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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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Schoolteacher, Chapter 35
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 Marginalian: The Paradoxes and Possibilities of Transformation: Adam Phillips on Our Ambivalent Desire for Change
Here’s the link to this article. BY MARIA POPOVA When answering the Orion questionnaire, a question stopped me up short by contracting an incomprehensible expanse of complexity into a binary: Are…
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The God Illusion: Hard Knocks: Who Are the Jehovah’s Witnesses?
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Flash Fiction: Echoes of the Overheard
In a small corner of the bustling city, Emma, a young aspiring writer, found herself in her favorite café, laptop open and mind buzzing with ideas for her…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Schoolteacher, Chapter 34
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: SCOTUS. Today’s Cases and What Comes Next. How about a side of religion with your public school education?
Here’s the link to this article. JOYCE VANCE JUN 21, 2024 Thursday morning, the Supreme Court issued decisions in four cases, none of them involving Donald Trump. Nor…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Schoolteacher, Chapter 33
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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Write to Life: How to Write a Novel in 9 Steps: Novel Writing 101
Here’s the link to this article. Angie Andriot Fictionary Certified StoryCoach Editor June 14, 2024 Every novel begins as a whisper, a fleeting thought that tickles the mind.…
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Snowflake Summaries–The Second Deadly Sin, by Lawrence Sanders
The primary aim of the “Snowflake Summaries” blog category is to showcase the creative writing of great authors. I use Randy Ingermanson’s ‘Snowflake’ method to create these summaries.…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Schoolteacher, Chapter 32
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…
Richard L. Fricks 