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
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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
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. 🫂
I have done this so many times T-T
February 5, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I have done this so many times T-T
It's only 6 days until the release of Nameless, my upcoming queer-ass cyberpunk novel! I'm building up to the release by introducing the cast of the book, with music so you can get their vibes!
Today, our other deuteragonist: Danica "Dan" Landvik!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
Today, our other deuteragonist: Danica "Dan" Landvik!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
February 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
It's only 6 days until the release of Nameless, my upcoming queer-ass cyberpunk novel! I'm building up to the release by introducing the cast of the book, with music so you can get their vibes!
Today, our other deuteragonist: Danica "Dan" Landvik!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
Today, our other deuteragonist: Danica "Dan" Landvik!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
My brain is too full, and I would really like to have less to keep an eye on, think about, and do right now, thank you very much.
February 5, 2026 at 11:31 AM
My brain is too full, and I would really like to have less to keep an eye on, think about, and do right now, thank you very much.
....... well, at least it has a flared base.
February 5, 2026 at 1:40 AM
....... well, at least it has a flared base.
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 just got an email that's the weirdest combination of on and off target.
It's a (form) invitation to the National Black Trans Advocacy conference.
To a dead drop email I keep for random signups.
Addressed to my deadname.
Damn, that's weird.
It's a (form) invitation to the National Black Trans Advocacy conference.
To a dead drop email I keep for random signups.
Addressed to my deadname.
Damn, that's weird.
February 4, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I just got an email that's the weirdest combination of on and off target.
It's a (form) invitation to the National Black Trans Advocacy conference.
To a dead drop email I keep for random signups.
Addressed to my deadname.
Damn, that's weird.
It's a (form) invitation to the National Black Trans Advocacy conference.
To a dead drop email I keep for random signups.
Addressed to my deadname.
Damn, that's weird.
This week, I'm introducing the cast of Nameless, my upcoming cyberpunk novel set in Minneapolis! You can preorder it here (it's a US link, but Nameless is available most everywhere), and it's out IN ONE WEEK!!
Today, we meet Satya Hassan, one of our deuteragonists!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
Today, we meet Satya Hassan, one of our deuteragonists!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This week, I'm introducing the cast of Nameless, my upcoming cyberpunk novel set in Minneapolis! You can preorder it here (it's a US link, but Nameless is available most everywhere), and it's out IN ONE WEEK!!
Today, we meet Satya Hassan, one of our deuteragonists!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
Today, we meet Satya Hassan, one of our deuteragonists!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKGYZ2S8
Walking pad update, one month in:
This thing has been a great buy. I use it 5-6 days a week, and I really feel noticeably better, like how I feel when it's warm enough to skate.
This thing has been a great buy. I use it 5-6 days a week, and I really feel noticeably better, like how I feel when it's warm enough to skate.
February 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Walking pad update, one month in:
This thing has been a great buy. I use it 5-6 days a week, and I really feel noticeably better, like how I feel when it's warm enough to skate.
This thing has been a great buy. I use it 5-6 days a week, and I really feel noticeably better, like how I feel when it's warm enough to skate.
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.
Reposted by Doc Impossible
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! 😤
Reposted by Doc Impossible
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