Author: Alex Diaz-Granados
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A Friday Musicale (No News is Good News, I Guess)
Friday, April 10, 2026, Orlando, Florida Hey, there! I’m off to a late start on this last day of the regular workweek! As I write this, it’s already mid-afternoon in my small corner of Central Florida, and the weather is typically warm for spring in the subtropical zone. With partly sunny skies and the relative…
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A Thursday Musicale: Let’s Go to the Movies!
A Little Thursday Music Hey, everyone. I usually try to create fresh content for A Certain Point of View, Too, every day, but sometimes – like today, for instance – I either don’t have a good topic to write about, or I’m genuinely tired and need a break. Today is a rare day when both…
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On Writing and Storytelling: The Battle of the Subheadings Rages On….
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On Writing and Storytelling: When the Spark Won’t Catch
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Thoughts Upon a Hot, Humid Spring Day in Central Florida (April 2026)
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A Case of Literary Serendipity: Two Writers, Two Novels – One Year Apart
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Tempus Fugit: One Year After ‘Reunion: Coda’
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On Writing and Storytelling: A Small Review, a Small Joy
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, All the Words I Kept Inside, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Book Reviews, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Perfect, Pooja (P.J.) Gudka, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two MoviesFriday, April 3, 2026, Orlando, Florida A Small Review, a Small Joy Some days, the creative life hands you a small, unexpected kindness. Today’s arrived in the form of a review — not of a book, not of something newly published on Amazon, but of a little flash fiction piece I posted on my blog…
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Meanwhile, in My Backyard: Artemis II
Thursday, April 2, 2026 — Orlando, Florida Hi there. It’s another spring day, earnestly auditioning for a role in summer’s wardrobe. As I write, the temperature is a balmy 80 °F (27 °C), basking beneath sunny skies. Humidity is holding steady at 58%, while an east‑southeast breeze clocks in at 8 mph (13 km/h), nudging the “feels like” temperature…
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On Writing and Storytelling: A Dispatch from the Battle of the Errant Subheads
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring in Florida, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two Movies, Writing a First Novel, Writing and EditingWednesday, April 1, 2026, Orlando, Florida Hi there! Today in Central Florida, we appear to have skipped spring altogether and leapt straight into a steamy prelude to summer. As I write, it’s just before noon on April Fool’s Day 2026, but the weather isn’t joking around—79 ° F (26 ° C), mostly sunny, and humid…
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