Category: Florida Weather
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On Writing and Storytelling: All Good Things – Even Sabbaticals – Must Come to an End…Just Not Yet
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Blogging, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Summer 2026, Summer in Florida, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series), Writing and Editing Software, Writing as a CraftTuesday, August 11, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone. Late summer in Central Florida has a way of announcing itself without saying a word. If you’ve spent any time in the Sunshine State, you already know the drill: heat thick enough to feel like a physical presence, humidity that clings like an overly affectionate relative,…
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A Glimmer of Modest Good News on a Humid Late Summer Morning
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A Hot Florida Weekend and a Cold War Victory
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The Summer Progress Journal: Where June Ends and the Work Begins
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Florida Summer Has Entered the Chat
Here we are, 12 days into Summer 2026—at least if you subscribe to “meteorological summer,” which starts on June 1. The traditionalists will point out that summer doesn’t officially begin until 4:24 AM Eastern Time on Sunday, June 21, but Central Florida clearly did not get that memo. Outside, it already feels less like early…
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Sunday Spring Musicale…May 24, 2026 Edition
Hi, everyone. I started writing a post for this blog a few hours ago, but I couldn’t organize my thoughts well enough to get my ideas across on the page, so I gave up. I suppose I could have kept trying until I produced something worth reading, but I had already been writing for an…
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On Steamy Days and Sluggish Muses
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A Musicale for a Scorching Sunday in May 2026
Sunday, May 17, 2026, Orlando, Florida I am experiencing a case of “writer’s block” on this extremely hot spring afternoon. I still want to post something in A Certain Point of View, Too today, so here’s another YouTube musicale:
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On Writing and Storytelling: Stories, Sunshine, and the People Who Read Them
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On Writing and Storytelling: Between the Work I Want and the Work That Needs Doing
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