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About Thistle

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

The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Thistle

Subtitled: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. As was probably obvious from the title/subtitle, this is a book of psychology focusing on the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of trauma and how they affect everything in a … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books for Readers Who Like Friendships

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Thistle

We got to choose our own theme for today’s topic (Readers who like ____), and I chose friendships in fiction, because this is a particularly difficult thing to find! My top ten: 1. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Nonfiction Rec Requests

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Thistle

Every few years, I go on a short nonfiction kick. I’m not really a big nonfiction reader most of the time, so I take advantage of these times whenever they come up. Over the last couple months, I’ve read and … Continue reading →

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36 in 36

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Thistle

Last year, on my 35th birthday, I made a list of 35 little things to do during my 35th year. Two months after I made that list, my life drastically changed, and I ended up only completing about 2/3rds of … Continue reading →

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The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Thistle

Spoilers. Rachel is struggling. Her husband left her for another woman, she’s lost her job, and she’s an alcoholic. Every day, she takes the train into London to maintain the appearance of going to work, and every day, she passes … Continue reading →

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Top Ten NEW All-time Faves

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Thistle

Today’s prompt says to list ten new favorites from the last three years, and noted that we could go back a bit further if necessary. It was definitely necessary for me. One year of the last three (2013) had no … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Birthday!

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Thistle

It’s my birthday! Today I’m 36 years old, and happy to be so. I don’t have much planned – Jason and I are going to paint a little later today, and I believe we’re having a cake tonight. Things will … Continue reading →

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Queen Mab, by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Thistle

Preface: I really, really suck at reading poetry. And I mean REALLY. As in, 90% of the time, I can’t understand a word I read. Several years ago, I started a project to try to improve my poetry-reading skills, and … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Favorite Heroines

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Thistle

Today’s topic was hard. There are just so many great heroines out there! And narrowing it down to ten?? Sigh. Well, here goes… 1. Blue from the Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater – She is phenomenal. Just trust me. 2. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Seven Years

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Thistle

My blogoversary doesn’t mean much, given the number of times I’ve moved/quit/fallen-off-the-face-of-the-planet. To be honest, the day passed without me even realizing it. But if I were to pay attention to these things, and set them to dates, I’d have … Continue reading →

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