The Writer’s Library

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.

  • Novel Excerpts—The Case of the Perfectionist Professor, 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 Case of the Perfectionist Professor, 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…

    Read Essay

  • Novel Excerpts—The Case of the Perfectionist Professor, 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…

    Read Essay

  • Novel Excerpts—The Case of the Perfectionist Professor, 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…

    Read Essay

  • Novel Excerpts—The Case of the Perfectionist Professor, 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…

    Read Essay

  • Novel Excerpts—The Case of the Perfectionist Professor, 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…

    Read Essay

  • Novel Excerpts—The Case of the Perfectionist Professor, 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…

    Read Essay

  • Novel Excerpts—The Case of the Perfectionist Professor, 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…

    Read Essay

  • Novel Excerpts—The Case of the Perfectionist Professor, Chapter 44

    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…

    Read Essay

  • Novel Excerpts—The Case of the Perfectionist Professor, Chapter 43

    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…

    Read Essay