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WINNER of the 2024 Write Mango Short Story Award, and published in the the 2024 Edinburgh Anthology: The Outlier and Other Stories.

Available now from Amazon, the Scottish Arts Trust, or at your friendly local bookstore.

Hi, I’m Franky

I write fantasy, fairytales, and everything in between. Short stories, flash fiction, and things you don’t realize are stories until after you’ve finished reading them.

Competitions & Awards

Winner of the 2024 Write Mango Short Story Award, part of the 2024 Edinburgh Writing Awards.

Longlisted for the 2024 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction

Finalist for the 2023 NYC by Midnight Flash Fiction and Short Story Challenges

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Stories & Publications

Lost in the Transfer

A short sci-fi adventure about what it means to die. Or not. Available to read now in Factor Four Magazine.

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Takeout Chinese Near Me

WINNER of the 2024 Write Mango Short Story Award, and published in The Outlier and Other Stories Anthology.

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For the Queen

Before she was the Queen, before any of us were the people we are now, I saved her from a sharp blade in the back and a gutter rat’s death. I know she remembers. I sometimes wonder if she cares.

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Latest Blog Posts

What If You Didnt?

A little inspiration, from a creator I know nothing about. About how the right way to do a thing is not always the right way.
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Last Call

An ending. An arbitrary ending, but an ending nonetheless. A chance to start again. To do something different. Where are we off to this…
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Have Fucking Fun

A few words about goals, direction, moving forward with purpose, making a plan, sticking to to. Oh yeah, and having fucking fun.
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The Rules of Romance

What the repetitive structure of romantic comedies can teach us about conflict, character and how to write a believable love story.
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Old Poisons: A Short Story

“I want you to kill my husband.” Most clients beat around the bush for a good half-hour before getting to the point. Alec appreciated the…
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Drink Better Coffee

Not resolutions. Because resolutions are just promises bound to break. So instead, ideas. Direction. A compass to take into the new year and see where…
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