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Bob Sommer is the author of WHERE THE WIND BLEW (a novel). His work has appeared widely in literary, scholarly, and commercial publications, including Centennial Review, Studies in American Fiction, American Book Review, New England Quarterly, Southern Humanities Review, New Letters Review of Books, Hudson Valley Magazine, and elsewhere. He has also authored Teaching Writing to Adults and coauthored The Heath Literature for Composition. His recent freelance work and stories have appeared in The Kansas City Star, Chronogram, Buzzflash, Prick of the Spindle, Cantaraville, and other print and on-line publications. He earned his Ph.D. at Duke University. He and his wife Heather make their home in Overland Park, Kansas, where they have raised three children to adulthood. Bob blogs at Uncommon Hours.
Friday, January 16, 2009 So long, farewell, Mr. Bush!
Bush's farewell address last evening had the look of a living room recital, of the Von Trapp children singing their goodnight song.
Monday, December 29, 2008 "The Education of David Frost" (1 comments)
The recent opening of the movie "Frost/Nixon" coincided not only with the holidays but also with the legacy-building tour of President George W. Bush, who's been scrambling like an undergraduate with a term paper due to paste together something resembling an honorable narrative about his disastrous presidency.
Monday, December 22, 2008 Would you have volunteered if you knew Rick Warren's was the first voice you'd hear? (1 comments)
Of all the churches and all the pastors in America, how did Rick Warren end up at the top of the list? In fact, why did the role have to be filled by a Christian at all, or even a believer?
Bob Sommer, Uncommon Hours
Thursday, October 16, 2008 Who speaks for Bill Ayers? (1 comments)
The efforts of the McCain campaign to paint this relationship into something other than what it is smacks of desperation. Frankly, an Obama administration could do a lot worse than consult with Bill Ayers on education policy.
Saturday, October 4, 2008 When the President Does It...
It's not too late to hold Bush accountable for the wreckage he's left behind.
Friday, July 6, 2007 A Special Few Bear War's Burden
If all Americans shared the burden of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,the outcomes would have been very different.
