What is Fran Magazine?
Fran Magazine is the personal blog of Fran Hoepfner (me), which sometimes focuses on popular (and not so popular) culture as well as my personal writing about the comings and goings of my life.
I’ve never heard of you. Who are you?
I’m Fran Hoepfner, a writer of both fiction and non-fiction. I currently work for Vulture. I was a contributing writer at Gawker (laid off in February of 2023), as well as a film critic for The Wrap (reviews cut down in February 2023) and a staff writer at Bright Wall/Dark Room (still going strong for a decade, phew) as well as a regular contributor to NPR’s Here & Now. I teach part-time at the New School. I am on Twitter sometimes, Instagram frequently, and Letterboxd compulsively. I also have a master’s degree in writing from Rutgers University, for some reason.
Why should I pay to subscribe? Don’t you have a job now?
Yes, that’s true. I have kept paid subscriptions on despite having a full-time job because I believe writing ought to be paid for. Paid subscriptions are, however, set at their lowest possible rate, and 50% of what I earn per month is donated to a charity of my choosing.
What does paying get me?
Paid subscribers to Fran Magazine will get access to issues that skew more personal, because if I am going to mine what happens to me, I might as well do it for money.
I’m a college student/going through a bad time/something else and paying $5 a month is actually a pain in the ass for me right now.
You know what — send me an email! I am happy to kick you a year’s worth of a paid subscription for free as long as you promise to comment on every single post.
