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
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Nameless, my first novel, is out Feb 11! Preorder now: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
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
For the next week, in the runup to the publication of Nameless, I'll be introducing the cast of the setting, each with a link to music to help you get the vibe of each! Each day, you'll get a chance to meet a new character in a little more detail.
Today: The North American Union, our setting.
Today: The North American Union, our setting.
February 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
For the next week, in the runup to the publication of Nameless, I'll be introducing the cast of the setting, each with a link to music to help you get the vibe of each! Each day, you'll get a chance to meet a new character in a little more detail.
Today: The North American Union, our setting.
Today: The North American Union, our setting.
This is really important to remember when you're looking at & talking about the E Files, especially w/r/t trans folks.
Their motivations were *dumb*. They are dumb.
Yes, they did some sophisticated manipulation, but it was in service of dumb shit. Don't give them power they never had.
Their motivations were *dumb*. They are dumb.
Yes, they did some sophisticated manipulation, but it was in service of dumb shit. Don't give them power they never had.
Epstein was verifiably involved in multiple criminal conspiracies, and the emails hints at additional ones we didn't necessarily know of.
That does not mean he saw everything, caused everything, lurked in every shadow.
That does not mean he saw everything, caused everything, lurked in every shadow.
I draw a distinction between a conspiracy - a plot by 2+ people to do something bad in secret - and belief in vast conspiracies.
The latter gives conspirators superhuman foresight and abilities, imagining malevolent forces everywhere and overinterpreting ordinary things as signs of their presence.
The latter gives conspirators superhuman foresight and abilities, imagining malevolent forces everywhere and overinterpreting ordinary things as signs of their presence.
February 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
This is really important to remember when you're looking at & talking about the E Files, especially w/r/t trans folks.
Their motivations were *dumb*. They are dumb.
Yes, they did some sophisticated manipulation, but it was in service of dumb shit. Don't give them power they never had.
Their motivations were *dumb*. They are dumb.
Yes, they did some sophisticated manipulation, but it was in service of dumb shit. Don't give them power they never had.
On one side: the potato famine.
On the other: they were a mercenary corps that chose the wrong side in the Franco-Prussian war, so they had to get scarce quick, and as far away as they could get, which was the USA. Turns out you shouldn't side against Germany if you're German mercenaries!
On the other: they were a mercenary corps that chose the wrong side in the Franco-Prussian war, so they had to get scarce quick, and as far away as they could get, which was the USA. Turns out you shouldn't side against Germany if you're German mercenaries!
Genuinely curious: If your family is American, what brought them here?
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
February 3, 2026 at 3:38 AM
On one side: the potato famine.
On the other: they were a mercenary corps that chose the wrong side in the Franco-Prussian war, so they had to get scarce quick, and as far away as they could get, which was the USA. Turns out you shouldn't side against Germany if you're German mercenaries!
On the other: they were a mercenary corps that chose the wrong side in the Franco-Prussian war, so they had to get scarce quick, and as far away as they could get, which was the USA. Turns out you shouldn't side against Germany if you're German mercenaries!
Since a couple of people have asked about signed copies of Nameless:
I can do it, but I'd have to order, have it shipped to my house, sign, and then mail it to you. I can do it, but it'll be a fair lot more expensive because of the second leg of shipping, and days late too.
I can do it, but I'd have to order, have it shipped to my house, sign, and then mail it to you. I can do it, but it'll be a fair lot more expensive because of the second leg of shipping, and days late too.
February 3, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Since a couple of people have asked about signed copies of Nameless:
I can do it, but I'd have to order, have it shipped to my house, sign, and then mail it to you. I can do it, but it'll be a fair lot more expensive because of the second leg of shipping, and days late too.
I can do it, but I'd have to order, have it shipped to my house, sign, and then mail it to you. I can do it, but it'll be a fair lot more expensive because of the second leg of shipping, and days late too.
MY ARTIST'S PROOF COPY CAME IN AND IT'S PERFECT!!!
Wow that's exciting!
Wow that's exciting!
February 2, 2026 at 6:19 PM
MY ARTIST'S PROOF COPY CAME IN AND IT'S PERFECT!!!
Wow that's exciting!
Wow that's exciting!
Here's a question for people:
Vibe is a big deal for me when I'm writing fiction, and I got a whole playlist together for Nameless and it's characters, to help me get in the right perspective for each.
Is a sort of "Meet the Cast" thread, with music, of interest, or would that be spammy?
Vibe is a big deal for me when I'm writing fiction, and I got a whole playlist together for Nameless and it's characters, to help me get in the right perspective for each.
Is a sort of "Meet the Cast" thread, with music, of interest, or would that be spammy?
February 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Here's a question for people:
Vibe is a big deal for me when I'm writing fiction, and I got a whole playlist together for Nameless and it's characters, to help me get in the right perspective for each.
Is a sort of "Meet the Cast" thread, with music, of interest, or would that be spammy?
Vibe is a big deal for me when I'm writing fiction, and I got a whole playlist together for Nameless and it's characters, to help me get in the right perspective for each.
Is a sort of "Meet the Cast" thread, with music, of interest, or would that be spammy?
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...
*Wakes up*
Well, that went viral.
Hi, new folks. I'm Zoe, I'm trans, I do technical writing, and I work to explain complicated science, especially trans science, in simple terms. Think Good Eats, but with estrogen.
I've got a Substack with better editing and less swearing about rich people. 👋
Well, that went viral.
Hi, new folks. I'm Zoe, I'm trans, I do technical writing, and I work to explain complicated science, especially trans science, in simple terms. Think Good Eats, but with estrogen.
I've got a Substack with better editing and less swearing about rich people. 👋
February 2, 2026 at 11:35 AM
*Wakes up*
Well, that went viral.
Hi, new folks. I'm Zoe, I'm trans, I do technical writing, and I work to explain complicated science, especially trans science, in simple terms. Think Good Eats, but with estrogen.
I've got a Substack with better editing and less swearing about rich people. 👋
Well, that went viral.
Hi, new folks. I'm Zoe, I'm trans, I do technical writing, and I work to explain complicated science, especially trans science, in simple terms. Think Good Eats, but with estrogen.
I've got a Substack with better editing and less swearing about rich people. 👋
I've been kinda numb today, in no small part because of the E-files revelations that this whole trans genocide was so that the friends of some billionaires were chasers.
I... I wrote about this for my scholarly book. I put so much effort into showing it.
I get how Sexton feels. Fucking fuck.
I... I wrote about this for my scholarly book. I put so much effort into showing it.
I get how Sexton feels. Fucking fuck.
February 1, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I've been kinda numb today, in no small part because of the E-files revelations that this whole trans genocide was so that the friends of some billionaires were chasers.
I... I wrote about this for my scholarly book. I put so much effort into showing it.
I get how Sexton feels. Fucking fuck.
I... I wrote about this for my scholarly book. I put so much effort into showing it.
I get how Sexton feels. Fucking fuck.
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2 years ago, I came out publicly by posting a comic on the same day I started HRT. It resonated with a lot of people, and since I deleted my twitter I'd like for it to have a place here on bsky instead. (1/3)
January 26, 2026 at 8:02 PM
2 years ago, I came out publicly by posting a comic on the same day I started HRT. It resonated with a lot of people, and since I deleted my twitter I'd like for it to have a place here on bsky instead. (1/3)
Reposted by Doc Impossible
Are you excited about Nameless, my new queer near-future cyberpunk novel set in Minneapolis? I sure as heck am!
And preorders for the ebook are now LIVE! It'll also be available on Kindle Unlimited at launch, if you're a subscriber.
Nobody survives winter alone.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
And preorders for the ebook are now LIVE! It'll also be available on Kindle Unlimited at launch, if you're a subscriber.
Nobody survives winter alone.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
January 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Are you excited about Nameless, my new queer near-future cyberpunk novel set in Minneapolis? I sure as heck am!
And preorders for the ebook are now LIVE! It'll also be available on Kindle Unlimited at launch, if you're a subscriber.
Nobody survives winter alone.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
And preorders for the ebook are now LIVE! It'll also be available on Kindle Unlimited at launch, if you're a subscriber.
Nobody survives winter alone.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
Booooo KDP only does preorder pages for Kindle sales, that's bullshit! 😤
January 31, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Booooo KDP only does preorder pages for Kindle sales, that's bullshit! 😤
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Tbh this doesnt feel like a big revelation to me.
Seemed kind of obvious the anti-trans movement for example was largely just a means to cast suspicions away from actual child predators
Seemed kind of obvious the anti-trans movement for example was largely just a means to cast suspicions away from actual child predators
Still can't believe the latest Epstein Files release just casually confirmed the anti-SJW movement was planned by pedophiles.
"The entire reactionary anti-woke backlash was masterminded by child traffickers" is the kinda shit I'd say as hyperbolic agitprop, but it was true the whole time.
"The entire reactionary anti-woke backlash was masterminded by child traffickers" is the kinda shit I'd say as hyperbolic agitprop, but it was true the whole time.
January 31, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Tbh this doesnt feel like a big revelation to me.
Seemed kind of obvious the anti-trans movement for example was largely just a means to cast suspicions away from actual child predators
Seemed kind of obvious the anti-trans movement for example was largely just a means to cast suspicions away from actual child predators
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Queer women adventures in a frozen lakeshore town
January 31, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Queer women adventures in a frozen lakeshore town
I've found that I just seem to categorically not care for toxic yuri as a genre. I've never read anything in the genre that didn't turn pretty quickly into nightmare fuel for me.
Maybe there's something about it I just don't get, or maybe it's me being demi and that sort of abusive relationship--
Maybe there's something about it I just don't get, or maybe it's me being demi and that sort of abusive relationship--
January 31, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I've found that I just seem to categorically not care for toxic yuri as a genre. I've never read anything in the genre that didn't turn pretty quickly into nightmare fuel for me.
Maybe there's something about it I just don't get, or maybe it's me being demi and that sort of abusive relationship--
Maybe there's something about it I just don't get, or maybe it's me being demi and that sort of abusive relationship--
Describe your Bluesky account in a single image
January 31, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Describe your Bluesky account in a single image
Ok so there is literally a Bimbo factory in the town I live in and I will never ever stop giggling about it and/or Having Feelings about it. 😅
January 31, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Ok so there is literally a Bimbo factory in the town I live in and I will never ever stop giggling about it and/or Having Feelings about it. 😅
I wish my demisexuality felt like this to me--uncomplicated and a relief to discover.
My experience is more... It feels like playing Russian roulette with everyone you get close to. So you become paranoid about who you let in. Which leads to more superficial relationships, which aren't satisfying.
My experience is more... It feels like playing Russian roulette with everyone you get close to. So you become paranoid about who you let in. Which leads to more superficial relationships, which aren't satisfying.
Yes, demons are sexy, but demisexuality is actually the name for feeling sexual desire only ✨after✨ developing an emotional connection with someone, as @scribbletoons.bsky.social explains in this comic from our archive. 1/2
www.ohjoysextoy.com/demisexual-s...
www.ohjoysextoy.com/demisexual-s...
January 31, 2026 at 12:48 AM
I wish my demisexuality felt like this to me--uncomplicated and a relief to discover.
My experience is more... It feels like playing Russian roulette with everyone you get close to. So you become paranoid about who you let in. Which leads to more superficial relationships, which aren't satisfying.
My experience is more... It feels like playing Russian roulette with everyone you get close to. So you become paranoid about who you let in. Which leads to more superficial relationships, which aren't satisfying.
It'd be funny is just, one day, someone showed up for a booty call and when the other person opened the door they just went
"Arrr ye cannot have me treasure!!"
And just ran off into the night, no other explanation.
Just once.
As a treat. 🤭
"Arrr ye cannot have me treasure!!"
And just ran off into the night, no other explanation.
Just once.
As a treat. 🤭
January 30, 2026 at 11:03 PM
It'd be funny is just, one day, someone showed up for a booty call and when the other person opened the door they just went
"Arrr ye cannot have me treasure!!"
And just ran off into the night, no other explanation.
Just once.
As a treat. 🤭
"Arrr ye cannot have me treasure!!"
And just ran off into the night, no other explanation.
Just once.
As a treat. 🤭
I had two equal reactions upon reading this:
1. This is the most unhinged interaction I've ever heard of in another couple.
2. This is exactly how B-- and I flirt.
So uhhh
Yeah
I love my wife.
1. This is the most unhinged interaction I've ever heard of in another couple.
2. This is exactly how B-- and I flirt.
So uhhh
Yeah
I love my wife.
my wife: I found your secret box of gay p*rn
me:
my wife: a WHOLE SECRET BOX
my wife: the ENTIRE unabridged Anne of Green Gables series
me:
my wife: WHO KEEPS that many books. WHO KEEPS THEM HIDDEN?? Do you know what kind of perverted you are???
me:
my wife: just so extremely homosexual smh
me:
my wife: a WHOLE SECRET BOX
my wife: the ENTIRE unabridged Anne of Green Gables series
me:
my wife: WHO KEEPS that many books. WHO KEEPS THEM HIDDEN?? Do you know what kind of perverted you are???
me:
my wife: just so extremely homosexual smh
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I had two equal reactions upon reading this:
1. This is the most unhinged interaction I've ever heard of in another couple.
2. This is exactly how B-- and I flirt.
So uhhh
Yeah
I love my wife.
1. This is the most unhinged interaction I've ever heard of in another couple.
2. This is exactly how B-- and I flirt.
So uhhh
Yeah
I love my wife.
Waaaaaaylp that went viral.
January 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Waaaaaaylp that went viral.
Are you excited about Nameless, my new queer near-future cyberpunk novel set in Minneapolis? I sure as heck am!
And preorders for the ebook are now LIVE! It'll also be available on Kindle Unlimited at launch, if you're a subscriber.
Nobody survives winter alone.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
And preorders for the ebook are now LIVE! It'll also be available on Kindle Unlimited at launch, if you're a subscriber.
Nobody survives winter alone.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
January 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Are you excited about Nameless, my new queer near-future cyberpunk novel set in Minneapolis? I sure as heck am!
And preorders for the ebook are now LIVE! It'll also be available on Kindle Unlimited at launch, if you're a subscriber.
Nobody survives winter alone.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
And preorders for the ebook are now LIVE! It'll also be available on Kindle Unlimited at launch, if you're a subscriber.
Nobody survives winter alone.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
Hey, pals, this study is headed by Lisa Littman, noted transphobe and pseudoscientist. She's on the advisory board for the genocidal anti-trans group GENSPECT.
Do not, under any circumstance, participate in this junk study.
Do not, under any circumstance, participate in this junk study.
We want to ask anyone who comes across this study to avoid and not to participate in it.
www.reddit.com/r/traaaaaaan...
www.reddit.com/r/traaaaaaan...
From the traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2 community on Reddit: PSA: Ayagdos study
Explore this post and more from the traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2 community
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January 30, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Hey, pals, this study is headed by Lisa Littman, noted transphobe and pseudoscientist. She's on the advisory board for the genocidal anti-trans group GENSPECT.
Do not, under any circumstance, participate in this junk study.
Do not, under any circumstance, participate in this junk study.
Kitty update:
We don't have an official diagnosis, but it looks to be cancer... of the treatable variety. I hate that B and I need to look at our finances to make a decision once a diagnosis confirms things, but things are as they are.
I consider this to be a medium-case outcome.
We don't have an official diagnosis, but it looks to be cancer... of the treatable variety. I hate that B and I need to look at our finances to make a decision once a diagnosis confirms things, but things are as they are.
I consider this to be a medium-case outcome.
January 29, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Kitty update:
We don't have an official diagnosis, but it looks to be cancer... of the treatable variety. I hate that B and I need to look at our finances to make a decision once a diagnosis confirms things, but things are as they are.
I consider this to be a medium-case outcome.
We don't have an official diagnosis, but it looks to be cancer... of the treatable variety. I hate that B and I need to look at our finances to make a decision once a diagnosis confirms things, but things are as they are.
I consider this to be a medium-case outcome.
My cat has some scanning with a specialist today to look at a mass near her lung. Her symptoms have been getting noticeably better over the last month, so fingers crossed for a miracle.
I'm not a spiritual gal, but if any of you are, my sweet little dear could use any help she can get.
I'm not a spiritual gal, but if any of you are, my sweet little dear could use any help she can get.
January 29, 2026 at 10:50 AM
My cat has some scanning with a specialist today to look at a mass near her lung. Her symptoms have been getting noticeably better over the last month, so fingers crossed for a miracle.
I'm not a spiritual gal, but if any of you are, my sweet little dear could use any help she can get.
I'm not a spiritual gal, but if any of you are, my sweet little dear could use any help she can get.