Category: Creative Writing
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, February 8, 2024, or: A Quick Life Update, and a Not-So-Quick SITREP on ‘The Novel-in-Progress’
Late Morning, Thursday, February 8, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, all! It’s a nice, sunny New Hampshire morning on this fourth day of the workweek. Currently, we’re in a warming trend; the temperature in Madison is 39°F (4°C) under mostly sunny conditions. With the wind blowing – barely – at 1 MPH (1 Km/H) and…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, February 7, 2024, or: My Writing Journey Continues on this ‘Hump Day’ in New Hampshire
Late Morning, Wednesday, February 7, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, folks. It’s almost 10:15 AM EST here in Madison as I begin this, the 1,424th entry in this blog. The current temperature is 32°F (0°C) under sunny conditions. With humidity at 57% and the wind blowing from the north at 1 MPH (1 Km/H), the…
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On Writing & Storytelling: I Write the (Occasional) Parody Songs, or: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at ‘Boy of Harvard’ from Reunion: Coda
Late Morning/Midday, Tuesday, February 6, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone. It’s late morning on a frigid but otherwise nice winter day here in New Hampshire. The current temperature is 34°F (1°C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 55% and the wind blowing from the north-northeast at 4 MPH (7 Km/H), the feels-like temperature is…
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Song Parody for Reunion: Coda – Boy of Harvard
Based on the 1873 John Oxenford version of Men of Harlech To the tune of Men of Harlech Lyrics by Alex Diaz-Granados (with advice from Juan Carlos Hernandez) Boy of Harvard, what’s your story? Tell her now or you’ll be sorry. A gorgeous lass stands before ye, Hear ye not her call? At your pause…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, February 5, 2024, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second…and Back to Work Monday is Here!
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Boy of Harvard (Men of Harlech parody), Creative Writing, Emmanuelle 2 (1975), Erotic Movies, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 and Onward), Men of Harlech (marching song), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Song ParodyMid- to Late Morning, Monday, February 5, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hello, dear readers. It’s a chilly winter morning here in Madison. As I write this, the temperature is 19°F (-7°C) under sunny conditions. With humidity at 64% and the wind blowing from the northeast at 3 MPH (4 Km/H), the feels-like temperature is 23°F…
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Schingle’s Blog’s Review of ‘Reunion: A Story”
As a writer who started writing reviews for the Entertainment section of a high school student newspaper, I still find it surreal to read a review of something I wrote. Here’s Schingle’s Blog’s take on Reunion: A Story.
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, February 4, 2024, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Late Morning/Midday/Early Afternoon, Sunday, February 4, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, there, folks. It’s a cold but sunny winter day here in my corner of New Hampshire – or, since we aren’t far from the state border, “Almost Maine.” Currently, the temperature is 30°F (-1°C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 42% and the wind…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, February 3, 2024, or: Weekend Dilemma – Do I Write? Or Do I Sloth?
Early Afternoon, Saturday, February 3, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Saturday edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. This is my 1,418th post, and I’m writing it on a sunny mid-winter day in New England. Currently, the temperature is 36°F (2°C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 41% and the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, February 2, 2024, or: Groundhog Day Musings…and Chapter 13’s Scene Three Gets a Retouch
Late Morning, Friday, February 2, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Phil: You want a prediction about the weather, you’re asking the wrong Phil. I’ll give you a winter prediction: It’s gonna be cold, it’s gonna be grey, and it’s gonna last you for the rest of your life. -Phil Connors, Groundhog Day Hi, everyone, and welcome…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Reunion: Coda’s Commencement Day 1983 Chapter Gets a Third Scene – Now It’s On to Scene Four
Mid- to Late Morning, Thursday, February 1, 2024. Madison, New Hampshire “This must be Thursday,’ said Arthur to himself, sinking low over his beer. ‘I never could get the hang of Thursdays.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Hi, everyone. It’s almost 9 AM Eastern Standard Time here in Madison on this…
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