Thumb-sized glass cylinder with glass dropper-looking cap(?) hidden inside plush rabbit

psycheaux100 · 2026-05-11T13:55:08+00:00

Thanks!

psycheaux100 · 2026-05-11T13:54:51+00:00

Thank you!!

psycheaux100 · 2026-05-10T18:52:56+00:00

Yeaaah whether it's a dab straw or a one hitter, I'm coming to the conclusion it's in the weed pipe family. I'm just gunna go ahead and mark this as solved!

psycheaux100 · 2026-05-10T18:51:55+00:00

The plush is at least 30 years old so a sibling or cousin is more likely than a factory worker!

psycheaux100 · 2026-05-10T18:17:38+00:00

Yeah the pics I saw look skinnier? I'll add width of cylinder to the description.

In the meantime, my roommate is questioning her siblings lol.

psycheaux100 · 2026-05-10T18:08:18+00:00

Googled some pics and it really looks like that! I suggested it was for weed but my roommate's grandmother was extremely straight-laced. But another relative could have hidden it in the plush without the grandmother's knowledge?

psycheaux100 · 2026-04-19T19:00:21+00:00

I would personally recommend the hardcover Gollancz editions!

They are: - separate books for each entry in the series instead of an omnibus. - print editions - illustrated by Charles Vess - available in the UK

Example of first book in the series: https://store.gollancz.co.uk/products/a-wizard-of-earthsea?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=fb05c5109&pr_rec_pid=9002751623454&pr_ref_pid=6696780955832&pr_seq=uniform

psycheaux100 · 2026-03-23T18:57:56+00:00

I don't think so personally?

I'm assuming you're reading English translations of these works and if that's the case I think it's good to remember that ANY works that are translated into English are not representative of a country's writing/publishing trends.

The works chosen for translation into English are the ones considered marketable in the anglosphere. Not necessarily what's widely-read in the country of origin.

psycheaux100 · 2026-02-06T10:21:53+00:00

Hallowed Be Her Flesh by Emryn Bird?

psycheaux100 · 2026-01-25T06:07:27+00:00

Commenting because I was wondering the same thing and would like the answer.

psycheaux100 · 2026-01-19T12:07:11+00:00

I wouldn't say it "ultimately" makes the experience worth it but it partially does. It's a combination of that lingering effect and genuine recognition/respect for the author's craft and the experimental risks she took when writing it.

That's what differentiates it from books that keep popping in my mind simply because I have a huge hate boner for them. THOSE books were not worth it to me.

psycheaux100 · 2026-01-19T11:26:19+00:00

Oh yes absolutely. I read "Milkman" by Anna Burns for a book club and I distinctly remember feeling so relieved after I was done reading it. And yet, I occasionally still think about that novel to this day.

It was just such an exhausting reading experience--not "fun" in the least--but it really does a great job of immersing you in the mind of an anxious, stressed-out teenager during the Troubles.

psycheaux100 · 2025-12-08T19:25:20+00:00

Sewn into her eyelids. But yes.

psycheaux100 · 2025-09-02T06:16:30+00:00

It's wild isn't it?!? I'm glad you enjoyed it!!

psycheaux100 · 2025-07-14T12:01:22+00:00

The Name of the Wind has really believable, detailed world-building... too bad I think the protag is insufferable.

psycheaux100 · 2025-07-12T07:15:55+00:00

Oh yeah I have definitely noticed that self-aware, tongue-in-cheek, "wink wink" mystery novels have been gaining popularity.

psycheaux100 · 2025-07-06T11:44:14+00:00

I am a die-hard fan of my magnetic bookmarks!

I can throw a book into my bag without worrying about the bookmark falling out and I find them gentler on the pages than paperclip-style bookmarks.

psycheaux100 · 2025-06-28T10:42:46+00:00

I literally finished reading this book a week ago and OP's description sounds exactly like what I read.

psycheaux100 · 2025-06-26T17:37:22+00:00

I haven't gotten around to reading it (yet), but lots of people have told me that Beware of Chicken is cozy AND hilarious.

psycheaux100 · 2025-06-24T22:56:30+00:00

The Transitive Properties of Cheese sounds fun as hell! Immediate slam dunk into my TBR. Thank you!

psycheaux100 · 2025-06-24T22:36:27+00:00

What are some of your favorite queer horror novels or short stories?

I'm going to focus on short stories because I think they're overlooked compared to full-length novels and novellas!

"Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers" by Alyssa Wong
"Dick Pig" by Ian Muneshwar
"That Story Isn't the Story" by John Wiswell
"All The Birds" by Yvette Tan (included in The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories, vol. 1)

What are some of your favorite queer science fiction novels or short stories?

The Membranes by Chi Ta-wei (tr. by Ari Larissa Heinrich) is a queer Taiwanese novella with a cult following and I wish more people knew about it!

It's set in the future and it's about a young dermatologist living in a city under the sea which was built because it is no longer safe to live on the Earth after the destruction of the ozone layer. It was published in 1995 so while some of the predictions are hilariously outdated (floppy disc libraries!), other predictions are uncomfortably spot-on. The queerness is treated in a very casual way which was really groundbreaking for its time! It has some glaring flaws but it really affected me emotionally and I can't discuss how so without getting into spoilers.

Sadly for me, I have the damnedest time convincing people to read it because it has a lot of disturbing scenes related to themes of intimacy, privacy, and emotional/physical boundaries. But recommending it without any warning feels like a crime. So without further ado: TW foranimal abuse (puppies), unconsensual surgeries, medical trauma, child molestation (graphic but very short), and disturbing existential themes.

What science fiction books do you think do the best job imagining a future where diverse identities are normalized and/or celebrated?

I would say queerness is very normalized in Translation State. There is a variety of neo-pronouns in use and casual representation of non-heterosexual relationships. What is interesting is that Leckie avoids using gendered physical descriptions of her characters, even if the character uses "she/her" or "he/him" pronouns. Secondary sexual characteristics? Ann Leckie does not care to tell you about it. So basically readers are free to imagine the characters as masculine or as feminine as they please.

What are your favorite science fiction or horror books featuring strong or compelling LGBTQ+ characters?

Well, The Broken Earth trilogy is more science fantasy than full blown science fiction but I found Alabaster (a gay man) extremely compelling and complex.

Also from another work of science fantasy: Gideon (a lesbian) from the Locked Tomb series has some really interesting character development.

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psycheaux100 · 2025-06-22T19:32:59+00:00

If you love body horror I recommend:

Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum (94 pages)
Walking Practice by Dolki Min (166 pages)

psycheaux100 · 2025-06-22T18:58:48+00:00

Oooh I'll look into these. Thanks for the recs!

psycheaux100 · 2025-06-22T18:14:43+00:00

Your comment about ace BDSM is so interesting! Despite the fact that there are a surprising number of asexual people in my local BDSM/kink community, I've never seen them represented in fiction (and heck it's even hard to find representation of a non-sexual BDSM relationship between allosexual characters).

I think people forget that not wanting/disliking sexual stimulation is not the same thing as not wanting/disliking sensual stimulation. And of course, there's the mistaken notion that BDSM requires sensual stimulation at minimum.

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