Musings for Saturday, March 14, 2026

Saturday, March 14, 2026, Orlando, Florida

It’s midafternoon on a cloudy, warm, and unmistakably springlike day here in Central Florida. The humidity is already creeping in, the kind that reminds you we’re firmly in the subtropics, where temperatures rise and fall as if Mother Nature were having mood swings of her own. It feels more like late spring—or even early summer—than mid‑March.

The forecast for the Orlando area, Bithlo included, calls for a wet weekend ahead. Today should only bring light showers through the afternoon and early evening, but tomorrow is shaping up to be a different story. A cold front will sweep through Orange County, dragging thunderstorms behind it like cans tied to a newlywed’s bumper.

Ah, March in Florida: it strolls in like a lamb, then bares its claws and roars like Panthera leo.

On the writing front, I don’t have much news—just a modest but welcome uptick in book sales and Kindle Unlimited reads. According to Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing dashboard, someone purchased a hardcover copy of Reunion: Coda last week, and KU readers have made their way through all of Reunion: A Story and the first five pages of Coda. My royalties won’t impress anyone but me, but they’re mine, earned without the backing of a major publisher and with all the marketing done by yours truly. Small victories count, and I’ll take them.

As always, I don’t work on my literary projects over the weekend—unless there’s a genuinely good reason to break that rule. Rest matters, and stepping away from the page helps me return on Monday with a clearer head and better ideas.

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