Tag: Books
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The Art of Being Seen….
“Because for all I didn’t know… I just needed to be here. And I was.” —from Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen Some moments don’t need explanation. Just presence. This is Jim, nineteen years old, learning that staying—really staying—is a kind of bravery all its own. Kelly doesn’t ask for a performance. She…
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How I Came to Write ‘Comings and Goings’
Author’s Note Some stories arrive quietly. Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen wasn’t planned. It emerged from a single memory in Reunion: Coda—a name, a summer night, a girl who slipped through the edges of Jim’s story. But she stayed. Softly. Unmistakably. Kelly wasn’t loud, but she kept showing up—like a song you’d…
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A Note on Graphics, Nostalgia, and the Long, Slow Ache
Confession time: I’m a writer, not a graphics artist. So when I open up Paint and tinker with quotes and covers, I do it with the full knowledge that I’m not Norman Rockwell. I’m not N.C. Wyeth, either—though if you squint, maybe the spirit of their storytelling crept in around the edges. The graphic I…
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Writing and Storytelling: This, Too, Is Part of the Story
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Comings and Goings (Short Story), Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaThis, Too, Is Part of the Story Late Morning, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi there. It’s a typical South Florida summer morning, the kind that the tourism industry doesn’t tell non-residents about. It’s hot, yes (82°F/28°C, but the heat index is 93°F/34°C), and sticky, but the skies are veiled by a sheet of…
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‘Comings and Goings’ Comes to Print on July 1
Coming to Print July 1I’m happy to share that Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen will be available in paperback starting July 1. This story is a small one—but that was the point. Just two people, one moment, and the quiet current of what it means to be truly seen. It’s set in…
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On Soft Light and Honest Songs: A Note to the Reader
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Billy Joel, Books, Comings and Goings (Short Story), Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Garratyverse, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Love and Sex, Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Movies, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaEvery story in the Garratyverse carries its own rhythm. Some sweep across decades, reckoning with inherited grief, generational wounds, and the long arc of forgiveness. Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen isn’t that kind of story. It’s smaller. Quieter. But no less true. This one lives in the hush between songs, the half-step…
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In the Quiet Between Songs: Introducing Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen
There are stories we write with plot, and stories we write with silence. Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen is one of the latter. Set in 1980s Boston, this short story follows Jim, a nineteen-year-old who walks into a party already knowing he doesn’t belong—and walks out changed in ways he’ll never quite…
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Ten Reasons to Visit the Garratyverse
A World of Memory, Music, and Moments That Matter There’s a place between what was and what might have been—a world shaped not by grand gestures, but by silences, missed chances, and the echo of melodies we carry for years. Welcome to the Garratyverse. Spanning the tender novella Reunion: A Story and its deeply introspective…
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Where Fiction Begins: The Making of Marty
She first walked into the story in jeans, a white blouse, and Keds sneakers—shy, late for chorus, and clutching a schedule change form like it held her whole academic future. I didn’t know then that she’d become the emotional center of Reunion: A Story and Reunion: Coda. I didn’t even know her name. What I…
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Longest Day, Shortest Royalty Check… But Who’s Counting?
Friday Afternoon, June 20, 2025 – Miami, Florida Hi, everyone— A few notable highlights from this first official day of summer: It’s the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and the traditional curtain-raiser for the season. It also marks the 50th anniversary of Jaws—the film that turned the ocean into a no-go zone…
