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🏳️‍🌈 Flag waving geek. She/her. I'm here for the rebellion. And the Wordle.

📇 Words | 📚 Books
🏈 Seahawks | ⚾ Mariners
🏀 Warriors | 🏀 Valkyries

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Gayla In SF @gaylaworrell.com · Nov 13
One year update

My things:

✍🏼 Writer - My debut novel coming in 2026.
🤫 Writer - Four novels previously published under pen name
💻 Tech - I optimize websites for a living
📚 Books - Voracious reader
♀️ Women's Sports - Because everyone watches
🏈 Football - All the sportsball but NFL is my first love
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Oh good. The mountain lion situation has been handled. And not in a horrifying way from what I can tell.
Mountain lion tranquilized, captured after roaming streets in San Francisco
A young mountain lion that was spotted roaming SF's Pacific Heights neighborhood since Monday night was tranquilized and captured, officials said.
www.nbcbayarea.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Off to Salt Lake City in the morning for a work thing. I had to dig the one and only coat I own out of the back of the closet to take with me. I don't think I've worn it in 13+ years but apparently a hoodie isn't going to cut it with a high of 40 tomorrow!
January 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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#Wordle 1,683 5/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #961
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

squareword.org 1457: 10 guesses
#WQers
🟩🟨🟩🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟩🟨🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1457
January 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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I have a list of books to read over this next week or so that have been suggested as comps for one of my latest manuscripts. The two I've read so far have not been even close which makes me wonder what the hell my beta readers were thinking! 🤷
Why are comps so hard?
#writersky #writercommunity
January 27, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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Just another winter sunset.

#photography #sunset #californiacoast
January 26, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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No stars but I got the 7x7 done! Bombed the 9x9 as usual.

#crosswordle7x7 - 1163

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️🟩⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️🟩⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️
🟩⬜️🟩⬜️🟩🟩🟩
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️🟩⬜️🟩
🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜️🟩

Streak: 1🔥
crosswordle.com/
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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#Wordle 1,682 2/6

🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Was warned so started with a weird word then followed it with two weird letters. Shocked!

Connections
Puzzle #960
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟩
🟦🟩🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

squareword.org 1456: 10 guesses
#WQers
🟩🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟩🟩🟨
🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟩🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1456
January 26, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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I feel like I say this every week now but - holy shit!
I was an anxious mess up until the last second and now I'm practically in tears. I'm just gonna start practicing now... "Just give the ball to K-9!"
a person wearing a blitz jersey stands in front of a crowd
ALT: a person wearing a blitz jersey stands in front of a crowd
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January 26, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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My wife is in her workroom listening to an old playlist instead of CNN on TV like usual. She's singing along to some good 70's R&B which I hope makes her fell better than yelling at the news which is mostly what she's been doing lately.
January 25, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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For those avoiding Amazon, here's a great place to buy some books. dreamhavenbooks.com
💙📚 #booksky
johnpicacio.bsky.social John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 2d
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
DreamHaven Books owner Greg Ketter emerging from a cloud of tear gas that ICE agents fired into the streets of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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#Wordle 1,681 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #959
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

squareword.org 1455: 8 guesses
#WQers
🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1455
January 25, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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I think this book was not intended to be read by people over the age of 30. I am many years over the age of 30.
💙📚 #booksky
January 25, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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I don't often reach this point but today I just couldn't. I spent most of the day with my browser closed, phone muted, playing WoW Classic. It was nice break. Now I'm going to go finish the book I started reading yesterday. See y'all tomorrow. Go Seahawks. Fuck ICE.
January 25, 2026 at 4:10 AM
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#Wordle 1,680 6/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #958
🟩🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟩🟨🟨
🟨🟦🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

squareword.org 1454: 11 guesses
#WQers
🟩🟧🟩🟧🟧
🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩
🟨🟩🟨🟨🟩
🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1454

Ugly day all the way around! Whew.
January 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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January 24, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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I couldn't resist any longer. Upgraded and updated. Gonna build a house this weekend!
#WoW #worldofwarcraft #warcraft
January 24, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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#crosswordle7x7 - 1160
⭐⭐⭐

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩⬜️⬜️🟩⬜️🟩⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️🟩⬜️🟩⬜️
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜️🟩⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️🟩⬜️🟩⬜️
🟩⬜️⬜️🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜️⬜️⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️

Streak: 1🔥
crosswordle.com/

Bombed the 9x9 today but happy with the 7x7 score!
January 24, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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#Wordle 1,679 5/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #957
🟦🟦🟩🟦
🟦🟦🟩🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
Oh FFS!

squareword.org 1453: 7 guesses
A couple of lucky guesses in there!
#WQers
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟩🟨

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1453
January 23, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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A few years back, we had one of our amazing winter sunsets but I didn't have my Canon with me so did the best I could with my iPhone. This is one of my top five sunsets from all my years in Half Moon Bay and the California coast.

#photography #pacificocean #sunset #fromthearchives
January 23, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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I had a nasty & unexpected AFib episode last Friday so moved my cardiology followup from Feb to today. My EP confirmed that it was likely triggered by the pneumonia, that I did the right thing by going to ER, and that I'm good for the work trip to SLC next week that I've been anxious about. Whew.
January 23, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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To rejuvenate the baseball spirits with spring training starting soon, quote skeet this with a random baseball player.

Ichiro channeling Dave Niehaus :)
January 23, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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It's not the #crosswordle of the day but I finally got a 6 on a practice round!

#crosswordle7x7 Unlimited
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜️🟩⬜️🟩⬜️🟩⬜️
⬜️🟩⬜️🟩⬜️🟩⬜️
⬜️🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜️
⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️
⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️🟩🟩🟩
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️

crosswordle.com/practice
January 23, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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What zone are you? Which ever it is, stay safe, stay warm and read on!

💙📚 #booksky #fern #winterstorm
January 23, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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#Wordle 1,678 4/6

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
That totally should have been a 3! :)

Connections
Puzzle #956
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

squareword.org 1452: 10 guesses
#WQers
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨
🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟩🟨🟩🟨
🟨🟩🟨🟨🟩
🟨🟩🟩🟨🟨

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1452
January 22, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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There’s a burger buried under all those fries and veggies.
January 22, 2026 at 8:23 PM