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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Christian lawmaker cites Bible to defend hitting special needs students
Here’s the link to this article by Hemant Mehta. State Rep. Jim Olsen helped defeat a bill that would’ve banned the use of corporal punishment against students with…
Commentary on D. James Kennedy’s book Why I Believe–Chapter 5-6
Here’s the link to this article. (Non Sequitur) After that long analysis of the chapter on creationism, I need a rest! Fortunately, the next two chapters in Why I…
Here’s the link to this article by Joyce Carol Oates. Five Motives for Writing Originally published in The Kenyon Review, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 4 (Fall 2014) Edited and…
Here’s the link to this article by Jami Gold. March 14, 2023 A well-structured story uses events (also called story beats) to move the narrative forward — with compelling issues, rising…
Richard L. Fricks 