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About Thistle

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

Top Ten Beach Reads

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Thistle

Today’s topic is about beach reads, but I don’t really have a good concept of “beach read,” because I never go to the beach. Ew, sand. Yeah. However, there are many books over the years that, for one reason or … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Summer Break Challenge

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Thistle

The last year has been incredibly stressful. My family moved across the country to an area where we had no support, and we’re planning on moving across the country again in about a month. There have been a lot of … Continue reading →

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S, by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Thistle

Context: I’d never heard of this book until my friend Stephanie gifted it to me for Christmas last December. The structure looked fascinating: an old book (Ship of Theseus by VM Straka), written all over with marginalia, and filled with … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Chunksters

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Thistle

It’s a freebie topic this week, and I’ve decided to focus on chunksters. I’ve read quite a few chunksters in my life, and some of them are right up in my favorite books. In no particular order, here are some … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Writer-Brain

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Thistle

I doubt there are many people reading this blog that don’t already know that I write fiction, but just in case: I write fiction! I’ve been writing fiction since I was old enough to hold a pencil, focusing on short … Continue reading →

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The Precious One, by Marisa de los Santos (audio)

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Thistle

When Taisy was almost an adult, her family fell apart when her father left her mother and additionally disowned her and her twin brother, Marcus. Dad then married his mistress and had a new child, Willow, whom Taisy has only … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Authors I Want to Meet

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Thistle

I’ve met a few authors here and there over the years, but there are some I’ve still never met (and some I can’t meet, not without going to the grave first…). In no particular order: 1. Brandon Sanderson – I … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – The Next Great Adventure

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Thistle

It’s been a long time since I posted on my personal blog, Boston Blooming. The reasons for this are twofold. First, the blog’s original intention was to catalog my family’s move from San Antonio to Boston, from the time we … Continue reading →

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Forever, by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Thistle

Spoiler warning: Spoilers from the previous two books, Shiver and Linger, but none from this book. In this conclusion to the Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy, the wolves have come under heavy scrutiny. More death has led to more anger, … Continue reading →

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Linger, by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Thistle

Spoiler warning: This will give away spoilers for the first book in the series, Shiver, but no spoilers from Linger. In this follow-up to Shiver, the roles have reversed. Sam is human, and Grace can feel the wolf trying to … Continue reading →

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