diff --git a/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_fictionlive.py b/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_fictionlive.py
index e0c48d55..13412546 100644
--- a/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_fictionlive.py
+++ b/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_fictionlive.py
@@ -282,7 +282,9 @@ class FictionLiveAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
 
         text = ""
 
-        for chunk in data:
+        for count, chunk in enumerate(data):
+
+            # logger.debug(count) # pollutes the debug log, shows which chunk crashed the handler
 
             text += "<div>" # chapter chunks aren't always well-delimited in their contents
 
@@ -452,7 +454,7 @@ class FictionLiveAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
             if index in x_outs:
                 crossed.append((index, choice_text, verified_votes, total_votes))
             else:
-                output += "<tr class=\"choiceitem\"><td>" + choice_text + "</td><td class=\"votecount\">"
+                output += "<tr class=\"choiceitem\"><td>" + str(choice_text) + "</td><td class=\"votecount\">"
                 if verified_votes > 0:
                     output += "★" + str(verified_votes) + "/"
                 output += str(total_votes)+ " </td></tr>\n"
@@ -465,7 +467,7 @@ class FictionLiveAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
             else:
                 x_reason = x_reasons[str(index)] if str(index) in x_reasons else ""
                 output += "<tr class=\"choiceitem\"><td colspan=\"2\"><small><strike>" \
-                                      + choice_text + "</strike><br>" + x_reason + "</small></td></tr>"
+                                      + str(choice_text) + "</strike><br>" + str(x_reason) + "</small></td></tr>"
 
         output += "</table>\n"
 
@@ -494,17 +496,17 @@ class FictionLiveAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
             for uid, roll in dice.items():
                 output += '<div class="choiceitem">'
                 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'
+                    output += '<div class="dice">' + str(roll) + '</div>\n'
                 if uid in posts:
                     post = posts[uid]
                     if post:
-                        output += post
+                        output += str(post)
                     del posts[uid] # it's handled here with the roll instead of later
                 output += '</div>'
 
         for post in posts.values():
             if post:
-                output += '<div class="choiceitem">' + post + '</div>\n'
+                output += '<div class="choiceitem">' + str(post) + '</div>\n'
 
         return output
 
@@ -520,9 +522,7 @@ class FictionLiveAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
 
 ### known bugs:
 
-# BUG: chapters at the start of the story -- 'home' is often folded into the second chapter
-# BUG: short stories can crash -- see crash-checker testing
-
 # TODO: support chapter urls for single-chapter / chapter-range downloads
 # complicated -- urls for getChapterText are API urls generated by add_chapters, not the public/website ones
 # in particular, may need more API reversing to figure out how to get the *end* of the chunk range 
+# find in 'bm' in the metadata?