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About Thistle

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

Sunday Coffee – Sometimes, I just want spoilers.

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Thistle

Recently, I skimmed through a book. I can’t say I read it, even though I looked over every page and pretty much followed the plot. Reading it would have been excruciating. The writing, characterization, and plot “twists” were…um…awful. And no, … Continue reading →

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October Tarot

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Thistle

At the beginning of every month, I do a tarot spread. I don’t view tarot as a future-reading device, but more of a way to sort out the thoughts I’ve been turning over. Sometimes I ask a more specific question, … Continue reading →

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An Autumn Bookswap

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Thistle

I don’t do bookswaps often, and when I have, I’ve experienced a range of results. Sometimes, I get a gift-sender who knows me personally and sends me far more than I expect, some really wonderful stuff, and makes me tear … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #6: Siclovia

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Thistle

Siclovia: A twice-yearly festival in San Antonio that shuts down several miles of a major inner-city street and commands us to “Go play in the street!” In other words, this is a street festival of epic proportions. Thousands of San … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Series Quit

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Thistle

Today’s is an interesting topic, based on anything bookish you’ve “quit” (interpret how you like). I decided to focus on series today. This isn’t about series that I read one book for and never continued, but series I read a … Continue reading →

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It Was Me All Along, by Andie Mitchell (audio)

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Thistle

Growing up, food was Mitchell’s best friend and most consistent source of comfort. By twenty years old, she was up to 268 lbs, and went on a weight loss journey to lose 135 lbs. She was thin and physically healthy, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – September Slump

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Thistle

I just realized that I haven’t done a monthly wrap-up since May. Oops. Well, the run-down is easy. June mostly consisted of the non-bookish (ie moving across the country). July and August both involved a lot of moving in, arranging … Continue reading →

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KonMari Wrap-up: Lessons Learned

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Thistle

I’ve learned quite a bit over the last few months, and have talked about many of those lessons through multiple posts now. Though I’m not entirely done with the Great Tidy-My-Life Project, this will likely be my last KonMari post**, … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #5: Deferred

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Thistle

To be honest with you all, I am not well. Not by any stretch of the imagination. For months now, I’ve been sleeping poorly, attacking myself with food/wine binges, and having complete emotional breakdowns that seem to come out of nowhere. … Continue reading →

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Honor Girl, by Maggie Thrash

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Thistle

This is a graphic memoir recounting Maggie Thrash’s time at a Christian girls’ summer camp in Kentucky. She was fifteen and had never suspected she might be a lesbian. Then an encounter with a camp counselor that summer causes infatuation … Continue reading →

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