Yearly Archives: 2009

And here’s to you Mr. Robinson

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

I grew up in a three newspaper household. The New York Times, The Daily News, and The Long Island Press.  After The Long Island Press folded, it was replaced by Newsday. I read them every day.  After reading the front … Continue reading →

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Literature of Desire

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

One of the compliments that my fiction writing sometimes receives is the natural sounding dialogue.  While any writer will swoon over even the slightest compliment, when someone praises my dialogue, I can’t help but think of that Dolly Parton line, … Continue reading →

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A New Birth of Outrage

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

“Where’s the outrage?” the virtuous and moral Bill Bennett famously asked in his 1999 book, The Death of Outrage.  Well, outrage is back, but I don’t think it’s what Mr. Bennett had in mind when he documented the moral failures … Continue reading →

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