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THE SUIT

Posted by jonfrankel on May 23, 2011 in Blogh | 5 comments

I decided for my motherâ€™s memorial to buy a suit. The suit I possess is a hand-me-down and makes me look...

Henry Gould

Posted by jonfrankel on May 9, 2011 in Blogh | 0 comments

I am a regular reader of Henry Gould’s blog HG Poetics. His new post about the future of american...

Untitled

Posted by jonfrankel on Apr 25, 2011 in Poetry | 4 comments

ï»¿Untitled If my father calls I go Among strange letters of a foe I tread the ladder of his breath Ascend...

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

Posted by jonfrankel on Apr 20, 2011 in Blogh | 5 comments

Â The NYT today reviewed the new HBO series Game of Thrones. It wasnâ€™t a good review. The reviewer says...

REVIEW OF SO MUCH PRETTY

REVIEW OF SO MUCH PRETTY

Posted by jonfrankel on Apr 15, 2011 in Blogh, Novels and Novelists | 4 comments

SO MUCH PRETTYÂ Two things first: Cara is a friend of mine, and this review contains spoilers galore. I...

$Hydrofracking Wastewater$

Hydrofracking Wastewater

Posted by jonfrankel on Apr 13, 2011 in Blogh | 0 comments

Â Radioactive Wastewater We in Ithaca Â recently found out that 20 million gallons of radioactive...

AEROTROPOLIS

Posted by jonfrankel on Apr 8, 2011 in Blogh | 0 comments

A book just crossed my desk called AEROTROPOLIS: the way weâ€™ll live next. Quick, what the fuck could an...

The Silence is Rest

The Silence is Rest

Posted by jonfrankel on Mar 31, 2011 in Blogh | 0 comments

I have not been posting. This is a writerâ€™s blogh, and Iâ€™m not blogghing up a storm because Iâ€™m...

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THE MAN WHO CAN'T DIE

"Frankel once again produces a thrilling futuristic dystopia which includes white-knuckle action, lots of sex and drugs, and a post-menopausal white-haired research scientist heroine who is trying to save the world from her own mad genius." Buy on Amazon | Buy on Whiskey Tit

GAHA: BABES OF THE ABYSS

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SPECIMEN TANK

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About Jon Frankel

This website is dedicated to my poetry and fiction. The novels, The Man Who Can't Die, GAHA: Babes of the Abyss and The Isle of Dogs are published by Whiskey Tit Press. Writing as Buzz Callaway, I'm the author of Specimen Tank and The Last Bender. Specimen Tank is published by Manic D Press. The Last Bender is published on this website. Currently I'm working on The Vietnam Project, a travel memoir about Vietnam and its long history. I also write book reviews and personal essays about food, art and culture. I live in upstate New York with my family and am a retired stacks manager.