(eliza)Beth!

Skarsgard running around with his arms spread and no shirt in Generation Kill did _things_ to me, so this could break me. Yowza.

Oh. Oh my. *swoons*

Wait, BDSM romcom? Unsurprisingly, googling that does not get me anywhere useful. =)

Someone in my group therapy talked a bunch about how much they love Sanderson and I was compelled to write up a set of fantasy novel recommendations with blurbs to help them escape.

Honestly, maybe the most frustrating thing about ADHD and executive function for me is that I do manage to pull this off periodically, but every time, it _does_ feel like a unique case of divine intervention.

Sentimental Value, with Stellen Skarsgard! It was amaaaaaazing, but yeah, big vibe shift to move to Full Gear! (Also, horror starring a dog is giving my childhood dog phobic self anxiety just knowing it exists - ha!)

I went to the wrong school for my European history interests and fell back on the family trade.

Or at least I want it to be an extremely Beth sentence. =) And yessssss Elite reunion and Hangman/Fletcher 2 as outcomes would be fantastic!

…I was so distracted by the Norwegian art house film I just saw that I forgot the PPV. Also that is an extremely Beth sentence.

Y'all, this movie. It's amazing. I feel like I need to call or text everyone I know and tell them to see it.

Holy crap, Sentimental Value.

Never not having A Moment when I see a CUNY ad from a distance on the subway and I briefly misread the Y.

I think you're probably too far away for it to be convenient, but I'm pretty sure Gamescape in SF still has that kind of support.

Well, dang! My early IRC and BBS days are happily undocumented!

Oh, and are you thinking of @thetransfemininereview.com? Love her work!

I will do some googling - I am not a storyteller, as much as I'd like to be, but I've dreamed of a genre mag, lit journal, etc forever and think it's about time I figure out what that would mean re expenses to see if it's something I can scrape funds for together. =)

You are Cordially Invited to a Most Distinguished Read-a-Long. January 18 – March 7, 2026.

In the new year, I'll be hosting a read-a-long of my bestselling trans Regency romance A GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN. Read it again or for the first time, everyone is welcome.

Sign up: buttondown.com/a-gentlemans...

Girl, you do _not_ want to know what 15 year old me was up to on IRC in fall 1993. Suffice to say that it's astonishing that it took me another _32_ years to crack my egg.

Legitimate question - say I wanted to bootstrap a trans-focused literary journal, paying everyone involved. What would those costs look like, ballpark?

I want a case for my ereader that displays the cover of the book I'm reading. I swear this isn't entirely because of the opening of Before Sunrise. Not _entirely_. Mostly.

I hid my vapes away an hour and a half ago and I’m already subconsciously reaching while reading arrrrrrgh I am weak.

Welcome to the adventures of Beth trying to switch to patches and gum because oh dear gods my nicotine addiction.

Ugggggh I really need to quit vaping. I feel like it hit some kind of tipping point and is just murdering my voice on a constant basis.

This is, and I am not joking, my third time south of Houston, all three in the last two weeks.

A new New York experience - trying to get dumplings in Chinatown on a Sunday afternoon.

It’s been as long since the Berlin Wall fell as it had been then since the assassination of JFK.

I just shoved so much food in my belly that there’s a real chance I explode. It was worth it.

I will adore this show forever if for no other reason than the closing credits music of episode 4 is what finally got me to listen to Nick Cave.

(Also I’ve just had a day or two of particularly acute dysphoria and being intimidated by the work ahead so I’m particularly vulnerable to the lure of the magic button. Bleh.)

I am really, really looking forward to getting myself on stable enough ground re my transition to be able to say the same. <3