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Month: November 2017

‘The Cousins’ by Joyce Carol Oates

The Cousins by Joyce Carol Oates, 2004 Continue reading →

November 9, 2017November 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, epistolary, fiction, Joyce Carol Oates, short stories, The Cousins Leave a comment

‘There Was Once’ by Margaret Atwood

There Was Once by Margaret Atwood, 1993 Continue reading →

November 7, 2017November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, analysis, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, comedy, criticism, fairy tales, fiction, Margaret Atwood, short stories, There Was Once Leave a comment

‘Offertory’ by Amy Hempel

Offertory by Amy Hempel, 2005 Continue reading →

November 6, 2017November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, Amy Hempel, analysis, criticism, fiction, Offertory, short stories Leave a comment

‘Love Song, For A Moog Synthesizer’ by John Updike

Love Song, For A Moog Synthesizer by John Updike, 1976 Continue reading →

November 2, 2017August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, John Updike, Love Song For A Moog Synthesizer, short stories Leave a comment

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