diff --git a/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_fictionlive.py b/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_fictionlive.py
index 2afb428b7..c782234e6 100644
--- a/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_fictionlive.py
+++ b/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_fictionlive.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def getSiteExampleURLs(cls):
                 "https://fiction.live/stories/Example-Story-With-UUID/00000000-0000-4000-0000-000000000000/"]
     
     def parse_timestamp(self, timestamp):
-        # fiction.live date format is unix-epoch milliseconds. not a good fit for fanficfare's dateformat.
+        # fiction.live date format is unix-epoch milliseconds. not a good fit for fanficfare's makeDate.
         # doesn't use a timezone object and returns tz-naive datetimes. I *think* I can leave the rest to fanficfare
         return datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp / 1000.0, None)
     
@@ -232,7 +232,9 @@ def getChapterText(self, url):
         
         text = ""
         
-        for chunk in data:
+        for count, chunk  in enumerate(data):
+            #logger.debug("chunk #{i}".format(i=count)) # helps to locate problem chunks in long chapters
+            
             text += "<div>" # chapter chunks aren't always well-delimited in their contents
             
             # so appendix chunks just turn up wherever 
@@ -414,14 +416,18 @@ def format_readerposts(self, chunk):
         if dice != {}:
             for uid, roll in dice.items():
                 output += '<div class="choiceitem">'
-                output += '<div class="dice">' + roll + '</div>\n'
-                if uid in posts:
-                    output += posts[uid]
+                if roll: # optional. just because there's a list entry for it doesn't mean it has a value!
+                    output += '<div class="dice">' + roll + '</div>\n'
+                if uid in posts: 
+                    post = posts[uid]
+                    if post:
+                        output += post
                     del posts[uid] # it's handled here with the roll instead of later
                 output += '</div>'
         
         for post in posts.values():
-            output += '<div class="choiceitem">' + post + '</div>\n'
+            if post:
+                output += '<div class="choiceitem">' + post + '</div>\n'
         
         return output
     
@@ -440,3 +446,11 @@ def format_unknown(self, chunk):
 
 # TODO: verify that show_timestamps is working, check times!
 
+# TODO: find a story that uses achievement images and implement them
+
+# TODO: sort out updates, somehow. 'update epub if new chapters' is an awful match for fiction.live
+# where chunks get just dropped at the end of chapters, and chapter-bookmarking happens later.
+# updating in 'overwrite always' or 'overwrite if newer' does the right thing, but.
+
+# TODO: pagecache. In particular, if there's any way to update stories and *not* redownload images, that'd be great.
+