rejecting it.

“A crime of passion”

Took a mother from her children,

A girl from her friends,

A daughter from her parents,

A woman from herself.

“A crime of passion”

Gave no consideration

To the vibrant, breathing,

Living, terrified, and angry woman

Before it murdered her.

“A crime of passion”

Is nothing but another

Pathetic excuse

To explain away a murder

Most heinous.