(Re)introduction

[forestofglory]

Since I have some new people in my circle and I’ve been seeing other people being more active here I thought it would be good to (re)introduce myself.

Hello! I’m Forest or Anna. I use this journal mostly to talk about media I’m consuming and my daily life. I also write for ladybusiness and sometimes write fanfic

I’m a white woman in early 40s and I’m a lifelong SFF reader and a more recent reader of fanfic. I’m a mom with one kid. I’m currently unemployed but have an academic background in ecology and urban planning.

For the last few years or so I've been dealing with tendonitis in both of my wrists, and that's been an adjustment. I also have an auditory processing disorder. I often find my disables very frustrating!

I love cozy SFF, worldbuilding, material culture, history, Chinese dramas especially wuxia, intersectional criticism, mentorship, fictional moms, and tea. Since discovering Chinese dramas a few years ago I’ve been reading a lot about Chinese history. I post-semi regular media roundups where I talk about things I've read and watched recently.

I'm currently studying Classical Chinese with a tutor. I love it so much, something about the way the language works just makes my brain happy! I post the occasional translation at foreststudio

I don’t tend to grant access to people who I’ve just met, but I also rarely post anything access locked.

Comments

[annofowlshire]

Title recommendations for cozy ssf? (Probably emphasis on the f than the sf, but I'm curious about both!)

[forestofglory]

Well to start of have some list of cosy short fiction recs I've put together before: Here and Here

Other things:
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
Chalice by Robin McKinley
Sing for the Coming of the Longest Night by Katherine Fabian and Iona Datt Sharma
The Tea Dragon Society by Kay O'Neill
Becky Chambers' Wayfarers Books (Probably her Monk and Robot books too, but I haven't read them)
Another book I hear about as cosy read is The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard, but I haven't read it because its 900 pages long and I find that overwhelming

[goodbyebird]

Snagging this, thank you <3

[wispywillow]

Hello! I'm browsing around and looking for potential new DW friends, hence why a random person just subscribed to your journal ^_^ I'm early 40s, also a bibliophile and fanfic writer. Mostly a comic nerd at the moment.

[forestofglory]

Hello! Welcome!