#HappyNewYear to you all! I've already put 2023 on about a dozen things today, instead of 2024. It always takes me a couple of weeks to get used to the change... 🎉😀🎉 #HappyNewYear2024 #Writing #WritingCommunity

At the start of the New Year, a man reluctantly agrees to take part in an #OpenWaterSwimming event, hoping to impress the woman he’s been yearning for… #TheLoonyDook is available to read for #free now... 😀 #Writing #WritingCommunity Find it here: chrisjfranklin.substack.com/p/the-loony-do…

What exactly is #TheLoonyDook? These two friends are about to find out... The full #story is available to read for #free now... 😀 #Writing #WritingCommunity #Fiction #ShortStory Find it here: chrisjfranklin.substack.com/p/the-loony-do…

Thanks for all the reads and support this first #story of the year has been getting. There's lots more content coming in 2024... 😀 #Writing #WritingCommunity

To write you have to have #stories you want to tell, you have to keep your mind alive, and work hard. TRACY KIDDER #amwriting

And it looks like a lot of you enjoyed finding out what it is, too! Many thanks to you all. More content is on the way very soon... 😀 #Writing #WritingCommunity

Here's a behind the scenes look at my first book, #DoubleDecker, featuring some #commentary about the #story and the things that inspired it... 😀 #Writing #WritingCommunity #Fiction #ShortStory #BookRelease Find it here: chrisjfranklin.substack.com/p/book-release…

Thanks to everyone who was interested in this. #DoubleDecker is available now on #AmazonKindle and #KindleUnlimited... 😀 #Writing #WritingCommunity #Fiction #ShortStory #BookRelease

Here’s a fun #story about being desperate for a #snack in the small hours of the morning… #TheMunchies is available to read for #free now... 😀 #Writing #WritingCommunity #Fiction #ShortStory Find it here: chrisjfranklin.substack.com/p/the-munchies

Fancy a deliciously delightful slice of #Fiction? #TheMunchies is available to read for #free now… Go on, treat yourself… 😀 #Writing #WritingCommunity #AuthorsCommunity #IARTG Find it here: chrisjfranklin.substack.com/p/the-munchies

Thanks to everyone who has been checking this one out so far. Every read is much appreciated. More content is coming soon...😀 #Writing #WritingCommunity #Fiction #ShortStory

Thanks to everyone who has been reading and supporting #TheMunchies over the past week. It's ended up being my most popular #story on #Substack so far. More content is on the way very soon... 😀 #Writing #WritingCommunity #Fiction #ShortStory

#HappyValentinesDay to you all! Here's a quick #story to mark the occasion... #TheSpoons is available to read for #free now... 😀 #Writing #WritingCommunity #Fiction #ShortStory #HappyValentinesDay2024 Find it here: chrisjfranklin.substack.com/p/the-spoons

Really pleased with the response to this one. Thanks for all your support, as always. More fun #stories are on the way very soon... 😀 #Writing #WritingCommunity #Fiction #ShortStory

As a writer, I am just an actor in a play, telling a story that needs to be told. Rita Webb #amwriting #writing #artist #storyteller #film

With today being a #LeapDay, I thought it might be fun to challenge myself to write a #ShortStory based around the concept of taking a leap. This is what I came up with… #TheLeap is available to read for #free now... 😀 #Fiction #LeapDay2024 Find it here: chrisjfranklin.substack.com/p/the-leap

This was something a bit different compared to my usual #stories, but I'm glad so many of you enjoyed it. Thanks for your support, as always. More content is on the way very soon... 😀 #Writing #WritingCommunity #Fiction #ShortStory

It’s #TheOscars later tonight, so I decided to write something to mark the occasion. This is the rather poignant #story I came up with… #TheRedCarpet is available to read for #free now... 😀 #Fiction #ShortStory #Oscars #Oscars2024 Find it here: chrisjfranklin.substack.com/p/the-red-carp…

Glitz and #glamour, and the magic of Old #Hollywood. But sometimes, things aren’t always as perfect as they seem… #TheRedCarpet is available to read for #free now... 😀 #Fiction #ShortStory #TheOscars #Oscars #Oscars2024 Find it here: chrisjfranklin.substack.com/p/the-red-carp…

Readers on #Facebook have been saying this story is “moving and powerful”… Are you ready to take a walk down #TheRedCarpet? 😀 #Writing #WritingCommunity #Fiction #ShortStory #Oscars #Oscars2024