Short Story Magic Tricks

‘Buck Boy’ by James McBride

Buck Boy by James McBride, 2017 Continue reading →

May 19, 2022May 5, 2022 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Buck Boy, criticism, fiction, James McBride, Pennsylvania, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Intermediate Class’ by Sam Allingham

The Intermediate Class by Sam Allingham, 2018 Continue reading →

May 18, 2022May 5, 2022 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Sam Allingham, short stories, The Intermediate Class Leave a comment

‘Friends From Philadelphia’ by John Updike

Friends From Philadelphia by John Updike, 1954 Continue reading →

May 17, 2022May 5, 2022 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Friends From Philadelphia, John Updike, Pennsylvania, short stories Leave a comment

‘Consolation’ by Richard Bausch

Consolation by Richard Bausch, 1990 Continue reading →

May 16, 2022May 5, 2022 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Consolation, criticism, fiction, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Richard Bausch, short stories, The Fireman's Wife Leave a comment

‘Strange Moonlight’ by Conrad Aiken

Strange Moonlight by Conrad Aiken, 1925 Continue reading →

May 12, 2022May 5, 2022 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Conrad Aiken, criticism, fiction, Georgia, Savannah, short stories, Strange Moonlight, Tybee Island Leave a comment

‘To Hell With Dying’ by Alice Walker

To Hell With Dying by Alice Walker, 1967 Continue reading →

May 11, 2022May 5, 2022 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, Alice Walker, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Georgia, short stories, To Hell With Dying Leave a comment

‘Sucker’ by Carson McCullers

Sucker by Carson McCullers, 1934 Continue reading →

May 10, 2022May 5, 2022 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Carson McCullers, criticism, fiction, Georgia, short stories, Southern literature, Sucker Leave a comment

‘A View Of The Woods’ by Flannery O’Connor

A View Of The Woods by Flannery O’Connor, 1957 Continue reading →

May 9, 2022April 30, 2022 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, A View Of The Woods, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, Georgia, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘The Devil And Daniel Webster’ by Stephen Vincent Benét

The Devil And Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benét, 1936 Continue reading →

May 5, 2022April 30, 2022 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Daniel Webster, fiction, New Hampshire, short stories, Stephen Vincent Benet, The Devil And Daniel Webster Leave a comment

‘Young Francis Whitehead’ by William Maxwell

Young Francis Whitehead by William Maxwell, 1939 Continue reading →

May 4, 2022April 30, 2022 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New Hampshire, short stories, William Maxwell, Young Francis Whitehead Leave a comment