I worked with an ex-paramedic who alluded to a similar factor in leaving to become a nurse aide.

Or a knife

I like the tip for reading with toddlers!

Maybe some people are happy to identify as bi lesbians and others aren’t? If they didn’t like being called lesbians then they probably wouldn’t continue to advertise themselves as such.

Ah, so lesbianism includes gay women and bi women - at least for some people (like the couple in the OP).

I’ve got a couple of bi friends in same sex relationships, but hadn’t ever asked if they identify as lesbians. TMYK

Your comment confuses me. They do identify as bisexual and that user never said otherwise.

I can’t wait

Have you ever tried to pick up a toddler who doesn’t want to be picked up?

Now imagine they’ve got stocky muscles, spikes, and they want to kill you.

I’m going to repeat Ursula K Le Guin and Margaret Atwood because it’s hard to overstate how much of everything is in their works. Iain (M) Banks I’ll also echo, but will add China Miéville because there aren’t enough anarchists in this thread.

I appreciate you naming more than one female author!

Reynolds sometimes lacks a touch on the human side of his work. That being said, I’ve not read much of his more recent novels so he might have matured since finishing his 10 year contract.

I remember reading an interview of his where he said he wrote his contemporary fiction in order to support his science fiction writing. Whilst they’re still good novels, his regular works didn’t have as much of his soul as his SF.

Good to know since dried are much easier for me to get hold of.

Do you use fresh or dried curry leaves?

Cocoa in your chilli, chilli in your coffee, all sorts going on in this thread

But if you are vegan then for god’s sake marinade it and give it a quick blast in the oven or air fryer to firm it up a bit more.

Ugly? Dairy cheese ain’t exactly handsome.

I suppose at least vegan cheese is getting much better

Kinda have to when you can’t cheat by adding butter, cheese or bacon to everything.

Specifically cayenne?