Frank Elley – FrankElley.com

Why I Am Not a Farmer

10 January 20262 November 2025 by Frank Elley

For those who have romantic notions of farm work, here’s a real-life tale of winter chores

10 January 202614 March 2025 by Frank Elley

I almost missed that fork in the road, which led East to the U.S. Chess Federation and a completely different life

10 January 202616 January 2025 by Frank Elley

And how I learned, decades later, what mattered was not the advice itself but my willingness to follow it

9 January 202631 October 2024 by Frank Elley

How an addiction to learning new things helped me pick my career stepping stones

19 September 20245 July 2024 by Frank Elley

Down a wooded slope, across a stream, and back up into a shining memory

14 March 202514 January 2024 by Frank Elley

Actually, more like ‘hooked.’ A true moment of serendipity, my first career leap

4 February 20245 December 2023 by Frank Elley

Sure … scholarly studies of porcine intelligence abound. But I have direct evidence – and no doubt.

9 January 202612 September 2023 by Frank Elley

I’ve skipped across the river of work life, from one stepping stone to another

13 November 20255 September 2023 by Frank Elley

It was just seven words. But it was all I needed for a lifetime of discipline – and anecdotes.

4 February 202424 August 2023 by Frank Elley

Yes, that’s me, age 14. No, that’s not a kitten or even a puppy. That’s a skunk.