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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04/15/23 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…
Here’s the link to this article. “There is no why. We are. Life is beyond reason.” BY MARIA POPOVA When a frustrated young woman asked the most brilliant…
Here’s the link to this article. April 13, 2023 by Angela Ackerman The most relatable characters are ones who mirror real people, meaning they are complex individuals with a…
The Two Pillars of the Sensible and Sensitive Mind: Carl Sagan on Mastering the Vital Balance of Skepticism and Openness
Here’s the link to this article. Fine-tuning the machinery of distinguishing the valid from the non-valid. BY MARIA POPOVA David Foster Wallace famously argued that “learning how to think…
Richard L. Fricks 