Doc Impossible
@impossiblephd.bsky.social
Thing explainer and #TeamRhetoric technical writing scholar who loves explaining trans science! Altersex trans lesbian. Opinions mine.
Nameless, my first novel, is out Feb 11! Preorder now: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
Stainedglasswoman.substack.com
Nameless, my first novel, is out Feb 11! Preorder now: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
Stainedglasswoman.substack.com
Pinned
Hi! I'm a technical writing professor with specializations in biomedical communication, page design, and trans stuff, and I do Thing Explainers on all that.
This is a thread of some of my bigger pieces, for anyone stumbling across my profile for the first time!
stainedglasswoman.substack.com
This is a thread of some of my bigger pieces, for anyone stumbling across my profile for the first time!
stainedglasswoman.substack.com
I'm making up slides for my presentation at C's, which is basically just Beneath the Surface, but make it queer scholarship instead of psychology, and, well, this is my last slide.
Am I being too subtle, do you think?
Am I being too subtle, do you think?
February 9, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I'm making up slides for my presentation at C's, which is basically just Beneath the Surface, but make it queer scholarship instead of psychology, and, well, this is my last slide.
Am I being too subtle, do you think?
Am I being too subtle, do you think?
Reposted by Doc Impossible
This week for Stained Glass Woman is a sample--this first *seven thousand* words from my novel, Nameless, out February 11!
Have a read, and if you enjoy it, preorders are up now, with the paperback and hardcover editions available on the 11th!
stainedglasswoman.substack.com/p/announcing...
Have a read, and if you enjoy it, preorders are up now, with the paperback and hardcover editions available on the 11th!
stainedglasswoman.substack.com/p/announcing...
Announcing: Nameless
A sample from my first novel!
stainedglasswoman.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:41 PM
This week for Stained Glass Woman is a sample--this first *seven thousand* words from my novel, Nameless, out February 11!
Have a read, and if you enjoy it, preorders are up now, with the paperback and hardcover editions available on the 11th!
stainedglasswoman.substack.com/p/announcing...
Have a read, and if you enjoy it, preorders are up now, with the paperback and hardcover editions available on the 11th!
stainedglasswoman.substack.com/p/announcing...
I have been informed that some of you think I'm cool?
And like?
Y'all, I am a *gigantic* dork, for real. I spent all day yesterday crying because I scared myself.
Cool and me have never been acquainted.
And like?
Y'all, I am a *gigantic* dork, for real. I spent all day yesterday crying because I scared myself.
Cool and me have never been acquainted.
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I have been informed that some of you think I'm cool?
And like?
Y'all, I am a *gigantic* dork, for real. I spent all day yesterday crying because I scared myself.
Cool and me have never been acquainted.
And like?
Y'all, I am a *gigantic* dork, for real. I spent all day yesterday crying because I scared myself.
Cool and me have never been acquainted.
Nameless, my queer cyberpunk novel comes out ON WEDNESDAY!!!! I'm so excited, and in the runup to it I'm introducing the cast, with music to set the vibes.
Preorder your DRM-free epub now, or get a hardcopy on Wednesday!
Today, we get to meet the hacker, $ave0RDi3
Preorder your DRM-free epub now, or get a hardcopy on Wednesday!
Today, we get to meet the hacker, $ave0RDi3
Only THREE DAYS until Nameless, my new queer cyberpunk novel, is out, available in DRM-free epub, paperback, and hardcover, and we're building up to its release by meeting the cast and getting some awesome musical vibes along the way!
Today, Caitlyn Dahlsteadt!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
Today, Caitlyn Dahlsteadt!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Nameless, my queer cyberpunk novel comes out ON WEDNESDAY!!!! I'm so excited, and in the runup to it I'm introducing the cast, with music to set the vibes.
Preorder your DRM-free epub now, or get a hardcopy on Wednesday!
Today, we get to meet the hacker, $ave0RDi3
Preorder your DRM-free epub now, or get a hardcopy on Wednesday!
Today, we get to meet the hacker, $ave0RDi3
Reposted by Doc Impossible
"transition regret blah blah" okay well my actual regret is missing out on living as myself for 15 years. if i wasn't put in conversion therapy and met NB lesbians sooner, maybe i could've had those years, but womp womp
February 9, 2026 at 2:34 PM
"transition regret blah blah" okay well my actual regret is missing out on living as myself for 15 years. if i wasn't put in conversion therapy and met NB lesbians sooner, maybe i could've had those years, but womp womp
Oh my god, Nameless is TOP 350 ALL-FORMAT CYBERPUNK?! And it's not even out yet?! Y'all, this is amazing!!! I'm speechless!
February 9, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Oh my god, Nameless is TOP 350 ALL-FORMAT CYBERPUNK?! And it's not even out yet?! Y'all, this is amazing!!! I'm speechless!
So a knight sets out to rescue the princess from kidnappers, but it turns out that the kidnappers were Cthulhu the whole time. The princess is un-rescued, so he decides to at least rescue his little sister, and in the process accidentally stops a war.
So this plumber eats mushrooms to fight evil turtles to rescue a princess.
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
So a knight sets out to rescue the princess from kidnappers, but it turns out that the kidnappers were Cthulhu the whole time. The princess is un-rescued, so he decides to at least rescue his little sister, and in the process accidentally stops a war.
So I went and checked and like
How the fuck am I too 500 in all-format cyberpunk novels *when I haven't even released yet*?!
How the fuck am I too 500 in all-format cyberpunk novels *when I haven't even released yet*?!
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
So I went and checked and like
How the fuck am I too 500 in all-format cyberpunk novels *when I haven't even released yet*?!
How the fuck am I too 500 in all-format cyberpunk novels *when I haven't even released yet*?!
I noticed to my shock that Nameless showed up on @imharperoneill.bsky.social's Repression Queen, which was amazing, so I went to Nameless' , page and the top Also Purchased for Nameless was frickin MURDERBOT?!
This is like
The highest compliment of my writing career. Martha Wells is amazing!
This is like
The highest compliment of my writing career. Martha Wells is amazing!
February 9, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I noticed to my shock that Nameless showed up on @imharperoneill.bsky.social's Repression Queen, which was amazing, so I went to Nameless' , page and the top Also Purchased for Nameless was frickin MURDERBOT?!
This is like
The highest compliment of my writing career. Martha Wells is amazing!
This is like
The highest compliment of my writing career. Martha Wells is amazing!
This is a wild and excellent book. You should read it.
Show me a receipt of you purchasing my book Repression Queen: A Memoir About Gender Transformation Erotica from Bookshop(.org) during the Game, and I’ll hand-mail you a copy of my “Zine That Turns You Into A Girl.”
This is a wacky short-term offer but could fuel some other projects I’m working on.
This is a wacky short-term offer but could fuel some other projects I’m working on.
Repression Queen: A Memoir About Gender Transformation Erotica
A Memoir About Gender Transformation Erotica
bookshop.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
This is a wild and excellent book. You should read it.
Reposted by Doc Impossible
So my 4th Anniversary since my transition began happens to be Feb 11th too and I treated myself to a preorder gift (among 2 other items) #NameLess by the incredible @impossiblephd.bsky.social
plus I track my reading via @hardcover.app so I added it to their database
hardcover.app/books/namele...
plus I track my reading via @hardcover.app so I added it to their database
hardcover.app/books/namele...
February 8, 2026 at 9:52 PM
So my 4th Anniversary since my transition began happens to be Feb 11th too and I treated myself to a preorder gift (among 2 other items) #NameLess by the incredible @impossiblephd.bsky.social
plus I track my reading via @hardcover.app so I added it to their database
hardcover.app/books/namele...
plus I track my reading via @hardcover.app so I added it to their database
hardcover.app/books/namele...
Only THREE DAYS until Nameless, my new queer cyberpunk novel, is out, available in DRM-free epub, paperback, and hardcover, and we're building up to its release by meeting the cast and getting some awesome musical vibes along the way!
Today, Caitlyn Dahlsteadt!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
Today, Caitlyn Dahlsteadt!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
February 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Only THREE DAYS until Nameless, my new queer cyberpunk novel, is out, available in DRM-free epub, paperback, and hardcover, and we're building up to its release by meeting the cast and getting some awesome musical vibes along the way!
Today, Caitlyn Dahlsteadt!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
Today, Caitlyn Dahlsteadt!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
Reposted by Doc Impossible
the pronoun labeler was deleted, but @ripperoni.com built a new one @pronounpicker.ripperoni.com
it doesn’t have all the same pronouns yet, but still ripp saved the day by launching this overnight, so make sure to thank him!
it doesn’t have all the same pronouns yet, but still ripp saved the day by launching this overnight, so make sure to thank him!
February 8, 2026 at 5:03 PM
the pronoun labeler was deleted, but @ripperoni.com built a new one @pronounpicker.ripperoni.com
it doesn’t have all the same pronouns yet, but still ripp saved the day by launching this overnight, so make sure to thank him!
it doesn’t have all the same pronouns yet, but still ripp saved the day by launching this overnight, so make sure to thank him!
"You’re free the moment you decide that you’re free. You have nothing to lose but your shackles."
I wrote those words three years ago, healing from breast augmentation, but tonight I needed to hear them again. Doctor, heal thyself.
stainedglasswoman.substack.com/p/you-are-yo...
I wrote those words three years ago, healing from breast augmentation, but tonight I needed to hear them again. Doctor, heal thyself.
stainedglasswoman.substack.com/p/you-are-yo...
You Are Your Own Jailer
Trans fear and the prison of the mind
stainedglasswoman.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:54 AM
"You’re free the moment you decide that you’re free. You have nothing to lose but your shackles."
I wrote those words three years ago, healing from breast augmentation, but tonight I needed to hear them again. Doctor, heal thyself.
stainedglasswoman.substack.com/p/you-are-yo...
I wrote those words three years ago, healing from breast augmentation, but tonight I needed to hear them again. Doctor, heal thyself.
stainedglasswoman.substack.com/p/you-are-yo...
I was offered a scholarly book contract off of a presentation originally intended as a joke.
On Wednesday, I'm publishing a novel that took me ten years and a transition to write, and that started in a storm of dysphoric tears.
Write it. Write your book now. Make it good later. Write it now.
On Wednesday, I'm publishing a novel that took me ten years and a transition to write, and that started in a storm of dysphoric tears.
Write it. Write your book now. Make it good later. Write it now.
I cannot stress this enough: you want to write a book? Write it. Do it now. Don’t wait. There is never a perfect time and you don’t need anyone’s permission. There are always dragons ahead. Not to be dark, but the cliff awaits. Write it in scraps, in voice notes, in a crappy notebook...
February 8, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I was offered a scholarly book contract off of a presentation originally intended as a joke.
On Wednesday, I'm publishing a novel that took me ten years and a transition to write, and that started in a storm of dysphoric tears.
Write it. Write your book now. Make it good later. Write it now.
On Wednesday, I'm publishing a novel that took me ten years and a transition to write, and that started in a storm of dysphoric tears.
Write it. Write your book now. Make it good later. Write it now.
My anniversary selfie turned out seductive for some reason but I'm kinda there for it tbh.
February 7, 2026 at 10:21 PM
My anniversary selfie turned out seductive for some reason but I'm kinda there for it tbh.
I'm taking a rain check on the character posting about Nameless today. My wife and I are celebrating our 22nd dating anniversary, and I find that I don't want to leave her side for long enough to write it out.
See y'all tomorrow!
See y'all tomorrow!
February 7, 2026 at 8:20 PM
I'm taking a rain check on the character posting about Nameless today. My wife and I are celebrating our 22nd dating anniversary, and I find that I don't want to leave her side for long enough to write it out.
See y'all tomorrow!
See y'all tomorrow!
Nobody believes in your potential more than the people trying to oppress you.
February 7, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Nobody believes in your potential more than the people trying to oppress you.
I just beat Sleeper Citizen 2, and I can strongly recommend it. Superb game!
February 7, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I just beat Sleeper Citizen 2, and I can strongly recommend it. Superb game!
FIVE DAYS until Nameless releases! If you like super queer cyberpunk, winter, kicking ass in Minneapolis, and/or cats with prosthetic legs, it might be for you, and we're meeting the cast this week in the buildup!
Today: Kevin Garrison, AVP of R&D at GID International
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
Today: Kevin Garrison, AVP of R&D at GID International
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
February 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
FIVE DAYS until Nameless releases! If you like super queer cyberpunk, winter, kicking ass in Minneapolis, and/or cats with prosthetic legs, it might be for you, and we're meeting the cast this week in the buildup!
Today: Kevin Garrison, AVP of R&D at GID International
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
Today: Kevin Garrison, AVP of R&D at GID International
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
You know those days that are objectively a whole freakin' lot, but which let you finally break logjams you've been stuck on for ages?
Yesterday was one of them for me, and I am super grateful for it.
Yesterday was one of them for me, and I am super grateful for it.
February 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
You know those days that are objectively a whole freakin' lot, but which let you finally break logjams you've been stuck on for ages?
Yesterday was one of them for me, and I am super grateful for it.
Yesterday was one of them for me, and I am super grateful for it.
Quotepost with a hotty who was afraid she'd be ugly if she transitioned
(and if you just read that sentence and got anxious, it may be time to consider if estrogen is right for you)
(and if you just read that sentence and got anxious, it may be time to consider if estrogen is right for you)
February 6, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Quotepost with a hotty who was afraid she'd be ugly if she transitioned
(and if you just read that sentence and got anxious, it may be time to consider if estrogen is right for you)
(and if you just read that sentence and got anxious, it may be time to consider if estrogen is right for you)
Today has been very weird, but very neat, but still very weird, and I'm trying to find my footing again.
February 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Today has been very weird, but very neat, but still very weird, and I'm trying to find my footing again.
Saaaaaame. I saw the *EXACT* Girl Inside meme on Facebook when Mae did, quite possibly on the exact same day. Something rocked inside me, but my gut response was "WOW THAT SURE MUST BE SOMETHING FOR PEOPLE TO REALIZE, LET'S NERVOUSLY SCROLL DOWN AND FORGET IT."
It's okay for it to be hard. 🫂
It's okay for it to be hard. 🫂
it's wild, I saw the @transsalamander.bsky.social post sometime in 2018 (thought it was 2017, but by the post date I must be wrong)
but I was so FREAKING hard-boiled that I was like "no, no, I'm sure I'd be a pretty enough girl; I must be unable to transition for different, *special* reasons" 🤦🏻♀️😩😓😮💨
but I was so FREAKING hard-boiled that I was like "no, no, I'm sure I'd be a pretty enough girl; I must be unable to transition for different, *special* reasons" 🤦🏻♀️😩😓😮💨
This one got to me. Repeatedly. And every time I’d close it as quickly as possible.
February 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Saaaaaame. I saw the *EXACT* Girl Inside meme on Facebook when Mae did, quite possibly on the exact same day. Something rocked inside me, but my gut response was "WOW THAT SURE MUST BE SOMETHING FOR PEOPLE TO REALIZE, LET'S NERVOUSLY SCROLL DOWN AND FORGET IT."
It's okay for it to be hard. 🫂
It's okay for it to be hard. 🫂