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‘Red’ by Maile Meloy

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September 20, 2018August 24, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, England, fiction, Maile Meloy, Red, short stories, World War II Leave a comment

‘Aqua Boulevard’ by Maile Meloy

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September 19, 2018August 24, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Aqua Boulevard, criticism, fiction, France, Maile Meloy, Paris, short stories Leave a comment

‘Tome’ by Maile Meloy

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September 18, 2018August 24, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Maile Meloy, Montana, short stories, Tome Leave a comment

‘Red From Green’ by Maile Meloy

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September 17, 2018August 24, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Maile Meloy, Montana, Red From Green, short stories Leave a comment

‘Watching Mysteries With My Mother’ by Ben Marcus

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September 13, 2018August 24, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Ben Marcus, criticism, fiction, short stories, Watching Mysteries With My Mother Leave a comment

‘Lobster Night’ by Russell Banks

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September 11, 2018August 24, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Lobster Night, New York, Russell Banks, short stories Leave a comment

‘Diem Perdidi’ by Julie Otsuka

Otzuka, Julie 2011

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September 10, 2018August 24, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Diem Perdidi, fiction, Julie Otsuka, short stories Leave a comment

‘Miracle Polish’ by Steven Millhauser

Millhauser, Steven 2011

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September 6, 2018August 24, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Miracle Polish, short stories, Steven Millhauser 3 Comments

‘Grammar Questions’ by Lydia Davis

Davis, Lydia 2002

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September 4, 2018August 24, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Grammar Questions, Lydia Davis, short stories Leave a comment

‘You Must Be This Happy To Enter’ by Elizabeth Crane

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September 3, 2018August 24, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Elizabeth Crane, fiction, magical realism, short stories, You Must Be This Happy To Enter 1 Comment

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