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Musings
Joie Lesin
Sep 63 min read
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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Joie Lesin
Apr 304 min read
Meet Me in Cana
Cana is a town nestled somewhere in the California wine country. It’s 1945 and to visit there, one must travel winding roads.
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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
Jan 123 min read
The Story of How I Met Paolo
On that particular day, I was on the city bus on the way home from school playing the “what if” game... This is the day I met Paolo.
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Joie Lesin
Dec 5, 20231 min read
Breaking News! The Passenger's New Cover
Breaking News! The Passenger's new cover has arrived.
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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
Apr 28, 20233 min read
Every Story Has a Soundtrack
When I'm writing, music sets the stage and shows me history in a very active way. With it, I travel through time, and I’m immersed.
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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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Joie Lesin
Mar 22, 20232 min read
(This is Not) a Book Review
This is the story of how my sister handed me a book and I fell in love with a whole genre.
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Joie Lesin
Feb 17, 20233 min read
Beauty in Unexpected Places
There have been countless times I've found myself awestruck by the beauty found in a photograph or painting. A beauty I wouldn't have notice
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Joie Lesin
Feb 4, 20232 min read
A Writer's Daydream
One moment I’m eating my late breakfast, the next my mind is envisioning the haunted gravel road that leads up to the Clemente Vineyard.
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Joie Lesin
Oct 11, 20223 min read
The Magic in Writing
The Magic in Writing ~ As a writer, there is nothing more magical than when you envision a scene and capture it on paper just as you saw it.
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Joie Lesin
Oct 3, 20222 min read
An October State of Mind
An October State of Mind. October brings to mind thoughts of All Hallow's Eve. To celebrate October, here's a ghost-filled excerpt.
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Joie Lesin
Sep 27, 20221 min read
You are Cordially Invited
Welcome to My Worlds Where mermaids hide in the ocean depths and ghosts communicate with the living... Hello! I'm Joie Lesin. Joie for...
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