Musings

Joie Lesin

5 days ago
2 min

The Morros

I love the ocean. I revel in the sound of the waves sweeping to shore. The sound sometimes loud enough to drown out all others.

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Joie Lesin

Oct 22
1 min

Verse

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
2 min

Personal Essays

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
2 min

Personal Essays

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

Jul 14
1 min

Personal Essays

The Demands of the Character

The characters I least expect to hear, sometimes talk the loudest and demand their stories be told.

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Joie Lesin

Jun 9
2 min

Novel Excerpts

The Scent of Coffee

The Scent of Coffee. As a writer, I rely on the sense of smell to enrich a scene and help make the storytelling all that much deeper.

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Joie Lesin

May 12
2 min

Personal Essays

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
2 min

Personal Essays

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 28
3 min

Personal Essays

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
2 min

Personal Essays

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
2 min

Personal Essays

(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

Mar 3
2 min

Personal Essays

Catch-Latch, Books and Magic

I've discovered so much in the world of books and stories. There are those that I’ve wished I hadn’t read so I could experience them again.

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Joie Lesin

Feb 4
2 min

Personal Essays

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

Sep 27, 2022
1 min

Personal Essays

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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