Memories and the Fiction Writer
As a writer, my memories and emotions influence my fiction. What's more, I liken being a fiction writer to being a method actor.
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Musings
Joie Lesin
Jul 52 min read
Skyward
Skyward: Memories of childhood become faded things. Sometimes the details escape us. So, we fill them in with our imagination.
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Joie Lesin
Feb 282 min read
Box(es) of Keepsakes
I have boxes of keepsakes and in these boxes are talismans evoking the memories and stories related to a particular place and time.
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Joie Lesin
Feb 32 min read
The Heart of Music
Since that first living room concert one Sunday during the Pandemic, music has been the way to my heart.
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Joie Lesin
Oct 22, 20231 min read
A Study in Silence
Silence is a muteness, an absence of sound, a stillness, something or someone fading to oblivion—and secrecy.
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Joie Lesin
Oct 8, 20232 min read
The Nature of Doors
The Nature of Doors. Perhaps some doors never fully close even when new ones open.
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Joie Lesin
Sep 17, 20232 min read
The Room with a Crimson Glow
My favorite room faces the south at the front of the house. The walls are all painted a non-descript beige and lend to it a quiet demeanor.
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Joie Lesin
May 12, 20232 min read
The Unicorn Collector
When I was kid, I collected unicorns—trinkets, books, and pictures. In fact, like most children, I was enthralled by anything magical.
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Joie Lesin
May 4, 20232 min read
My Birthday in Outer Space
In July 1977, my brothers treated me to a movie and those events cemented my love for Space Opera.
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Joie Lesin
Apr 14, 20232 min read
The Flower Girl
Music and books go together like two sides of the same coin. I could not have one without the other. Each book I write has a soundtrack.
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