COOL HAND FRANK PICKS
Discover COOL HAND FRANK Picks — curated stories from featured writers defining modern culture, style, and creativity. Read original pieces that highlight today’s most distinctive voices and perspectives in contemporary storytelling.
CHF PICK: WANNA BET?
Artwork: “Angles in Motion” by Marilyn Binder Silverman.
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Years later, I visited Las Vegas on my 21st birthday and stood by a craps table. I had no clear understanding of what was happening, but the action on the Pass Line drew my attention. Eventually I got the nerve to drop five dollars of my hard-earned money on the felt below. What happened? Within a few seconds I doubled my money.
CHF PICK: BIRDIE (PART 1)
Artwork: "Morning Sun" by Rich Lo | Greatsketch, all rights reserved.
From birth to the moment of their slaughter, most chickens bred for meat only live about 45 days. These birds, raised to die, have colloquially come to be known as “broilers.” But Amos, a little boy from Fargo, North Dakota, called his chick by a name more tenderhearted.
CHF PICK: WHEN LOVING THE SEASON BECOMES A LITTLE UNHINGED
Photo: "Efflorescence" by Obscure Nonspecifics.
Fall is officially here, and if you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been counting down to this moment since July.
CHF PICK: IT’S A VINYL WORLD, AND I LIVE IN IT
Above artwork: "GOSPEL LIGHT" by Kirk Stansbury.
Four years later, and hundreds of vinyl record purchases later, I sometimes question the sanity of that decision.