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My Invisible Fall

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Fred Bubbers

Thirty years ago this fall I was unemployed and completely broke after having graduated from college into the worst job market since the Great Depression (until the last few years). I was forced to take a break from pounding sending … Continue reading →

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On Memory and Fiction

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Fred Bubbers

In part four of Ian McEwan’s Atonement, aging author Briony Tallis is revealed to be the author of the novel that comprises the previous three sections of the book. She is dying of vascular dementia, and that this, her last … Continue reading →

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The Oral Tradition

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Fred Bubbers

Last week, I traveled up to Massachusetts to attend the memorial service for my uncle, John Juergen Bubbers, who died in May after a long illness. I was reunited with my cousins most of whom I’ve not seen in many … Continue reading →