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 Marginalian: John Gardner on the Key to Self-Renewal Across Life and the Art of Making Rather Than Finding Meaning
Here’s the link to this article. BY MARIA POPOVA A person is not a potted plant of predetermined personality but a garden abloom with the consequences of chance…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Schoolteacher, Chapter 9
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: Richard Dawkins Talks to an Ex-Atheist Christian Theologian
Welcome to **The God Illusion**, a thought-provoking blog series that explores the arguments against the existence of God and the claims of Christianity. This category is born from…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Schoolteacher, Chapter 8
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 7
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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No One You Love Is Ever Dead: Hemingway on the Most Devastating of Losses and the Meaning of Life
Here’s the link to this article. BY MARIA POPOVA Along the spectrum of losses, from the door keys to the love of one’s life, none is more unimaginable, more…
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The God Illusion: Primitive: Care, Cruelty, Religion, & Reason in the Human Animal
Welcome to **The God Illusion**, a thought-provoking blog series that explores the arguments against the existence of God and the claims of Christianity. This category is born from…
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Flash Fiction: The Fence
Welcome to the Flash Fiction blog category! Flash fiction stories are short, impactful narratives typically under 500 words that aim to convey powerful emotions or intriguing ideas in…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Schoolteacher, Chapter 6
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 5
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 