Category: Life in South Florida
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, May 22, 2024, or: Hump Day Homilies
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The author shares the current weather in New Hampshire and discusses their creative writing process. Despite challenges, they find joy in their work and appreciate online friendships. They express a longing for the conveniences and social life of Florida but remain hopeful for their novel’s success. Overall, they aim to stay positive and continue their…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, November 15, 2023, or: The Boxing-Up of Things Continues…So Does Work on the Novel….
Late Morning/Midday, Wednesday, November 15, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, everyone. As I start writing this new entry, it is a mild late fall day in the Tampa Bay area. Right now the temperature outside is 76°F/25°C under light rain. Like yesterday, it’s a gloomy, gray-tinged day, and – also like yesterday – it’s going…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, November 13, 2023, or: Memories, Anniversaries, and Other Matters of the Heart
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Cheryl T, Coral Estates Park (Miami-area Neighborhood), Coral Park Elementary School, Creative Writing, From Lithia (FL) to Madison (NH), Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in South Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaLate Morning/Midday, Monday, November 13, 2023, Lithia, Florida Greetings and salutations, folks. It’s a cool (77°F/25°C) late autumn morning on a humid and cloudy day in the Tampa Bay area. What little light filters through my closed Venetian blinds is dim and gray, so it’s not a gorgeous November morning here. The forecast for the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, November 7, 2023, or: A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That
Late Morning, Tuesday, November 7, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, folks. Well, it’s another mild late autumn morning here in the Tampa Bay area. Outside, the temperature is 71°F/21°C under sunny skies. The forecast for today calls for mostly sunny skies and a high of 84°F/29°C. In sharp contrast, the place that I’m moving to…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, November 3, 2023, or Memories, Melancholy, and Writing Plans for the Day
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Cheryl T, Coral Estates Park (Miami-area Neighborhood), Coral Park Elementary School, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in South Florida, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Things I MissLate Morning, Friday, November 3, 2023, Late Morning, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. I hope you are faring well on this first Friday of November 2023. It is a cool late fall day here in the Tampa Bay area; the temperature is 68°F/21°C under sunny conditions. That’s “chilly” by Florida standards, of course. Where I’m heading…
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On Writing & Storytelling: ‘Reunion: A Story’ – Genesis of a Novella
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in South Florida, Life in the United States, Passage of Time, Personal History, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Sex, South Miami Senior High SchoolLike most writers, I’m often asked questions along the lines of “Where do you get your ideas from?” and “How did you write this story?” So, to give you some idea of how Reunion came to be and what it’s about, here are some questions and answers related to my novella. The Premise: It is February 1998. 33-year-old…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, July 19, 2023, or: Adios, Mami – Eight Years Later (And My Writing Plan for the Day)
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Blogging, Books, Creative Writing, Family History, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in South Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaLate Morning, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, Dear Reader. Well, it’s “Hump Day” – Wednesday – morning, and not surprisingly, it’s shaping up to be another steamy late July day here in the Tampa Bay area. The sun has been up for only a couple of hours, and already the temperature is…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Sorry, Folks…Working on the Novel Was Postponed on Account of Rain*
*And other mitigating factors. Rain, Pancakes, and Royalties It’s now late afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on this dark, rainy, and even stormy Summer Solstice 2023. Currently, the temperature is 86°F/30°C with rain showers affecting our neighborhood. It’s so dark outside that I’ve had to turn on my bedroom lamp so I can see my…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, June 17, 2023, or: Commencement + 40 Years – A Tempus Fugit Piece
It’s mid-afternoon on Saturday, June 17, 2023. It’s a hot (90°F/32°C – but feels like 114°F/45°C!) early summer day in Lithia, Florida. We’ve already reached the forecast high of 90°F/32°C), and although the forecast for the Tampa Bay area calls for light showers, it’s still mostly sunny and worse, extremely humid outside. Definitely a stay-indoors-unless-it’s-absolutely-necessary…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, June 16, 2023, or: Tempus Fugit – Vague Memories of the Day Before Commencement ’83
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Family History, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in South Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, South Miami Senior High School, Tempus fugitGreetings, Dear Reader. Here in Lithia, Florida, it is afternoon on Friday, June 16, 2023. Outside, it is a cloudy and hot (90°F/32°C) early summer day. This being the subtropics, it’s still getting warmer and stickier – the forecast for today called for partly sunny skies and a high of 91°F/32°C. There’s no precipitation expected,…
A Certain Point of View, Too 