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BrooklynFrank

Truth-Spittin' Fiction Since 2007.

About Me

I write. I used to run The Whirligig lit-zine. I make a mean peppered pot roast. I'm wanted dead or alive in three states and two territories.

My Interests



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I'd like to meet:

Ivanka Trump.

These 3 wouldn't be bad, either:

Also acceptable: Cobie Smulders.

Music:

Soothes the savage beast.

Television:

Spray-paints your 3rd eye black.

Books:

Salinger, Kafka, Scott Fitzgerald, Charles Bukowski, Douglas Adams, Hunter S. Thompson, Updike, Vonnegut, John Irving, Mickey Spillane, TS Eliot, Shakespeare, Marquez, Lovecraft.

*The Blind Watchmaker* by Richard Dawkins.

The Urban Bizarre edited by Nick Mamatas. (This is an anthology containing one of my short stories.)

Heroes:

Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor, John Lennon, Douglas Adams, Stephen Hawking, Richard Dawkins.

My Blog

The Bywater Exorcism (Fiction)

"Don't do it."    I stared at him like he just insulted my mother. I fiddled with my cap.    "Don't do it, man," he said again. "It's not worth it."    "No...
Posted by BrooklynFrank on Sat, 24 May 2008 05:53:00 PST

Operation Caveman (Fiction) [REVISED 5/16/08]

Camouflage HeartChapter 1 : Operation Caveman28 Aug 19970337 Hours, Pakistani TimeClose. Gotta be close. My back pressed against the rock, I slithered forward one cautious step at a time. Sweat seeped...
Posted by BrooklynFrank on Sat, 17 May 2008 06:01:00 PST

The Upper of Choice

I don't know about anyone else, but I find when I am working really hard on a story or a novel, I really need caffeine in a major way. It sucks because then my tolerance goes up, and I need more and m...
Posted by BrooklynFrank on Sat, 10 May 2008 07:22:00 PST

Operation Caveman (Fiction) [REVISED 5/4/08]

Camouflage HeartBy Frank MarcopolosChapter 1 : Operation Caveman28 Aug 19970337 Hours, Pakistani TimeEvery adrenalized cell in my body percolated on high alert. I felt close. My back pressed against t...
Posted by BrooklynFrank on Sun, 04 May 2008 01:49:00 PST

Operation Caveman (Fiction) [REVISED 4/28/08]

Camouflage HeartBy Frank MarcopolosChizapter One : Operation Caveman28 Aug 19970337 Hours, Pakistani TimeEvery adrenalized cell in my body percolated on high alert. I felt close. My sweat-drenched bac...
Posted by BrooklynFrank on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:50:00 PST

Operation Caveman [REVISED 4/21/08]

28 Aug 19970337 Hours, Pakistani TimeAdrenaline revved my heart rate, kept every cell in my body on high alert. I knew I was close. I walked on, forwardforward. Sweat seeped through my black bandana, ...
Posted by BrooklynFrank on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:43:00 PST

Writing With Structure

I hate writing with structure, but I know I must do it. I'm such a creative thinker that any time I try to put a proper structure around my ideas in order to tell a satisfying story, it hurts my brain...
Posted by BrooklynFrank on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:35:00 PST

Writing Groups

Much to my own surprise in many ways, last year I joined a writing group. I found this group through a website called meetup.com, which gathers people around an interest via the 'net, and encourgaes t...
Posted by BrooklynFrank on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:46:00 PST