FRANKLYN C. THOMAS

Another year, another early playoff exit. I get it. I do. The Yankees weren’t quite ready. There were a couple of teams out there that...

Father’s Day was a couple of weekends ago, and it’s a big deal because a sizeable number of my friends celebrated it for the first time....

I should start by stating that I’m a longtime fan of Christopher Moore. I was in Hudson News at JFK Airport in 2007 when I stumbled onto...

Hey, everybody! Welcome back! May is in full swing, and Spring is alive. Flowers have bloomed, the trees have filled in their leafy...

Aside from the freezing temperatures, the icy roads, the short daylight hours, and the intermittent snow, rain, and hail (seriously,...

This post comes from a prompt from the writing group Word Nerds Unite, and it asks, “How did you become a writer?” I was always...

An endorsement by—and a comparison to—one of my favorite authors was enough to make me snatch The Everything Box from the discount bin. ...

Ever wonder what became of the Mystery Inc. kids from Scooby-Doo? After all the years of fake hauntings, bogus monsters, and old men in...

At the suggestion of someone whose opinion I value, I’m attempting NaNoWriMo this year for the second time. Oh, jeez. There’s some...

Hey all, it’s catch-up time once again! The last month and change have been pretty productive, so it’ll be good to give you guys an...

I turned 39 last week. Birthdays never cease to amaze me; I just keep getting older. It’s such a trip. When I was young, various people...

I’m not normally a summer writer. Historically, June, July, and August are slow months for that, likely a carryover from the days when I...

The last day of my trip home

Part 3 of my vacation home

Day 2: Like Kids Again My nephew, Desmond, was my first friend. We grew up like brothers, raised in the same apartment as toddlers. Like...

Thanks to Facebook, I stumbled across a post from my old blog Under The Sun, where I talk about my grandmother. I'm going to share it...

Hey, you guys, it’s been a while. Here’s a rundown of what’s been happening on my end. My next novel, Open, is still on track for release...

And the downside to vacation? Getting back to work after it’s all done. I’ve been back for four days, and I still haven’t posted the new...

Well, this is awkward. I missed my March 1 deadline for posting new content. I swear I have a good excuse: I was in Cabo San Lucas at an...

So I’m in a bit of a jam. I want to write about what’s going on in the world, but how do I do so without being political about it? It’s...