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 Scorekeeper, Chapter 87
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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01/09/24 Biking & Listening
Here’s today’s bike ride metrics. Temperature at beginning of ride: 51 degrees. Cloudy and very windy. Photos from today’s ride: None today. Why I ride: Biking is something…
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01/08/24 Biking & Listening–NOT TODAY–TOO WINDY
Here’s today’s bike ride metrics. Temperature at beginning of ride: 42 degrees. Sunny and cold. Mild wind. Photos from today’s ride: None today. Why I ride: Biking is…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Scorekeeper, Chapter 86
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 Scorekeeper, Chapter 85
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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01/07/24 Biking & Listening
Here’s today’s bike ride metrics. Temperature at beginning of ride: 42 degrees. Sunny and cold. Mild wind. Photos from today’s ride: None today. Why I ride: Biking is…
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01/06/24 Biking & Listening
Here’s today’s bike ride metrics. Temperature at beginning of ride: 48 degrees. Cloudy, cold, wet. Mild wind. Photos from today’s ride: Weird idea I guess. Why I ride:…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Scorekeeper, Chapter 84
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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Rampant Gospel Confusion, Number 2: Why Four Different Endings?
Here’s the link to this article. By David Madison at 1/05/2024 Theology is written this way, not history Devout scholars have been pondering—and arguing about—the four gospel endings for a long…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Scorekeeper, Chapter 83
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 