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About Thistle

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

Best Second-Chance Books

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Thistle

In The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo says that the time to read a book is the moment we acquire it (or become interested in it, I suppose, for those of us who do not really acquire unread … Continue reading →

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The Shadow Cabinet, by Maureen Johnson

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Thistle

Before I even start this review, I have to say one very important thing: THERE’S A FOURTH BOOK ARE YOU KIDDING ME WTF I THOUGHT THIS WAS A TRILOGY HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WAIT FOR BOOK 4??!??!? Okay, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – On Pre-scheduling

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Thistle

Back when I first started blogging, I would draft posts whenever they came to me, and publish them whenever I finished drafting. It didn’t matter if it was morning or evening, if I’d already posted that day, or if I … Continue reading →

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Writer vs Author

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Thistle

This week, I quit the paralegal course I’ve been taking this year. I had no desire to continue in this field, and while the decision was difficult, I feel much lighter now that I’ve let it go. Of course, I … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #1: Curve-ball

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Thistle

Really, you’d think after a single week on this wellness journey, I’d be doing well. At the very least, I’d expect any not-well to be my own doing, an attack of insecurity or depression leading to binging or something. But … Continue reading →

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RIP X

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Thistle

Turning leaves, shifting winds, airing out sweaters, and pumpkin-everything – wishful dreaming for this part of the world. With the temps sticking in the swelteringly hot upper 90s (if not higher), the start of RIP-season is a welcome occurrence. Soon, soon, … Continue reading →

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Pretending to be Erica, by Michelle Painchaud

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Thistle

Kidnapped thirteen years ago, at the age of four, Erica Silverman is the holy grail of cons. Her parents are filthy rich, and built somewhere into their library is a safe containing a painting worth millions. More than one “Erica” … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Goal Check-In

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Thistle

For my 36th birthday back on March 1st, I made a list of 36 goals to complete: a 36 in 36 project. Now that the year is half up, I wanted to take a moment to check in with how … Continue reading →

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The Underground Girls of Kabul, by Jenny Nordberg (audio)

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Thistle

Subtitled: In Search of Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan [some versions are subtitled: The Hidden Lives of Afghan Girls Disguised as Boys] When Jenny Nordberg was reporting in Afghanistan, she came across a phenomenon she hadn’t heard of before: bacha posh, … Continue reading →

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Nekropolis, by Maureen McHugh

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Thistle

Hariba has voluntarily entered a life of forced servitude to escape the death-homes of Nekropolis, the section of a large Moroccan city where she was raised. She’s working for a rich couple who buy the contract of many such forced-servants, … Continue reading →

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