A blog from writer Adi Alsaid. .gr_container { font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; width: 300px; } .gr_book_container { border-bottom: 1px solid #d7d7d7; padding: 5px 0px; } .gr_book_image { float: left; padding-right: 20px; } .gr_book_title {} .gr_review_stats {} Adi Alsaid’s books on Goodreads Somewhere Over the Sunratings: 9 (avg rating 0.0) var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-17579981-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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To do this, he knew he would have...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/23634761970http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/23634761970Wed, 23 May 2012 18:02:48 -0500proseshort storynot finished at allI got a request from a reader that after all these letters, she...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43ao721db1qcjkyvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43ao721db1qcjkyvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43ao721db1qcjkyvo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43ao721db1qcjkyvo3_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43ao721db1qcjkyvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m43ao721db1qcjkyvo6_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I got a request from a reader that after all these letters, she wanted to see Sylas. So, dear readers, here’s Sylas. Sylas, these are my readers. </p>http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/23135191197http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/23135191197Tue, 15 May 2012 19:28:55 -0500sylasLetter to an 8-Month-Old Nephew “The landscape looked whole in a way it never had before; I could see how it fit together. My...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/23069997168http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/23069997168Mon, 14 May 2012 19:01:57 -0500dear sylasAn Excerpt from a Short Story I'm Writing, Presented as Just a DialogueDoctor: You feel you are not as important as other people? Patient: Ever read any novels,...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/22549399598http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/22549399598Sun, 06 May 2012 18:01:01 -0500short storyThe People Reading My SiteFair warning to anyone out there who might be stalking me, I&#8217;ve been using a site traffic...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/22161337576http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/22161337576Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:03:30 -0500sexweb traffic analysisHaroldThis story is not done at all, but I wanted to share it with you guys. Enjoy! I first noticed the...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/21896922904http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/21896922904Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:11:00 -0500short storyflash ficitonskin conditionsThe First Orange to be Taken Onto a PlaneThe first orange to be taken onto a plane will not know what is happening. It will be split into 2,...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/21742819578http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/21742819578Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:02:32 -0500proseflash fictionorangesplaneshumorUpdates!I realize I have not given many updates about how my writing is going, so I figure it&#8217;s about...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/20928410961http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/20928410961Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:01:40 -0500somewhere over the sunupdatesLetter to a 7-Month-Old NephewDear Sylas, You will need the following:  Tomatoes Green onions Chile peppers (jalapeños, serranos,...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/20861622786http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/20861622786Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:30:04 -0500dear sylasHemingway was a Dumbass “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.” - Ernest Hemingway These are not...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/20485737146http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/20485737146Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:30:22 -0500happinessintelligencehemingwayMy First WifeI am staring at the guitarist&#8217;s fingers in awe. The way he knows exactly in what order to...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/19941979745http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/19941979745Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:09:21 -0600lifeI Met a Poet Last Weekend&#8220;And after that, I quit writing for a couple years.&#8221; The poet says this immediately...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/19770412388http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/19770412388Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:16:00 -0600prosethe poetNo One Told UsNot long ago, I found myself at a random bar. Not random as in I chose it with absolutely no purpose...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/19438368670http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/19438368670Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:07:00 -060020 somethingsgrowing upLetter to a 6-Month-Old NephewDear Sylas, You are six months old and enormous like the world itself. I haven&#8217;t seen you in a...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/19084157366http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/19084157366Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:22:49 -0600dear sylasBoldGizmodo is currently running a mini-contest, asking readers to send in the stories of their boldest...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/18712453466http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/18712453466Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600gizmodowriting contestbold experiencewritingLast day to enter the Goodreads giveaway of Somewhere Over the Sun!<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/20917-somewhere-over-the-sun">Last day to enter the Goodreads giveaway of Somewhere Over the Sun!</a>http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/18498752246http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/18498752246Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:08:03 -0600somewhere over the sunbooksbook giveawaysfree booksAnother Interview with Fellow Author, L.M Stull I interviewed you about a year ago, when you were done writing Memoirs of a Monkey. Now you’re...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/18215697616http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/18215697616Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:00:05 -0600writingindie authorslm stullthirty something girlpublishing worldWith Rejection Letters Like These, Who Needs Acceptances? (Me, But This Is Nice)Adi,Thanks so much for submitting your story, &#8220;Survival Song&#8221; to The Missouri Review for...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/17924498210http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/17924498210Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:16:24 -0600writingpublishing worldthe missouri reviewrejection lettersI just wanted to let you know that I bought the Kindle edition of Somewhere Over the Sun today. I am as of yet only four chapters in, but already the warmth of your writing has brought tears to my eyes. I can't wait to read on and see what else this book has in store for me! :):)What a wonderful message. I hope you enjoy the rest of the book.104 people have entered the...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/17722910865http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/17722910865Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:18:10 -0600Attention, Goodreads UsersAdd my book, Somewhere Over the Sun to your to-read shelf! I realized that things have slowed down a...http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/17629393724http://www.somewhereoverthesun.com/post/17629393724Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:10:00 -0600booksbook giveawaysgoodreadsbook suggestionssomewhere over the sun