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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Mind Games to Protect Almighty (?) God
Here’s the link to this article. By David Madison, 03/10/2023 The vulnerability of god is the biggest mystery In a few of my article here I have mentioned one…
Here’s the link to this article by Sean M. Carroll. (2003) [This essay was originally presented as a talk at the “God and Physical Cosmology: Russian-Anglo American Conference on…
Here’s the link to this article. March 9, 2023 by Guest Contributor 6 Comments By Liz Alterman You’ve written a book. Congratulations! Now for the next hurdle—gathering those all-important ratings and reviews.…
Your protagonist wakes in the dark, her body contorted and in pain. She can’t remember what happened, but as the fog lifts, she realizes she is in the…
Why Religious Experience Cannot Justify Religious Belief
Here’s the link to this article by David Kyle Johnson. April 30, 2021 (2020) [This article was originally published in Socio-Historical Examination of Religion and Ministry, Vol. 2, No.…
What’s the Difference Between an Editor and a Book Coach?
Here’s the link to this article. March 7, 2023 by LISA POISSO – Resident Writing Coach 5 Comments If you’re all about Mark Zuckerberg’s famous credo “move fast and break things,”…
Richard L. Fricks 