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About Thistle

Agender empty-nester filling my time with writing, cats, books, travel, and photography. They/them.

Another Round of Audiobook Mini-Reviews

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Thistle

Sometimes in July, I ran out of time to blog. I had photos to edit, trips to go on, stories to write, cosplay to plan…etc. I had life with Rainstorm to enjoy. In August, we went on vacation to London, … Continue reading →

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Fanfic Minis – Sept 2025

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Thistle

Hmmm. Well, I didn’t read much in fanfiction this month. Actually, other than a few one-shots that were under the 10k threshold that I use for writing up these minis, I only read WIPs and tradpub fic, mostly because I … Continue reading →

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Fanfic Minis – August 2025

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Thistle

Not a lot of reading generally in August. It was a very busy month, with two weeks in the UK with Rainstorm, including attending IneffableCon. Then there was a very sad goodbye, returning to Texas (😭), adjusting with jet lag … Continue reading →

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Fanfic Minis – July 2025

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Thistle

Loads less reading this month re: living temporarily with my Rainstorm. Loads fewer posts, too, as I’ve been busy with a ton of mini weekend travel trips, processing photos, etc. It’s summer. It happens. First: No Food in the Library … Continue reading →

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Cologne Pride 2025

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Thistle

A year ago, my (then) good friend Rainstorm talked about going to Pride in Cologne, Germany by themself. I had never been to Germany, and I had barely gone to my first Pride event (Texas summers do not make for … Continue reading →

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Tattoo Tour: Witchy Cat (8)

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Thistle

When I first went tattoo-crazy in 2023, I followed a bunch of artists on Insta. One of them was Devony from Thieves of Virtue. Her artwork was incredible and I was so intimidated about reaching out to her originally. But … Continue reading →

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Tattoo Tour: Starry Night Batty Bat (7)

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Thistle

For my seventh tattoo, I booked with a woman named Kristin who does fine line ink at Twisted Tattoo in San Antonio. (Notably, this is also where Keith, who did my Dead Cute tattoo, has his studio.) I’d wanted to … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean Cruise 2023 + Tattoo Tour: Snake Arm (6)

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Thistle

This is another catch-up post. I’m going to try to do some of these as I spend two months in Europe! Since my partner is working during the day, I might as well split my time into different priorities – … Continue reading →

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Fanfic Minis – June 2025

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Thistle

I spent most of this month reading tradpub books as I tried to cull/read my physical TBR down to as few items as possible. Less to pack away! Here are the few fanfics I read in June. First: I Only … Continue reading →

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a bunch of audio mini-reviews

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Thistle

I’ve done an absolutely shit job of keeping up with reviews since I came back to the blog. Though honestly, that’s only really been since my trip in April. I’m not going to go into a lot of detail, but … Continue reading →

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