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Cold Opens and Backstory in Ann Hood’s Fiction

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Fred Bubbers

Ann Hood’s “Total Cave Darkness” begins in present tense, and in medias res with a dramatic confrontation between a mother and daughter. Martha, a recovering alcoholic is calling her mother from a pay phone while watching her shirtless lover, a … Continue reading →

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After the Fire

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Fred Bubbers

Originally published by The Oregon Literary Review “After the fire, the fire still burns, the heart grows older but never ever learns. The memories smolder and the soul always yearns. After the fire, the fire still burns.” – Pete Townshend … Continue reading →

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The Art of the Novella: May Day by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Fred Bubbers

In the spring of 1919, the world was recovering from the catastrophe of World War I, which had ended with an armistice in November of 1918. The Paris Peace Conference had begun in January of 1919 which would result in … Continue reading →

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