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 archive begins with the most recent writing. Use the numbered pages below to move backward through time.
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Novel Excerpts—The Boaz Safecracker, Chapter 53
The primary aim of the “Novel Excerpts” blog category is to showcase my creative writing, specifically from the novels I’ve written. Hopefully, these posts will provide a glimpse…
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Novel Excerpts—The Boaz Safecracker, Chapter 52
The primary aim of the “Novel Excerpts” blog category is to showcase my creative writing, specifically from the novels I’ve written. Hopefully, these posts will provide a glimpse…
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Novel Excerpts—The Boaz Safecracker, Chapter 51
The primary aim of the “Novel Excerpts” blog category is to showcase my creative writing, specifically from the novels I’ve written. Hopefully, these posts will provide a glimpse…
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We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt, the Power of Defiant Goodwill, and the Art of Beginning Afresh
Maria Popova’s essay is worth a read in light of the devastating presidential election. Here’s the link. Here’s the full essay: “We speak of four fundamental forces,” a…
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Novel Excerpts—The Boaz Safecracker, Chapter 50
The primary aim of the “Novel Excerpts” blog category is to showcase my creative writing, specifically from the novels I’ve written. Hopefully, these posts will provide a glimpse…
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Novel Excerpts—The Boaz Safecracker, Chapter 49
The primary aim of the “Novel Excerpts” blog category is to showcase my creative writing, specifically from the novels I’ve written. Hopefully, these posts will provide a glimpse…
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Novel Excerpts—The Boaz Safecracker, Chapter 48
The primary aim of the “Novel Excerpts” blog category is to showcase my creative writing, specifically from the novels I’ve written. Hopefully, these posts will provide a glimpse…
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Novel Excerpts—The Boaz Safecracker, Chapter 47
The primary aim of the “Novel Excerpts” blog category is to showcase my creative writing, specifically from the novels I’ve written. Hopefully, these posts will provide a glimpse…
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Novel Excerpts—The Boaz Safecracker, Chapter 46
The primary aim of the “Novel Excerpts” blog category is to showcase my creative writing, specifically from the novels I’ve written. Hopefully, these posts will provide a glimpse…
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Novel Excerpts—The Boaz Safecracker, Chapter 45
The primary aim of the “Novel Excerpts” blog category is to showcase my creative writing, specifically from the novels I’ve written. Hopefully, these posts will provide a glimpse…
Richard L. Fricks 