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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Isabel Allende’s three pieces of advice for aspiring writers
It’s worth the work to find the precise word that will create a feeling or describe a situation. Use a thesaurus, use your imagination, scratch your head until…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Schoolteacher, 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…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Schoolteacher, 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…
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Test of creative resilience
My daughter, Paula, died on December 6, 1992. On January 7, 1993, my mother said, ‘Tomorrow is January eighth. If you don’t write, you’re going to die.’ She…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Schoolteacher, 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…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Schoolteacher, Chapter 42
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 Boaz Schoolteacher, Chapter 41
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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Defend Democracy: author who interviewed Trump confirms Donny is even more brain-damaged than we knew
Here’s the link to this article. behind closed doors, Donny is a dilapidated dumpster fire JEFF TIEDRICH JUN 19, 2024 Donny Convict’s brain has gone buh-bye. this is glaringly…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Schoolteacher, Chapter 40
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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The God Illusion: Born into a Cult (Michelle Dowd)
Richard L. Fricks 