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Jay Frankston was raised in Paris, and came to the U.S. in 1942. He became a lawyer and practiced in New York for 20 years reaching the top of his profession and writing at the same time. In 1972 he gave up law and New York and moved to California where he became a college instructor. He is the nationally published author of several books some of which have been condensed in Reader's Digest and translated into 15 languages. e-mail wlp@mcn.org

Right now, I have 42 stories in 4 collections on the site. My stories have been read 8548 times and 5 of my stories have been cherry picked

My Stories

YESTERDAY'S HERO

Submitted on March 13, 2012 - 00:29 | 37 reads

THE MARKET PLACE

Submitted on March 13, 2012 - 00:25 | 53 reads

LET'S BARGAIN

Submitted on March 13, 2012 - 00:22 | 45 reads

AGING

Submitted on March 2, 2012 - 20:56 | 43 reads

GOD IS

Submitted on September 22, 2011 - 18:12 | 98 reads

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, a true story

Submitted on September 21, 2011 - 17:42 | 107 reads

THE GENIE

Submitted on September 21, 2011 - 17:35 | 76 reads

SEEDS

Submitted on September 21, 2011 - 17:32 | 81 reads

WHERE ARE THE HIPPIES OF YESTERDAY?

Submitted on September 20, 2011 - 17:22 | 93 reads

THEY ARE OUT THERE

Submitted on September 20, 2011 - 17:16 | 79 reads

THE GOD THAT ISN'T

Submitted on September 20, 2011 - 17:12 | 128 reads

THE LIGHT OF YOUR BEING

Submitted on October 12, 2009 - 19:48 | 147 reads

I USED TO CARRY “I LOVE YOU”

Submitted on October 12, 2009 - 19:44 | 164 reads

THE GOD THAT ISN’T

Submitted on October 12, 2009 - 19:40 | 159 reads

YESTERDAY’S HERO

Submitted on July 29, 2008 - 20:27 | 195 reads

THE FIRST SPARK, an allegory

Submitted on July 29, 2008 - 20:19 | 217 reads

GOD HAS LEFT THE PREMISES

Submitted on July 29, 2008 - 20:04 | 222 reads

AH! THE FRENCH!

Submitted on July 29, 2008 - 19:54 | 369 reads

HEY JOE!

Submitted on July 9, 2008 - 23:42 | 245 reads

IN TIME OF WAR

Submitted on July 9, 2008 - 23:34 | 289 reads

ABOUT POETRY

Submitted on July 9, 2008 - 23:28 | 222 reads

THEY

Submitted on July 9, 2008 - 23:21 | 208 reads

THE MOTHER

Submitted on July 9, 2008 - 23:11 | 203 reads

THE QUESTION

Submitted on June 7, 2008 - 17:56 | 297 reads

THE BUS

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 23:41 | 291 reads

A DREAM OF TWO THOUSAND MESSIAHS

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 23:25 | 258 reads

WHO AM I?

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 23:21 | 278 reads

ALL THAT GROWS

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 23:16 | 230 reads

THE GREATER UNDERSTANDING

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 23:13 | 239 reads

I WANT IT ALL

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 23:07 | 261 reads

THE WHISPER

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 23:03 | 226 reads

CAN'T YOU FEEL THE PAIN?

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 18:33 | 271 reads

IN THE BEGINNING

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 18:30 | 218 reads

YOURS IS THE GARDEN WHEREIN I GROW

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 18:28 | 234 reads

Adam and Eve

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 18:23 | 243 reads

WHAT IS IT?

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 18:20 | 247 reads

A CHILD IS NAKED

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 18:17 | 276 reads

God has left the Premises

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 18:10 | 251 reads

THEY CAME OUT OF THE SEA.

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 17:56 | 238 reads

Echoes of a Dream

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 17:49 | 386 reads

What If?

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 17:44 | 236 reads

"A Christmas Story" a true story

Submitted on June 6, 2008 - 17:40 | 388 reads