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Beautiful job, Wayne. Thank you for sharing it with us. "We often don't realize when we have it. It's just there. Like breathing, it's just something natural. But, just like air, we sure know when we don't have it."

I’m very sorry for your loss, Wayne. Please take good care of yourself.

I love this so much! Forbidden romance with happily-ever-after is the best thing ever!

I love Gay Authors and am happy to support all the wonderful work here. I’m primarily a reader who always wishes she could write more. I think I’m about half/half mobile phone vs laptop. I’ve been using the “Listen to Page” feature on my iphone with other websites recently (mostly Substack, I think, but some others) while I walk the dogs or am on the train, etc. It would be amazing to have that option here at GA too. Thank you for all your hard work on our behalf. It’s truly a wonderful community. Happy holidays, all!

Very nice. I was shopping online (Taobao) for a heavier winter coat yesterday, but you made me think I should look for boots too. Years ago I had some (maybe North Face?) that had snow gaiters and were super comfortable...

It’s great you’re familiar with the sailing aspects. I have interest in physics and astronomy, so I loved the parts about navigation. I really enjoyed following Trevor’s journey on google earth and querying images as he went along. I’ve been looking into Perth holidays and maybe sailing trips that would go along the western coast of Australia one day.

This is the final proof that there's no justice in the world.

I share your love and frustration. And I love that you comment sometimes as you read to spark memories in the rest of us. I certainly revisit the CJ stories from time to time to get my fix. Many times in recent months, I have wondered what Carlos would do with our current cast in DC, especially Rubio, and then feel a sense of grief because we'll never know beyond idle speculation. A few weeks back, I dug up the Scalia quote on due process, that “... it is well established that the Fifth Amendment entitles [immigrants] to due process of law” (Flores, 1993), and I naturally thought of CJ and Ozzie. Carlos has a measure of immortality through the memories of all the people he has touched here, and, of course, through these wonderful characters he has left for us.

Aloha 😀 Planning a crime spree?

All this yummy food today. I found a recipe for the chicken I may try soon. I'm re-reading the 'Love on the Rocks' series, and there's so much gourmet cooking there (and lots of Aussie dishes I have to look up...). I should try fancier cooking occasionally. Tonight was leftover baked salmon and white rice - nothing special - lemon, salt, pepper.

That looks yummy. Bok choy has been my go-to veggie this year - very affordable here and easy to prepare. I steam it with a little garlic, soy sauce, and apple cider vinegar.

These were my mother's favorite songs and my lullabies. I bet I still know all the words. 🥰

Got it - thank you, Albert. It reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: "The wheel never stops turning, Buffy. You're up. You're down... It doesn't change what you are, and you are a hell of a woman." ~Riley Finn, S5E3

True, but it's not hard to find much online to give you the general idea. Query Carnarvon, Shark Bay, etc... I really enjoyed following Trevor's voyage on Google Earth.

What is this Wheel of Time? A quick search in Story Title didn't work for me ... TIA.