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About Thistle

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

Callback: What Alice Forgot

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Thistle

I first read What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty in 2019, and my original review is at that link. It’s a full review, spoiler-free, so if you’re looking for that, head back there. In 2019, I read and reread What … Continue reading →

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Night Theatre, by Vikram Paralkar

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Thistle

A surgeon is about to close up his dilapidated clinic in an Indian village when three dead strangers appear. They beg to have their wounds healed up before dawn, at which point, they’ll have a new chance at life if … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Hospitality

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Thistle

The day before Mother’s Day, I hit a personal breaking point. I’m a stay at home mom. My job is 24/7. There are no breaks from it. In the past, I have coped with this by a precarious balancing act. … Continue reading →

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The Haunting of Alma Fielding, by Kate Summerscale (audio)

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Thistle

Subtitled: A True Ghost Story This is the tale of Nandor Fodor, a paranormal investigator in 1930s Britain, and Alma Fielding, a housewife under poltergeist attack. As tensions mount throughout Europe on the cusp of WWII, ghosts and paranormal occurrences … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Gabriella’s Cupcake 5K 2021

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Thistle

Woohoo! It’s my first in-person 5K since the pandemic began! A special new milestone! Last year, I signed up for the Gabriella’s Cupcake 5K because a hiking friend of mine told me about it. There was a group of us … Continue reading →

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Cuckoo Song, by Frances Hardinge

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Thistle

Triss knows that something is wrong. She doesn’t remember falling into the river. She only remembers waking up, soaking wet, and being cared for by her overly-concerned parents. Her sister seems to hate and fear her, Triss’s stomach is screaming … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Spring Forward Recap

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Thistle

So spring’s goals mostly felt like an exercise in frustration. So many of them were attempted but failed for circumstances out of my control! You can see the lack of colored-in very clearly in that pic, heh. Here’s how things … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Hikes of 2021, #30-35

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Thistle

Since I’m currently on a walking-hiking-running-anything-to-do-with-my-foot break, this post is a bit shorter in number than usual. I might be off for a few months, though, so I didn’t want to just hold it in my drafts. I’ll be back … Continue reading →

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Wild, by Cheryl Strayed

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Thistle

Subtitled: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Four years after Strayed’s mother dies and her life falls into chaos, addiction, and loneliness, she sets off – without any true preparation – to hike a big chunk of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Camping, Except Not

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Thistle

I’m supposed to be at Inks Lake right now on a weekend camping trip. I’ll be honest: I never thought I’d go camping again as an adult. My family used to camp a lot when I was a kid, not … Continue reading →

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