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Shackles, Chains, and Canon

Posted on September 25, 2010 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 Art of the Novella: The Ghost Writer by Philip Roth

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Fred Bubbers

Philip Roth’s The Ghost Writer was first published in two parts in The New Yorker in 1979.  Later that year it was published in book form by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.  It was the first book of his Zuckerman Bound … Continue reading →

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Smashwords Winter/Summer Sale

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Fred Bubbers

During the month of July, Smashwords.com is having a site-wide promotion.  For the southern hemisphere, it’s the Winter Sale; for those of us in the north, it’s the Summer Sale. My titles are available for free using coupon code SW100. … Continue reading →

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The Art of the Novella: Seize the Day by Saul Bellow

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Fred Bubbers

Originally published in 1957, Saul Bellow’s Seize the Day is considered one of the twentieth century’s finest works of fiction. It chronicles a single day in the life of one Tommy Wilhelm, a failed middle-aged actor, living on a precipice. … Continue reading →

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Gifts

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

Part 1: This essay was originally published three years ago in Seeker Magazine.  When I began writing it, my only intent was to document a family story that was going to be forever lost due to the passage of time.  … Continue reading →

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