Tag: Fiction
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On Writing and Storytelling: When the Weather Moves Faster Than the Workflow
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A Quiet Sunday and a Waiting Game
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Progress, Patience, and a Quiet Anniversary
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in ACX, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Audible, Audiobooks, Blogging, Books, Brandon Padilla, Bryan Haddock, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Family History, Jeronimo Diaz-Granados, Life in Florida, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Stefan (Steve) Lee, The Jim Garraty ChroniclesFriday, February 13, 2026 — Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone—thanks so much for joining me. Another workweek has wrapped up, and while progress on The Jim Garraty Chronicles has been slower than I’d hoped, I’m grateful to have resolved many of the formatting headaches caused by the Kindle Create app. The omnibus is still moving forward,…
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On Writing and Storytelling: In Which Florida Behaves and Kindle Create Does Not
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A Pretty Swell Monday, All Things Considered
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Blogging, Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, Winter in Florida, Writing as a CraftMonday, February 9, 2026 — Orlando, Florida Happy Monday, Dear Reader. There’s something about the first day of a new workweek that feels like a clean page—full of possibility, full of momentum. Today has that energy in spades. Central Florida is showing off a bit: bright sun, clear skies, and a gentle coolness that lingers…
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On Writing and Storytelling: The Soft Heart I Spent Years Trying to Hide
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Casablanca (1942), Comings and Goings (Short Story), Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Coral Estates Park (Miami-area Neighborhood), Creative Writing, Family History, Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in South Florida, Life in the United States, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Things I Miss, Writing as a CraftThe Soft Heart I Spent Years Trying to Hide Some people spend their lives pretending they’re not sentimental. I’m not one of them. To borrow the words of Captain Louis Renault, I freely admit I’m a rank sentimentalist—and unlike Rick Blaine from Casablanca, I don’t bother hiding it behind a mask of cynicism or put‑on…
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Cold Snaps, Warm Screens, and Weekend Breathing Room
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Computer Games, Computers, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Lenovo – IdeaPad S340 15″ Touch-Screen Laptop, Lenovo IdeaCentre (PC), Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Reunion Duology, Reunion: Coda, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, Winter in FloridaSaturday, February 7, 2026 — Orlando, Florida Hello, friends! We’ve officially wrapped up the first week of February—and what a week it was. Central Florida got an unexpected brush with the Arctic; the kind of cold snap that makes you wonder if you’ve accidentally wandered into a Weather Channel documentary. Tuesday and Wednesday brought both…
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A Maddening Monday
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Computers, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Lenovo – IdeaPad S340 15″ Touch-Screen Laptop, Lenovo C560 All-in-One PC, Lenovo IdeaCentre (PC), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Shop with Points, The Jim Garraty ChroniclesMonday, February 2, 2026, Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone. Today has been… a day. My Lenovo Idea Centre all‑in‑one decided it had had enough of this mortal coil and tapped out this morning. The machine is only three or four years old, and it had been behaving well enough — except for the increasingly stubborn power…
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A Chilly Start to February 2026…in Florida!
Sunday, February 1, 2026, Orlando, Florida “Everything was frozen up and silent that morning. Even the wind was silent, but not really dead. It waved about a little and beat its tail gently against the hard sky. There was no sun yet. The sky was empty. It was all frozen up, like a sheet hanging…
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All Quiet on the Writing Front….
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