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About Thistle

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

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 →

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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!

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Book Disappointment

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Thistle

Earlier this week I started a new book. It was a random Audible find that seemed promising. Supernatural thriller, narrator in love with a coworker for the last few years, also taking care of a younger sister confined to a … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – October

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Thistle

October is one of those very contradictory months for me. With it comes great energy and a feeling of being hyper-alive. In feeling that way, I make a lot of plans, and then end up canceling half the plans because … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – RIP XII Wrap-up

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Thistle

The time comes for another end to RIP. For this RIP XII season, I wasn’t sure what I was going to read. Something about this autumn – I just wasn’t feeling terribly inspired. I’m sure that has a lot to … Continue reading →

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