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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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Frank Luntz and the Eighth Circle of Hell

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Fred Bubbers

Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. As we head into a presidential election year,  Dante Alighieri’s famous inscription on the Gate of Hell seems appropriate.   Once again, Frank Luntz –Republican pollster, strategist, consultant, and cunning linguist – is setting … Continue reading →

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Inhabiting The Minds of Others

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Fred Bubbers

Once again, John Gardner’s fictive dream, as articulated by novelist Ian McEwan.  No one does psychological realism better than McEwan.  There is no other art form that can envelop us so completely and embed emotions within us so deeply.  We … Continue reading →

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Only Love Collection Released

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Fred Bubbers

Part 1 of a short story cycle. Three stories about two neighbors who meet as young children and grow up together on Long Island during the late 60′s and early 70′s.  The comforting and loving world they live in changes … Continue reading →

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Our Past, Look Away, Look Away

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Fred Bubbers

We began this week with the news that a new n-word-scrubbed edition of Huckleberry Finn is being published.  The reaction in most places where literary people congregate was mostly negative.  Huckleberry Finn has been considered controversial ever since it was … Continue reading →

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