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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The Boaz Stranger–Chapter 12
It took several tries before I got the key to work. It was old. Probably as old as the house itself, being passed down from Mr. Whitman, the…
Drafting–Friday night at Tracey’s apartment, Part 1
It took less than ten minutes to walk to Tracey’s apartment. Although the temperature was in the upper twenties, Millie and Molly decided some exercise would do them…
Literary Problems with the Gospel Accounts of Jesus’ Burial
Here’s the link to this article by Bart Ehrman. July 23, 2023 Here is a section from my book How Jesus Became God (HarperOne, 2014) that deals with the…
I was only semi-surprised there was no security checkpoint at the entrance to the park. The only sort of inspection was an older man and woman who stood…
Here’s the link to this article. STEVE SCHMIDT JUL 26, 2023 Marjorie Taylor Greene is a living symbol of national decay. Her prominence is fueled by the preeminence…
Teach your kids about propaganda, or someone else will
Here’s the link to this article. by ADAM LEE JUN 26, 2023 Overview: Keeping kids isolated from viewpoints you disagree with is a parenting strategy that never works. A…
Until I boarded Flight 2867, I hadn’t realized how tired I was. The past three days had been a whirlwind. Besides the all-nighter I’d pulled Tuesday to draft…
Richard L. Fricks 