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A few days ago, I attended a presentation for the Writers Guild of Texas by author Anna Citrino. Much of Anna’s presentation centered around historical research, which happens to be one of my favorite parts of writing.

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"A serious writer may be a hawk or a buzzard or even a popinjay, but a solemn writer is always a bloody owl.” —Ernest Hemingway

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I'm currently working back and forth between two projects: A Revenant for Truth (Book 2 of the Southern Lore—Tales of Elemdale series) and Southern Shadows (A collection of short stories).

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. . . or a Tool for Plundering the Intimate Stronghold?

","url":"https://bebofranklin.com/journal/f/journaling-a-private-portal-into-the-past","title":"Journaling: A Private Portal into the Past . . .","summary":" . . . or a Tool for Plundering the Intimate Stronghold? ","date_modified":"2023-09-13T13:19:51Z"},{"id":"https://bebofranklin.com/journal/f/a-casualty-of-illusion-in-1893","html_content":"

"A Casualty of Illusion in 1893"

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"As Do the Departed, We Climb"

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Today marks what would have been the 99th birthday of the late James Baldwin, celebrated poet, essayist, playwright, and novelist. It is this man's last name which I borrowed for my cranky narrator of The Tales of Elemda...

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I typed these words shortly before 5pm on Friday, July 7, 2023. And then I fucking leapt for joy! [Pardon my mouth.] But I did!

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Soooo, when I originally posted this blog in April, it was what I had submitted to the NYC Midnight 100-count Microfiction Challenge. Well, it seems my writing was accepted as a finalist and I've been moved on to Round 2...

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Walter worked feverishly, panic setting in. Papa had told the boy to take care of his mother and sister, that soon he'd be the only man to provide. He did. And he was. He'd checked the traps dutifully, just as his p...

","url":"https://bebofranklin.com/journal/f/sundown-with-the-moxleys","title":"Sundown With the Moxleys","summary":" Walter worked feverishly, panic setting in. Papa had told the boy to take care of his mother and sister, that soon he'd be the only man to provide. He did. And he was. He'd checked the traps dutifully, just as his p...","date_modified":"2023-03-12T21:02:50Z"},{"id":"https://bebofranklin.com/journal/f/research-the-kiss-of-authenticity","html_content":"

The first time I ever uttered the phrase I want to be a writer, I was standing on a wooden stage in a small-town community center wearing a shimmery fuchsia ruffled dress, my hair hard-sprayed in place, smiling my best s...

","url":"https://bebofranklin.com/journal/f/research-the-kiss-of-authenticity","title":"Research: The Kiss of Authenticity in Fiction","summary":"The first time I ever uttered the phrase I want to be a writer, I was standing on a wooden stage in a small-town community center wearing a shimmery fuchsia ruffled dress, my hair hard-sprayed in place, smiling my best s...","date_modified":"2023-03-12T16:02:20Z"}]}