John Frankson500 WordsA recent article encouraging the adoption of a 500 words a day writing habit over on the Cut had a surprising amount of resonance with me…Jun 26, 2018Jun 26, 2018
John FranksonAnother Weird ThingAnother weird writing thing. This is related to, but distinct from, the question of fear (the fear that everything you write is trash and…Jun 15, 2017Jun 15, 2017
John FranksonThis One Weird ThingWriting is a weird thing. There can be a certain skittishness too it, to the way it haunts the sideways hallways of your head, scared to…Jun 6, 2017Jun 6, 2017
John FranksonEmergency BeerOn Tuesday, I received an unusual text from my sister, asking if I could knock off work early and meet for a beer. We’ve lived in the same…Feb 10, 2017Feb 10, 2017
John FranksonYou Can Have It AllThe house occupied a corner lot, which meant it had double the normal size — nearly an entire acre in the middle of a leafy, post-war…Feb 9, 2017Feb 9, 2017
John FranksonWhat My Mother KnewNow that I’ve become an “adult,” I’ve often looked back at my childhood and marveled at the heroics of my mother. She lived a life of what…Feb 3, 2017Feb 3, 2017
John FranksonPizza Hut BankThis is a quick entry as the hour has already grown late. I just wanted to add from yesterday that occurred to me while looking at those…Jan 27, 2017Jan 27, 2017
John FranksonA Small Ode to OpenDiary.comReading back through old entries on here, I was struck by two thoughts, only one of which I have time to elaborate on at present.Jan 26, 2017Jan 26, 2017
John FranksonMore a Taunt than a MotivationThere’s a feeling I get each morning right before I work out the door to go to work. It’s a feeling I’ve grown to resent for it’s utter…Aug 16, 2016Aug 16, 2016
John FranksonBrick by BrickLife has moved into a new phase. I’ve finished grad school and hiked Machu Picchu and started a new job and purchased a house and haven’t…Jul 6, 2016Jul 6, 2016