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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Adventurous Listening
Adventurous Listening, by Rob Walker. Reprise a piano-less piano piece, or tour your neighborhood for distinctive sounds. *** The Art of Noticing Simple and uncommon exercises to reveal…
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The Boaz Scorekeeper–Chapter 13
The Boaz Scorekeeper, written in 2017, is my second novel. I’ll post it, a chapter a day, over the next few weeks. All Saturday afternoon I alternated between…
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10/27/23 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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Republicans/Evangelicals are REGRESSIVE
Regress: movement backward to a previous and especially worse or more primitive state or condition Listen to Steve Schmidt tell it like it is–the truth. Then listen to…
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Life Is a Game
Life Is a Game, by Rob Walker. Make tedious tasks fun and meaningful by inventing amusing goals and rules. *** The Art of Noticing Simple and uncommon exercises…
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The Boaz Scorekeeper–Chapter 12
The Boaz Scorekeeper, written in 2017, is my second novel. I’ll post it, a chapter a day, over the next few weeks. Nearly every month since late Fall…
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10/26/23 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 Parable of the Mysterious Witness by John C. Wathey
Link to article By John W. Loftus at 10/23/2023 The Parable of the Mysterious Witness by John C. Wathey: This fictitious story begins with a sexual predator who has been stalking a…
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Look the Wrong Way
Look the Wrong Way, by Rob Walker. Look for things nobody wants you to look for. Look slowly. Look repeatedly. *** The Art of Noticing Simple and uncommon…
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The Boaz Scorekeeper–Chapter 11
The Boaz Scorekeeper, written in 2017, is my second novel. I’ll post it, a chapter a day, over the next few weeks. For the next year and a…
Richard L. Fricks 