Snapshots in Time

Mike Joyner Author Interview

Random³ Musings is your candid collection of reflections, rants, and remembrances that blend humor, grief, and unfiltered commentary into a conversation both raw and relatable. Why was this an important book for you to write?

In some ways, it is a therapeutic effort; I look back periodically to review the reasoning and logical thinking, or in some cases, the emotional responses I had recorded. It is important, I think, to encourage readers to engage in their own thoughts and develop their own.

Which section or story was the most difficult for you to write, and why?

In Passing, as it was entirely personal, with some recently passing and the ongoing sorrow of an estranged son.

You admit your biases openly in the book. How do you hope readers with different viewpoints will respond to that honesty?

I don’t have any expectations of a warm reception to some of them, as our current culture is rather explosive and expressed in the worst ways possible. To those who read past the chapter titles and the first few paragraphs, I hope I convey genuine thought or opinion. There are a few chapters I openly poke fun at or poke the bear, as it might be received.

Looking back, do you see Random³ Musings more as a journal of personal growth or as a snapshot of your voice in a particular moment in time?​

A little of both, it can be said that all three books in this series are snapshots in time. I do see movement in the three titles, and growth, more growth may come as I review again over time and compare where my thinking has led me to conclude. Thank you for the interview questions, as they most certainly cause me to ponder these things and gather my thoughts that are more current and timely.

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From the releases of “Random Musings of the Left Hemisphere,” and “Random² Musings -Left Hemisphere Continuum,” The author offers this latest collection of thoughts and passages. It is intended that you will find them useful to formulate your thoughts and to resolve your conclusions as the author has found them to be instrumental in this pursuit.

As we continue to review, rationalize, and tackle some of what gnaws at us, it is suspect it does to some extent for each of us. It is a worthy effort to go back and revisit these mental exercises in thought when something doesn’t seem to fit or conflicts with thoughts previously resolved. It is healthy and fuel for growth to give weight to questioning such matters of importance. Sometimes these matters evolve, mold, and change.  Other times it is our depth of rationalizing and understanding that has changed.

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