So, there’s this bit in the second season finale of Amazon’s Wheel of Time show, and, while I do have some issues with how this show has adapted the books I love so very much, this detail does a lot to assure me that yes, the writers probably do understand the source material and are...
2025-03-03 16:58:01 +0000 UTC
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A Beginner’s Guide to Empathy
Briar Rose
The first thing I did the next day was text my doctor’s office and set up a consultation for a vaginoplasty. The option might not be available to me soon, but if I got the ball rolling now I might be able to get it done bef...
2025-02-28 15:47:41 +0000 UTC
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Learning Love and Lore Simultaneously
So, I don’t really know if I’ve ever talked about this on here, but I’m a pretty big anime and manga fan. I’ve been one since I was but a small egg in my single digits and have maintained my love of Japanese comics and ...
2025-02-24 16:53:16 +0000 UTC
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A Beginner’s Guide to Communication
Kyle
We arrived at our home in silence. I’d explained what had happened when I’d arrived at work that day while we drove back, and Rose looked ready to burn the world down and force-feed her mother the ashes when I finished. I...
2025-02-21 16:31:27 +0000 UTC
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Hello, lovelies! Last week, we discussed how Elsie Silver's immaculate quintet of Hot Cowboy Books, the Chestnut Springs series, masterfully handle the concept of a Third Act Breakup. While doing so, I mentioned the possibility of discussing some of the series' more R-Rated positive...
2025-02-17 17:56:28 +0000 UTC
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A Beginner’s Guide to Corporate Warfare
Briar Rose
My soul resonated to the tune of a love song as I walked (nay, strutted (NAY, PRANCED)) into my office building in my skirt and heels. I hummed a ditty from Meet Me in Saint Louis as I walked over to the el...
2025-02-14 17:24:03 +0000 UTC
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Okay, so, if you follow my socials at all (1) you’re probably aware of two things: one, I have very strong opinions about DC Comics; and two, I greatly ...
2025-02-10 19:31:18 +0000 UTC
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Okay, so, first off, sorry for the delay on this! I got sick again, plus I’ve been dealing with some complications regarding my living situation, and I’ve been wicked busy with Beginner’s Guide2025-02-07 21:20:43 +0000 UTC
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So. Last week we discussed how New Girl’s Jessica Day and Nick Miller (as well as Schmidt and Cece) try and ultimately fail to make it work during season 3. Thus, going into season 4, the entirety of the core cast is single, as demonstrated in the opener ‘The Last Wedding.’ All five of the ...
2025-02-07 21:15:02 +0000 UTC
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Okay, so, last week, we covered the truly spectacular and downright magical journey New Girl’s Jessica Day and Nick Miller took to becoming my favorite TV couple over the course of the first two seasons of the much-loved Fox sitcom, and how it hits all the correct notes of good romcom writing w...
2025-02-07 21:08:26 +0000 UTC
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So, last year I embarked on a long overdue journey in watching the Fox Network sitcom New Girl, which ran for seven seasons from 2011-2018. My best friend, who’s a huge fan of the show, got me into after playing me a few out of context clips (namely a certain kiss scene we’ll get back to late...
2025-02-07 21:02:14 +0000 UTC
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A Beginner’s Guide to Alumni Associations
Kyle
Per an agreement we’d reached last night, signatoried by both of us via a sticky-note that we attached to my bare-back, Rose woke me up with a blowjob on her first day back to work. It was a helluva sensation, a warm ...
2025-02-07 19:43:42 +0000 UTC
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Month 8: February (Part 1)
Samantha
I sat in Paul’s hospital room, holding Eli’s hand while we watched my uncle eat the rabbit food they’d given him for lunch. He was fucking miserable, his face scrunching up with every bite, but at least he was eating it. “I ...
2025-02-03 18:46:15 +0000 UTC
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A Beginner’s Guide to Meeting the Family
Briar Rose
I rode shotgun in Kyle’s car, sitting on my hands and trying not to fidget too much as we passed through the tollbooth and over the state line into Maine. I pulled down the mirror and checked my makeup for the mi...
2025-01-31 20:12:30 +0000 UTC
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A Beginner’s Guide to Mommy Issues
Briar Rose
Twenty-Five Years Ago
“God, you are just so damn cute,” Sarah said as she fastened the wig to my head. Her hair was longer in those days, and much lighter, so the blonde wig made us look more alike. Th...
2025-01-24 16:23:18 +0000 UTC
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A Beginner’s Guide to Performance Art
Kyle
I held my face in my hands as I replayed the video for the fifth time in a row. Rachel, for her part, was pointing and laughing at Rose and I. The worst part? I couldn’t blame her. Shoe on the other foot, I’d probably d...
2025-01-17 18:03:57 +0000 UTC
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A Beginner’s Guide to What Happens in Vegas
Briar Rose
I woke up beneath an unfamiliar ceiling, but with the all-too-familiar pain of a hangover spiking through my skull. A desolate groan fled my throat, and I raked a hand through my hair to find it damp and jutting...
2025-01-10 18:14:03 +0000 UTC
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Month 7: January
Eli
“... Bruh,” was all Kelsey said as I finished telling her everything that had happened at Christmas.
“Well met,” I rolled my eyes. “Very articulate as always, Kel.”
We sat in the attic of her grandmother’s hou...
2025-01-07 17:16:53 +0000 UTC
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A Beginner's Guide to High School Baseball
Kyle
Overton Preparatory Academy was an aggressively bougie place on every level. Situated in the north end of Boston, their campus stretched the better part of a city block and consisted of over half a dozen buildings. Their...
2025-01-03 18:19:45 +0000 UTC
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Hello, lovelies! Sorry for the lack of content lately. I’ve come down with a nasty case of pneumonia and am currently convalescing at home, and don’t really have the energy to write. That said, I’ll be back next week with plenty of stuff!
Thank you for your patience, and Merry Christm...
2024-12-25 19:57:08 +0000 UTC
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Hello, lovelies! Just a reminder that you can read up to three chapters ahead on this story, plus three ahead on Beginner's Guide and two ahead on Magical Girl Exorcist Squad, by becoming a paid subscriber to my patreon!
2024-12-10 16:58:20 +0000 UTC
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2024-11-26 19:22:54 +0000 UTC
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Hello, lovelies! Don’t forget you can buy my books in paperback here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D8HCFFYH
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2024-11-22 17:43:30 +0000 UTC
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Hello, lovelies! Don’t forget you can buy my books in paperback here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D8HCFFYH
https://www.amazon.com/dp/...
2024-11-22 16:44:55 +0000 UTC
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