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About Thistle

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

Top Ten Books I Struggled With And…

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Thistle

Today’s topic at Top Ten Tuesday is about books we struggled with, in whichever interpretation of that you’d like. I decided to split my list into two categories: the books I struggled with and ultimately abandoned, and the books I … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Turning Point

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Thistle

As I mentioned last week, the turning point of the summer came on July 31st. Three major things happened that day. First, I got a call about a job I’d applied and interviewed for at CVS and was offered the … Continue reading →

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RIP XII

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Thistle

Twelve years. That’s how long this challenge has been running now. Of course, I’ve only been doing it since 2009, so I only go back to RIP IV (if I’m calculating that correctly…), but this remains my favorite reading event … Continue reading →

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Becoming Amanda

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Thistle

Earlier this summer, Maggie Stiefvater posted a Q&A on Instagram about identity and being true to yourself. I loved the things she said, which got me thinking a lot about my last few years. During that time, I’ve transitioned from … Continue reading →

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Basement – Before and After

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Thistle

Back in April, when we began our basement remodel, we began with an eye toward putting our house on the market by the end of the summer. It takes time for houses to sell in this rural an area, and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Summer of Nightmares

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Thistle

Good morning from my new back yard in San Antonio! Well, my backyard last Sunday, when I planned to write this post, and when it wasn’t hurricane-weather outside, heheh. Only then I got interrupted partway through the post, and…well, you … Continue reading →

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Pantsuit Nation, by Libby Chamberlain

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Thistle

Note: While I’ve listed Libby Chamberlain as the author, she’s actually the editor of this book and the person who put it all together. The content of the book is from many different individual sources. Not long before the 2016 … Continue reading →

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Protected: A Beautiful, Terrible Thing, by Jen Waite

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Thistle

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This One Summer, by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Thistle

Rose’s family goes to a cabin by the beach every summer. Barbecues, ocean dips, silly movies with her friend Windy from the next cabin over…only this summer is different. To say more would be spoiling it, so I’ll leave it … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Savage Dawn, by Melissa Grey (audio)

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Thistle

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