Tag: Comings and Goings – The Art of Being Seen
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On Writing and Storytelling: A World I Didn’t Mean to Build (But Did Anyway)
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Audible, Brandon Padilla, Bryan Haddock, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Garratyverse, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring 2026, Spring in Florida, Stefan (Steve) Lee, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two MoviesFriday, March 27, 2026, Orlando, Florida Hey there! Here in Central Florida, another workweek is rolling to a close on a sun‑soaked, muggy spring afternoon that’s auditioning for summer. Right now, it’s a balmy 81°F (27°C), skies are clear, and the humidity’s flexing at 58%. The wind meanders in from the southwest at just 3…
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Getting Ready to Battle the Gremlins in Kindle Create
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Blogging, Books, 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, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two Movies, Writing and Editing, Writing as a CraftThursday, March 26, 2026, Orlando, Florida ¡Hola, amigos! Hello, friends! It’s a warm, humid spring afternoon here in Central Florida. As I type this, it’s 82°F (28°C) under partly sunny skies. The humidity is sitting at 56%, with a light 4 MPH breeze drifting in from the east-southeast. Thanks to that moisture in the air,…
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On Friendship, Fiction, and Pre‑Ordering ‘Perfect’
There are moments in a writer’s life when the creative world feels a little smaller, a little warmer, a little more human. Today was one of those moments for me, because yesterday morning I clicked “Pre‑Order” on a book I’ve been quietly rooting for since the day its author first mentioned she was writing it.…
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The Garratyverse: An Official Description…Thanks to Google
The Garratyverse: An Official Description Every so often, the internet surprises you. This morning, Google Search surprised me by offering a tidy, unexpectedly perceptive summary of something I’ve spent decades building one quiet story at a time: the Garratyverse. Since the term has now escaped into the wild, it feels like the right moment to…
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From Memory to Flash Fiction
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in A Bridge Too Far (1977 film), Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Creative Writing, Garratyverse, Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in South Florida, Movies, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Star Wars, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two MoviesHow a 4K Disc of A Bridge Too Far Sparked the Fourth Jim Garraty Story Yesterday, I wrote about finally ordering the 4K UHD release of A Bridge Too Far — a movie that has been part of my personal mythology since the summer of 1977. I thought the post would be nothing more than…
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The Summer of Two Movies: A Jim Garraty Story
Author’s Note: Introducing a Garraty Prequel Every so often, a childhood memory resurfaces with enough clarity that it feels less like recollection and more like a scene from a story you once lived. This one comes from the summer of 1977, when Jim Garraty was twelve years old, the Miami heat was relentless, and the…
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A Goldilocks Saturday in Central Florida
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in 4K UHD Blu-rays, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Blogging, Blu-ray & DVD Collection, Blu-ray Collection, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Life in Madison (NH), Movies, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Royalties, Spring 2026, Spring in Florida, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, Weather, Weather in New Hampshire, Winter 2023-2024Saturday, March 21, 2026, Orlando, Florida Hi there. It’s a warm, buttery‑gold afternoon in Central Florida. The temperature sits at 76°F (24°C) under bright, generous sunshine, but with humidity at 36% and a west‑northwest breeze of 8 MPH (12 KmH), it feels closer to 81°F (27°C). It’s one of those rare Goldilocks days in the…
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From Orlando Heat to La Jolla Recognition
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in Accolade Global Film Competition, Adria K. Woomer-Hernandez, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Anthony (A.J.) Hernandez, Blogging, Clown 345 (Video Short), Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Life in Florida, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), Movies, Personal Thoughts, Popcorn Sky Productions, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring in FloridaMonday, March 16, 2026 — Orlando, Florida It’s another partly sunny and muggy early spring day in Central Florida. As I write this, it’s 81°F (27°C), and while some areas of Orange County are covered by a shroud of gray cumulus clouds, my neighborhood is getting a bit of sunlight. With humidity at a sticky…
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On Writing and Storytelling: The Movies That Built Jim Garraty (and, Let’s Be Honest, Me Too)
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in A Bridge Too Far (1977 film), Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Casablanca (1942), Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 40th Anniversary Edition, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Films by Steven Spielberg, Garratyverse, Indiana Jones Movies, Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures (2012 Blu-ray Set), Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Movies, Movies & Television, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Star Wars, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Summer of ’42 (1971), Superman: The Movie, The Longest Day (1962), West Side Story (1961 Film)🎬 The Movies That Built Jim Garraty (and, Let’s Be Honest, Me Too) Somewhere in the middle of revisiting old scenes from Reunion, I stumbled onto a realization that made me laugh out loud: Jim Garraty’s 1983 movie shelf is basically a psychological X‑ray of who he was at seventeen — and who I was,…
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A Certain Point of View, Too 