Tag: #TheNewStory
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, June 2, 2023, or: A Writer’s SITREP on The New Story
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Atlantic Hurricane Season 2023, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in FloridaHi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, June 2, 2023. It’s a nice early summer day here in the Tampa Bay area: it’s sunny, warm (76°F/24°C) and clear right now, though it’s going to be cloudy, hot (86°F/29°C) and humid later in the day. Also, the National Hurricane Center…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A New Month Begins, and I Must Go On Writing, Come What May
“In early June the world of leaf and blade and flowers explodes, and every sunset is different.” ― John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Thursday, June 1, 2023. It’s a warm (77°F/25°C) first day of (meteorological) summer and the Atlantic hurricane season.…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Today Was Not a Bad Day, Writing-Wise
“We are all storytellers. We all live in a network of stories. There isn’t a stronger connection between people than storytelling.” ― Jimmy Neil Smith If yesterday’s writing session was frustrating and somewhat less than satisfactory (I only produced 441 words, and those came into being at a relatively late hour in my working schedule),…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, May 31, 2023: Adieu, Spring – And a Writer’s Anxieties Come to the Fore
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in 4K UHD Blu-rays, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Atlantic Hurricane Season 2021, Blu-ray Collection, Books, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Family History, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Love, Sex, & Relationships, Movies, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Personal History, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Spring in Florida, Star Trek: The Original 6-Movie Collection, The New StoryAdieu to Spring 2023 “Is it so small a thing To have enjoy’d the sun, To have liv’d light in the spring, To have lov’d, to have thought, to have done; To have advanc’d true friends, and beat down baffling foes…?” ― Matthew Arnold, Empedocles On Etna and Other Poems It’s late morning here in…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Better Day Than Yesterday…and Waiting for an Important Email
Well, it’s late afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, and it’s a sunny, hot (88°F/31°C) late spring day. It’s much too warm and muggy for me to venture out now, and in any case, I’m too tired to go for a long walk like the one I took this weekend. This…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, May 29, 2023, or: Looks Like My Work Week Got Off to a Bad Start….
Hi there. It’s early afternoon as I start this, my 208th post of the year and 1,108th overall – on Monday, May 29, 2023. And considering that it’s meteorological spring’s last hurrah (two more days, then it’s on to summer…and the official start of the hurricane season), it’s a nice day. It’s 76°F/26°C under mostly…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, May 28, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Amazon Prime Video, Blogging, Computer and Video Games, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, MicroProse Software, Personal Thoughts, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion: A Story, The Man in the High Castle (TV series), The New StoryHi, there, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon on Sunday, May 28, 2023, the last weekend of meteorological Spring ’23. It’s a nice day outside; it’s warm (80°F/27°C) under sunny conditions, and the forecast calls for sunny skies and a high of 86°F/30°C). The daily “highs” are creeping into the 80s/90s as both summer and the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, May 27, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Hi, there. It’s late morning in Lithia, Florida, on Saturday, May 27, 2023. It’s a nice late spring morning here; sunny, cool (it’s only 72°F/22°C) and the skies overhead are clear. It hardly seems like summer – meteorological summer, not astronomical (traditional) summer – is only a few days away, along with the official start…
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To Write or Not to Write: Today’s Pressing Dilemma – Evening Update
“You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or despair … Come to it any way but lightly.” – Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft It’s evening here in Lithia, Florida, on May 26, 2023; sunset is less than one hour away, and the temperature is exactly how it…
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On Writing & Storytelling: To Write or Not to Write – Today’s Pressing Dilemma
Hi, there, Dear Reader. How are you on this Friday, May 26, 2023 – or, if you live on the other side of the International Date Line, Saturday, May 27? As always, I hope you’re as well as your circumstances permit. Here in lovely Lithia, Florida, it’s a warm (78°F/26°C), humid, and sunny day, but…
A Certain Point of View, Too 