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KPop and BL Songs

I have been using these two playlists on my Spotify to get my granddaughter to sleep. This is why there are some Kpop songs included on the BL list, and there are probably also duplicates. But, I thought if anyone was interested, I would share them. I would love to have yours in the comments or even just some song recs. BL songs playlist Kpop songs playlist

24 hours ago

General Update on Life and Writing

(Warning: if you dislike medical stuff, skip paragraphs 2 and 3). Well, it's mid-February already. I have kept very busy since I retired at the end of October. No time to get bored or...breathe. My granddaughter had her surgery last week. Thank you for the good thoughts and prayers! For the most part, Charolotte acted like nothing had really happened. Everything went well. They disconnected the fistula from where it was connected to her vagina and put it where it was supposed

1 day ago

My New Granddaughter

I have a new granddaughter (my only grandchild) born on November 6, 2025. Her name is Charlotte, and she's beautiful and so, so sweet. I was very fortunate to have opted to retire before my teaching semester ended. I didn't have a good reason for it other than I wanted to be available when the baby was born. I was so glad that I did that, because Charlotte was born with unexpected birth defects. These defects are categorized as VACTREL association, something we'd never heard

Jan 29

A Wintry Day of Writing-January 24, 2026

I'm sitting in my family room, the Christmas tree lights on (don't judge me!) and a roaring fire in the fireplace. (Luckily, the husband knows how to make a good fire.) I just put some suet and seeds out for the birds. The big winter storm is going on. I live in the South, but evidently not far enough south to get anything much. We had a little bit of snow this morning, but now it's just some freezing rain. Don't get me wrong, I don't want sleet. I'm sorry to any of you suffe

Jan 24

The Christmas Puzzle Struggle

I've mentioned on my newsletter (if you aren't subscribed, please do. One day if there isn't a Facebook, how will I contact my readers?) that at Christmas time, our family normally does at least one 1000-piece Christmas-themed puzzle. This year was no different, but I don't know what it was--perhaps it was the fact that my son and his wife had just had a baby (with unexpected special needs) and could not be there--but the first puzzle seemed uncommonly difficult, and the seco

Jan 22

Heated Rivalry, eps. 5-6 (end)

Original Post -- January 18, 2026 I finished watching Heated Rivalry today. It really was good. I was glad Rachel Reid got a longer nod at the end of the last episode. In the others, you missed it if you blinked. I was impressed by (and, sorry, I haven't looked into the actors' names or anything yet) the guy who played Shane's ability to be so vulnerable and to cry. His anxiety attacks in the final episode were so believable and realistic in a situation where he surely kn

Jan 21

Heated Rivalry, Eps. 1-4

What with my granddaughter being born and her unexpected birth defects, things were super busy for me when Heated Rivalry came out and I'm just now sitting down to watch it. I've now watched episodes 1-4, and, yeah. I'm enjoying it. It's so odd feeling to watching an MM romance! I read the Game Changers series a long time ago, and bits and pieces are coming back to me as I watch the series. But I can't really remember how the plot goes and I can't tell what's been added or

Jan 21