Author Archives: Fred Bubbers

The RIF

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Fred Bubbers

I read this excerpt from a much longer story at my graduate reading at Vermont College of Fine Arts in July of 2019. The entire story was later published as a chapbook by Blue Cubicle Press. Saturday Dietrich’s plate is … Continue reading →

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The Peninsula Campaign of 1862

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Fred Bubbers

Excerpted from A Brief History of the Thirty-fourth Regiment by Lieutenant Louis N. Chapin (1903): March 29, 1862, finds the Thirty-fourth Regiment, with nearly all the rest of the First Brigade, onboard steamer, R. Williams, anchored for a little time … Continue reading →

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Narrative Distance

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Fred Bubbers

Mary Lavin’s In the Middle of the Fields Mary Lavin’s linked short stories about the life of Vera Traske are all written in third-person, but the narrative distance employed varies from story to story, not only depending on the requirements … Continue reading →