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In 2020, Michael Bowe’s second novel, The Weight of a Moment, won the American Fiction Award for Literary Fiction. It was also a finalist for Best Novel at the Next Generation Book Awards (often referred to as “The Sundance of Books” in the media) and included on Shelf Unbound’s “List of 10 Best Indie Books of 2019.” A graduate of Georgetown University and a recipient of a Master in Business Administration (MBA), Mr. Bowe is an accomplished businessman, entrepreneur, investor, and novelist, and a resident of Vashon Island, WA, a short ferry ride from Seattle.

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Since I finished The Weight of a Moment, I have thought about it a lot, probably more than any book I’ve read. While the two protagonists, Tom and Nick, carry the story, I found myself thinking about Alex. He is a minor character but Tom and Nick both have deep conversations with him. Is there more to Alex than I realize?

Michael Bowe Great question, Chris. And yes, I viewed Alex as a minor but very important character. And yes again, his conversations with Tom and Nick are signific…moreGreat question, Chris. And yes, I viewed Alex as a minor but very important character. And yes again, his conversations with Tom and Nick are significant.

Alex is a typical kid who has no idea what he wants to do with his life. He is at a critical juncture in life and, like most recent high school grads, doesn’t even know it. Nick has a first conversation with him and tells him, “You don’t need to know what you want to do in life, only that you want to do something.” Then later, Tom tells him about his day at the Chesapeake Bay and the man with the Labrador retriever. It is a powerful story about finding what you are born to do.

I see Alex’s role in the story as representing the “possibility of moments.” Moments happen in our lives all the time that have the potential to be significant, but only if we seize them and act on them.

I think of Alex in two possible outcomes:

Flash forward fifteen years and he is in his mid-thirties. In the first scenario, he is a grown man who has done nothing with his life but smoke pot every day, work meaningless part-time jobs, and play video games.

In the second scenario, Alex is sitting in a conference room, CEO of a successful business he started, talking to his employees about the moment that changed his life and set his course in life. He tells them about one of those conversations with Nick or Tom and how he came out of it a different person, with newfound direction and purpose in his life. After that day, he thought about the conversation often and moved forward with it as his mantra.

This quote has a different meaning in the book but it applies to Alex also...

“In every lifetime, sometimes more than once, a circumstance occurs that opens the heart to its fullest measure, where significant, meaningful change is possible, where failures and shortcomings can be absolved, and a person can be reborn. Some are healed or renewed by the experience, while others fail to recognize the opportunity and it passes by.”

Those moments with Tom and Nick either impacted Alex or they did not. It was up to him. Those were "potential moments."(less)

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Hi Michael, I am a co-host on Suncoast View, a daily show on ABC 7 here in Sarasota, Fl. I do a twice weekly Facebook Live Book Club and we have several hundred people who watch. Tomorrow we start your book, "The Weight of the Moment". I will be mentioning it on our show every day this week. I think it is the best books I have read in a long time. Any message for our viewers tomorrow? Linda Carson

Michael Bowe Hi Linda,
You certainly made my day with your message. Thank you for your kind words about my novel, as well as the daily exposure it is about to recei…moreHi Linda,
You certainly made my day with your message. Thank you for your kind words about my novel, as well as the daily exposure it is about to receive on your show. Since its release a year ago, The Weight of a Moment has been well-received and won several awards, but it is only now starting to find its audience. For new authors, it's a very crowded marketplace. As for a message for your viewers, I can only say that I hope the novel has the same effect on them as many of the readers I've heard from who've told me that they didn't just enjoy the book, but it also made them think about their lives, and life in general. I can't think of better feedback. Be well, Michael Bowe(less)

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At the start of summer, I was notified that my new novel, The Enduring Echo of Words Unsaid, was a Finalist (100 books) for The Page Turner Award in London, England. In late August, it made it to the Long List (48 books) of books under consideration. Today, I got notified that it is on the Shortlist (13 books) of books vying for the prestigious award. The award winner will be announced at the end Read more of this blog post »

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“Some people are simply destined for meteoric lives, magnificently bright and awesome for a while until they slowly burnout and fade to black.”
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“Only God can make a tree, so men build skyscrapers.”
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“Before skyscrapers, only gods and angels inhabited the limitless sky, wayfarers of the heavenly plain, lingering long on soft, fluffy clouds, enjoying unrivaled views of earth. Who could resist such nobility for neighbors?”
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“Some people are simply destined for meteoric lives, magnificently bright and awesome for a while until they slowly burnout and fade to black.”
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“True accomplishment comes from bettering yourself, not defeating another.”
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“Lifetimes are the product of a million little decisions. Made well, the life will be one of character and productivity and substance. Made poorly, the life will be one of excuses and trailer parks and probationary periods.”
― Michael Bowe, Skyscraper of a Man

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“Rumors never actually die in newsrooms, floating instead like ghosts in the still air above the conversation until relevant again. Newsrooms are as haunted as Louisiana cemeteries.”
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