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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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Writing With Five Senses

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Fred Bubbers

Lecture delivered at the Vermont College of Fine Arts on July 1, 2019 As an artist, like everyone else on this planet, you encounter the world out there primarily in your bodies, moment to moment through your senses. Everything else … Continue reading →