Tag: Frank
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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…
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Podcast Episode: Invisible Friends And Strange Letters
Pip: Mel Seeley sat down to write a letter to her son and accidentally invented a fictional universe. As origin stories go, that's a pretty good one. Mara: It is — and that's exactly the territory we're covering today: how a simple problem of what to write became a whole cast of characters, and what…
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Podcast Episode: The Parking Lot Press Release: Frank’s Bony Best Friend
Pip: Mel Seeley runs a site where the letters are warm, the characters have nicknames, and someone named Frank is perpetually one parking lot away from a situation. Mara: Today we're looking at a piece from that world — a letter from a character called Steve, recounting a Frank adventure that involves a camouflage jeep,…
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My Circus, My Monkeys ≠ My Problem
With everything going on this last couple weeks, I imagine that this batch of letters are going to be a little bit later than I had intended them to be. It’s been a lot. I had learned one thing for sure throughout the last couple of weeks though, and that is that June is a…
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Frank & The Giant Pink Flamingo
We had a bit of a day after we spoke last. The World-Builder and I ended up going shopping for a new washing machine. I was super offended about having to get a new washing machine after all of the other major appliances that have decided to die in the last year. I was really…
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Frank And The Party Theme Cataclysm
Hey En, Sorry to take off on you like that last time. I got so caught up that I didn’t realize how quickly my window of opportunity to catch that roller disco was closing and it was a once in a lifetime opportunity. Hopefully I will get a chance to tell you about that soon.…
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Frank Vs. The Lone star Soirèe
Man, you would not believe the ruckus around here right now. Ma and I had to go hide out in her office just to get far enough away so that we could hear ourselves think. Jeepers. It all started when Ma asked for suggestions regarding your ‘welcome home soirée’. Miss Mabel proposed that your party…
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The Parking Lot Press Release: Frank’s Bony Best Friend
Speaking of Frank…I heard today that Frank had a bit of a typical Frank adventure. He had gone to town with The Kindred Spirit and The Gentleman who were out running errands. They were at the very last stop when they saw a rather unexpected sight. There in the parking lot was a jeep. (Not…