Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 081 - Children's Book, The Thousand Hour Lesson, Hotdog vs Hamburger, Love, Old Friends, and much more (audio)

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about alpha writing, love poems, old friends, empty bowls, a peanut butter jelly direction exercise, Bo gives us an update on his children's book, Bob gives us another chapter in The Thousand Hour Lesson, and Joe conducts his summer survey on the hotdog versus the cheeseburger.

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-081-childrens-book-the-thousand-hour-lesson-hotdog-vs-hamburger-love-old-friends-and-much-more-

Senior Story Hour - WFPR

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 079 - Love, Robert Frost, Joining the Navy, Oranges, and much more

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about love, reflecting on a Robert Frost poem, joining the navy after high school, trying to find the magic, a work in progress on a story, and poetry about oranges and an intro to poems.

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-078-love-robert-frost-joining-the-navy-oranges-and-much-more

Senior Story Hour - WFPR

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 078 - Love, Objective Correlatives, Roller Coaster Rides, Prayers, and much more

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about love, examples of objective correlatives, a roller coaster ride with more than one meaning, prayers to stop war. an update to Bob's story, and poetry based on the Great Gatsby.

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-078-love-objective-correlatives-roller-coaster-rides-prayers-and-much-more

Senior Story Hour - WFPR

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 079 - Love, Robert Frost, Joining the Navy, Oranges, and much more

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about love, reflecting on a Robert Frost poem, joining the navy after high school, trying to find the magic, a work in progress on a story, and poetry about oranges and an intro to poems.

Senior Story Hour - WFPR

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-078-love-robert-frost-joining-the-navy-oranges-and-much-more

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 077 - Love, Drafts, Springtime, Freeverse, and Old Friends

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about love, a work in progress, springtime, the month of April itself, free-verse writing, and old friends.

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-077-love-drafts-springtime-freeverse-and-old-friends

Senior Story Hour - WFPR:  Episode 077

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 076 - Love Poems, Cats, Howard Hughes, etc.

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about love, cats such as Dutch and Pangur Bán, Howard Hughes, springing forward with the time change, and remembering our fathers.

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-076-love-poems-cats-howard-hughes-spring-forward-dads-and-much-more-

Senior Story Hour - WFPR:  Episode 076

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 075 - Blue Hair, Love, Car Rentals, March, Mystery, and The Wind Howls

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about a girl with blue hair, love poems, a lament about rental cars, leaping into March, a murder mystery novel and the wind howling bringing us to spring.

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-075-blue-hair-love-car-rentals-march-mystery-and-the-wind-howls

Senior Story Hour - WFPR:  Episode 075

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: 074 - Cinnamon Soldiers, Love Poems, Chocolate, White Socks, and much more

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about love, baking, chocolate, white socks, and going back into the archives

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-074-cinnamon-soldiers-love-poems-chocolate-white-socks-and-much-more-

Senior Story Hour - WFPR:  Episode 074

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 073: Love Poems, Winter Skating, New Years Resolutions, and much more

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about love, ice skating, New Year's resolutions such as dieting, snow life, and defying gravity.

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-073-love-poems-winter-skating-new-years-resolutions-and-much-more-

Senior Story Hour - WFPR:  Episode 073

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm Schedule for Monday, June 23, 2025

Yes, Franklin has it's own radio station -> wfpr.fm. Franklin Public Radio has a brand new schedule for the locally produced shows that fill our air waves. 

It is available anywhere, anytime at wfpr.fm or in the local Franklin, MA area at 102.9 on the FM dial.

Tune in to listen to the following:

wfpr.fm Schedule for Monday - Franklin Public Radio

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf 

Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule

Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm Schedule for Monday, June 2, 2025

Yes, Franklin has it's own radio station -> wfpr.fm. Franklin Public Radio has a brand new schedule for the locally produced shows that fill our air waves. 

It is available anywhere, anytime at wfpr.fm or in the local Franklin, MA area at 102.9 on the FM dial.

Tune in to listen to the following:

wfpr.fm Schedule for Monday - Franklin Public Radio

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf 

Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 ???

Wednesday, May 28

Library & Senior Center events

• 1 day offset for Trash & recycle schedule due to Holiday

• Early Voting - FY 2026 Override Special Election

1:00pm Scribblers Writing Group (recording session) (Franklin Senior Center)

For additional details on Library & Senior Center events ->   

https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37,24&showPastEvents=false

**  NO Town Meetings today   **

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What's happening today in Franklin? 

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 ???

Wednesday, February 26

9:00am Fallen Hero Recognition: Richard L. Desper - Vietnam  (Veterans Walkway, Town Common) 

1:00pm Scribblers Writing Group (recording session) (Franklin Senior Center) 

4:00pm Movie Night ("6888") (Franklin Senior Center)

for additional details on Library events -> https://franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=24&showPastEvents=false

Library events

**  Town Meetings today   **

5:45 PM - Economic Development Subcmte

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02262025-1600

7 PM - Town Council

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02262025-1602

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Why are there multiple calendars?

What's happening today in Franklin? 

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37&showPastEvents=false

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 071 - Love Poems, Novels, Church Fires, & much more ... (audio)

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about a mystery novel, love, a recent church fire, an eagle's life, the sea, a book about grammar, and poems inspired by a favorite poet.

Audio link ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-071-love-poems-novels-church-fires-stones-maknig-their-way-to-the-sea-and-much-more-

The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 070 - Love Poems, Novels, Stories of Family, etc. (audio)

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about family, love, the equinox, chapters of novels, and the importance of "content in context".

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-070-love-poems-novels-stories-of-family-the-equinox-and-content-in-context

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 070 - Love Poems, Novels, Stories of Family, etc. (audio)

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 069 - Love Poems, Forgetful Poems, Stories of Family & more (audio)

In this episode, the Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about family, friends, forgetfulness, love, perseverance, and how the answer is 42.

Audio file -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/7444c398-1a9b-435c-a77d-72f19116d2ab

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 069

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 068 - Love Poems, Art Inspired Poems, Heroes of The Everyday, and "Send Me On My Way" (audio)

In this episode, the Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about love, Claude Monet and water lilies, real life stories of everyday heroes, and a reflection based on the song "Send Me On My Way".

Audio link -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/9e9d46ec-7f9b-4775-be4e-0aea929fa997

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 068

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes