Tag: Travel
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Writer’s Shop Talk: From Chilly New England to Sunny Miami: Reflections on a Saturday Morning
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Creative Writing, 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, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftLate Morning, Saturday, February 22, 2025, Miami, Florida It’s a cool, mild late winter day in the subtropical zone. Currently, the temperature is 72°F (22°C) under partly sunny skies. It promises to be a delightful Saturday; according to the forecast, we can expect partly sunny skies and a high of 74°F (24°C), all thanks to…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Shall We Dance?
A swinging night at the Moonglow Club unfolds with the Swinging Millers performing classic swing tunes. Jim hesitates to dance due to past insecurities, but Maddie convinces him to join her on the dance floor. As they sway to the music, Jim is haunted by memories of a lost love. This excerpt is from the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, March 18, 2024, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second…and a New Workweek is Upon Us!
Late Morning/Midday, Monday, March 18, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone, and welcome to the start of another workweek. It’s a cold early spring day here in northern New England; the current temperature is 38°F (3°C) under cloudy conditions. With the wind blowing from the west-southwest at 9 MPH (14 KMH) and humidity at 42%,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, December 18, 2023, or: Rainy Days and Mondays….
Early Afternoon, Monday, December 18, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone. Well, it’s been six days since my friend Patti Aliventi picked me up at my former home in Lithia, Florida, thus beginning the New England phase in my life. I’m still struggling to deal with the reasons why the move was necessary, but I…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, December 17, 2022, or: Chilly Day in Tampa Bay Area Triggers Memories of Sevilla in 1988
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in Blogging, College Life, Family History, Florida Weather, Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in South Florida, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami-Dade Community College, Personal Thoughts, Semester in Spain Program, Semester in Spain Program – CCIS, Student Journalist, Student Newspaper, Winter in Florida“Fare thee well, and if for ever Still for ever fare thee well.” ― George Gordon Byron Today I woke up to an even chillier – by Florida standards, anyway – morning than I did the day before; the sun had only just risen, so it was still semi-dark outside, with temperatures in the low…
A Certain Point of View, Too 