The stories with dates are in “Foy” which was published in early 2017. Stories without dates are set in approximate order on this timeline. If they end up in the next Foy book, their dates will be solidified in the editing process for that book.

One of the tricky things about a project like this is maintaining timeline continuity, particularly since I wrote the stories out of order and without worrying too much about the details. As I begin to compile them for formal publication, some small details must inevitably be changed.

Here are the stories arranged along a timeline of Foy’s life:

Boyhood Stories:
– Childhood Like a Dream 1961
– Degradation 1970
– Bearing Witness 1971
– Personal Savior 1971
– Freckles and Blue 1973
– Queen’s Gambit 1975
– Spring Break 1982

When Foy Was A Minister (before his divorce):
– Hold You Me
– The Sermon 1995
– F-Bomb 1996
– Singing and Putting Stuff Away 1996
– Pegasus 1997
– The Rock 1997
– Epiphany 1998
– Letting Stanley 1999
– Say Words over Me 2001
– Cosmic Balance 2002
– Consider the Lily 2004

Leaving The Ministry (A trilogy):
– Extreme Unction 2005
– De Nada 2005
– Mardi Gras 2005

The Divorce
– Love Letter 2004
-A Question of Grace

Foy’s New Life in the Office:
– Cold Calling 2005
– Came Grief and Compassion
– Secret Powers
– Church Watching
– The Other Side
– Cutter
– Captain Crunch
– Modern Mythology
– A Dangerous Man
– Reading Palms
– Doppelganger
– Spiritual Direction
– Temptation

Other post ministry stories:
– I Buy Thirteens 2006
– My Boy 2009
– What a Fool Believes 2011

Future Foy:
– Fear Not Little Lambs 2021