For many years I wrote about fiction, story, belief, ordinary life, and the questions that shaped my work. More than two thousand essays remain here—not because every one represents my current thinking, but because together they tell the story of a writer learning over time.
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Trump’s social media outburst offers an accurate diagnosis of himself
For what seemed like minutes, Kent, me, and the other sixteen attendees acted like mechanical manikins, revolving half a turn one way, then another, raising an arm here…
Here’s the link to this article. by JONATHAN MS PEARCE JUL 30, 2023 Reading Time: 7 MINUTES There are some new kids on the block, and they’re pretty cool. You know,…
The dreaded moment came Friday morning a few minutes after 6:00. A few days ago, Kyla had demanded I help vaccinate her five Nubians. I had never liked…
Trump’s lawyers are too cowardly to quit or to tell Trump to shut up
I contend Lawrence’s coward accusation against Trump lawyers applies in equal measures to the following Alabama Republicans who endorsed Trump for President last week before the Alabama Republican…
Here’s the link to this article. By David Madison at 8/04/2023 But wishful thinking and tortured logic can’t make it happen The high-profile, very wealthy televangelists—Kenneth Copeland and Joel Osteen come…
Richard L. Fricks 