Today's #Halloweek #horrorstory on COOL HAND FRANK is brought to you by #writer @jasonlostinaforest.bsky.social For your viewing #terror on #halloweennight and beyond... www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #photo “Dark Hallway” by @jasonlostinaforest.bsky.social , all rights reserved.

Today's #halloweek #horrorstory on COOL HAND FRANK is brought to you by #writer Emanuel Isler. And he and I thought #customerservice #chatbots couldn't get worse... www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #artwork "Bearded Robot" by Mr. Hooper Art.

Tonight's #halloweek #horrorstory on COOL HAND FRANK is brought to you by #writer Emily Slepsky. The #struggle is real. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #artwork "THEY STOLE HER BROOM" by Scott Padgett Fine Art.

#halloweek is ON at COOL HAND FRANK this week with free #Halloween-themed #written works for your #reading horror. Enjoy, then #subscribe... www.coolhandfrank.com/more-halloweek

HAPPY HALLOWEEK BEGINS NOW... www.coolhandfrank.com #Halloweek #horrorstories #spookystories #subscribe

Pure #coincidence: this week's COOL HAND FRANK theme "best friends." Alyse Andree's #shortstory "We Were Together" is post-cataclysmic #fiction that'll stick with you just like that story's #friends #sticktogether. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #Artwork "four flowers" by Kirk Stansbury.

One heck of a moving #letter, full of heart, to a #bestfriend. Read Emily Boyle's first contribution to COOL HAND FRANK. Have a box of tissues ready. #bestfriends #dragonfly #tattoo www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/...

3 weeks from today. Be there! www.eventbrite.com/e/11th-annua...

COOL HAND FRANK is back in action #thisweekend with new contributing #writer Emily Sineath Boyle and a new #shortstory from Alyse Andree. Plus #announcements from Jill Davis and Lynne McDonald. Plus a new "Good Causes" page. Get crackin' and subscribe if you haven't already. www.coolhandfrank.com

Join me in Nash Vegas a month from today for my Carnegie Writers #annualconference #presentation. Also count on me hanging out at Robert's Western World the night before, because that's how I roll. Wear the boots. www.eventbrite.com/e/11th-annua...

#inhonorof the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall, COOL HAND FRANK pays #tribute to her this week. And all month long, the Jane Goodall Institute is our featured #goodcause. Read up: www.coolhandfrank.com

It's a hoot to write #100words weekly for the "One Hundred Words" #serial. It's more of a hoot for COOL HAND FRANK #readers. The #story hits the halfway point this weekend; #subscribe, catch up. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/one-... #artwork: "Owl, 2019" by Kirk Stansbury (Want one? Message him).

#Pumpkinspice wine? Sweating in #sweaters? #Pinterest crafts gone wrong? If you’ve checked half this list from ace #writer Emily Slepsky, you might be as unhinged about fall as we are 🍁 Read at COOL HAND FRANK. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... Photo: "Efflorescence" by Obscure Nonspecifics.

New #season. New #artwork. New #essay. New section (hint below). New COOL HAND FRANK #thisweekend. #SubscribeNow, secure #future #braggingrights. www.coolhandfrank.com

Extra, extra--read your COOL HAND FRANK #freesamples: www.coolhandfrank.com/free-samples

COOL HAND FRANK likes #shortstories. This week, contributing #writer Chloe Wellington Hunt offers up "Anna's Night of Studying," a witty, provocative #sliceoflife. #studying is important... www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #artwork "Butterfly" by Kelly Saunders Art.

#PrivacyRights are in a weird spot since the #smartphone was unleashed nearly 20 years ago. COOL HAND FRANK contributing #writer Marianna Gavurmadzhyan examines its #implications for #art, #culture, and you. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/...

#Thatkindofweek? Yeah, me too. Save #reading the new COOL HAND FRANK #articles for the weekend. I'm calling it an #earlyevening. #GoodnightEveryone! www.coolhandfrank.com

"When the world starts crashing down, you make the best of what's still around." "Crash and Learn" by Mani Isler is literal, #metaphorical, and the right COOL HAND FRANK #story for today. Read, enjoy, #ponder. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #artwork “harmony, 2019” by Kirk Stansbury.

"The Day Before" by @jasonlostinaforest.bsky.social for COOL HAND FRANK is the right #story for today, #thedaybefore. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #artwork “atl” by Kirk Stansbury.

Every month, COOL HAND FRANK spotlights a different #goodcause. This month, we spotlight @feedingamerica.org Check them out and, if you can, #donate your time, money, #wordofmouth, or any and all of the above. www.feedingamerica.org www.coolhandfrank.com

New #Essays from @jasonlostinaforest.bsky.social and Mani Isler. More #artwork from Lynne McDonald and Kirk Stansbury. New #goodcause. New #referral program which you can #getpaid from COOL HAND FRANK (send me a message). All happening #thisweekend. #ComeAboard. #GoDawgs. www.coolhandfrank.com

You made it. You've earned #thisweekend to #relax. Here's something from this weekend's COOL HAND FRANK update to keep you #defiant through now and beyond. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #artwork "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by @mrhooperart.bsky.social

Bookmark this for the next #rainydays: #author and COOL HAND FRANK #writer Hollis Jo McCollum contributed a unique #poem for that kind of vibe. Enjoy. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... (This image is the property of Hollis Jo McCollum and may not be used without sole permission from her.)

Not naming names, but some of you COOL HAND FRANK #readers were wondering when Part 3 of last year's "Garage Sale Pirates" would return. As you wish... #garagesale #satire #fiction www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #artwork "Onward, 2020" by Kirk Stansbury.

#thankyou. And especially if you're a COOL HAND FRANK #subscriber, thank YOU. #oneyear www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #artwork "flow" by Kirk Stansbury.

COOL HAND FRANK contributing #writer Emily Slepsky wrote a #perceptive #commentary about #thatfeeling #burnttoast... right when I needed it. #foryourconsideration ... www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... Accompanying #artwork "Serenity" by the impeccable Lynne McDonald, all rights reserved.

This month, COOL HAND FRANK spotlights another #goodcause worth your consideration Parker Project, Inc, a nearly 3-year-old #nonprofit that has aided more than 500 families whose #children fight #cancer. myparkerproject.org

It's #friday. Get your #Leisure on this #Weekend with this weekend's edition of COOL HAND FRANK. www.coolhandfrank.com

"MY STUPID, NEGLECTED IPHONE ACCIDENTALLY TOOK THE PERFECT SHOTS FOR MY MONTHLY INSTAGRAM PHOTO DUMP!" Neither did contributing #writer Chloe Hunt's. But this guy - we've all known somebody like this - this guy's did. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #artwork "jazz trio" by Kirk Stansbury.

COOL HAND FRANK keeps growing: New contributing #writer Marianna Gavurmadzhyan offers a provocative #commentary on the direction #art is heading. Find out why you'll be compelled to #engage, too. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/...

New contributing #writer Alyse Andree wrote a 20-min fictional #shortstory for COOL HAND FRANK. It compelled the new #longform section for #readers with more time to read. Let me know whether you enjoyed it, too. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/long... #Artwork "Untitled" by Christina Moser, 2019.

Two new #writers - Alyse Andree and Marianna Gavurmadzhyan - and three new #written works in this weekend's update of COOL HAND FRANK. #SubscribeNow and #experience full #summertime #mindexpansion. www.coolhandfrank.com

Nearly everyone I know can relate in one way or another. Enjoy contributing #writer Emily Slepsky #reminiscing of #growingup in #suburbia , courtesy of COOL HAND FRANK. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #artwork: 14K Yellow Gold Half Moon Stud Earrings by JILLERY.

My #interview with up-and-coming #artist Maria Langgle for the latest edition of COOL HAND FRANK was just as relaxed her easygoing #westcoast #watercolorpainting. #SubscribeNow, read on, and soak in those #summertimevibes. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/...

It's #blazing hot today but I've got a whole new update of COOL HAND FRANK to ease you into this weekend. #StayCool and #hydrate! www.coolhandfrank.com

Check out COOL HAND FRANK contributing #writer JoJo Elmquist's #storytelling on "Colorado Soul Stories." The trouble she caused... www.podbean.com/media/share/...

#Brilliance. Rest in #pop. Peter Phillips, Who Was at the British Pop Art Frontier, Dies at 86 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/a...

Tonight's the night. Click on the Zoom link for COOL HAND FRANK's "ASK ME ANYTHING (I MIGHT) LIVE" at 9 pm EST. Have #beverage ready. us04web.zoom.us/j/7623494910...

It's Friiiiiiday, and that means a new #shortstory by new #contributing COOL HAND FRANK #writer Chloe Wellington Hunt to #read #thisweekend and keep you #stayingcool. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #artwork "lady liberty" by Kirk Stansbury Art.

#BePrepared. Or don't be. #spontaneity is encouraged. #askmeanything via #zoom on Monday at 9 pm EST. www.facebook.com/events/24648...

"Two towels. One king-size bedsheet set. Duct tape." It's only "One Hundred #Words," and you'll like it. #Subscribe now to COOL HAND FRANK and get #reading this #fiction #serial. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/one-... #Artwork "14K Yellow Gold Lines and Dots Bracelet" by JILLERY.

Want a heck of a good, fast #summerreading? Check out #writer Mani Isler's #essay "Present Tense" on overcoming his #aversion to #receiving gifts in this weekend's update of COOL HAND FRANK. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #artwork "Surrender to the Flow" by Kelly Saunders Art.

Reading, #writing, and arithmetic. Watch and learn in #NashVegas. www.eventbrite.com/e/11th-annua...

COOL HAND FRANK seeks visual artists to elevate writing with original work. ✅ Get your own Artist Gallery page ✅ Links to your site ✅ Audience exposure Comment here or learn more: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42... #CallForArtists #VisualArt #Painting #Photography #MixedMedia #CreativeOpportunity

Welcome back from the #holidayweekend! #lastweek, I got a #summertime #haircut. And I've got things to say about modern #menshaircuts in COOL HAND FRANK #thisweek. Also #SubscribeNow before rates go up this month. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #artwork “Act Naturally” by Mr. Hooper Art.

#happyindependenceday2025 from your friend COOL HAND FRANK, #IndependentlyOwned and #publishing for nearly a year now. #SubscribeNow for your #reading and #viewing pleasure before rates go up this month and be able to say 4 years from now you were one of the first. www.coolhandfrank.com

Another #weekend, another COOL HAND FRANK update. This #edition, contributing #writer @jasonlostinaforest.bsky.social has advice for appreciating the people and events right in front of you, #rightnow. www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/...

I was having lunch at my beloved French restaurant Balthazar in SoHo with an unnamed famous actress/model whom I’m dating… www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #artwork "I don't believe you" by Mr. Hooper Art.

“You will never truly know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory..." It gets wiser and funnier from there. Read COOL HAND FRANK #contributing #writer Emily Slepsky's #perspective on a lifetime's peak(s). www.coolhandfrank.com/members/new/... #artwork "a little while" by Kirk Stansbury.