Tag: Reunion Duology
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Sunday is…’hot sun day’ in Miami (Bonus: My Belated Entry to Kymber’s Get to Know You #67!)
Late Morning, Sunday, June 8, 2025, Miami, Florida It’s another scorchingly hot early summer day in South Florida, even though the sun has only been up a couple of hours on this first full weekend of June 2025. As I write this, it’s not even 9 AM, and the temperature is 83°F (28°C) under mostly…
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A Grateful Reflection on Pooja Gudka’s Review of ‘Reunion: Coda’
It’s not every day that an author receives a review as insightful and beautifully written as P. J. Gudka’s take on Reunion: Coda. I’ve long admired Pooja’s ability to balance depth and clarity in her reviews, and seeing Coda through her lens has been both humbling and rewarding. First and foremost, thank you, Pooja—for not…
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Tempus Fugit: The Seventh Day of the Sixth Month…and Summer Memories from 1975
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Coral Estates Park (Miami-area Neighborhood), Creative Writing, Family History, Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in Miami….Again, Life in South Florida, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer 1975, Summer 2025, Summer in Florida, Tempus fugit, Things I MissMidday/Early Afternoon, Saturday, June 7, 2025, Miami, Florida “The summer stretched out the daylight as if on a rack. Each moment was drawn out until its anatomy collapsed. Time broke down. The day progressed in an endless sequence of dead moments.” ― China Miéville, Perdido Street Station It’s the seventh day of June – and…
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The Sixth of June…Now, Then, and Again…
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, D-Day (June 6, 1944), Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), 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, Life in the United States, Music, Reunion Duology, Reunion: Coda, Summer 2024, Summer 2025, Summer in Florida, The D-Day DarlingsMidday/Early Afternoon, Friday, June 6, 2025, Miami, Florida The weather system that brought that rainy opening to meteorological summer earlier this week has moved on, and the Florida Travel Bureau can rest easy because it’s sunny, clear, and hot enough to go to the beach. (Ah, bikini weather!) I’d argue, though, that – climate change…
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Rainy Days and Writing Aren’t a Good Mix for Me, It Seems….
Afternoon, Thursday, June 5, 2025, Miami, Florida Summer in South Florida is, despite the Tourist Bureau ads that promise lots of sunshine and bikini-clad women at the beach, often gray and rainy. The sky looks heavy, gloomy, and leaden, not too unlike a cold winter day in New England when you know it’s going to…
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Reunion: A Story of Words, Work, and What Comes Next
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Book Reviews, Books, Comings and Goings (Short Story), Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, Life in South Florida, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer 2025, Summer in Florida, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftWriter’s Log, Stardate 2506.3Miami, Florida – Tuesday, June 3, 2025, Afternoon It’s been two months since I officially became a published novelist—words that still feel surreal even as I type them. Reunion: Coda, the long-awaited second book in the Reunion Duology, is out in the world, and while I’ve managed to sell a few copies…
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A Rainy Sunday Marks the Start of a Writer’s (Meteorological) Summer
Afternoon, Sunday, June 1, 2025, Miami, Florida Well, folks, meteorological summer is off to a wet, gray, and thunderous start. As I write this, it is a hot and cloudy Sunday afternoon in my corner of South Florida. The temperature is 87°F (31°C) under cloudy conditions. With the wind blowing from the west-southwest at 8…
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A Writer’s Dual Life – One Foot on the Creative Side, the Other on the Business Side
Midday, Friday, May 30, 2025, Miami, Florida With meteorological summer looming just around the corner – June 1, to be exact, when the Atlantic hurricane season officially kicks off – the heat has taken no prisoners. It’s 92°F (33°C) outside, the kind of heat that hangs heavy in the air, pressing against your skin. The…
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Reunion and Beyond: A Writer’s Challenges
Late Morning, Thursday, May 29, 2025, Miami, Florida “The scariest moment is always just before you start.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft As a storyteller, I’ve faced all kinds of challenges—some big, some small. A lot of it comes down to the nuts and bolts of writing, like finding the…
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Quality Matters in Independent Publishing: Fixing ‘Reunion: Coda’…and Other Matters
Afternoon, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, there. It’s another scorching late spring day in South Florida on this last “Hump Day” of May 2025. Outside, it’s 89°F (32°C) under mostly sunny skies. With humidity at 63% and a gentle 9 MPH (15 Km/H) breeze from the southeast, it feels like 98°F (37°C). We’ve…
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