Tag: Fiction
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And Now, Something Somewhat Different: My To Be Read List for May 2025
Early Afternoon, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, Miami, Florida It’s hot and muggy outside on this South Florida spring day. This far south, the seasons aren’t as clearly defined as they are, say, in New Hampshire. Here, in the Miami area, we locals only seem to experience two seasons – the “dry” one that begins sometime…
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What a Difference a Year Makes!
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Late Morning, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, Miami, Florida What a difference a year makes. On this date last year, I lived in rural New Hampshire, some 1,600 miles from where I am sitting now. It was a Tuesday, not a Wednesday, and spring felt more “real” there than here because the four seasons are more…
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A Milestone Worth Celebrating: My First U.S. Review for ‘Reunion: Coda’
Late Afternoon, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, Miami, Florida When you pour two years of dedication, passion, and no small amount of stubborn perseverance into a novel, there’s nothing quite like seeing it resonate with readers. On May 3, 2025, Reunion: Coda received its first U.S. review—and second overall—on Amazon, and to say I’m thrilled is…
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Even Novelists Must Do Laundry….
Early Afternoon, Monday, May 5, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, all It’s a bit past noon in my corner of Kendall on the first day of a new workweek. From the looks of it, the subtropical wet season – the climatic conditions I’ve seen for most of my life – has gotten off to an early…
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Rainy Day Musings: Finding Solace in Modest Literary Victories
Midday/Early Afternoon, Saturday, May 3, 2025, Miami, Florida “You have to celebrate the small wins as well.” ― Robin S. Baker Hi, everyone. It’s a gray, sometimes rainy day here in the Greater Miami area on this first Saturday in May 2025. Currently, the temperature is 81°F (27°C) under rainy conditions. With humidity at 66%…
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May Day…Then and Now
Midday/Early Afternoon, Thursday, May 1, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s a muggy, summer-like day in South Florida on this first day of May 2025. It’s technically spring, but that season is so…subtle in the subtropical zone that it feels like we go straight from the cooler “dry” season to the hot, wetter, and meaner…
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A Story Concludes, A Legacy Begins: The Reunion Duology Is Complete
The Reunion Duology is Complete! On April 5, 2025, I published Reunion: Coda, the second book of a duology that began with my 2018 novella, Reunion: A Story. My first novel, it serves as both a prequel and sequel to what Amazon reviewer Meg Learner called a “lovely lyrical book” about “how the angst of…
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Miami, Evening, and a Novelist’s Reveries
Evening, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, Miami, Florida Some thoughts as this last Tuesday of April 2025 winds down here in my corner of South Florida: As the evening settles in, I find solace in the timeless melodies and reflections that have shaped my journey. Writing Reunion: Coda has been an emotional odyssey, weaving together the…
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Sunday Musings from a Somewhat Groggy Blogger/Novelist
Midday, Sunday, April 27, 2025, Miami, Florida It’s not quite noon in my corner of South Florida as I write this, but I’m not the world’s fastest typist, so it’ll be early afternoon by the time I post this on WordPress. Currently, the temperature is 83°F (28 °C) under sunny conditions. With humidity at 58%…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Five Things I Learned While Writing ‘Reunion: Coda’
1. Don’t Set Unrealistic Goals for Your First Novel While there’s certainly a place for ambition and artistic risks, I learned (through trial and error) that setting overly ambitious goals for your first novel can lead to frustration and burnout. Instead of diving into a sprawling historical epic or a complex science fiction adventure, start…
A Certain Point of View, Too 