Category: The Inkwell
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Moo’s Takeover & Other Disasters
Hey kid, Boy, you missed another wild one today. Your Ma had to go pick something up at The Poultry Queen’s house and some of us decided that we would go along for moral support. This included all of the dogs. The Gentleman went along, not for moral support, but rather so he could drive.…
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Unexpected Foundations
Several years ago now, I started a blog. At the time, I really wasn’t all that sure about what I wanted to say. I just knew that I had things to say. Things I needed to share. I wrote posts sporadically, either when I really felt compelled to share something, or when I just felt…
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How Did I Fail To Take Into Account Frank?
Dude! I know you may not understand this, but I just want you to know that I really think this is for the best. I tried. I really tried. But you just don’t know what it’s like around here. We tried to have another meeting to discuss party ideas and I’m telling you man, it…
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The Author, Chocolate Migraines, Podcasts & Frank In The Spotlight
Hey there Kiddo, I’d ask how it’s going but I’m sure that the answer would likely be somewhere along the lines of slow and tedious. For sure you were sounding kind of frayed when I spoke to you on the phone the other day. As usual things are crazy busy and yet almost benignly boring…
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The Author’s Secret Project
Hey there Kiddo, I’d ask how it’s going but I’m sure that the answer would likely be somewhere along the lines of slow and tedious. For sure you were sounding kind of frayed when I spoke to you on the phone the other day. As usual things are crazy busy and yet almost benignly boring…
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Podcast Episode: Journals Of Family Life
Pip: Mel Seeley keeps a journal the way most of us keep good intentions — enthusiastically, intermittently, and with a barn that may or may not have been destroyed by a dinosaur. Mara: That's actually a fair summary. Today we're moving through home mishaps and the stories families build around them, a rare moment of…
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Hey, Can We Get This Woman A Bandaid?!
Hey Dude! Buddy, you just don’t know what it’s like around here without you. Man, I’m telling you, these people around here are just nuts! No common sense at all! Why, just the other day, you’re Ma was just going along, minding her business, when out of the blue her pocket knife wiggled loose, escaped…
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Two Months On THe Clock
Hey there, I am checking in once again from the Author’s desk. The calendar pages are turning at a rather brisk velocity over here; by my calculations, your countdown has officially dropped from 113 days down to exactly two months on the clock. In that span of time, the local chronicles have been so thoroughly…
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Podcast Episode: Frank And The Party Theme Cataclysm
Pip: Mel Seeley writes letters, and somewhere in those letters, a man named Frank has just proposed a midnight glow slip-n-slide of destiny party, and I need you to understand that every word of that is real. Mara: It is. This episode covers one extended family scene — a party planning session that starts with…
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Immediately Fell In Love
My dear boy, I do hope that you are doing well. You are in my thoughts and prayers every day. Zeke and I often pray together that God would keep you safe along your journey and bring godly people into your path. I truly hope that you are continuing to make every effort to keep…
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Podcast Episode: Frank Vs. The Lone star Soirèe
Pip: Mel Seeley's corner of the internet is where welcome-home party planning goes gloriously off the rails, and honestly, I respect it. Mara: Today we're in the middle of a household debate over themes, budgets, and one very ambitious Frank — territory that covers carnival logistics, Miss Mabel's dignity, and the limits of creative thinking…
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Podcast Episode: Gracie-Lou and The Great Skunk Fiasco
Pip: Mel Seeley's site this week features a letter from someone named Frank, a household skunk crisis, and the kind of chaos that only happens after eleven o'clock at night when nobody's paying attention. Mara: That's the territory — a late-night skunk encounter, a cast of characters each responding in their own way, and a…