Tag: #ReunionAStory
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A Nostalgic Date (A Scene from The New Story, in Free Verse Poetry Style)
I walk into Henry’s, feeling a mix of nerves and thrillI’m meeting Maddie for our second date, hoping she likes me stillShe suggested this place, with its vintage charm and flairShe said it reminds her of the old Pan Am flights in the air She greets me with a hug and a smile that melts…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Progress Report on ‘The New Story’ for Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Hi, there, Dear Reader. Well, here we are in the early afternoon of Tuesday, May 2, 2023, and I’m happy to report that I was able to stick to my plan of working on The New Story in the morning/midday shift, then stop – preferably with 1,000 words (more or less, preferably more) written and…
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On Writing & Storytelling: SITREP on ‘The New Story’ for Friday, April 28, 2023
It’s Been a Long, Long Day It’s late morning here on Friday, April 28, 2023, here in lovely Lithia, Florida. For me, it’s been a longer than usual morning: I don’t know at what time I went to sleep last night; was it 10 PM? 11 PM? I don’t know. I just remember feeling drowsy…
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On Writing & Storytelling: The Third Chapter is ‘In the Can’ (at Least in First Draft Mode) – So, We’ll Meet Again…Tomorrow
Hi, everyone. It’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Thursday, April 27, 2023. I just finished the fifth and final scene of the third chapter of The New Story, and as soon as I finish this post, I am taking the rest of the day off from writing. I’m tired; not only did I…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Slow Start Morphs into a Writing Marathon – and I Have the Strained Eyes to Prove It!
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 SITREP “Tell the story that’s been growing in your heart, the characters you can’t keep out of your head, the tale story that speaks to you, that pops into your head during your daily commute, that wakes you up in the morning.” ― Jennifer Weiner It’s late evening on Wednesday, April…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Music and Words – They Go Together Like Bacon and Eggs
Today’s post will be a short ‘n’ sweet one, partly for aesthetic reasons – it’s been a while since I did one with a bunch of music videos – but mostly because I was up late last night and worked (a bit too much, I dunno) on The New Story. I didn’t write too many…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, April 22, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Wowie zowie. It’s already afternoon here in Lithia on Saturday, April 22, 2023! Where did my morning go, and why did it morph into the afternoon so quickly? It appears like I woke up a little while ago, wandered into the kitchen, brewed (and then drank) two cups of coffee, then came back in here…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Late Start to My Workday – and the Weekend is Nigh
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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 the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Ronnie and the Pursuit of the Elusive Bliss“Let’s get one thing clear right now, shall we? There is no Idea Dump, no Story Central, no Island of the Buried Bestsellers; good story ideas seem to come quite literally from nowhere, sailing at you right out of the empty sky: two previously unrelated ideas come together and make something new under the sun.…
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Remembering Marty: A Ballad Based on ‘Reunion: A Story’ 2.0
There once was a boy named JimWho had a crush on MartyBut Marty had a boyfriendWho was jealous and quite snarky Jim sang with Marty in the choirAnd he felt a secret desireBut he never dared to show itFor he feared that Kenny’d blow it Marty dumped her boyfriend one dayAnd Jim thought he’d make…
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Remembering Marty: A Ballad Inspired by ‘Reunion: A Story’
By Alex Diaz-Granados, author of Reunion There once was a boy named JimWho loved a girl named MartyBut Marty had a loverWho was jealous and a smarty Jim sang with Marty in the choirAnd he felt a secret fireBut he never dared to show itFor he feared that Kenny’d know it Marty broke up with…
A Certain Point of View, Too 