Lynn W. Francis

09/13/2025

Life is a radical act of hope under the elbow of these hard days

12/14/2024

Come out for the Santa Parade, the great drinks, the company, and to pick up a gift for yourself or a loved one at the Stray's holiday market today! We're here until 3, stop on by :)

05/19/2024

⚠️Event Alert⚠️

I will be at the Division Arts Festival again this year, taking on-the-spot prompts, chit-chatting about the weather, and slinging some poetic merch! If you haven't had a chance to pick up a copy of Me and God Locked in a Room, I will have some on hand as well 😉
Grab a lovely drink at The Stray and enjoy live music, performance art, and wonderful pieces by local artists and artisans. It was a really great time last year, hope to see you again this year!

05/18/2024

Pretty weird, right?

11/11/2023

Lightning, omen, and illusion ✨
Prompted: "Rainy days on Lake Michigan"
This one really was a poetic interpretation... 😅🐴

10/25/2023

The metaphor rots in my mouth.

Another prompt, this one from Susie Finkbeiner: "Picking Apples"

10/23/2023

Prompted: "The first time it smells like fall"

10/18/2023

Midnight has her reasons.
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Prompted: "I think my dog saw a ghost yesterday"
Has your pet experienced the supernatural? If so, please share.

09/14/2023

once, I held everything in my hand
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Prompted: "The start of a new school year" and "Ice cream dipped in chocolate".
I keep meaning to write cheery poems, and just look what happens.

09/09/2023

Had a fun conversation about the process of making "Me and God Locked in a Room" on the Artists of the Way podcast!

In this episode Jon talks to Lynn W. Francis. Lynn looks back over the process of assembling her collection a year after it's release, and talks with Jon about the work that pursuing art can be.

Check out the full episode here: https://www.artistsoftheway.com/episode-9.html

09/06/2023

You thought no one was there to see you, but she saw you and she was smiling. 🍪
Set out to write something cutesy about cookies and instead wrote this
Prompted: "Grandma's Lamb Cookie Jar" from Hannah Schwartz

09/02/2023

August was a very special birthday month because ME AND GOD LOCKED IN A ROOM turned 1!!! A big big thanks to everyone who has read it