Thursday Recs

[soc_puppet]

Oh right, it's Thursday! I rec things here on Thursday.

This Thursday, I would like to give a solid, two thumbs up to the literal act of sleeping. Sleep is a very neat function of most (all?) life on Earth, and I heartily recommend it, especially those who wish to become less fatigued. In fact, I plan to partake of some myself later tonight! (I am very tired.)


Do you have a rec for this week? Just reply to this post with something queer or queer-adjacent (such as, soap made by a queer person that isn't necessarily queer themed) that you'd, well, recommend. Self-recs are welcome, as are recs for fandom-related content!

Comments

[mistressofmuses]

Sleep is pretty cool. Terribly underrated!

[goatgodschild]

This week, I am recommending "Chrysalis", a short story by Bruce Coville. In the story, a boy grows a pair of butterfly wings, and then has to decide whether he wants to stay like that and never grow older, or stay human and have new experiences to pass on to others.
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CONTENT WARNING: While it has a happy ending, it does center around themes of suicide and the effects of abuse.

[cesy]

Sleep is great

[rydra_wong]

I've just finished reading Travis Alabanza's None of the Above: Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary, which is phenomenal and very painful (for people not previously familiar with them, Alabanza is a dazzlingly smart and terrifyingly young British playwright and performer).

[krait]

Sleep and I have a love-hate relationship; by which I mean I procrastinate as long as possible about going to see them, only to then procrastinate as long as possible about leaving them. :D Still, I don't foresee permanent separation anywhere in our future!

[silveradept]

Sleep is often a very valid life choice.

I also received a Mega Charizard X Amigurumi that had been commissioned for me by hooked_on_anime, which was a very pleasant surprise.

[fred_mouse]

Two recs this week! I've just read the first TPB of Heartstopper and it is adorable and easy reading, with most of the unpleasantness (of which there isn't much) happening off screen. And I'm halfway through All Boys Aren't Blue, which is 'a memoir manifesto about growing up black and queer' (in the USA) by George M Johnson, and it is so fabulously written, even though there are a lot of difficult topics being discussed.