Russel Frans
@russelfrans.bsky.social
Author, illustrator, musician, photographer, publisher, philosopher, adventurer, admirer of the universe
At the No Kings rally in Spokane earlier today, WA. It was a pretty great turnout.
October 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
At the No Kings rally in Spokane earlier today, WA. It was a pretty great turnout.
Awesome to be hosted by local shop, From Here, for my book signing event at River Park Square in downtown Spokane.
#localauthor #shoplocal #spokane
#localauthor #shoplocal #spokane
October 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Awesome to be hosted by local shop, From Here, for my book signing event at River Park Square in downtown Spokane.
#localauthor #shoplocal #spokane
#localauthor #shoplocal #spokane
Cover Reveal! So excited to show what the cover of Book Two in my ongoing Planewars Saga will be. Release date is still pending, but if I can't make it happen before the end of the year, it will be early 2026! My cover artist, Mark Smylie, is amazing.
#fantasybooks #author #bookcovers #noai
#fantasybooks #author #bookcovers #noai
October 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Cover Reveal! So excited to show what the cover of Book Two in my ongoing Planewars Saga will be. Release date is still pending, but if I can't make it happen before the end of the year, it will be early 2026! My cover artist, Mark Smylie, is amazing.
#fantasybooks #author #bookcovers #noai
#fantasybooks #author #bookcovers #noai
Fourteen years, just like that.
Happy anniversary to my amazing wife!!
North Shore Tahoe, Kings Beach, CA, 9/10/11.
Happy anniversary to my amazing wife!!
North Shore Tahoe, Kings Beach, CA, 9/10/11.
September 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Fourteen years, just like that.
Happy anniversary to my amazing wife!!
North Shore Tahoe, Kings Beach, CA, 9/10/11.
Happy anniversary to my amazing wife!!
North Shore Tahoe, Kings Beach, CA, 9/10/11.
I remember in the middle of asking that Siri always hears me say 50 instead of 15.
R: “Hey, Siri. Set a timer for 50… wait, cancel. Cancel timer.”
S: “15-minute ‘Cancel Cancel Timer’ Timer set.”
R: (laughing) “Hey, Siri. Cancel timer.”
S: “‘Cancel Cancel Timer’ Timer canceled.”
R: (laughing more)
R: “Hey, Siri. Set a timer for 50… wait, cancel. Cancel timer.”
S: “15-minute ‘Cancel Cancel Timer’ Timer set.”
R: (laughing) “Hey, Siri. Cancel timer.”
S: “‘Cancel Cancel Timer’ Timer canceled.”
R: (laughing more)
September 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I remember in the middle of asking that Siri always hears me say 50 instead of 15.
R: “Hey, Siri. Set a timer for 50… wait, cancel. Cancel timer.”
S: “15-minute ‘Cancel Cancel Timer’ Timer set.”
R: (laughing) “Hey, Siri. Cancel timer.”
S: “‘Cancel Cancel Timer’ Timer canceled.”
R: (laughing more)
R: “Hey, Siri. Set a timer for 50… wait, cancel. Cancel timer.”
S: “15-minute ‘Cancel Cancel Timer’ Timer set.”
R: (laughing) “Hey, Siri. Cancel timer.”
S: “‘Cancel Cancel Timer’ Timer canceled.”
R: (laughing more)
The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, and New Found Glory put on a great show!
Toyota Amphitheater, Wheatland, CA, 8/31/25.
Toyota Amphitheater, Wheatland, CA, 8/31/25.
September 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, and New Found Glory put on a great show!
Toyota Amphitheater, Wheatland, CA, 8/31/25.
Toyota Amphitheater, Wheatland, CA, 8/31/25.
Exciting things are on the horizon!! And, much to the surprise of nobody, my cover artist, @marksmylie.bsky.social, absolutely knocked it out of the park once again. #author #fantasy #selfpublishedauthor
August 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Exciting things are on the horizon!! And, much to the surprise of nobody, my cover artist, @marksmylie.bsky.social, absolutely knocked it out of the park once again. #author #fantasy #selfpublishedauthor
Thanks to Half Price Books in Tukwila, WA for having me in last weekend! Cool store. Friendly staff.
August 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Thanks to Half Price Books in Tukwila, WA for having me in last weekend! Cool store. Friendly staff.
Glass Animals performed a fantastic show in Bend, Oregon this weekend. Great trip!
August 18, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Glass Animals performed a fantastic show in Bend, Oregon this weekend. Great trip!
Great show last night in Spokane from @deathcabforcutie.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Great show last night in Spokane from @deathcabforcutie.bsky.social
Some mornings, the sky is like everything wonderful in life, splashed out in colors.
July 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Some mornings, the sky is like everything wonderful in life, splashed out in colors.
At Barnes & Noble in Spokane Valley again for signings today. So thankful to them!
Signing and slinging. A good way to spend a day!
Signing and slinging. A good way to spend a day!
July 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
At Barnes & Noble in Spokane Valley again for signings today. So thankful to them!
Signing and slinging. A good way to spend a day!
Signing and slinging. A good way to spend a day!
Had a ton of fun painting this one! And I had the honor of writing a guest article for the folks who are doing the fan continuation of the game online.
Have a read:
sites.google.com/view/the-ony...
In honor of the late great illustrator and a huge personal inspiration, William O'Connor.
Have a read:
sites.google.com/view/the-ony...
In honor of the late great illustrator and a huge personal inspiration, William O'Connor.
July 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Had a ton of fun painting this one! And I had the honor of writing a guest article for the folks who are doing the fan continuation of the game online.
Have a read:
sites.google.com/view/the-ony...
In honor of the late great illustrator and a huge personal inspiration, William O'Connor.
Have a read:
sites.google.com/view/the-ony...
In honor of the late great illustrator and a huge personal inspiration, William O'Connor.
That’s my kind of morning. Happy Wednesday, folks!
July 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
That’s my kind of morning. Happy Wednesday, folks!
A whole lot of firsts on this project. First time painting this large, first time attempting so many trees and such variety of terrain, and first time attempting to paint something translucent. It’s been fun!
“Faerieview” - Acrylics and some Sharpie on 16” x 16” 4-ply poster board.
“Faerieview” - Acrylics and some Sharpie on 16” x 16” 4-ply poster board.
June 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A whole lot of firsts on this project. First time painting this large, first time attempting so many trees and such variety of terrain, and first time attempting to paint something translucent. It’s been fun!
“Faerieview” - Acrylics and some Sharpie on 16” x 16” 4-ply poster board.
“Faerieview” - Acrylics and some Sharpie on 16” x 16” 4-ply poster board.
A long way from Broadway, but so glad they came here! Looking forward to this.
#BookOfMormon
#OffOffBroadway
#BookOfMormon
#OffOffBroadway
June 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A long way from Broadway, but so glad they came here! Looking forward to this.
#BookOfMormon
#OffOffBroadway
#BookOfMormon
#OffOffBroadway
Whew.
More than 14 years ago, I wrote the 90,000-word manuscript of what would eventually turn into my self-published debut novel and first entry in a series.
And, now here I sit. First draft of Book Two done. 126,284 words for this draft.
Feeling accomplished at this milestone!
More than 14 years ago, I wrote the 90,000-word manuscript of what would eventually turn into my self-published debut novel and first entry in a series.
And, now here I sit. First draft of Book Two done. 126,284 words for this draft.
Feeling accomplished at this milestone!
May 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Whew.
More than 14 years ago, I wrote the 90,000-word manuscript of what would eventually turn into my self-published debut novel and first entry in a series.
And, now here I sit. First draft of Book Two done. 126,284 words for this draft.
Feeling accomplished at this milestone!
More than 14 years ago, I wrote the 90,000-word manuscript of what would eventually turn into my self-published debut novel and first entry in a series.
And, now here I sit. First draft of Book Two done. 126,284 words for this draft.
Feeling accomplished at this milestone!
How cool to be at my niece’s Half Price Books in Concord, CA! Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms out there!
May 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
How cool to be at my niece’s Half Price Books in Concord, CA! Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms out there!
Thank you to the Walnut Creek Barnes & Noble for having me today!
May 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Thank you to the Walnut Creek Barnes & Noble for having me today!
Attending Star Wars: Return of the Jedi screening with live accompaniment from the Spokane Symphony.
This will be amazing.
This will be amazing.
May 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Attending Star Wars: Return of the Jedi screening with live accompaniment from the Spokane Symphony.
This will be amazing.
This will be amazing.
Thank you to the Northtown Barnes & Noble in Spokane for hosting me an my fellow local author today!
April 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Thank you to the Northtown Barnes & Noble in Spokane for hosting me an my fellow local author today!
Happy Earth Day, fellow Earthlings! Do yourself a gigantic favor with three and a half minutes of your day today: youtu.be/wupToqz1e2g
Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot
YouTube video by carlsagandotcom
youtu.be
April 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Happy Earth Day, fellow Earthlings! Do yourself a gigantic favor with three and a half minutes of your day today: youtu.be/wupToqz1e2g
Front row?? Heck yeah.
April 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Front row?? Heck yeah.
And a beautiful bright spring morning to you!
April 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
And a beautiful bright spring morning to you!