Tag: Fiction
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Dear Reader, Let Me Tell You a Story About Friends and Beers—But Not the Whole Story
Afternoon, Monday, May 26, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, there, folks. It’s a hellishly hot late spring day in South Florida. Currently, the temperature is 90°F (32°C) under mostly sunny skies. That’s hot, but with 66% humidity and a southeasterly breeze blowing at 12 MPH (19 Km/H), it feels like 97°F (36°C). The original forecast high…
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Where Time’s Winds Blow: The Scene That Started It All
Every story has a beginning. Sometimes, that beginning is clear and deliberate—a spark of inspiration that feels undeniable. Other times, it sneaks up on you, a seemingly small moment that quietly takes root, only revealing its true significance years later. For Reunion: A Story, that moment came in the late 1980s when I was a…
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Dear Reader, Let Me Tell You a Story…About Homecomings and Memories (a ‘Reunion: Coda’ Excerpt)
Revisiting the Past: Two Sequences from the Coda of Reunion: Coda Returning home is rarely a simple act. It carries the weight of memory—both cherished and bittersweet—and forces a confrontation between who we were and who we’ve become. In Reunion: Coda, Jim Garraty’s journey back to Miami is more than a physical return; it’s a…
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From Dreams to Pages: The Story Behind Reunion: Coda
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), Life in South Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring 2025, Spring in FloridaMidday/Early Afternoon, Friday, May 23, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, everyone. To no one’s surprise, it’s yet another scorching “August in Spring” day in southeastern Florida on this last day of the regular workweek. Currently, the temperature is 89°F (32°C) under mostly sunny conditions. With humidity at 63% and the wind blowing from the south at…
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Summer-like Springs, Rave Reviews, and Sleepless Nights
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Book Reviews, Books, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Life in Bogota, Life in Florida, Life in Madison (NH), Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in Miami….Again, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), Life in South Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Miami-Dade Community College, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Semester in Spain Program, Semester in Spain Program – CCIS, Spring 2025, Spring in FloridaAfternoon, Thursday, May 22, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi there! It’s one of those gloriously vibrant late spring days that feels like summer has arrived a bit early. The temperature is sitting at a toasty 94°F (34°C) under cheerful, mostly sunny skies—high for May, or at least higher than what I remember from my younger days…
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Tales of Writing and Weather in Southeastern Florida
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Books, Creative Writing, Dawn Pisturino, Florida Weather, Haiku for the Midnight Hour, Ian W. Toll, Ian W. Toll, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, Life in South Florida, Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942, Pacific War Trilogy, Poetry, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring in Florida, The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944, Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945Early Afternoon, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, there. Well, it’s another torrid late spring day in southeastern Florida on this second workday of the week. Outside, the temperature in my neighborhood – Coral Terrace – is 91°F (33°C) under sunny conditions – the same as in my former home in the Tampa Bay…
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On Writing and Storytelling: Summer is (Almost) Here, So What Are My Post-‘Reunion: Coda’ Plans?
Late Morning/Midday, Monday, May 19, 2025, Miami, Florida “I believe someone made a grievous mistake when summer was created; no novitiate or god in their right mind would make a season akin to hell on purpose. Someone should be fired.” ― Michelle Franklin Hi, everyone. It’s another torrid, late spring day that somehow feels like…
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Torrid Saturday Twilight in the Subtropics
Evening, Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Miami, Florida “You’re from Florida. There’s got to be more holes to hell in Florida than any other state.” ― T. Kingfisher, The Hollow Places The sun lingers just past 6 PM, its fading light offering little relief from the unrelenting heat. At 87°F (31°C), with humidity thick at…
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Spring in South Florida: Hot, Humid, and Thunderous…and All Too Familiar
Late Morning, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Miami, Florida Late spring mornings in South Florida have a certain charm, even when the heat is already making its presence felt. The air today is thick and warm, with temperatures hovering at 81°F (27°C) under mostly sunny skies. Humidity wraps the city in its embrace, making it feel…
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Musings for Mother’s Day 2025: Of Mothers, Sons…and Books
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Blogging, Creative Writing, Family History, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in Miami….Again, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaLate Morning, Sunday, May 11, 2025 (Mother’s Day), Miami, Florida Mother’s Day has long been a complicated holiday for me. My mom, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, has been gone for nearly a decade, and while time has softened the sharp edges of grief, her absence is still deeply felt. I internalize these feelings, rarely speaking or writing…
A Certain Point of View, Too 