Nicky Frankly
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Off the Book. Top Story - January 2026.
It ended like every other stupid idea. Badly, and alone. I’m researching digital confession ethics, he said. A tech ethicist. He gestured at floating data I couldn’t see then pulled out a physical notebook. Actual paper, fountain pen. He held it up like he was showing me scripture.
By Nicky Frankly3 days ago in Fiction
Technician Orientation . Runner-Up in Instructions Included Challenge.
TECHNICIAN ORIENTATION OVERVIEW Castle Ceremony Operations Guidelines for New Personnel Welcome to the Ceremony Tech team! Your role represents one of the final human-interface positions in the Transformation system. This distinction is essential to understanding your responsibilities.
By Nicky Frankly17 days ago in Fiction
Winter Medicine. Runner-Up in The Ritual of Winter Challenge.
You know it’s winter by the lake effect snow about to bury Central New York. My dad recites the thermostat rules, my mom reorganizes the mudroom, and I press play on my annual reminder that they chose this tundra. Wayne Mahar foreshadowing the weather on the evening news while we eat dinner. Two to three feet likely, below freezing temperatures, whiteout conditions. It’s barely November. Joanie Mahoney comes on after Wayne, and my dad smashes the mute button before her campaign ad can play. She’s on the radio, the news, the billboards, and yard signs. My dad says what he’d like to do if he ever sees her. We laugh, even my mom.
By Nicky Frankly2 months ago in Humans
Four-Star Thoughts. Runner-Up in Maps of the Self Challenge. Top Story - November 2025.
Remember 2012? In some circles, there was talk of a galactic alignment, a rare formation when our solar system crossed into the "galactic plane" and was at the center of our galaxy. There, in the "photon belt," we received a massive infusion of light, opening channels to higher realms of awareness.
By Nicky Frankly3 months ago in Humans
Again, but with Magic
It was their first gig together, a weekend in Georgia at the Carrot Festival. The stage was set inside an old barn, its refurbished double-wide doors rolled back like curtains. Outside, haystack risers edged with carrot string lights conjured a rustic amphitheater from the fairground dust.
By Nicky Frankly7 months ago in Fiction
You First. Runner-Up in I Resign From… Challenge.
Dear Sir, Today is my last day as your trauma archive. After almost 30 years of emotional case history—first as your mistress for a decade, then in the post-abuse fog of a ‘nice guy’ marriage, and now having found myself after divorce—my time here feels complete. Throughout my tenure, I have experienced enough to understand that suffering did not happen to me; it happened within me as a result of what happened to me.
By Nicky Frankly8 months ago in Journal
SkyGrid. Honorable Mention in Tomorrow’s Utopia Challenge.
I was almost a Starling, once. What started with a childhood wish burst in the end - like all wishes do under pressure. If I hadn’t wished to become one, I might still have become a Starling. Not because wishes are weak or obsolete but because some things are inwrought- spoon-fed across generations, from concocted jingles that linger to uploads that no one downloads and run by default in the background.
By Nicky Frankly9 months ago in Futurism
