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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Religion as Undue Influence
Here’s the link to this article. John MacDonald | February 28, 2023 | Kiosk Article If we approach the phenomenon of religious life through the lens of brainwashing and indoctrination, or what…
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You may regret reading this
Here’s the link to this article. by ADAM LEE JUL 31, 2023 Overview: The religious right’s legislative strategy of the moment is to restrict abortion and gender transition because…
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The Boaz Stranger–Chapter 21
“Lee, Lee, wake up.” It was Mom, and we were in Panama City. My twelve-year-old self had been at the beach outside our hotel, lying on my stomach…
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Modern Liberalism Born of Enlightenment Thought
Here’s the link to this article. James A. Haught | March 31, 2023 | Kiosk Article [ Ethics-Morality | Freethought | Philosophy | Politics | Rationalism ] Values that later grew into liberalism began stirring in the epoch now known as the…
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08/07/23 Biking & Listening
Biking is something else I both love and hate. It takes a lot of effort but does provide good exercise and most days over an hour to listen…
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James A. Haught: Religion fading as intelligence rises
Here’s the link to this article. The Religion News Foundation, Religion News Service, Associated Press and The Conversation recently announced the creation of a global religion journalism initiative,…
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The hour of choosing has arrived
Here’s the link to this article. STEVE SCHMIDT AUG 6, 2023 Perhaps it is best to start by looking back at the moment immediately before Donald Trump descended…
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The Boaz Stranger–Chapter 20
I noticed the jacked-up blue truck in my rear-view after I turned right off Highway 431 and passed McDonald’s. It came out of nowhere. I slowed, not wanting…
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Our Fragile Freedom
Here’s the link to this article. DAN RATHER AND ELLIOT KIRSCHNER AUG 3 In an era of unprecedented upheaval, it is difficult to find suitable context and perspective for the…
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08/06/23 Biking & Listening
Biking is something else I both love and hate. It takes a lot of effort but does provide good exercise and most days over an hour to listen…
Richard L. Fricks 