First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first … Continue reading First Lines Fridays #13
Off The Topic Thursdays/ Light and Dark
Light and dark Day and night Sunrise and sunset The sun is up And you can feel its heat On your skin That brightens soul And everything is right Once again When the dark Haunts the sky The bad thoughts Enter the mind Which brings your life To a standstill. Alex
Why Is Gender So Controlling?
We hear and see gender everywhere we are, and if you think about it, this starts way before we are born. When they find out they’re having a baby, they begin to plan based on the gender of the baby. If it is a boy, he needs to play sports, if it a girl, she … Continue reading Why Is Gender So Controlling?
Top Ten Tuesday/ Favourite Middle Grade
Hosted by thatartsyreadergirl. March 24: Genre Freebie (pick a genre and build a list around it! i.e., best/worst romances, non-fiction for travelers, memoirs for foodies, classics that feel timeless, romance novel kisses, science fiction that feels too real for comfort, women’s fiction for newbies, etc.) I think this time around, I want to take a look at … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday/ Favourite Middle Grade
My First Hike In Years
As I wrote in the Childhood Rambling post, I spent most of my weekends as a kid at my aunt. After lunch, my uncle, her brother, would lift me to his car and take us places where we could walk and hike. All we took was water. We would walk or in my case wheel. … Continue reading My First Hike In Years
Update On Hormones
At the end of this month, I was supposed to take a blood test to check my liver. However, due to CONVID 19, I’m worried that the hospital won’t be available to make that kind of blood test. Which means that I starting hormones would be extended further … Continue reading Update On Hormones
Nappily Ever After Book and Movie Rant (Might Have Spoilers)
I know what you’re thinking, how dare you a trans, white guy this book and movie but believe it or no I have thoughts on both that I thought I would share them with you. The first scene that made me think in both the book and the movie when Venus’s mum was doing her … Continue reading Nappily Ever After Book and Movie Rant (Might Have Spoilers)
First Lines Fridays #12
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first … Continue reading First Lines Fridays #12
Off The Topic Thursdays/ At Night
At night I wake up It looks blindly dark You can almost taste it What steals my sleep Is pain That of the body Or that of the mind And writing My words down Is the only thing That brings me Any kind of relief. Alex
My Top Five Trans Memoirs
I know that not everyone likes this type of post. However, I haven’t done a top 5 in a while, and it’s my way of giving you guy book recommends. I remove my hat for Jazz because coming out as trans when you’re an adult is hell for most people due to transphobia, let alone … Continue reading My Top Five Trans Memoirs
