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My name is Frank Weber

I was published in three print magazine articles, in the December 2018 issue (Ownership), the February 2019 issue (The Safe) and the April 2019 issue (Respect), all of which were published in Midwest Models Magazine.

In early 2020, I self-published my first book, "The Mist of My Dreams”.

My short story, “Gonzo Took My Cigars” was published by Papers Publishing in Our Dream Journal on February 22, 2023.

My second book (novella), “Until the Next Time” was published by Austin-Macauley Publishers on March 3, 2023.

My short story, “That’s Not Me” was published on March 20, 2023, by Free Spirit Press as part of the anthology book entitled, “Dialogue at the Bar – The Drinking Partner”.

My short story, “Just Like Any Other Night” was published in the April/May 2023 issue of Bare Back Magazine.

My essay, “Surgery Story – Making the Cuts” was published in The Glacial Hills Review, Summer 2023 issue published by Choeofpleirn Press.

Effective August 1, 2023, I was named a Contributing Staff Writer for Bare Back Magazine and Emerging Edge Publishing. I have been published - one short story, one article and one poem - in this magazine each month since.

My poem, “Pain” was published in the December 2023 Issue of Cool Beans Literary Review.

My poem, “Octopus Blizzard in June” was published in the 2023 Issue (December) of Route 7 Review.

My short story, "Meshing Dreams" was published in the poetry anthology book, "Hearts in Orbit".

My poem, "Suppressed By Silence" was published in the Spring Equinox 2024 Issue of Inked In Thirds Magazine.

My poem, “Octopus Blizzard in June” was published and printed for a SECOND time in the poetry Anthology book, "Blizzard Bravery".

My short story, “The Old Man” was published in 300 Days of Sun Literary Journal, Volume 2, Issue 5 on May 2, 2024.

My original poem, “In the House of Wills” was published in the WILDSound Poetry Festival on August 4, 2024.

My original poems, “Creek Onions” and “Damp Woodland Earth” were both published The Word’s Faire literary exposition on December 2, 2024.

My original short story, “He Told Us He Was a Killer” was published in the January 2026 Edition of Flash Phantoms on January 1, 2026.

TRAIN OF THOUGHT

By way of updates...

Things are beginning to move once again! In August, my original poem, "Such a Thick Hide" will be published in the digital and print editions of the Washington Square Review Journal - https://washingtonsquarereview.openlcc.net/ It's a darker kind of piece, but it strikes a definite chord with readers. But hopefully before that my podcast interview with Washington Square Review will be available. It's a 30 minute talk with them about this poem, my writing in general and a lot

3 days ago1 min read

Friends Just Seem to Happen

By Frank Weber Copyright ©2026 I’ve noticed that true friends will always manage to find each other no matter where they’re at in life or where they’re at in the world. That has always been the case…at least in my experience. It’s not something that you can really force and make happen. That just doesn’t work. Those forced friendships never last for very long. They usually end up with folks being at odds with each other…and usually without anyone really knowing ‘why’. A

May 74 min read

St. Francis

By Frank Weber Copyright ©2026 I was raised and schooled as a Catholic. Eight years of Catholic grade school. Four years of Catholic high school. Many years thereafter working to be a ‘better person’. Many years of enduring guilt and self-sacrifice because it was hoped that it would make me a ‘good person’ who could ‘someday reach Heaven’. After all of that, after that unrelenting battery of religious doctrine, I now consider myself a recovering Catholic. But don’t get

Apr 166 min read

How to Hurt a Man

By Frank Weber Copyright ©2026 For some reason, there is a definite segment of the female population that wants nothing more than to hurt men. It’s a rather bizarre mindset. In reality, it’s a short-sighted, vicious self-destruction indirectly leveled on the women themselves. Yes, this blind arrogance toward men reflects heavily back on the women that wield it. “Men are USELESS!” “No woman EVER needs a man!” “All of the world’s problems are BECAUSE of men!” “Men are afr

Mar 204 min read

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