Tracy R. Franklin
Tracy R. Franklin is a poet, essayist, and editor. She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her poetry has been published in several journals, and her first full-length collection, Angst, Anger, Love, Hope, was published by JMS Books LLC in 2010.
Tracy's essays reflect many of the concerns of those with invisible illnesses. She herself has a rare neuromuscular disorder known as acetazolamide-responsive paramyotonia congenita.
Looking for the Sun Door
A collection of short stories and poetry by author and essayist Tracy R. Franklin.
History: Two sisters share the same home life and become mirror images of one another.
Meditation: Is hope an illness? One woman tries hard to believe it is.
The Drive: Two people do nothing in a car except live.
Beautification: A lonely little girl experiences spirituality instinctively. She comforts herself the same way.
Bankruptcy: A morally bankrupt man has to pay.
Bankruptcy
A short story: Donald is a man without a conscience. But a person without a conscience still has feelings. Sometimes that makes them dangerous. Sometimes that makes them helpless.