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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09/09/23 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…
I’d encourage my friend Stanley to take the time from his busy farming responsibilities and frequent carousing with Alabama Republicans, to learn the truth about Alabama Senator Tommy…
The fallout triggered by Lillian and Ray’s quasi-mediation session wasted over a week. To her surprise, he had offered to settle: Lillian would receive half a billion dollars…
Finished. Finally. It had taken two weeks to grade the one-hundred and five exams, including a thirty-one-hour marathon over the three-day New Year’s Day weekend. Overall, I was…
Here’s the link to this article. By Merle Hertzler / 2023-08-28 If you search for my site, The Mind Set Free, you are likely to first find a book and sermon by Jimmy Evans, A…
Richard L. Fricks 