Tag: Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen
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Sunshine, Suspense, and Silkworm Missiles
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On Hope, Hustle, and the Jim Garraty Chronicles
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in ACX, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon UK, Audible, Book Reviews, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Stefan (Steve) Lee, Stephen King (Author), The Jim Garraty Chronicles, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftShifting the Blogâs Focus Hey, there! If you havenât noticed, Iâve been steering the blog more toward a âwriterâs lifeâ vibe instead of the old grabâbag of âHereâs whatâs on Alexâs mind today besides, you know, writing.âYep â thatâs intentional. I do miss mixing things up with personal updates, reviews of books, movies, and music,…
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From â42 to â84: The Heirship of Memory
Sidebar Note for Readers Comings and Goings is not simply a sequel or a spinâoff. It is a spiritual heir to Summer of â42, consciously borrowing Raucherâs cadence while reimagining its architecture. It insists that intimacy is not imbalance but mutual agency, that memory is not loss but legacy, and that being seenâeven onceâmatters.
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On Writing and Storytelling: ‘You, Sir, Are Jim Garraty’
You, Sir, Are Jim Garraty Thereâs a moment in every creative collaboration when you realize: this is going to work. For me, that moment came when Bryan Haddock sent his first message after recording Jim Garratyâs voice for Comings and Goings. Dry wit, quiet grief, and the kind of self-awareness that doesnât beg for applauseâBryan…
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When Your Characters Feel Too Much: Writing Emotional Truth That Overwhelms Even the Author
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, 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), Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, South Miami High School in fiction, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftWhen Your Characters Feel Too Much: Writing Emotional Truth That Overwhelms Even the Author There are nights when I sit with Jim Garratyânot as his creator, but as his witness. I wrote him. I shaped his world. And still, there are moments when his emotional clarity leaves me breathless. Not because heâs dramatic. Not because…
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Mapping the Heart: Navigating the Garratyverse
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đ Introduction The Garratyverse is not just a seriesâit’s a recursive emotional journey. Through three interlinked works, readers follow Jim Garraty across decades as he wrestles with memory, intimacy, and the quiet heroism of being seen. đ§ Emotional Themes đ Book-by-Book Breakdown Title Timeframe Emotional Focus Key Motifs Reunion: A Story June 1983 (with 1998…
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The Garratyverse: Amazon Reviews That Matter
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Book Reviews, 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), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaThe Garratyverse: Amazon Reviews That Matter. In a literary landscape often dominated by algorithms and fleeting attention, itâs easy to overlook the quiet power of a reader who truly sees you. The Garratyverseâmy evolving universe of emotionally intelligent fictionâhas always been about memory, intimacy, and the dignity of small moments. So when readers respond not…
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The Garratyverse: A Life Told in Echoes
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Books, Comings and Goings (Short Story), Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Garratyverse, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda𧩠The Garratyverse: A Mosaic of Memory and Connection Reunion: A Story “A lyrical tale of regret for chances not taken, told in dreams and memories.” – Denise Longrie The emotional nucleus. Set primarily on one day in June 1983, it captures the ache of unspoken feeling and the quiet fracture of youth. Bookended by…
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Writing Doesnât Pay the Movers: An Update from Alex Diaz-Granados
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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, Garratyverse, GoFundMe, Insomnia, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Personal History, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, TransitionsFriday Afternoon, August 22, 2025 â Miami, Florida Hi, friends. I wish I could sit down today and write about storiesâespecially those in the Garratyverseâand the quiet ways they unfold. But clarity eludes me at the moment. Itâs Laundry Day, and while Iâve got about half an hour before the dryer cycle ends, my mind…
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On Writing and Storytelling: When Fiction Finds Its Muse After the Fact
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I didnât set out to write Leigh E. into Comings and Goings. In fact, I didnât realize I had until yesterday. Kelly Moore, as she appears in the novella, was always her own personâsmart, witty, emotionally fluent, and possessed of that quiet confidence that doesnât demand space; it simply fits. But as I reread a…
A Certain Point of View, Too 