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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From Stardust to Sapiens: A Stunning Serenade to Our Cosmic Origins and Our Ongoing Self-Creation
Here’s the link to this article. BY MARIA POPOVA We were never promised any of it — this world of cottonwoods and clouds — when the Big Bang…
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Practice Paying Attention
Practice Paying Attention, by Rob Walker. Apply what you’ve learned to invent your own creative ways of noticing. *** The Art of Noticing Simple and uncommon exercises to…
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Christian nationalists: Drop Mike, hold on to your Johnson
Here’s the link to this article. by JONATHAN MS PEARCE OCT 31, 2023 Overview: Move over Mike Pence, Mike Johnson is in the big chair—and in a position to…
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The Boaz Scorekeeper–Chapter 21
The Boaz Scorekeeper, written in 2017, is my second novel. I’ll post it, a chapter a day, over the next few weeks. On March 21st, 1997, a human…
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11/04/23 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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Care for Something
Care for Something, by Rob Walker. “Commit to making the time to attend to what really matters to you.” *** The Art of Noticing Simple and uncommon exercises…
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For God So Loved the Whales
Here’s the link to this article. By Daniel Mocsny at 11/01/2023 In her book, The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not (2016), Abby Hafer gives a…
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The Boaz Scorekeeper–Chapter 20
The Boaz Scorekeeper, written in 2017, is my second novel. I’ll post it, a chapter a day, over the next few weeks. Over the years, I had several…
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11/03/23 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 Pencil Pit
Upgraded writing room in the barn (now known as the Pencil Pit): big desk used in law practice (HEAVY!); ‘Beauty Bar’ (antique) included in old downtown building purchased…
Richard L. Fricks 