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 24
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: Ursula K. Le Guin on Growing Older and What Beauty Really Means
Here’s the link to this article. BY MARIA POPOVA “A Dog is, on the whole, what you would call a simple soul,” T.S. Eliot simpered in his beloved…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Schoolteacher, Chapter 23
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 22
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 21
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 Measure of a Life Well Lived: Henry Miller on Growing Old, the Perils of Success, and the Secret of Remaining Young at Heart
Here’s the link to this article. BY MARIA POPOVA “On how one orients himself to the moment,” 48-year-old Henry Miller (December 26, 1891–June 7, 1980) wrote in reflecting on the art of…
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Flash Fiction: Whispers in Wisteria Lane
In the heart of Wisteria Lane, nestled between overgrown ivy and untamed roses, stood a quaint brick house that seemed to hum with secrets. Its occupant, Clara, a…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Schoolteacher, Chapter 20
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 19
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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Snowflake Summaries–The Tomorrow File, 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.…
Richard L. Fricks 