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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12/31/23 Biking & Listening
Here’s today’s bike ride metrics. Temperature at beginning of ride: 53 degrees. Sunny and warm; very little wind. Photos from today’s ride: None today. Why I ride: Biking…
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New Year Resolutions for Christians, 2024
Here’s the link to this article. By David Madison at 12/29/2023 Embrace curiosity, question everything! It’s probably a safe bet that Christian bookstores don’t have shelves marked, “Books by Our Atheist…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Scorekeeper, Chapter 77
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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12/30/23 Biking & Listening
Here’s today’s bike ride metrics. Temperature at beginning of ride: 40 degrees. Cloudy and cold; no wind. Photos from today’s ride: None today. Why I ride: Biking is…
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12/29/23 Biking & Listening
https://ridewithgps.com/trips/142182312 Here’s today’s bike ride metrics. Temperature at beginning of ride: 39 degrees. Cloudy and cold; no wind. Photos from today’s ride: None today. Why I ride: Biking…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Scorekeeper, Chapter 76
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 75
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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12/28/23 Biking & Listening
Here’s today’s bike ride metrics. Temperature at beginning of ride: 41 degrees. Clear and cold; no wind. Photos from today’s ride: None today. Why I ride: Biking is…
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Novel Excerpts–The Boaz Scorekeeper, Chapter 74
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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12/27/23 Biking & Listening
Here’s today’s bike ride metrics. Temperature at beginning of ride: 50 degrees. Damp and cloudy. Photos from today’s ride: None today. Why I ride: Biking is something I…
Richard L. Fricks 