FRANKLYN C. THOMAS

Hey! How ya doin’? It’s been a while, hasn’t it? If you’ve been here before, welcome back; if this is your first visit, thanks for...

Summer is here!

Hello, friends! February is already a almost two weeks old and I’m only now getting to the blog. That’s my bad, it’s been a crazy month...

Story time. I started taking my writing seriously in the mid-90’s. I was 17, in my second year of college, and a friend of mine and a...

I don’t think it’s controversial to say that last year was a wild ride. From nearly going to war with Iran, to months in quarantine amid...

On December 29th, after three attempts during separate NaNoWriMos over four years, I finished the first draft of a project I call Urban...

Is it over? Are we sure? Okay, cool. I want to wish you all a happy 2021. Last year was brutal, but if you’re reading this then you...

Before we begin, I regret to inform you that several of the world’s most powerful nations, including the United States, failed to...

Last month, I participated in NaNoWriMo for the fifth time. I entered this year with a different mentality and different goals than I had...

Hey all, how’s everybody doing? Looks like we made it to the final chapter of 2020, and as we close out this year that’s felt like a...

Hey you guys! So, we’re at Day 3 of NaNoWriMo, and I thought it would be a good time to check in! I’m at a shade of 5000 words on this...

Okay, fellow wordsmiths! If you’re like me, then this is the moment you’ve been waiting for. NaNoWriMo is here! My fiancée and I are all...

If you’re doing NaNo this year, let me know. I’m a believer in the notion that it takes a village to write a story, and there’s plenty of ro

It’s time for another Shakespearian mash-up! When Pocket, the fool from Dog Snogging, England, washes ashore in the Greek Isles, he and...

It’s absolutely okay—necessary, even—to exist in spaces that don’t normally include you. It’s how brick walls and glass ceilings get broken.

At times over the years, I have expressed awe for various members of my family, from the lessons instilled in me by my late father, to...

A few years back, I got to thinking about New Year’s Resolutions. I made them every year since I was 19. On New Year’s Eve, usually in...

Happy Fall, ladies and gents, and welcome to the 38th month of 2020. It’s not a stretch to say that this has been an odd year, and “odd”...

Right is right. Wrong is wrong. We expect adults in a cooperative society know the difference.

Any artistic endeavor that ends up for public consumption is up for public judgment. Will they love it? Will they hate it?