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Alone in a crowd

As I scanned the banquet hall filled wall to wall with people, I saw many faces that struck a memory of meeting in the past. Through the years with some of them, I had even become what might be described as friends. People with whom I had shared common experiences, told stories and found the […]

The mirror reflects only what it sees

Many of us find ourselves each morning at least for a few minutes peering into a silver backed piece of glass which reflects back towards us the mirror image of ourselves. We see the teeth as we brush, the pores of our skin as we wash our face, shave, and/or trim the hairs which grew […]

Darkness is overcome by the Light

Inside the depths sometimes there emerges evil from the darkness. This is often the image seen as we sit watching a film or TV show as we sit on the edge of our seats, sometimes even screaming at the character – don’t go in there! But inevitably, to push the story along, the character presses […]

Welcome to RandallFranks.com…

  Friends, Thank you for sharing a bit of your time with me. On one of the pages of this website, I hope you will find some aspect of my acting, music, writing or simply experiencing life that will inspire, encourage, or entertain you in a way that will bring you back to randallfranks.com again […]

Anybody got a fan?

The heat of the day this time of year sometimes brings me into the summer doldrums. I know there is so much that needs to be done outside, but I step outside and after a few minutes in the oven, I begin to think “Oh, that will wait,” so I step back inside and let […]

Enemies at the gate

Heavy hearts reflect the spirit of the emotions that surrounded me in the recent days.  For those of you reading elsewhere, my home is near Chattanooga. That is the big town we head to for shopping, films, concerts and other activities. It isn’t unusual for my friends and I to drive down the streets, which […]

Historical elements reflect their time, not ours

“Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it.” Whether you attribute the origin of the thought to Irish statesman Edmund Burke, English politician Winston Churchill or Spanish philosopher George Santayana, the sentiment is one that has enveloped me as I have watched the movement in the media to purge our country of […]

Living in the right path

Knowing one’s best direction in life can be an ever-changing debate within your own head. As someone who has spent their life in entertainment, I often look at my situation to weigh my perception of what I do with the reality of the logistics of life.