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Stuff I've Read: Upgrade by Blake Crouch
A raid gone wrong leaves a government agent in rough shape. However, as he recovers, he notices that he’s not just feeling better, he’s...

Franklyn Thomas
Jan 5, 20252 min read


Stuff I Read: Razzmatazz by Christopher Moore
It’s another round of postwar follies in Christopher Moore’s 2022 novel, Razzmatazz.

Franklyn Thomas
Jan 25, 20242 min read


Benediction
Join me in a celebratory reflection on the last year.

Franklyn Thomas
Dec 31, 20222 min read


Stuff I Read: Random Sh*t Flying Through the Air by Jackson Ford
After defeating a superpowered killer and exposing a traitor to the organization she works for (leaving him to die in the process), a...

Franklyn Thomas
Dec 19, 20223 min read


NaNoWriMo Postscript: Close, But No Cigar
I didn’t quite get to 50K. I’ve had a week to deal with it, to let that simmer in my brain. I failed NaNoWriMo this year. I fell behind...

Franklyn Thomas
Dec 9, 20223 min read
Progress Report: December 2022
Hey you guys!!! I hope you enjoyed your turkey, because the Christmas season is now upon us! Out with the pumpkin spice, in with the...

Franklyn Thomas
Dec 2, 20222 min read


NaNoWriMo Update: 28,415 Words
It's a new personal best for NaNoWriMo!

Franklyn Thomas
Nov 14, 20221 min read


NaNoWriMo Update: 20,000 Words!
We're rolling! I hit the 20,000-word mark earlier today and I still feel like I'm getting warmed up! This is the fastest I've ever...

Franklyn Thomas
Nov 10, 20221 min read


Stuff I Read: The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With Her Mind by Jackson Ford
A young telekinetic woman is given a deal: work for a nameless government organization or spend the rest of her life as a lab rat and...

Franklyn Thomas
Nov 4, 20223 min read


Stuff I Read: The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson
An anthropologist stumbles upon a piece of fascinating technology, advanced and ancient at the same time, inside of a clockwork doll. ...

Franklyn Thomas
Nov 2, 20223 min read


Progress Report: November 2022
Your mission, should you choose to accept...

Franklyn Thomas
Nov 1, 20222 min read
The Life in Her Years
My grandmother recently celebrated her 103rd birthday, and as long as she’s still here, I will never not celebrate it.

Franklyn Thomas
Oct 31, 20223 min read


Stuff I Read: Horror Book by Thom Carnell
It’s the perfect time of year for spooky stories, the stuff you can read in the Northwest’s trademark October gloom while drinking a cup...

Franklyn Thomas
Oct 18, 20222 min read


That Time of Year
It's the most wonderful time of the (sports) year.

Franklyn Thomas
Oct 8, 20225 min read


Stuff I Read: The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
A businessman and a beautiful stranger plan to murder his unfaithful wife, but then finds...

Franklyn Thomas
Sep 12, 20222 min read
Nothing About This is Okay
This story starts four-plus years ago. My wife (still my girlfriend at the time) had an incident at work where she and a customer at a...

Franklyn Thomas
Sep 9, 20223 min read
Progress Report: September 2022
A little glimpse of what's been going on in life the last few weeks.

Franklyn Thomas
Sep 5, 20222 min read


Stuff I Read: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
The discovery of a mass grave at a notorious Florida reform school for boys sets in motion a series of legislative inquiries. But for a...

Franklyn Thomas
Aug 15, 20222 min read
Progress Report: August 2022
Hey, everybody! I hope you’re having a wonderful summer, filled with good books, great parties, sunscreen, and air conditioning. After...

Franklyn Thomas
Aug 15, 20222 min read


Stuff I Read: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Love makes you chase the stars in Neil Gaiman’s classic 2001 fairy tale, Stardust.

Franklyn Thomas
Jul 22, 20222 min read
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