It’s 2 a.m. as I write this and I can’t sleep. I miss my mom. She died on July 6, 2012 and I never got to tell her goodbye or hug her one last time. I received an email from my sister telling me to call her, and when […]
Monthly Archives: July 2023
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The Self Publishing Show, episode 268 From Supermax Prison to Self-Publishing Jeffrey P. Frye made some bad decisions in his past, but he’s turning that around now with the help of writing. He got started on his creative life while he was incarcerated, and now that he’s been released, he’s […]
Have you ever had the challenge of loving somebody whose full-blown in alcohol or drug addiction? It takes a special kind of strength to helplessly watch someone that you love slowly destroy themselves. I say “Helplessly” because no matter how much you love somebody and want it for them, the […]
Podcast: Reckless Creatives by Jeanne Veillette Bowerman & Sadie Dean Don’t Try This at Home: Bank Robber Turned Published Writer featuring Jeffrey Patrick Frye Click to listen now: https://www.recklesscreativespodcast.com/1753117/11583518 October 27, 2022 | Season 2, Episode 5 Show Notes While Sadie Dean galavanted around Europe, Jeanne put reckless on steroids […]
Time and pressure don’t always produce a diamond; sometimes, it produces a writer. I have never told anybody this story before, but the first place that I was ever published as a writer came from the “Letters to The Editor” section of the largest newspaper in South Carolina. The newspaper […]
There are two kinds of people in life. Dog lovers and those who don’t love dogs. If you are a member of the latter group and not the former, you probably won’t get this blog. So you might want to click-off my page now. But for the dog lovers in […]
Sometimes in life, lessons come from the most unexpected of places. I re-learned this a few years ago during a spring that started out like all others. I lived in Charleston, South Carolina at the time and the Mimosas and Crepe Myrtles were in full bloom as the weather heated […]
The Birth of Riley To me, writing is something akin to magic. When people tell me that I have talent, it is hard for me to take sometimes because I don’t feel responsible for this. I didn’t even know that I had this ability until I was about 45 years […]
Personal-themed books This book was dedicated to a beloved pet that passed away. The owners wanted to memorialize Sadie by creating a children’s book that was illustrated, and would include poetry. While this first book has come to fruition, Jeffrey has received more requests for commissioned books of similar subject–thus […]