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About Thistle

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

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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Fanfic Minis – May 2025

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Thistle

It was a really big reading month, both for fanfic and for regular books. Turns out that when I’m under a lot of stress, I read a lot more… First: An Angel for Christmas by PhoenixRose. On his last chance … Continue reading →

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Most Ardently, by Gabe Cole Novoa (audio)

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Thistle

Most Ardently is a retelling of Pride and Prejudice where Elizabeth Bennet is actually Oliver Bennet, though very few people know of his true identity. As he navigates the world as a transman in hiding, he chafes at the role … Continue reading →

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Here One Moment, by Liane Moriarty (audio)

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Thistle

On a routine flight from Hobart to Sydney, people are cranky due to a delay. Once the plane is in the air, however, one woman stands and begins to speak to passengers one by one. Cause of death, age of … Continue reading →

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