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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11/16/23 Biking & Listening
Here’s today’s bike ride. Why I ride Biking is something I both love and hate. The conflicting emotions arise from the undeniable physical effort it demands. However, this…
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What Happens When We Die
Here’s the link to this article. When my atheist engineer grandfather died, my atheist engineer grandmother leaned over the body in the hospice bed that had contained half…
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Waking Up 11/16/23
Daily Meditation The Necessity of Thought Examine the power of ideas and the impact that they have on the world around us. *** For more information, click here.
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The Boaz Scorekeeper–Chapter 32
The Boaz Scorekeeper, written in 2017, is my second novel. I’ll post it, a chapter a day, over the next few weeks. The first chance I had to…
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11/15/23 Biking & Listening
Here’s today’s bike ride. Why I ride Biking is something I both love and hate. The conflicting emotions arise from the undeniable physical effort it demands. However, this…
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The Gospel Grift: Always Be Closing, by Robert Conner
Here’s the link to this article. By David Madison at 11/05/2023 A major challenge in this time of declining Christian belief is finding a hot button issue that keeps gullible followers enraged and…
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Waking Up 11/15/23
Daily Meditation The Power of Regret Explore the feeling of regret and what it means to aspire to live without it. *** For more information, click here.
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The Boaz Scorekeeper–Chapter 31
The Boaz Scorekeeper, written in 2017, is my second novel. I’ll post it, a chapter a day, over the next few weeks. I arrived home, unloaded the truck…
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11/14/23 Biking & Listening
Here’s today’s bike ride. Why I ride Biking is something I both love and hate. The conflicting emotions arise from the undeniable physical effort it demands. However, this…
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Waking Up 11/14/23
Daily Meditation Solving Problems Discover why you should learn to enjoy the minor annoyances of life. *** For more information, click here.
Richard L. Fricks 