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Month: March 2017

‘Revenge Of The Lawn’ by Richard Brautigan

Revenge Of The Lawn by Richard Brautigan, 1971 Continue reading →

March 14, 2017November 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Revenge Of The Lawn, Richard Brautigan, short stories, Washington Leave a comment

‘A Subject Of Childhood’ by Grace Paley

A Subject Of Childhood by Grace Paley, 1959 Continue reading →

March 13, 2017August 15, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, A Subject Of Childhood, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Grace Paley, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘Where The Door Is Always Open And The Welcome Mat Is Out’ by Patricia Highsmith

Where The Door Is Always Open And The Welcome Mat Is Out by Patricia Highsmith, 1945 Continue reading →

March 9, 2017November 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New York City, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, Where The Door Is Always Open And The Welcome Mat Is Out Leave a comment

‘The Paperhanger’ by William Gay

The Paperhanger by William Gay, 2000 Continue reading →

March 7, 2017August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, ghost stories, horror, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature, Tennessee, The Paperhanger, William Gay Leave a comment

‘A Late Encounter With The Enemy’ by Flannery O’Connor

A Late Encounter With The Enemy by Flannery O’Connor, 1955 Continue reading →

March 6, 2017November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, A Late Encounter With The Enemy, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘Regret’ by Kate Chopin

Regret by Kate Chopin, 1895 Continue reading →

March 2, 2017August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Kate Chopin, Regret, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

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