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About Thistle

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

Top Ten Love-Moments

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Thistle

Today is a Valentine’s-themed freebie, so I decided to focus on my favorite moments of love and compassion in friendship. Some of the following is romantic, but I included a few non-romantic love moments as well. In no particular order: … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Zeroed Out TBR

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Thistle

Well, it’s been just over a month since 2016 began, and I’m super happy to say that I now have absolutely no books on my physical TBR pile! Granted, I didn’t start with tons – I only had six unread … Continue reading →

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Callback: Warbreaker

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Thistle

When I read Words of Radiance last month, I was pleasantly surprised to run across characters from Warbreaker. I’d been thinking about rereading the book for a long time, so this was the perfect lead-in! During my first experience with … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #22: Letting Go

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Thistle

In mid-2008, I spent an extended weekend at my in-laws’ house. I weighed myself the day I left, and the morning after I returned. In four days, I gained 20 lbs, for no reason whatsoever. This was back when I … Continue reading →

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Top Historic and Futuristic Settings

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Thistle

Originally when I read today’s topic, I thought I’d focus solely on futuristic settings. Then, going through some of my favorite books, I realized I had quite as many historic settings that I love in them, despite not really reading … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – January

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Thistle

I don’t have much to say in terms of wrapping up January. The month mostly consisted of two things. The first was in my personal life: depression. The second was in books: Brandon Sanderson. It’s this second I want to … Continue reading →

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Shadow Scale, by Rachel Hartman

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Thistle

War is about to break out between humans and dragons, and Seraphina, as a half-dragon, is in a unique position to help stop the conflict. Let me start by saying that I don’t really want to review this book. It … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Unusual Characters

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Thistle

I love when characters break the mold and don’t quite fit the normal parameters you see in books. Here are my favorites of them: 1. Rochester from Jane Eyre – Rochester remains to this day one of my favorite fictional … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – My Week as a Single Mom

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Thistle

Motherhood has always been difficult for me, but it’s especially difficult in those times when I’ve been the only parent home with my three boys. This was one of those weeks. Jason left for Nashville last Sunday for a week-long … Continue reading →

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Seraphina, by Rachel Hartman

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Thistle

For nearly forty years, there has been tentative peace between humans and dragons. That peace doesn’t stop prejudice from both human and dragon, and tension builds as the treaty anniversary nears. Seraphina is stuck between two worlds, a half-dragon who … Continue reading →

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