This book had been on my TBR for so long, and I’m glad I finally read it. It’s written by Casey McQuiston who is nonbinary and bisexual (so someone who knows what they are writing about). This is their debut novel written because of a lack of LGBT fiction in mainstream media. The story revolves … Continue reading Red White & Royal Blue Review
Almost every culture talks of where we go after death: hell, heaven or even purgatory in the meantime. Here Matt Haig imagines a library between life and death. As long as you have even a little bit of desire for living you remain in the library. In the library is an infinite number of books, … Continue reading The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Book Review)
The Island of Sea Women is a story of two friends who happen to be haenyos or sea women on the remote Korean Island of Jeju. The novel encompasses their life right from the time they meet as young girls, become best friends, travel away from home for work to their respective marriages, married life, … Continue reading The Island of the Sea Women by Lisa See (Book Review)
Yes, I finally began medical transition. Right at the start of March 2021, I had my appointments with a psychiatrist and an endocrinologist. I got my gender dysphoria/incongruence letter, got my blood tests done, and then began that (oh so sweet) testosterone. It seemed like the perfect time to start T. I had a job, … Continue reading Starting T… but then Stopping after 1.5 Months
I am someone who thinks about friendships a lot. Who do you really call a friend? How do friendships evolve? How do friendships end? Am I a good friend? And being an introvert I have fewer but quality friendships. Recently I ended a friendship, actually with someone I was pretty close to. So let's get … Continue reading Ending a Friendship
The Socrates Express by Eric Weiner As the name suggests, the book combines philosophy lessons from famous philosophers and the author’s train journeys. In each chapter, the author writes about visiting the city of a different philosopher and, and along with experiencing the train rides, he tries to experience the philosophy of that philosopher. You … Continue reading Book Reviews (June-July)
As a pre-T trans man, it's not easy to dodge dysphoria. I have a strong, positive mindset and attitude but even that is not a solution on its own. I keep oscillating between positive self-talk and negative dysphoric self-talk. For days, it seems as if dysphoria is gone or is no more but then it … Continue reading Gender Dysphoria and Dealing With It
The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson is a satisfying read. It is a story based in a rural village of northern Canada, where the attraction of the town is a lake called Crow Lake. The story is about Arthur, a hard-working farmer, and Ian, a teenage boy approaching adulthood. These two characters … Continue reading Book Review – The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson
1. Once a Girl, Always a Boy by Jo Ivester Once a Girl, Always a Boy is a family memoir of a trans man written by his mom. The memoir consists of small, digestible chunks of narration by Jeremy (whose story the book is based on), his mom, his dad, and his other family members. … Continue reading Book Reviews March 2020
Why am I taking this challenge? Lately, I have been feeling addicted to my phone a lot. My mind has become self-distracting. I feel unable to focus on a task for more than two minutes. Either I feel the urge to check my phone for any notification, or I start thinking of something or the … Continue reading 30 Days Without a Smartphone Challenge
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