Tag: #ReunionAStory
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, June 15, 2023, or: Melancholy, Memories, and Frustration
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in South Florida, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, South Miami Senior High School, Tempus fugitIt’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Here, early summer weather patterns are holding. Right now, it’s mostly cloudy, warm (78°F/23°C), and still cool enough to go outside for a walk and not come back winded and sweaty. But it’s warming up, and the forecast calls for a high of…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, June 14, 2023, or: Then…and Now
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in 1983-2023, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Family History, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, South Miami Senior High School, Tempus fugitIt’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. It’s a hot – and getting hotter – day in the Tampa Bay area; the current temperature in my neighborhood is 90°F/32°C (but feels like 98°F/36°C) under partly sunny conditions. There’s no rain or stormy weather in the forecast, but it’s going to…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, June 13, 2023, or: It Was 40 Years Ago Today…(A Tempus Fugit Story)
It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 13, 2013. It’s a sunny early summer day in the Tampa Bay area; it’s warm (86°F/30°C) but it feels warmer, and it’s going to get hotter as the hours tick by. Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high of 93°F/33°C. Today I…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Decisions, Decisions, or: 1983…or 2000?
“Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I’m always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it’s very shocking to the system.” ― Flannery O’Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose Well,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, June 12, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Third
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Berliner Philharmoniker/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, John Williams/Berliner Philharmoniker: John Williams -The Berlin Concert, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), MicroProse Software, Music, Music & Concert Specials, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaHi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, June 12, 2023. It’s a hot early summer day (85°F/29°C). It’s sunny, humid, and with no rain in the immediate future, it’s bound to get hotter still. Today’s forecast for the Tampa Bay area calls for mostly summer skies and a high…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, June 11, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
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in Adults-Only Games, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Books, Computer and Video Games, Computer Games, Creative Writing, John Williams: Live in Vienna, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, MicroProse Software, Movies, Music & Concert Specials, Personal Thoughts, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Regiments: Second Wave, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaHi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, June 11, 2023. It’s a warm (80°F/27°C) early summer day here in the Tampa Bay area. It’s sunny, humid, and it’s going to be a hot and more humid day, with the forecast calling for a high of 91°F/32°C and mostly sunny…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, June 10, 2023, or: Weekend Update – Part the First*
* Alternate Title: On Writing & Storytelling: Man, I Really Need a Day (or Two) Off! “Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future. Jobs, family, employers, and friends can exist one day without any one of us, and if our egos permit…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Today Was Not a Good Day to Write…
“Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot of difference. They don’t have to make speeches. Just believing is usually enough.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Well, looks like tomorrow – a Saturday – I will likely be working on Reunion: Coda, even though…
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On Writing & Storytelling: From Chapter Nine to Chapter Ten, or: Pushing Forward, Thanks to the Time Jump Thingy
It’s early afternoon now here in my corner of Lithia, Florida, on Friday, June 9, 2023. I need to take a lunch-and-rest break in a bit so I can get going with my writing, so I will make this a short update. After looking at what I have written so far – at least based…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Running into Unexpected Narrative Speed Bumps
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, June 9, 2023. It’s a warm (80°F/27°C) sunny early summer day, with clear sunny skies and rising temperatures. It’s going to be sunny and hot – the high for today is expected to reach 89°F/31°C, although the heat index (aka “feels-like temperature”) will…
A Certain Point of View, Too 