Dear frankie,The day issue 84 arrived in my letterbox, I’d just left home
(on two wheels) to begin my 45-minute commute to uni. Unfortunately,
my trip was cut short by storm clouds and the sign of rain. Doubling
home to take the bus, I was greeted by your cosy cover in my letterbox.
Reading Sam Prendergast’s article on seasonal depression, I couldn’t
help but feel pleased that I’d invested in a frankie subscription over the
SAD lamp or indoor plants she used to keep the blues away. For me,
your witty anecdotes, life advice and creative inspiration are enough to
keep me smiling through the winter gloom.Hannah xoxo
...................Dear frankie,Katherine Gillepsie’s “In Defence of the Diary”
strongly resonated with me. Despite possessing a smartphone and
laptop, I too find comfort in pencilling work rosters, uni deadlines
and pretty much everything on paper! For one, I take pride in my
neat handwriting, and two, I don’t trust my fat thumbs to type my
schedule into my smartphone correctly. So, here’s to the paper diary
for being reliable and keeping the art of writing alive!Love, Michelle
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Dear frankie,As a hearing impaired and creative individual,
Mia Timpano’s interview with Sofya Gollan really resonated with
me – especially as I’ve been thinking about a potential career in
filmmaking. The lack of positive representation (and let’s be honest,
representation in general) for hard-of-hearing and deaf individuals
in entertainment has been something I’ve personally
struggled with growing up, and, as a result,
I’ve always felt the desire to create films that
included the representation I needed. Sofya’s
words and actions have given me hope for the
future portrayal of hard-of-hearing and deaf
people, and have inspired me to take a step
further in the direction of filmmaking.
Thank you and forever grateful, EvaDear frankie,The physical distance between my boyfriend and
I has been really getting me down lately. But this afternoon, we did
your whole ’80s word find together through the magic of picture
messaging. Even though I was sitting in my parked car in the rain,
I’ve never felt as cosy. Thank you for your gorgeous puzzles and
making it feel as if he was right there with me.Much love, Lexi xo
...................Dear frankie,Like Eleanor Robertson, the “name game” is a
modern-day dilemma that has completely stumped me for too
long – that is, until I pondered out loud in the presence of a
particularly switched-on 11-year-old. After about four seconds
of careful thinking, she came up with the perfect word to describe
a human you’re involved with, but not married to: a ‘date-mate’.
I think I might ask children to solve my problems more often!
(And perhaps I’ll submit ‘date-mate’ to the thesaurus people as
a handy synonym for Eleanor’s ‘sex monkey’.)Love, Claudia xxx
...................Dear frankie,I’ve just stuck the gorgeous Auslan poster to our
bathroom wall, where it sits proudly next to our ‘Learn Your Times
Tables’ and ‘Spelling Common Words’ posters. Now, my little
ones will learn Auslan at bath time as well! Thank you for this
inspiration – if only I’d thought of it earlier. Here’s to inclusion!
With love, Ashleighdear frankie
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