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Stuff I Read in 2020
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...

Franklyn Thomas
Jan 20, 20218 min read
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Things I Learned in This Year's NaNoWriMo
Last month, I participated in NaNoWriMo for the fifth time. I entered this year with a different mentality and different goals than I had...

Franklyn Thomas
Dec 14, 20204 min read
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NaNoWriMo 5K Check-in
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...

Franklyn Thomas
Nov 3, 20201 min read
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Ready, Set, GO!
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...

Franklyn Thomas
Nov 2, 20201 min read
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Stuff I've Read: Shakespeare for Squirrels by Christopher Moore
It’s time for another Shakespearian mash-up! When Pocket, the fool from Dog Snogging, England, washes ashore in the Greek Isles, he and...

Franklyn Thomas
Oct 29, 20203 min read
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The New Self-Improvement Plan
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...

Franklyn Thomas
Oct 8, 20204 min read
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Progress Report: October 2020
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”...

Franklyn Thomas
Oct 6, 20202 min read
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Progress Report: September 2020
Hey everybody, what’s up? As summer comes to an end, we approach the home stretch of this... rather unique year. I swear, if someone...

Franklyn Thomas
Sep 2, 20202 min read
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Stuff I Read: Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Two white-hot talents combine to form an iconic rock band in mid-1970’s California, with their meteoric rise to fame equaled only by how...

Franklyn Thomas
Aug 8, 20204 min read
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Progress Report: August 2020
Hey everybody! Welcome back for a new month on the hit show, “Adventures in Quarantine!” As the COVID-19 outbreak rages on for a fifth...

Franklyn Thomas
Aug 4, 20202 min read
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Sports Are Back... Kinda...
We’ve spent the last four months in a veritable desert of boredom. The COVID-19 pandemic has eliminated most of our chief forms of...

Franklyn Thomas
Jul 20, 20204 min read
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Congratulations. You Win.
I’ve noticed a disturbing trend lately, especially on social media. It’s a trend that is more distressing given the tumultuous times...

Franklyn Thomas
Jul 15, 20202 min read
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Stuff I've Read: Among the Ten Thousand Things by Julia Pierpont
It’s amazing what people will endure for their children’s sake. Some will take on extra work at terrible jobs, working double and triple...

Franklyn Thomas
Jul 10, 20204 min read
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Art in an Uncertain World
If you’re a writer, an artist, or anyone who enjoys a creative outlet, stop me if this sounds familiar, especially if you have a day...

Franklyn Thomas
Jul 6, 20204 min read
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Progress Report: July 2020
Hello, everyone. It’s been a minute; did I miss anything? What’s new? Of course, the answer to that is everything and nothing. We’ve...

Franklyn Thomas
Jul 1, 20202 min read
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Stuff I've Read: Troika by Adam Pelzman
Three stories form one enthralling, beautiful narrative in Adam Pelzman’s 2015 debut, Troika.

Franklyn Thomas
Apr 15, 20203 min read
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Stuff I've Read: Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
Neal Stephenson tells a fascinating tale about what humanity is, what it means, and what it can be in his 2015 sci-fi epic, Seveneves.

Franklyn Thomas
Mar 28, 20205 min read
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Make Art
There is no sugarcoating it: this is an uncomfortable time to be alive. But art can keep you sane.

Franklyn Thomas
Mar 23, 20202 min read
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Remaking Myself
It didn't happen all at once. It never does.

Franklyn Thomas
Mar 6, 20204 min read
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Life of a Knicks Fan: Facing Reality
I believe the conversation will change around the Knicks within the next two to three years.
Or I might be crazy. That’s possible, too.

Franklyn Thomas
Jan 22, 20203 min read
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