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‘The Middle-Class Housewife’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Middle-Class Housewife by Patricia Highsmith, 1975 Continue reading →

October 16, 2020October 17, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Middle-Class Housewife, Women's Lib Leave a comment

‘The Invalid, Or The Bedridden’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Invalid, Or The Bedridden by Patricia Highsmith, 1975 Continue reading →

October 15, 2020September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Invalid Or The Bed-Ridden, The Invalid Or The Bedridden Leave a comment

‘The Breeder’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Breeder by Patricia Highsmith, 1975 Continue reading →

October 14, 2020October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Breeder Leave a comment

‘The Female Novelist’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Female Novelist by Patricia Highsmith, 1975 Continue reading →

October 13, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Female Novelist Leave a comment

‘The Coquette’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Coquette by Patricia Highsmith, 1975 Continue reading →

October 12, 2020October 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Coquette Leave a comment

‘The Hand’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Hand by Patricia Highsmith, 1975 Continue reading →

October 11, 2020October 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Hand Leave a comment

‘The Mirror’ by Haruki Murakami

The Mirror by Haruki Murakami, 1983 Continue reading →

October 8, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, ghost stories, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, The Mirror Leave a comment

‘The Pram’ by Roddy Doyle

The Pram by Roddy Doyle, 2007 Continue reading →

October 6, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, horror, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Roddy Doyle, short stories, The Pram Leave a comment

‘The Annex’ by Amy Hempel

The Annex by Amy Hempel, 1997 Continue reading →

October 5, 2020October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, Amy Hempel, analysis, criticism, fiction, short stories, The Annex Leave a comment

‘Asleep In Armageddon’ by Ray Bradbury

Asleep In Armageddon by Ray Bradbury, 1948 Continue reading →

October 1, 2020September 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Asleep In Armageddon, criticism, fiction, Perchance To Dream, Ray Bradbury, science fiction, short stories Leave a comment

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