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About Thistle

Queer, neurospicy, chronically longwinded oversharer. 40s; they/them. ✍️📷🐈📚🥾🇩🇪🏳️‍🌈😇💖🐍

Strange Girls, by Sarvat Hasin (audio)

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Thistle

Honestly, I’m going to keep this one as a mini-review. I’m a bit angry with it. After spending way too much time trying to find a decent audiobook to listen to that wasn’t just another KJ Charles series, I began … Continue reading →

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A Charm of Magpies (series), by KJ Charles (audio)

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Thistle

Lucien Crane was packed off to China by his family when he was 17. Several decades later, he suddenly finds himself forced back to England as the next in line to inherit money and titles. He doesn’t want to be … Continue reading →

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The Shooting Season, by Isobel Starling (audio)

Posted on April 8, 2026 by Thistle

Benedict makes his way to Scotland for an auction at the manor of his former lover, Euan. He hasn’t seen Euan in thirty years, and in fact, has repressed his nature since the man left him in a rather abrupt … Continue reading →

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Fanfic Minis – March 2026

Posted on April 3, 2026 by Thistle

So you know how I said I would try looking up fanfic for the Will Darling series? Well… Let’s just say there’s not a lot out there. I had to do a lot of narrowing, because there’s crossover with other … Continue reading →

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March 2026 in Review

Posted on April 1, 2026 by Thistle

March is my birthday month! It feels weird to say that today, when my birthday was literally a month ago as I wrote my Feb wrap-up, heh. Tarot of the month (full year, month by month, drawn Dec 2025): Queen … Continue reading →

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Shifting Gears, by Jazz Forrester (audio)

Posted on March 30, 2026 by Thistle

As the CEO of her late father’s company, Eleanor/Nora Cromwell works far too much. Her friends insist she needs rest, and Nora wants to take the company down an environmentally-friendly route. Two birds with one stone, she rents a cottage … Continue reading →

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Transatlantic Reunion Cruise, 2025

Posted on March 23, 2026 by Thistle

Okay! I’m finally up to my last travel post, heh. This one goes all the way back to fall of 2024. After going on the mini-cruise with Stephanie, I decided to book a transatlantic crossing over Halloween 2025. It would … Continue reading →

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Europe, summer 2025 [part 6 – The Ineffable Con]

Posted on March 19, 2026 by Thistle

Honestly, I’m not even quite sure how to approach this post. This long weekend was one of the coolest experiences of my life. Something like 120 fans gathered together at a hotel in a tiny town in the UK, at … Continue reading →

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The Will Darling Adventures, by KJ Charles (audio)

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Thistle

When I read Copper Script, I posted about it on BlueSky, and a bunch of my GO friends thought it sounded like it could be GO fanfic. Ironic, given that I see that in a lot of the tradpub queer … Continue reading →

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Tattoo Tour: Atlas Moth (21)

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Thistle

A month back, the tattoo artist that I’ve gone to most often (Devony at Thieves of Virtue) put up a flash sale for Friday the 13th + Valentine’s. Pre-drawn designs with no changes, at a reduced rate, with only five … Continue reading →

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