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About Thistle

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

Happy New Year! Happy 2026!

Posted on January 1, 2026 by Thistle

To each and every one of you: May this year bring lovely thing and great happiness and escaping the things that no longer serve us. As our ineffable duo say: To the world! 💕

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2025 in Books

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Thistle

It’s generally been a good year in books for me! I read 80 total (31 tradpubbed, 49 fanfiction (over 10K)), with two rereads (one of each) plus a third that is technically a graphic novel adaptation of a book I’ve … Continue reading →

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Dec 2025 TradPub Mini Reviews

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Thistle

I was hoping to finish a sixth book before the end of the day, but it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen, so without further ado, here are my tradpubbed books of December this year! A Gargoyle’s Guide to … Continue reading →

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Fanfic Minis – Dec 2025

Posted on December 30, 2025 by Thistle

Haven’t been reading a whole lot in FF this month (despite what the count implies – several of these are ones I forgot from previous months!). But I’ve read a few that were nice. And it’s good to remember the … Continue reading →

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2025 in Review

Posted on December 29, 2025 by Thistle

You know, when I started trying to blog again in January, I didn’t realize I would be going through an insanely pivotal year of many changes that would make it nearly impossible to keep up. Hm… Well, I guess here’s … Continue reading →

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Abandoned Books of 2025

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Thistle

I cull a lot of books, and I don’t feel any need to include those anywhere in my reading counts/reviews. When it comes to abandoned books, however, I’ve read a good chunk – over 50% – and I feel the … Continue reading →

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Fanfic Minis – Nov 2025

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Thistle

After reading very little the last few months, this roundup makes it look like I read tons, but really, it’s just that a lot of stories that I’d been reading for a long time all came to a close. That’s … Continue reading →

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Oct/Nov 2025 Audiobook Mini Reviews

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Thistle

Y’all I am so behind at anything blog-related. Divorce stuff has kept me super busy and this fell completely by the wayside. Anyway, here are a few mini-reviews of audiobooks I’ve read over the last few months. Hemlock & Silver … Continue reading →

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Fanfic Minis – Oct 2025

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Thistle

I know. It’s way past October but I was out of the country from 10/21 to 11/9 and I’m just getting caught up, so here’s my late post! First: Blind Date by Joanofart. This cute story plays on the ideas … Continue reading →

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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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