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 Secrets, Chapter 4
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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01/18/24 Biking & Listening
FINALLY! After NOT BIKING for three straight days I got in my normal 16+ mile ride. Here’s today’s bike ride metrics. Temperature at beginning of ride: 37 degrees.…
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01/17/24 Biking & Listening–None today–three days in a row–too cold
This is terrible! I cannot remember NOT BIKING for three straight days since I started in 2020. Tomorrow is looking better. This is from Sunday, the 14th: Here’s…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Secrets, Chapter 3
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 Secrets, Chapter 2
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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01/16/24 Biking & Listening–None today–two days in a row–too cold
This is from Sunday, the 14th: Here’s today’s bike ride metrics. Temperature at beginning of ride: 44 degrees. Cloudy. Took a bad tumble today. Hit the pavement hard.…
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01/15/24 Biking & Listening–None today–too cold and sore
This is from Sunday, the 14th: Here’s today’s bike ride metrics. Temperature at beginning of ride: 44 degrees. Cloudy. Took a bad tumble today. Hit the pavement hard.…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Secrets, Chapter 1
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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A Big Chunk of Cult Posturing in John’s Gospel
Here’s the link to this article. By David Madison at 1/12/2024 A mighty stream of pompous theobabble Insight into Christian origins is provided by three texts, written by a man who…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Scorekeeper, Chapter 92
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 