Puck Franz

Author, and GM

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“Not at all what I thought it was going to be and then it became everything I needed!”

— A [Queer] colleague reading, "The Gold of Dutch Pirate Captain Basil Thölde" (link below)

Puck Franz

Puck (any pronouns) is a Queer writer and storyteller. With one novel in the works, they are also GMing as the LGBTQGM+ in the Baltimore area. By day, they are a massage therapist, working with the Queer community at their practice, Rest for the Wicked Massage Therapy.

Originally from Morgantown, WV they moved to Washington DC to study history at the undergraduate and graduate levels. There they met their spouse, Katie, and daughter, Xanthia. Together they moved into their home here in Baltimore at the beginning of the Obama administration.

published works and readings

Live Reading with Writers and Words, February 11th, 2019, 7 p.m. at Charmington’s in Baltimore

“The Truth in Something Blue, An Art Lecture with Medieval Art Scholar Marc Laferne on R___berg ‘Marian’ Image,” X-R-A-Y Literary Magazine, September 20, 2019 (flash fiction)

Reading in Baltimore, “Writers for Immigrant Justice,” at Press Press as part of the national campaign, September 4, 2019

“The Gold of the Dutch Pirate Basil Thölde,” Queen Mob’s Teahouse, July 17th, 2019 (flash fiction)

“Meet the Neighbors: Q&A with Dave Ring of OutWrite DC,” Little Patuxent Review Website, April 3rd, 2019 (interview)

“Three Week Meal Plan,” The First Line, Volume 19, Issue 2, Summer 2017 (fiction)

Articles and department pieces for Rohous (non-fiction):

“Understanding The Electoral College" and “Presidential Issues: Where do the candidates stand?” PBS Learning Media for Election 2012 (lesson plans)

“How To Get Your Family Digging Into Maryland’s Past,” Chesapeake Family Magazine, April 2012 (non-fiction)


Puck Franz

franzfreelancing@gmail.com