Frankenberry's Attic

You know there’s something to be said about taking a moment, even at 3 in the morning on a Saturday night (Sunday early), so much in your head, sleep not coming, and being just in the middle of that “I got time” (Sunday) to “Dammit, I gotta get back at it” (eventual Monday) but enough… Continue reading

This is one I didn’t post on its own as opposed to all the others, I just added it to the The Orange Album  when I put that together recently. It’s probably because I don’t know if I like it or not. Lyrically sure, I try to be as point as I can, vocally? Eh… Continue reading

I sometimes, on Friday’s, will run to Hometown Deli just down the street from the radio station here to grab lunch, a maybe treat to myself this one day a week if I can. There’s no regular menu of the hot food at this place so there is always an anticipation of a possible welcome… Continue reading

So as I convalesce this now reminder of my creaky back 20 years later and 15 years or so before that, per doctor’s orders, I have been asked to step away from my new girlfriend, Heating Pad, take a time out, and instead embrace Ziploc Bag Of Ice Cubes Wrapped In A Towel. Tell ya… Continue reading

So, after too many years I’m finally in a relationship again. Her name is Heating Pad, Heating Pad for short. She’s very nice. I met her at Walgreens last week after popping my back but good this past Tuesday. Affectionately known as Heating Pad (nicknames are cute in the early stages huh?) she and I… Continue reading

“Yield – A Short Story” Once upon … I was gonna post a version of this earlier yesterday, after I had gotten in to work, while my annoyed pet peevy-ness was still fresh but the day ended up a being a bit of a bear, and time ran away from me screaming. Damned work getting… Continue reading

Every album comes with some B sides right? …   Trumpian Design (posted 12-07-19) There’s warning light’s a flashin’ for a Trumpian reprieve There was some election riggin’, with some Russians up a sleeve But Dem’s they did some diggin’ to more meddlin’ goin’ round And now they’re out to make sure that the walls… Continue reading

Around a year ago I started writing new lyrics and then singing out some tunes with the help of karaoke versions of them, Beatles tunes to be specific, with a Trump theme. No reason on the choice of the Beatles really, it just began that way when I started singing in my head new lyrics… Continue reading

Now I’m sure we all know Facebook and the “memories” that it throws at us every now and then. The latest Facebook memory to come my way, about a week ago, caught me off guard but it was definitely one that was worth the share while it brought a tear or three. It was a… Continue reading

Ya know my mother has always said “Stephen, you can hold your breath ’til you’re blue … don’t touch that … Bloody Hell … are you sure she’s a real redhead? What, you haven’t checked yet? … I’ll brain ya … I know she broke your heart but I want my couch back … If… Continue reading