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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God and Girl–Chapter 24
God and Girl is my first novel, written in 2015. I’ll post it, a chapter a day, over the next few weeks. I received the call around 4:15…
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10/09/23 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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God and Girl–Chapter 23
God and Girl is my first novel, written in 2015. I’ll post it, a chapter a day, over the next few weeks. After Poetry class, Ellen walked me…
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10/08/23 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 next frontier of book bans: Seahorses and talking crayons
Here’s the link to this article. by ADAM LEE OCT 05, 2023 Overview: Conservative parents demanding the banning of books and the censorship of schools have a worldview as…
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God and Girl–Chapter 22
God and Girl is my first novel, written in 2015. I’ll post it, a chapter a day, over the next few weeks. It’s Friday, Algebra II is over…
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10/07/23 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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You’re Sure You Know Jesus in Your Heart? Can You Verify That?
Here’s the link to this article. By David Madison at 10/06/2023 Imagination plays a major role in religious certainty The huge ecclesiastical bureaucracy has been in charge of promoting an idealized…
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God and Girl–Chapter 21
God and Girl is my first novel, written in 2015. I’ll post it, a chapter a day, over the next few weeks. Mom dropped me off at Ellen’s…
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10/06/23 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…
Richard L. Fricks 