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‘Tickets, Please!’ by D.H. Lawrence

Tickets, Please! by D.H. Lawrence, 1919 Continue reading →

May 30, 2024September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, D.H. Lawrence, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, short stories, Tickets Please! Leave a comment

‘What Stumped The Blue-Jays’ by Mark Twain

What Stumped The Blue-Jays by Mark Twain, 1880 Continue reading →

May 29, 2024August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Mark Twain, short stories, What Stumped The Blue-Jays Leave a comment

‘Alvin The Typesetter’ by Lydia Davis

Alvin The Typesetter by Lydia Davis, 1981 Continue reading →

May 28, 2024September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, Alvin The Typesetter, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Lydia Davis, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Choc-Ice Woman’ by Mary Costello

The Choc-Ice Woman by Mary Costello, 2023 Continue reading →

May 27, 2024September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, analysis, criticism, Dublin, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Mary Costello, short stories, The Choc-Ice Woman Leave a comment

‘An Actor Prepares’ by Donald Antrim

An Actor Prepares by Donald Antrim, 1999 Continue reading →

May 26, 2024August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, A Midsummer Night's Dream, American lit, American literature, An Actor Prepares, analysis, comedy, criticism, Donald Antrim, fiction, Shakespeare, short stories Leave a comment

‘Referent’ by Ray Bradbury

Referent by Ray Bradbury, 1948 Continue reading →

May 25, 2024August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Ray Bradbury, Referent, science fiction, short stories Leave a comment

‘Keats At Twenty-Four’ by Caleb Crain

Keats At Twenty-Four by Caleb Crain, 2023 Continue reading →

May 24, 2024September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Caleb Crain, criticism, fiction, Keats At Twenty-Four, short stories, writing Leave a comment

‘Coyotes’ by Andrew Porter

Coyotes by Andrew Porter, 2003 Continue reading →

May 23, 2024August 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Andrew Porter, Coyotes, criticism, fiction, short stories Leave a comment

‘Bayonne’ by John Cheever

Bayonne by John Cheever, 1936 Continue reading →

May 22, 2024September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Bayonne, criticism, fiction, John Cheever, New Jersey, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘The New Englander’ by Sherwood Anderson

The New Englander by Sherwood Anderson, 1921 Continue reading →

May 21, 2024August 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Iowa, Sherwood Anderson, short stories, The New Englander, Vermont Leave a comment

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