Doc Impossible
@impossiblephd.bsky.social
Thing explainer and #TeamRhetoric technical writing scholar who loves explaining trans science! ⚢. Opinions mine.
Don't crack eggs. Build nests.
Kindness is a hard choice worth making.
I write Stained Glass Woman!
Stainedglasswoman.substack.com
Don't crack eggs. Build nests.
Kindness is a hard choice worth making.
I write Stained Glass Woman!
Stainedglasswoman.substack.com
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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
Since I'm apparently just blathering on this morning:
I want to just recognize for a moment how phenomenally well-designed Harlowe, from BL4, is as a character. Visually, she's feminine, cute, not hypersexualized at all, and her writing is so on point for who the lore says she is.
I want to just recognize for a moment how phenomenally well-designed Harlowe, from BL4, is as a character. Visually, she's feminine, cute, not hypersexualized at all, and her writing is so on point for who the lore says she is.
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Since I'm apparently just blathering on this morning:
I want to just recognize for a moment how phenomenally well-designed Harlowe, from BL4, is as a character. Visually, she's feminine, cute, not hypersexualized at all, and her writing is so on point for who the lore says she is.
I want to just recognize for a moment how phenomenally well-designed Harlowe, from BL4, is as a character. Visually, she's feminine, cute, not hypersexualized at all, and her writing is so on point for who the lore says she is.
Actually, I don't think I ever shared this publicly.
I write about trans stuff, but a huge part of my heart is and forever will be in page design. So, the cartoony bit of this was comissioned, but the rest was designed by me. Yea, I know, it's light touch stuff, but I wanted to emphasize the art.
I write about trans stuff, but a huge part of my heart is and forever will be in page design. So, the cartoony bit of this was comissioned, but the rest was designed by me. Yea, I know, it's light touch stuff, but I wanted to emphasize the art.
It is! It's the art B and I commissioned for the invitations to our vow renewal.
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Actually, I don't think I ever shared this publicly.
I write about trans stuff, but a huge part of my heart is and forever will be in page design. So, the cartoony bit of this was comissioned, but the rest was designed by me. Yea, I know, it's light touch stuff, but I wanted to emphasize the art.
I write about trans stuff, but a huge part of my heart is and forever will be in page design. So, the cartoony bit of this was comissioned, but the rest was designed by me. Yea, I know, it's light touch stuff, but I wanted to emphasize the art.
OK, serious posting done for the morning.
Two things I did that really reduced unsolicited dick pics, in case any of you want:
1. I got my second boob job. Having Megaboobs isn't what some of them want, and the others are intimidated.
2. Posted a sapphic romance pic in my header.
😉
Two things I did that really reduced unsolicited dick pics, in case any of you want:
1. I got my second boob job. Having Megaboobs isn't what some of them want, and the others are intimidated.
2. Posted a sapphic romance pic in my header.
😉
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
OK, serious posting done for the morning.
Two things I did that really reduced unsolicited dick pics, in case any of you want:
1. I got my second boob job. Having Megaboobs isn't what some of them want, and the others are intimidated.
2. Posted a sapphic romance pic in my header.
😉
Two things I did that really reduced unsolicited dick pics, in case any of you want:
1. I got my second boob job. Having Megaboobs isn't what some of them want, and the others are intimidated.
2. Posted a sapphic romance pic in my header.
😉
This is a wonderful and fascinating thread about being pony famous (meaning: highly notable but in a very niche space. Term originates from MLP fandom, hence the name).
My experience is somewhat different than Amabel's, but my unease with the threats of parasociality and harassment are the same.
My experience is somewhat different than Amabel's, but my unease with the threats of parasociality and harassment are the same.
when discussing parasociality & harassment, I refer to myself as a kinda-sorta public figure, or a half-assed or niche public figure
my therapist hit me with: bitch* you were profiled in The New Yorker, strangers discuss your work, you are a public figure full stop
(*"bitch" implied not literal) 🧵
my therapist hit me with: bitch* you were profiled in The New Yorker, strangers discuss your work, you are a public figure full stop
(*"bitch" implied not literal) 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This is a wonderful and fascinating thread about being pony famous (meaning: highly notable but in a very niche space. Term originates from MLP fandom, hence the name).
My experience is somewhat different than Amabel's, but my unease with the threats of parasociality and harassment are the same.
My experience is somewhat different than Amabel's, but my unease with the threats of parasociality and harassment are the same.
Okay, this is officially way cool!
Today, I can finally share the rest of my Game Changer, "we've been here the whole time" stickers and pins, in a whopping 27 flag designs!
Stickers: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4333...
Pins: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4346...
My endless thanks to @samreich.bsky.social for blessing these! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Stickers: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4333...
Pins: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4346...
My endless thanks to @samreich.bsky.social for blessing these! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Okay, this is officially way cool!
Okay, go for it.
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Okay, go for it.
Ahh, those nights where you can't sleep because you're too pissed off.
Super.
Super.
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Ahh, those nights where you can't sleep because you're too pissed off.
Super.
Super.
Controlled Opposition (noun phrase):
An individual/group which poses as the political opposition to a dominant political group, but which is quietly controlled by that group. By acting as purely symbolic opposition to the dominant group, controlled opposition ensures the success of that group.
An individual/group which poses as the political opposition to a dominant political group, but which is quietly controlled by that group. By acting as purely symbolic opposition to the dominant group, controlled opposition ensures the success of that group.
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Controlled Opposition (noun phrase):
An individual/group which poses as the political opposition to a dominant political group, but which is quietly controlled by that group. By acting as purely symbolic opposition to the dominant group, controlled opposition ensures the success of that group.
An individual/group which poses as the political opposition to a dominant political group, but which is quietly controlled by that group. By acting as purely symbolic opposition to the dominant group, controlled opposition ensures the success of that group.
Good god, I'd forgotten his much I *loathe* Happosai.
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Good god, I'd forgotten his much I *loathe* Happosai.
I never never get tired of Ea-Nasir jokes, and given how much of a troll the man seemed to be in real life, I think he'd absolutely *love* that this is a significant part of his enduring legacy.
November 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I never never get tired of Ea-Nasir jokes, and given how much of a troll the man seemed to be in real life, I think he'd absolutely *love* that this is a significant part of his enduring legacy.
IT SNOWED LAST NIGHT
kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain on a stage .
ALT: kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain on a stage .
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
IT SNOWED LAST NIGHT
Okay, here's a weird one:
I have *vivid* dreams. But once in a while I'll have a dream that's a direct sequel to a dream I had a long time ago. Like, think highly narrative, directly connected, often with recurring characters. Totally fictional, top to bottom.
Does that happen to anyone else?
I have *vivid* dreams. But once in a while I'll have a dream that's a direct sequel to a dream I had a long time ago. Like, think highly narrative, directly connected, often with recurring characters. Totally fictional, top to bottom.
Does that happen to anyone else?
November 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Okay, here's a weird one:
I have *vivid* dreams. But once in a while I'll have a dream that's a direct sequel to a dream I had a long time ago. Like, think highly narrative, directly connected, often with recurring characters. Totally fictional, top to bottom.
Does that happen to anyone else?
I have *vivid* dreams. But once in a while I'll have a dream that's a direct sequel to a dream I had a long time ago. Like, think highly narrative, directly connected, often with recurring characters. Totally fictional, top to bottom.
Does that happen to anyone else?
Lol. Lmao, even.
As a white man, I hate AI for appropriating my culture of being confidently wrong about things while using Reddit as a primary source.
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Lol. Lmao, even.
Gender is a performance and--
🎶Get outta heeeeere
Get me some money tooooo.
Why don't you do riiiiiiiight
Like some other men dooooo~🎶
🎶Get outta heeeeere
Get me some money tooooo.
Why don't you do riiiiiiiight
Like some other men dooooo~🎶
Gender is a performance and I'm the nochijite in the Noh play "Izutsu"
Gender is a performance and I'm that one scene in THE NICE GUYS where Ryan Gosling is in the toilet stall and fumbles with a lit cigarette
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Gender is a performance and--
🎶Get outta heeeeere
Get me some money tooooo.
Why don't you do riiiiiiiight
Like some other men dooooo~🎶
🎶Get outta heeeeere
Get me some money tooooo.
Why don't you do riiiiiiiight
Like some other men dooooo~🎶
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Me, holding my first HRT dose:
I have GOT to get hotter + crazier
November 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Me, holding my first HRT dose:
Favorite superhero that isn't DC or Marvel.
Dreadnought is just... So good.
Dreadnought is just... So good.
November 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Favorite superhero that isn't DC or Marvel.
Dreadnought is just... So good.
Dreadnought is just... So good.
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Every single trans writer or artist can see themselves in the story of Isabel Fall. Especially if your writing is subversive or transgressive in either way.
I can't stand the way she was treated, and I can't stand how many otherwise good people were easily tricked into attacking her.
I can't stand the way she was treated, and I can't stand how many otherwise good people were easily tricked into attacking her.
Sitting here thinking about Isabel Fall, author of "Helicopter Story." I truly, genuinely hope she was eventually able to find SOME way to be a version of her genuine trans self. Maybe she's living offline or calling herself a different name... IDK. We failed her and I'm still angry about it.
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Every single trans writer or artist can see themselves in the story of Isabel Fall. Especially if your writing is subversive or transgressive in either way.
I can't stand the way she was treated, and I can't stand how many otherwise good people were easily tricked into attacking her.
I can't stand the way she was treated, and I can't stand how many otherwise good people were easily tricked into attacking her.
I just starred The Outer Worlds 2. I'm a Dumb, Lucky, Suave Roustabout, meaning that I have no idea how I got my job.
She has no idea what she's doing, can't stealth, won't fight in melle because she might break a nail, and has no clue what these complex gizmos do.
I made a bimbo.
10/10 goty. 🤣
She has no idea what she's doing, can't stealth, won't fight in melle because she might break a nail, and has no clue what these complex gizmos do.
I made a bimbo.
10/10 goty. 🤣
November 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I just starred The Outer Worlds 2. I'm a Dumb, Lucky, Suave Roustabout, meaning that I have no idea how I got my job.
She has no idea what she's doing, can't stealth, won't fight in melle because she might break a nail, and has no clue what these complex gizmos do.
I made a bimbo.
10/10 goty. 🤣
She has no idea what she's doing, can't stealth, won't fight in melle because she might break a nail, and has no clue what these complex gizmos do.
I made a bimbo.
10/10 goty. 🤣
Oh shit, my talk got scheduled for the best slot in the entire conference. First day, right after lunch.
That's... really cool.
That's... really cool.
November 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Oh shit, my talk got scheduled for the best slot in the entire conference. First day, right after lunch.
That's... really cool.
That's... really cool.
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I'm the only 'me' that ever was
I see my pre-transition self as something not unlike myself as a child - a phase in life I've outgrown, a series of habits I've unlearned, a few mistakes I've learned from
I'm still me. I was always me. I'm just wiser now, and happier
I see my pre-transition self as something not unlike myself as a child - a phase in life I've outgrown, a series of habits I've unlearned, a few mistakes I've learned from
I'm still me. I was always me. I'm just wiser now, and happier
How do you explain what happened to your past self once you transitioned?
Are they dead? Alive within you? Never alive in the first place? Or something else entirely?
Are they dead? Alive within you? Never alive in the first place? Or something else entirely?
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I'm the only 'me' that ever was
I see my pre-transition self as something not unlike myself as a child - a phase in life I've outgrown, a series of habits I've unlearned, a few mistakes I've learned from
I'm still me. I was always me. I'm just wiser now, and happier
I see my pre-transition self as something not unlike myself as a child - a phase in life I've outgrown, a series of habits I've unlearned, a few mistakes I've learned from
I'm still me. I was always me. I'm just wiser now, and happier
At the beginning of my transition, I stumbled across @valeriehalla.dicot.moe's Goodbye to Halos. It was a lifeline to me, offering me a vision of a life after transition, a world of simple acceptance.
There's something profoundly special about the bits of media that help us see ourselves early on.
There's something profoundly special about the bits of media that help us see ourselves early on.
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
At the beginning of my transition, I stumbled across @valeriehalla.dicot.moe's Goodbye to Halos. It was a lifeline to me, offering me a vision of a life after transition, a world of simple acceptance.
There's something profoundly special about the bits of media that help us see ourselves early on.
There's something profoundly special about the bits of media that help us see ourselves early on.
I've been watching Season 2 of Hazbin Hotel and like...
Ugh, I feel bad even suggesting this but...
But it feels like a real step down, for the most part, from season 1, so far. I've been trying to not be a little disappointed.
Is this a just me thing?
Ugh, I feel bad even suggesting this but...
But it feels like a real step down, for the most part, from season 1, so far. I've been trying to not be a little disappointed.
Is this a just me thing?
November 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I've been watching Season 2 of Hazbin Hotel and like...
Ugh, I feel bad even suggesting this but...
But it feels like a real step down, for the most part, from season 1, so far. I've been trying to not be a little disappointed.
Is this a just me thing?
Ugh, I feel bad even suggesting this but...
But it feels like a real step down, for the most part, from season 1, so far. I've been trying to not be a little disappointed.
Is this a just me thing?
This. So much this.
I have a lot of fondness for my past self, who made a lot of mistakes and was pretty consistently miserable and not that fun to be around, but who really tried to be good while playing life on hardcore mode.
My past self exists in the past with me as a dream within her. My current self exists in the present, with her as a memory within me.
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This. So much this.
I finally finished the revised ending of Hades 2 and I agree--this was *much* more well-done than the original.
November 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I finally finished the revised ending of Hades 2 and I agree--this was *much* more well-done than the original.
*Sigh*
Too many of the people I love are too overwhelmed and overworked by a country and a time that cares too much for profits and cruelty and too little for people and kindness.
I wish I could make anything better for them. 😢
Too many of the people I love are too overwhelmed and overworked by a country and a time that cares too much for profits and cruelty and too little for people and kindness.
I wish I could make anything better for them. 😢
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
*Sigh*
Too many of the people I love are too overwhelmed and overworked by a country and a time that cares too much for profits and cruelty and too little for people and kindness.
I wish I could make anything better for them. 😢
Too many of the people I love are too overwhelmed and overworked by a country and a time that cares too much for profits and cruelty and too little for people and kindness.
I wish I could make anything better for them. 😢