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Shackles, Chains, and Canon

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Fred Bubbers

In his essay, “In Praise of Dead White Men,” Lindsay Johns argues that efforts to make education more “relevant” to black people can be both patronizing and harmful, and that western literary canon should be taught to everyone.  While I … Continue reading →

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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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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 →

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