Author Archives: Thistle

Unknown's avatar

About Thistle

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

Bedspread

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Thistle

I haven’t been crocheting much this year. Unfortunately, I’ve discovered that when I crochet often, I get a lot of pain in my right shoulder blade. I imagine this is because I’m working the muscles in that arm while doing … Continue reading →

Posted in Crochet | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Wellness Wednesday – The Difference a Decade Makes

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Thistle

A few weeks ago, I looked back through an old journal from November 2007. I was looking for something particular – a doctor’s name – and didn’t find what I was searching for. Instead, I found many pages and passages … Continue reading →

Posted in Wellness | Tagged , | 3 Comments

The Scarecrow Queen, by Melinda Salisbury

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Thistle

I’m not going to summarize this book as it would give away spoilers from the previous two books, The Sin Eater’s Daughter and The Sleeping Prince. I’ll just say that this is the conclusion to the series, involving war, rebellion, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017, Prose, Young Adult | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

Sunday Coffee – Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Thistle

I’m back! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday week. My break was both busy and relaxing, consisting of: – Oathbringer! The release of Oathbringer is of course why I decided to take a mini-blog break in the first place, … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged | 6 Comments

OATHBRINGER!!!!!!!

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Thistle

Stand by. Binge reading in progress. Blog-posting to resume after Thanksgiving. Have fun and be safe over the holidays, peeps!

Posted in Book Talk | Tagged | 3 Comments

Sunday Coffee – Book Hangovers

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Thistle

I know of two kinds of book hangovers. One of them – when you finish a book but your mind stays trapped in that world and you’re not quite ready to let it go – is one I actually enjoy. … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Talk | Tagged | 6 Comments

Truly Madly Guilty, by Liane Moriarty

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Thistle

Three couples are gathered for a barbecue when a tragedy happens in a second. Everyone is left spiraling outwards, marriages in turmoil, mental health ragged, family relationships impaired. A single moment is all that’s needed to change lives. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017, Adult, Prose | Tagged | 5 Comments

Wellness Wednesday – Financial Stress

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Thistle

The biggest source of stress in my world right now is money. The whole situation is stupid and ironic, and all down to a bad decision we made in 2014 that at the time we thought was a good decision. … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , | 6 Comments

City of Blades, by Robert Jackson Bennett (audio)

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Thistle

City of Blades takes place five years after the end of the first book in this series, City of Stairs. General Mulaghesh – a side character from the first book – is called out of retirement to do some reconnaissance … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017, Adult, Prose | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Sunday Coffee – Looking Ahead to 2018

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Thistle

I know, it’s a bit early to start looking ahead to the next year. I guess there’s some part of me that has already left 2017 behind. I’ve started writing my dates with /18 at the end already. It’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Talk | Tagged | 6 Comments