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Just another transmasc local area cryptid. Sightings reported at bookstores and coffee shops in Maryland. Here mostly to talk about books, especially fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and MM romance. ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿชด๐Ÿซ–๐Ÿฆ–๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ [He/They]

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This is a whole mood

05.06.2025 21:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I started playing this last week and I am deep in it. Every time I unlock a piece of the puzzle is so satisfying!

22.04.2025 16:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s hard to pick a favorite AOT character because I donโ€™t want to get attached ๐Ÿ˜‚ (but also I love Hange)

We often talk about our AOT night as being our escapism from how fucked up current events are by watching imaginary trauma, so Full Metal Alchemist will be a natural progression ๐Ÿคฃ

22.04.2025 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My friend and I have been doing weekly-ish AOT night for the last 6months and are starting season 4 this week! This show is a RIDE.

Next up will be Full Metal Alchemist ๐Ÿ˜ต

22.04.2025 02:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m so excited!

09.04.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

24.03.2025 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Updated my name at social security today! Get to update my license on Friday and then I will be officially me on all of my legal stuff.

Up next: months and months of updating everywhere else ๐Ÿ˜…

24.03.2025 16:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Enjoy! Itโ€™s one I pick up and re-read every now and then when I want something quick and light.

21.03.2025 03:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Have you read Coffee Boy by Austin Chant? Itโ€™s a lovely little romance novella

21.03.2025 03:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Offering helpful advice is the part and parcel of friendliness though. Clearly you are only looking out for their mental health! They must be suffering quite badly if the mere existence of a book they donโ€™t like is enough to make them miserable.

21.03.2025 03:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I picked up the Dark Rise books not knowing the series wasnโ€™t finished yet. I have been in AGONY ever since ๐Ÿ˜ญ. The ending of Dark Heir was devastating!

20.03.2025 23:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Miscommunication tropes make me so frustrated! Sprinkled in here and there, itโ€™s fine, but at a certain point they start to feel really forced. I DNFโ€™d a book recently that took it way too far. There are other ways to create tension in a relationship and drive a narrative forward!

20.03.2025 23:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The cover for Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat. A dark haired man in Greek armor holds the wrist of a blond haired man in blue and gold European style court clothing as they gaze into each otherโ€™s eyes.

The cover for Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat. A dark haired man in Greek armor holds the wrist of a blond haired man in blue and gold European style court clothing as they gaze into each otherโ€™s eyes.

After months of waiting, I finally got all of the Captive Prince series from my library. Kings Rising is one of the few books to make me cry. I really love C.S. Pacatโ€™s writing.

Of course, now that Iโ€™ve finished these, Iโ€™m more impatient than ever for the final book of Dark Rise to come out!

20.03.2025 23:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I read Stupid Cupid a couple years ago. Will be interested in your take!

19.03.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Have fun! Sounds like an interesting project. Looking forward to hearing the results ๐Ÿ™‚

18.03.2025 12:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™d read a bunch of comics with monster fucking/romance. The mead and mishaps series was my first fully prose monster romance, and they were great!

18.03.2025 03:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes! I agree.

I think this one hits on it better than most. The MCs attraction manages to be sexual without being fetishizing. And her love of the exploring the non-human city feels very open and curious rather than voyueristic. Itโ€™s really fun.

18.03.2025 02:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Who hasnโ€™t had an unusual hyper focus now and then?

How detailed are you wanting to get? Weight of adhesive used for the binding? That would be neat!

As a Goldsmith, we used jewelers calipers down to 0.01mm. Would measuring a chunk of pages at 0.001mm and doing some math about it be workable?

18.03.2025 01:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Paper is usually measured by weight, so you could always weigh the book, divide by number of pages, and compare that way. Might be a minor difference for covers, but assuming you are weighing paperbacks of a similar size, you should have a pretty decent way to compare weight per page.

18.03.2025 01:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Something about the MCโ€™s sense of wonder and possibility as she explores the non-human city where she works reminds me of some of my queer firsts: visiting Capitol Hill in Seattle, checking out the gay bar across town, or hanging out at a kink club. 2/2

18.03.2025 01:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot from Spotify showing the cover of the audiobook Morning Glory Milking Farm which is in a โ€œbodice ripperโ€ style with a shirtless, heavily muscled Minotaur and a human woman in a pink dress with her shoulders and cleavage exposed leaning against his chest. He is holding a milk jar that is spilling white fluid. The screenshot shows progress at chapter 14.

Screenshot from Spotify showing the cover of the audiobook Morning Glory Milking Farm which is in a โ€œbodice ripperโ€ style with a shirtless, heavily muscled Minotaur and a human woman in a pink dress with her shoulders and cleavage exposed leaning against his chest. He is holding a milk jar that is spilling white fluid. The screenshot shows progress at chapter 14.

Finally decided to give Morning Glory Milking Farm a shot. Thus far, Iโ€™ve found it very wholesome. And surprisingly queer for a book not featuring any queer characters. 1/2

18.03.2025 01:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was anti-dog ear for most of my life. Sometime in the last year-ish I decided to stop being so precious with things that I own and have started again. When I put books in my bag, the bookmarks tend to fall out, so itโ€™s just easier and faster to fold the corner.

Never with borrowed books though!

17.03.2025 21:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Over the Garden Wall is one of my comfort watches as well!

17.03.2025 12:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m so sorry, friend. Losing a cat is so hard, especially when they are sick.

13.03.2025 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In other news, it might be time to play Paradise Killer again. If youโ€™ve read Nona the Ninth, itโ€™s got very similar vibes.

10.03.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

without downloading any new pics, describe your gender:

10.03.2025 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s great! Iโ€™m lucky to have the space for it.

04.03.2025 21:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have a reading corner in my bedroom that has a couple bookshelves, a lamp, compact recliner, and a little side table. It is very cozy!

04.03.2025 21:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Last time I participated in a โ€œstuff your kindleโ€ event, a lot of the books had other options for downloading like links to kobo or epub files.

I would personally avoid anything that involves using the Amazon site at all as while that wonโ€™t be money spent, it will still be traffic to the site.

27.02.2025 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you like it and itโ€™s in your budget, get it! White will definitely be hard to maintain, but you can just put a blanket or throw over it and call it a day.

26.02.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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