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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09/16/23 Biking & Listening
Biking is something else I both love and hate. It takes a lot of effort but does provide good exercise and most days over an hour to listen…
Theologians Squirm and Fret When We Ask for EVIDENCE
Here’s the link to this article. By David Madison at 9/15/2023 Why does their god play hide and seek? We can assume that some (many?) churchgoers read the gospels, but, it…
Kyla called late Friday afternoon with another update. She had just gotten off the phone with Connor Ford and had plenty to share. Kyla didn’t know how he’d…
I ignored the row of rocking chairs and entered the Lodge’s foyer. I approached a young black man—Curtis, per his name tag—at the information desk across the large…
For thirty minutes, I fought tears and terror, knowing I had to stay focused. Thinking was my only weapon to battle the emotional roller-coaster I was riding. I…
The 2020 election was neither stolen nor rigged: A primer
Here’s the link to this article. Analysis by Philip Bump National columnist September 15, 2022 at 5:09 p.m. EDT A professor at a university in Utah issued an appeal this week:…
Richard L. Fricks 