Senior Story Hour - WFPR

In this episode, the Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about remebering friends and musicians who have passed, reflections, a reading of the Declaration of Independance, the start of summertime, and asking when?

In this episode, the Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about freedom of assembly, doing your best, company time, romance music, retirement, and the long way home.

In this episode, the Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about bingo mystery, family stories involving the dinner table, the senior olympics, going back into the archives, Helen shares the last part of her story Danny's Old Car Mystery, and Bo shares the first chapter of his childen's book about his dog, Iggy.

In this episode, the Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about a senior citizen haiku, a book review of Reading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News by Jeffrey Bilbro, social expiriments involving busking, a family story about a bike, a short teaser into The Last Sunrise about a super computer, and Helen shares the next part of her childe...

In this episode, the Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about Stephen King and stories inspired by him, a poem on thoughts, a reading of the poem Interruption to a Journey, Bob shares the conclusion to his play about the common cold, Bo shares his sermon on the power of positivity, Helen shares the first part of her childen's story Danny's Old Car Mystery, and...

In this episode, the Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about a rewritten ending of a story, poetry of a new day, and pitch letter for a religious book, Bob shares the next part of his play about the common cold, spring gardening, and impactful storytelling.

In this episode, the Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about spring, a continuation on the worst opening lines of stories, demons, a play about the common cold, Alice shares the first chapter in a new book she's writing, and the first of many poem.

In the 100th episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings the worst opening lines in stories, windphones, love, Bo shares details of his upcoming book, and Bob shares the final chapter in The Thousand Hour Lesson.

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about self publishing, Susan shares about her upcoming book, Jesus Has Set Me Free, Faith and Peter discuss Stephen King books, love is in the air with the help of the cinnamon soldiers, and a poem about 100 years.

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about the monsters under a child's bed, an old love poem made up of love songs, the weather, a story about a first car, positivity, reading a poem from Helen DeWitt, Scott shares a chapter from his upcoming baseball book, and Bob shares the latest chapter in The Thousand Hour Lesson.

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about heartbreak, an old neighbor named Eva, ornaments and other things that hold sentimental value, a journey to spread more positivity, and much more.

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about childhood reflection, if the shoe fits, a hommage to a Christmas tree, Alice shares the next chapter in Hoarding is Murder, and Scott shares a chapter from his upcoming baseball book.

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about walking in the cold, Christmas morning, New Years, an in memoriam for Ken Norman, stories of past cars, Scott shares a chapter from his upcoming baseball book, and Bob shares the latest chapter in The Thousand Hour Lesson.

 In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about winter carols, hymms, and songs, poems of love, a short story about words, a seance for a dead poet, and reflecting on old December work.

 In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about the uprise of AI in the movie making buisness, and what that means for the future, good friends who will not be forgotten and their story lives on, love poems, the trails of time, Alice shares the netx chapter of her novel Hoarding is Murder, and Bob shares the next chapter of The Thousand Hour Le...

 In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about Halloween 2025 as well as Halloween in the past, rememberance on teenage years, love poems, why kindness counts, a reading of Shakespeare, our stories of life, and tis the season.

 In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about a PSA for caregivers in the area, Halloween at the Brick School, being unlucky with water heaters, love, the truth and first amendment, reflections upon a gift of conversation recieved from a friend called necesicty, and Bob shares the next chapter in The Thousand Hour Lesson.

 In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about love, songs, Halloween poems and PSAs, the end of summer, and the opening of the Children's Museum in town as well as the construction of Tri-County.

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about diners and the blue plate special, different takes on the story of creation, love, hoarding turning into a mystery, motherhood, and Bob shares the latest chapter in his story The Thousand Hour Lesson.

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about a life lesson, Shakespeare's take on the end of summer, love, both in song and poem form, Peter shares writing from a new book he's working on, and we applaud with clap hands.

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about what to do on a staycation, a bagel story, love, a found poem, 42, and Bob gives us the next chapter in The Thousand Hour Lesson.

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group first gives us a theratrical preformace with the script by Faith. The group also shares stories, poems, and writings about a high school crush, love of now, left turns, silent but strong heroes, Bob gives us the next chapter in The Thousand Hour Lesson, Alice also gives us another chapter in her book Murder Is Bad Press, and much more.

In this special episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group sits down with Jim Turcotte, author of Four Brothers From Lowell, as he discusses his process writing and publishing his book, as well as answers questions from the group.

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about love, flash fiction childhood memoirs, the radio and a call recieved about it, and Bob gives us the next chapter in The Thousand Hour Lesson.

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about Juneteenth and it's history, a story from Helen's youth about helping her friend's father with hay, a metaphor about ICE agents and the innocent, Bo updates his process with his children's book, Bill shares a poem about love, Alice shares a story about why kindness matters, Bob shares a lullaby he wr...