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kathryne slant

@sapphoshands.bsky.social

queer lit, pop culture, occasional outdoor adventures she/her

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i can understand why she wouldn't, though. the noise in the exam room!

11.10.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a screenshot from an eARC that reads '[redacted] ripped the covers off and hurled herself from bed, ignoring every urge to feed the starved screams between her legs'

a screenshot from an eARC that reads '[redacted] ripped the covers off and hurled herself from bed, ignoring every urge to feed the starved screams between her legs'

i'm sorry, the what

11.10.2025 04:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

i wanted to read this book but the author doesn't know how to use the pluperfect and the editor apparently didn't give a shit

11.10.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

this is out today, hooray! if you need convincing, you can read my review: lesbrary.com/all-is-brigh...

09.10.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

the week i get my hair done is always my favourite week because i get to wash my hair in WARM WATER instead of cold. the height of luxury.

07.10.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A (Christmas) Light in the Darkness: All is Bright by Llinos Cathryn Thomas

i'm delighted to have been able to review and recommend @llincathryn.bsky.social's upcoming f/f christmas novella for @lesbrary.bsky.social. out in a few days! find out where and why to buy: lesbrary.com/all-is-brigh...

05.10.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

putting a finger on some interesting aspects of this trend, many of which i hadn't fully contemplated

24.09.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

just saw a gif of kathryn hahn's arms and unrelatedly i guess i will actually go to the gym tonight

23.09.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

review forthcoming but can confirm cosy and cute πŸ˜ŠπŸŽ„

23.09.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

took a sick day due to headache/sleeplessness/etc and thought maybe caffeine would help, and the coffee shop gave me free juice as well. maybe not everything is terrible!

22.09.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

not to be a complete apple simp but oh man, the new ios is great for my writing workflow. even just on my mini, having two windows open so i can cross-reference my outline... loving it! #amwriting

19.09.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

might give this a whirl...

17.09.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm seeing lots of people on here doing #SapphicSeptember and looking for books to fill their bingo cards, so I'm going to try to rec one sapphic book every day this month!

(Disclaimer: I'm also starting a new job so let's see if I actually manage it, but if I do they'll all be in this thread!)

01.09.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
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20.08.2025 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

between doing a guest-level cleaning last weekend and setting up the standing desk, i'm reminded how much i like this little flat. now i want to do some DIY, and i'm sure this won't end badly...

27.08.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(remember when the right way to be a minor in fandom was to baldfacedly lie about your age so you could play with the cool adults? yeah.)

26.08.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it occurs to me that i was through four fandom platforms before i was eighteen (usenet to mailing lists to geocities to forums to lj) and that was... a while ago...

26.08.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale. A chonky dragon reads a book at the bottom, a pile of skulls with a candle and ghost sit on the left of the text, and a space ship flies by a planet on the right of the text. 

Text: Indie Book Sale

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Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror

August 23 - 25

Banner designed by Arden Powell

Banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale. A chonky dragon reads a book at the bottom, a pile of skulls with a candle and ghost sit on the left of the text, and a space ship flies by a planet on the right of the text. Text: Indie Book Sale indiebook.sale Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror August 23 - 25 Banner designed by Arden Powell

A montage of book covers in the indie book sale.

A montage of book covers in the indie book sale.

I'm so excited to have a book in the @narratess.com Indie Book Sale for the first time!

My F/F fantasy romance novella A Duet for Invisible Strings is in the sale alongside a ton of other fantastic books:

indiebook.sale

23.08.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

today featured an unexpected tax bill and a cancelled friend visit, but also beautiful weather and a puppy to cuddle. still on balance kind of shit, so i am applying delivery dumplings.

23.08.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

if i wear my kathryn hahn all along tshirt to the queer aubrey plaza film tonight, is that chic or cringe πŸ˜‚

21.08.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

boy, the finale really cooked us, eh

18.08.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

netgalley just coughed up an arc of next year's ashley herring blake novel, which is perfect for a boiling hot summer day when i'm in bed with a cold \o/

09.08.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i did very briefly just before she had to disappear, but yeah, that was a deeply uncomfortable crush of people! it was so civilised until the dude in front of us got impatient, why are dudes

05.08.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

meanwhile re Back From Vacation, i would like to go Back To Bed

05.08.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Revolutionary Tale:Β The Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai

i was On Vacation over the weekend so didn't share my review for the lesbrary! here it is: lesbrary.com/the-daughter...

05.08.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

were you at inter alia on saturday? so was i πŸ˜‚

05.08.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
What is Your Life Story?: In the Form of a Question by Amy Schneider Review

totally failed to post this yesterday but i reviewed @jeopardamy.bsky.social's memoir for @lesbrary.bsky.social:
lesbrary.com/in-the-form-...

07.07.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

netgalley has just blessed me so it looks like i will be spending canada day reading queer indigenous fantasy 😍

30.06.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Never Fade Away:Β The Old Guard Immortal Edition Volume 1 Review

starting pride month strong as a new reviewer for @lesbrary.bsky.social. my opinions on queer lit will be even more inescapable!

first up, a review/preview of The Old Guard by @gregrucka.com and Leandro FernΓ‘ndez:
lesbrary.com/the-old-guar...

01.06.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

oh, jealous!

12.04.2025 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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