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Cold Opens and Backstory in Ann Hood’s Fiction

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Fred Bubbers

Ann Hood’s “Total Cave Darkness” begins in present tense, and in medias res with a dramatic confrontation between a mother and daughter. Martha, a recovering alcoholic is calling her mother from a pay phone while watching her shirtless lover, a … Continue reading →

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George Saunders’ Multiple Points of View

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Fred Bubbers

Three of the stories in George Saunders 2013 collection, Tenth of December, are written in the third person, but from multiple points of view. This approach allows these stories to have more than one primary protagonist. In each of these … Continue reading →

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One Story, Two Visions

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Fred Bubbers

On his birthday, a young boy is struck by a car and is killed. Raymond Carver told this story. The first published version, “The Bath” appeared in Carver’s 1981 collection, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. Gordon … Continue reading →