Tag: #CreativeWriting
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On Writing & Storytelling: Contemplating the Return to Work on ‘Reunion: Coda’
Late Morning, Tuesday, January 2, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hello, there. Welcome to another post – the second for the new year, the 1,382nd overall – in A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s a bright but frigid New England morning here; the temperature outside is 26°F/-3°C under sunny skies, with a “feels-like” temperature of…
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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 Thursday, October 26, 2023, or: Memories of Octobers Past…and Finding My ‘Epistolary’ Voice in Chapter 12
Late Morning, Thursday, October 26, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, folks. Well, here we are on a somewhat sunny and cool (78°F/26°C) – for the subtropical zone, at least – October morning in the Tampa Bay area. It looks like it’s going to be a nice day; the forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Starting a Story from the Middle (an Excerpt from ‘Reunion: A Story’)
An Excerpt from Reunion: A Story In 1987, 11 years before I decided to write my first complete work of fiction, I took a Creative Writing course (CRW-2001, I believe it was) at what was then called Miami-Dade Community College, South Campus. As I recall, late in the semester, we students were asked to write…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, October 20, 2023, or: A Quick Life Update
Midday, Friday, October 20, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there! Welcome to another Friday edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s a warm autumn day here in the Tampa Bay area. As I write this, the temperature is 80°F/26°C under sunny conditions. We’re still experiencing chilly morning temperatures after the passage of a strong…
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Where Time’s Winds Blow – A Poem
Where Time’s Winds Blow (A poem inspired by the Reunion Duology) Where time’s winds blow That’s where you are; Your bright eyes glow Like distant stars. I call your name And there you are; In time’s freeze frame Caught from afar. Where time’s winds blow Things cannot last; We come and we go Like ships…
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Morning, Mid-October 2023 (A Haiku)
Golden yellow sun And clear cerulean blue skies Bring fall’s cold greetings.
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On Writing & Storytelling: I Guess I Did Write Something Worth Reading After All….
Hello again, Constant Readers. During my rest break, I went to Amazon to check on Reunion: A Story’s sales – sadly, only one copy so far has been purchased in October – and its ratings/reviews on the novella’s product page. I wasn’t expecting to see any changes as far as reviews/ratings were concerned; Reunion has…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Epistolary, or Narrative? I’m Still Undecided….
Late Morning, Friday, October 13, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone, and welcome to another edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. I hope you are all well on this last day of the workweek – and that you’re not superstitious, considering that today is – at least on this side of the International Dateline…
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