Category: Reunion: Coda
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, August 26, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First (Frustrated Writer’s Edition)
Late Afternoon/Early Evening, Saturday, August 26, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone! As I write this post, it’s just past 5:15 PM on a stifling, muggy late summer day in the Tampa Bay area. The current temperature is 93°F/34°C under mostly sunny conditions. Today’s forecast called for partly sunny skies and a high of 95°F/35°C, but…
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On Writing & Storytelling: The Ups and Downs of My Writing Life
Late Morning, Friday, August 25, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hey, everyone! Here I am again on yet another hot, humid late summer day in the Tampa Bay area, getting ready to begin another workday before what promises to be yet another “meh” weekend. As I begin my 1,239th post on this blog, the temperature outside Is…
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Writing – A Poem
Writing is a gift That we can give to ourselves And to the world Writing is a way To explore our inner thoughts And to share our voice Writing is a joy To create something new and beautiful And to touch someone’s heart Writing is a challenge To overcome our doubts and fears And to…
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On Writing & Storytelling: I Wrote Some Stuff Yesterday; I Will Write More Stuff Today
Late Morning/Midday, Friday, August 24, 2023, Lithia, Florida “Thursday is perhaps the worst day of the week. It’s nothing in itself; it just reminds you that the week has been going on too long.” ― Nicci French, Thursday’s Child Hi, there, everyone. Well, here we are on Thursday, Day Five of the average business week…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Chapter 11, Scene Two (Excerpt from ‘Reunion: Coda’, an Upcoming Novel)
Author’s Note: This is an excerpt from the first draft of Reunion: Coda‘s Chapter 11, Scene Two, as it appears in the rough draft of my first novel. It’s been revised a couple of times between yesterday and today, and it might be revised and edited again, so this may or may not be how…
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On Writing & Storytelling: August is Almost Over…But My Writing Journey Continues
If you have not yet purchased a copy of Reunion: A Story in any format (I don’t endorse the paperback over the Kindle edition; either choice is good), please consider buying one. And if you have bought a copy, please…tell your friends, relatives, or co-workers: every copy sold not only will give the readers a…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, August 22, 2023, or: Summer Broils On…Writing Goes On, As Well
Late Morning, Tuesday, August 22, 2023, Lithia, Florida “This morning, the sun endures past dawn. I realise that it is August: the summer’s last stand.” ― Sara Baume, A Line Made By Walking Hi, there, folks. So, here we are, just over three weeks into August – the last month of meteorological summer and one…
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On Writing & Storytelling: As Summer Weather Simmers Outside, Writer Makes Progress Inside
Late Afternoon/Early Evening, Monday, August 21, 2023, Lithia, Florida Well, several hours have passed since my last post, and the temperature did indeed reach 93°F/33°C or even exceeded it, cos as I write these words shortly after 6 PM Eastern Daylight Time, it is now 92°F/33°C under mostly sunny conditions. Sunset is still less than…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, August 21, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Third – Wrap-up Edition
Late Morning, Monday, August 21, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. Well, it’s another torrid late summer day here in the Tampa Bay area. Outside, the temperature is 85°F/29°C under sunny skies. With an east-northeasterly breeze of 9 MPH/14 KMH and humidity at a sticky 66%, the heat index is 93°F/35°C. That’s bad enough, but as…
A Certain Point of View, Too 