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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Drafting novel #12. Day 86 (101422)
Why am I doing this? Find the answer here. Today’s live, onscreen recording: Click the following link to view and listen to today’s recording. https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c3620xVtJ3R Other fiction writing…
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Letter to a Christian Nation, by Sam Harris. Reading session #4
I encourage you to pay close attention to my Kindle screen and what Sam writes as I read aloud this ever more timely book. Click the following link…
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Drafting novel #12. Day 85 (101322)
Why am I doing this? Find the answer here. Today’s live, onscreen recording: Click the following link to view and listen to today’s recording. https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c36IrDVtEHd Helpful Scrivener Keywords…
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Filling the Void, by Kieran Setiya
Description from Mr. Setiya: Explore the midlife crisis—and learn how to “live in the halo of the present.” From Sam Harris’ Waking Up APP. Click here to listen.
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Two Different Types of Christianity
Pastor turned atheist David Madison shows two types of Christianity in this seven minute YouTube. David Madison David Madison was a pastor in the Methodist Church for nine years,…
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Letter to a Christian Nation, by Sam Harris. Reading session #3
I encourage you to pay close attention to my Kindle screen and what Sam writes as I read aloud this ever more timely book. Click the following link…
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Drafting novel #12. Day 84 (101222)
Why am I doing this? Find the answer here. Today’s live, onscreen recording: Click the following link to view and listen to today’s recording. https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c36lICVtgCH Other fiction writing…
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Letter to a Christian Nation, by Sam Harris. Reading session #2
I encourage you to pay close attention to my Kindle screen and what Sam writes as I read aloud this ever more timely book. Click the following link…
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Drafting novel #12. Day 83 (101122)
Why am I doing this? Find the answer here. Today’s live, onscreen recording: https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c36XIwVtaRw Scrivener writing software I encourage you to try out, then purchase, the Scrivener writing…
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Letter to a Christian Nation, by Sam Harris. Reading session #1
I encourage you to pay close attention to my Kindle screen and what Sam writes as I read aloud this ever more timely book. Click the following link…
Richard L. Fricks 