A Certain Point of View, Too

Chilly Tuesday, Audible Dreams

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Alex Diaz-Granados
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Tuesday, November 11, 2025 – Orlando, Florida      

The first of three moves between December 2023 and August 2025.
This is Central Florida in late fall….(although this was taken in 2022 in the Tampa Bay area).


It’s a chilly late autumn day in Central Florida, courtesy of the season’s first strong cold front. As I write this, it’s 52°F (11°C) under sunny skies. Not quite New Hampshire cold—Madison, my former stomping grounds, is sitting at 32°F (0°C) with light rain—but still brisk by Florida standards. Of course, the chill won’t linger. By the weekend, temperatures are expected to climb back into the 70s (20s°C), as the Sunshine State reasserts itself.

I don’t have much to report this Veterans Day. I’ve been checking my email periodically for updates from ACX regarding the audiobook editions of Reunion: A Story and Comings – The Art of Being Seen, but so far, no news.

I know the review process can take up to 10 business days—ACX doesn’t conduct quality assurance checks over the weekend—and Reunion: A Story was only submitted on November 5. At this point, it’s passed the Cover Art review, but that’s the only benchmark cleared so far. Comings and Goings, on the other hand, initially failed the Cover Art test, which prompted me to invest in a Canva Pro account to create a compliant, Audible-ready illustration. As of last Friday, the novelette has passed both the Cover Art and Metadata checks, but it’s still awaiting the crucial audio files review before it can enter the Final Verification phase.

I’m cautiously optimistic that both titles will meet ACX’s standards and be available soon on Audible and Apple Books. Still, the hiccup with Comings and Goings was a sobering reminder that Murphy’s Law is always lurking in the world of self-publishing. Nothing is guaranteed, and yes—I worry.

The final Canva Pro cover for the Comings and Goings Audible edition.
Leaving the Party (Comings and Goings – The Art of Being Seen; Chapter Three). Narrated and produced by Bryan Haddock

One thing I don’t worry about is the quality of the audiobooks themselves. Reunion (produced and narrated by Brandon Padilla) and Comings and Goings (produced and narrated by Bryan Haddock) both capture the spirit and tone of my stories, especially Jim Garraty, the central figure in the literary world I’ve built. Brandon and Bryan bring distinctive voices and narrative styles to their performances—neither sounds bland or generic—and I’m deeply grateful for the care they’ve taken in bringing these stories to life. I’ve listened to both, and I can’t wait to share them with you.