gochenourabout
@sjgochenour.bsky.social
Writer/illustrator/cheese enthusiast.
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website: https://www.sharonjgochenour.com/
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stories: https://highflyingpoultry.wordpress.com/
website: https://www.sharonjgochenour.com/
newsletter: https://buttondown.com/SharonJGochenour
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hey! Lovestruck Books currently has ONE copy of A Bloomy Head left on the shelves!
A BLOOMY HEAD is my first historical romance, set in 1820 Shropshire. Dr. Thomas Holyoke has been unceremoniously ejected by a horrible injury from the British military, and finds himself being taken home to the chaotic family of his surgical assistant, Henry Gravenor.
I feel that this may summarize a great deal of my outlook on life.
ESPECIALLY potatoes
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I feel that this may summarize a great deal of my outlook on life.
1. what goes inside the dumpling?
2. what shape is the dumpling?
3. how is the dumpling cooked?
2. what shape is the dumpling?
3. how is the dumpling cooked?
every culinary culture rocks their hardest when answering the Great Dumpling Questions
November 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM
1. what goes inside the dumpling?
2. what shape is the dumpling?
3. how is the dumpling cooked?
2. what shape is the dumpling?
3. how is the dumpling cooked?
lotta takes. lotta takes this evening.
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 AM
lotta takes. lotta takes this evening.
this is. highly relevant to me.
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM
this is. highly relevant to me.
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finally slapped together an ebook cover for these bonus epilogues that I wrote in [checks notes] January 2021
November 26, 2025 at 2:33 AM
finally slapped together an ebook cover for these bonus epilogues that I wrote in [checks notes] January 2021
someone posted a bad holiday food story which has filled me with the craving for a salted boiled potato
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
someone posted a bad holiday food story which has filled me with the craving for a salted boiled potato
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also on saturday i had three people ask me for help in spanish and i was able to answer them in spanish without it being a huge thing
was i fluent? no. understandable? seems so!
was i fluent? no. understandable? seems so!
1. conducted a small linguistic investigation at work which confirmed the many instagram videos about the difficulty of the word “popcorn” in spanish. “crispetes,” “palomitas,” “mani,” and “popcorn” were the words I collected.
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
also on saturday i had three people ask me for help in spanish and i was able to answer them in spanish without it being a huge thing
was i fluent? no. understandable? seems so!
was i fluent? no. understandable? seems so!
while my switch to a physical newspaper has revealed that I am not as diligent about reading the news as I has previously believed, it also has allowed me to function semi-normally in an extremely exhausting media environment.
And it's gotten progressively worse! And this is entirely a digression but I'm convinced a whole lot of it's partially due to moral injury from immersing themselves in trauma porn 24/7 bsky.app/profile/raha...
Not trying to armchair diagnose or anything, but a whole lot of people who are constantly screaming at other people about Causes on social media exhibit A LOT of behaviors that would make me put them on moral injury burnout leave if they were T&S agents I was managing
November 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
while my switch to a physical newspaper has revealed that I am not as diligent about reading the news as I has previously believed, it also has allowed me to function semi-normally in an extremely exhausting media environment.
I Had Many Thoughts Today
November 23, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I Had Many Thoughts Today
oof and at 2 hours access we hit too much!
November 21, 2025 at 5:40 AM
oof and at 2 hours access we hit too much!
REMINDER: I have a newsletter, in which I do a regular queer book giveaway!this month is Sacha Lamb’s amazing WHEN THE ANGELS LEFT THE OLD COUNTRY (as well as a brief meditation on New York.)
buttondown.com/SharonJGoche...
buttondown.com/SharonJGoche...
in which: New York
A reminder! You can enter this month’s queer book giveaway, for Sacha Lamb’s very lovely book When the Angels Left the Old Country, HERE. I have just...
buttondown.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
REMINDER: I have a newsletter, in which I do a regular queer book giveaway!this month is Sacha Lamb’s amazing WHEN THE ANGELS LEFT THE OLD COUNTRY (as well as a brief meditation on New York.)
buttondown.com/SharonJGoche...
buttondown.com/SharonJGoche...
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For me it's the epistolary historical fantasy The Scandalous Letters of V and J by @feliciadavin.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
For me it's the epistolary historical fantasy The Scandalous Letters of V and J by @feliciadavin.com
having Big Writing Feels again
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
having Big Writing Feels again
Lovestruck Books currently has four copies of A Bloomy Head available for purchase!
A BLOOMY HEAD is my first historical romance, set in 1820 Shropshire. Dr. Thomas Holyoke has been unceremoniously ejected by a horrible injury from the British military, and finds himself being taken home to the chaotic family of his surgical assistant, Henry Gravenor.
hey! Lovestruck Books currently has ONE copy of A Bloomy Head left on the shelves!
November 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Lovestruck Books currently has four copies of A Bloomy Head available for purchase!
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Just finished reading @sjgochenour.bsky.social's A Bloomy Head (queer regency romance/murder mystery with cheesemaking) and now I have a bunch of bookmarks and *feelings*.
(It's amazing, go read it)
(It's amazing, go read it)
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Just finished reading @sjgochenour.bsky.social's A Bloomy Head (queer regency romance/murder mystery with cheesemaking) and now I have a bunch of bookmarks and *feelings*.
(It's amazing, go read it)
(It's amazing, go read it)
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I loved this book! Murder, romance, war, cheese, complicated families, … Something for everyone. 😉
A BLOOMY HEAD is my first historical romance, set in 1820 Shropshire. Dr. Thomas Holyoke has been unceremoniously ejected by a horrible injury from the British military, and finds himself being taken home to the chaotic family of his surgical assistant, Henry Gravenor.
hey! Lovestruck Books currently has ONE copy of A Bloomy Head left on the shelves!
November 15, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I loved this book! Murder, romance, war, cheese, complicated families, … Something for everyone. 😉
possibly the moral of A Bloomy Head
A Woman Who Can Sort Out A Marauding Cow Is A Woman Who Means Business
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 AM
possibly the moral of A Bloomy Head
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Chese and embracings - what more could you want from a romance?
November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Chese and embracings - what more could you want from a romance?
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and you, friends and neighbours, can do so too by following this thread down to the end whete you'll find purchase links. Super-complicated family dynamics! Exhausted protagonists striking out against restrictive gender norms! CHEESE!!
A BLOOMY HEAD is my first historical romance, set in 1820 Shropshire. Dr. Thomas Holyoke has been unceremoniously ejected by a horrible injury from the British military, and finds himself being taken home to the chaotic family of his surgical assistant, Henry Gravenor.
hey! Lovestruck Books currently has ONE copy of A Bloomy Head left on the shelves!
November 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and you, friends and neighbours, can do so too by following this thread down to the end whete you'll find purchase links. Super-complicated family dynamics! Exhausted protagonists striking out against restrictive gender norms! CHEESE!!
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REGENCY CHEESEMAKER ROMANCE ALERT!
A BLOOMY HEAD is my first historical romance, set in 1820 Shropshire. Dr. Thomas Holyoke has been unceremoniously ejected by a horrible injury from the British military, and finds himself being taken home to the chaotic family of his surgical assistant, Henry Gravenor.
hey! Lovestruck Books currently has ONE copy of A Bloomy Head left on the shelves!
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
REGENCY CHEESEMAKER ROMANCE ALERT!
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Fatphobia goes hand in hand with transphobia and is rampant even in otherwise progressive spaces because it makes people feel a sense of control to police their own and other people's bodies. It is social poison and we will never eliminate transphobia without eliminating anti-fatness.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Fatphobia goes hand in hand with transphobia and is rampant even in otherwise progressive spaces because it makes people feel a sense of control to police their own and other people's bodies. It is social poison and we will never eliminate transphobia without eliminating anti-fatness.
AN BOKE
A BLOOMY HEAD is my first historical romance, set in 1820 Shropshire. Dr. Thomas Holyoke has been unceremoniously ejected by a horrible injury from the British military, and finds himself being taken home to the chaotic family of his surgical assistant, Henry Gravenor.
hey! Lovestruck Books currently has ONE copy of A Bloomy Head left on the shelves!
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
AN BOKE
deleted my snarky comment because have been reminded that 831 is actually paying for full developmental edits and good publicity for each book, which is great
whyyyyyyyyy did the nyt have to focus so hard on the bits which make this company sound like it’s run by absolute nitwits
whyyyyyyyyy did the nyt have to focus so hard on the bits which make this company sound like it’s run by absolute nitwits
November 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
deleted my snarky comment because have been reminded that 831 is actually paying for full developmental edits and good publicity for each book, which is great
whyyyyyyyyy did the nyt have to focus so hard on the bits which make this company sound like it’s run by absolute nitwits
whyyyyyyyyy did the nyt have to focus so hard on the bits which make this company sound like it’s run by absolute nitwits
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Not she/they in the sense of "Woman Lite" but she/they in the sense of "Woman Deluxe 2-Disc Edition: Extended Director's Cut with exclusive bonus material".
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Not she/they in the sense of "Woman Lite" but she/they in the sense of "Woman Deluxe 2-Disc Edition: Extended Director's Cut with exclusive bonus material".