Category: Creative Writing
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, December 30, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First (Snow Day Edition)
Late Morning, Saturday, December 30, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire “I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice’s…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, December 28, 2023, or: Notes on a Rainy Day in New England
Late Morning, Thursday, December 28, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire “Let it rain on some days, Let yourself shiver on some cold nights, So when it’s Spring you’ll know why it was all worth going through.” ― Sanhita Baruah Hi, there, folks. Well, here we are, three days after Christmas, three days before New Year’s Eve,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, December 27, 2023, or: The Settling-In Saga Continues…and a Quick Writer’s Life Update
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Creative Writing, From Lithia (FL) to Madison (NH), Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 and Onward), Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing as a CraftLate Morning, Wednesday, December 27, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, there, folks. It’s just past 9 AM Eastern Standard Time here in my corner of New England. Currently, the temperature in my neighborhood is 37°F/3°C under light rain and snow showers; the feels-like temperature outside – which is where I don’t want to be right…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, December 23, 2023, or: Getting Settled In, Part the First
Midday/Early Afternoon, Saturday, December 23, 2023, Madison Greetings from New Hampshire, folks! It’s early afternoon here in Madison, and the temperature outside is 32˚˚F/0˚C under cloudy conditions. The forecast for the Madison/Conway area calls for partly sunny skies and a high of 37˚F/3˚C. The low tonight is expected to reach 20˚F/-3˚C, and the skies will…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, December 22, 2023, or: A Brief Update from Wintry Madison, New Hampshire
Midday/Early Afternoon, Friday, December 22, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, there. I’m obviously off to a late start on the blogging front as it is shortly past noon on a wintry December day in upper New England. As I begin this, my 1,369th post in A Certain Point of View, Too, the temperature in Madison…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, December 21, 2023, or: ‘Alexa, Read to Me From This Book…” & Quick Life Update from Madison
Late Morning, Thursday, December 21, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, there, folks. It’s a frosty early winter day here in my corner of New England. Presently, the temperature in Madison is 25°F/-4°C under sunny conditions. The forecast for the Conway/Madison area calls for sunny skies and a high of 34°F/1°C. As we are in a…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, December 20, 2023, or: A Quick Life Update from Hoth…er, Madison, New Hampshire
Late Morning, Wednesday, December 20, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone, and welcome to the 1,366th post on A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s just past 10 AM Eastern Standard Time – thank the Force that I’m still in the same time zone, even though I left my home state eight days ago –…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, December 18, 2023, or: Rainy Days and Mondays….
Early Afternoon, Monday, December 18, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone. Well, it’s been six days since my friend Patti Aliventi picked me up at my former home in Lithia, Florida, thus beginning the New England phase in my life. I’m still struggling to deal with the reasons why the move was necessary, but I…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, December 12, 2023, or: Adios, Florida (Predawn Edition)
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Creative Writing, From Lithia (FL) to Madison (NH), Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A StoryEarly Morning, Tuesday, December 12, 2023, Lithia, Florida (Last Entry in the Sunshine State) Hi, there, folks. Welcome to the last entry that I write as a Florida resident. It’s 5:29 AM Eastern as I begin this. It’s dark. It’s cold – for Florida – at 46°F/8°C under cloudy conditions. The forecast for M-Day calls…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, December 11, 2023, or: My Last Monday in Florida (Mixed Emotions Edition)
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Late Morning, Monday, December 11, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hey, folks. This is going to be a short post; I’m even going to dispense with the usual weather report I usually write at the beginning of a new blog entry. Today is a day full of mixed emotions as it is my last full day as…
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