Kelsey Francis
@kelseyfrancis.bsky.social
Writer & Teacher. Essays in NYT, WaPo, HAD, Longleaf Review, Adirondack Life Magazine & elsewhere
www.kelseyfranciswrites.com
www.kelseyfranciswrites.com
So much is shitty right now, but one thing that isn’t is how my town has made believing in miracles, like snow in July, their whole identity. I love this about where I live. ❄️
July 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
So much is shitty right now, but one thing that isn’t is how my town has made believing in miracles, like snow in July, their whole identity. I love this about where I live. ❄️
If you’re a teacher in New York, this first sunset of summer with no Sunday Scaries is for you. ❤️
June 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
If you’re a teacher in New York, this first sunset of summer with no Sunday Scaries is for you. ❤️
More snow on April 16th is just offensive.
April 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
More snow on April 16th is just offensive.
Lesson Plan: What do you notice? What do you wonder?
March 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Lesson Plan: What do you notice? What do you wonder?
In David Attenborough voice: As the Adirondack yard glacier begins to recede, a small mammal explores what the newly exposed strata reveals.
March 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
In David Attenborough voice: As the Adirondack yard glacier begins to recede, a small mammal explores what the newly exposed strata reveals.
Spotted on a wall of compliments at school.
March 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Spotted on a wall of compliments at school.
“You’ll be visited by three spirits. . . “
December 24, 2024 at 3:45 PM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits. . . “
Trust me. This is the way to make chocolate chip cookies.
December 23, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Trust me. This is the way to make chocolate chip cookies.
I feel like Uranus and I would get along
November 12, 2024 at 9:02 PM
I feel like Uranus and I would get along
My 1987, 6th grade, journal objectives. 👀
October 11, 2023 at 10:04 AM
My 1987, 6th grade, journal objectives. 👀
Spent some time during the rainy day unearthing my journals from first through sixth grade. Early impressions: I wrote a lot about pets I didn’t have, my mom perming my hair against my will, and a “big video machine” that made me nervous (it was a VCR.)
October 8, 2023 at 12:40 PM
Spent some time during the rainy day unearthing my journals from first through sixth grade. Early impressions: I wrote a lot about pets I didn’t have, my mom perming my hair against my will, and a “big video machine” that made me nervous (it was a VCR.)
It really was!
September 30, 2023 at 1:25 AM
It really was!
My youngest came prepared for movie night tonight. 👻
September 30, 2023 at 1:16 AM
My youngest came prepared for movie night tonight. 👻
September 1st, 2023, will forever be remembered as the day my youngest wrote a letter to the editor about why ghosts are better than monsters and it was published in the obituaries.
September 1, 2023 at 2:08 PM
September 1st, 2023, will forever be remembered as the day my youngest wrote a letter to the editor about why ghosts are better than monsters and it was published in the obituaries.