Richard Bausch considers ‘The Fate of Others’ in new story collection

Richard Bausch considers ‘The Fate of Others’ in new story collection

The Chicago Tribune once called Richard Bausch a writer’s kind of writer, “the kind passed around and treasured by other writers as models of approach and perception.” In his expansive career, the 80-year-old Bausch, a writing professor at Chapman University in Orange, has penned 13 novels and 10 short story collections. His work has earned almost too many laurels to count, including the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story, a Gug…