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‘Heaven On A Summer Night’ by Ann Beattie

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August 8, 2019August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Ann Beattie, criticism, fiction, Heaven On A Summer Night, short stories Leave a comment

‘Coney Island’ by Ann Beattie

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August 7, 2019August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Ann Beattie, Coney Island, criticism, fiction, short stories, Virginia Leave a comment

‘High School’ by Ann Beattie

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August 6, 2019August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Ann Beattie, criticism, fiction, High School, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘In The White Night’ by Ann Beattie

In The White Night by Ann Beattie, 1984 Continue reading →

August 5, 2019November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Ann Beattie, criticism, fiction, In The White Night, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Lookout’ by Cyrus Colter

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August 1, 2019August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chicago, criticism, Cyrus Colter, fiction, short stories, The Lookout Leave a comment

‘The Shirt-Collar’ by Hans Christian Andersen

The Shirt-Collar by Hans Christian Andersen, 1848 Continue reading →

July 30, 2019November 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1840s, analysis, children's literature, comedy, criticism, Danish lit, Danish literature, fiction, Hans Christian Andersen, short stories, The Shirt-Collar Leave a comment

‘How The Camel Got His Hump’ by Rudyard Kipling

How The Camel Got His Hump by Rudyard Kipling, 1898 Continue reading →

July 29, 2019November 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, analysis, British lit, British literature, children's literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, How The Camel Got His Hump, Just So Stories, Rudyard Kipling, short stories Leave a comment

‘Lars Farf, Excessively Fearful Father And Husband’ by George Saunders

Lars Farf, Excessively Fearful Father And Husband by George Saunders, 2005 Continue reading →

July 25, 2019October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, fiction, George Saunders, Lars Farf Excessively Fearful Father And Husband, short stories Leave a comment

‘Too Early Spring’ by Stephen Vincent Benét

Too Early Spring by Stephen Vincent Benét, 1933 Continue reading →

July 23, 2019August 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, basketball, criticism, fiction, short stories, Stephen Vincent Benet, Too Early Spring Leave a comment

‘The Mixer II: He Moves In Society’ by P.G. Wodehouse

The Mixer II: He Moves In Society by P.G. Wodehouse, 1915 Continue reading →

July 22, 2019November 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, analysis, British lit, British literature, comedy, criticism, dogs, English lit, English literature, fiction, P.G. Wodehouse, short stories, The Mixer II: He Moves In Society Leave a comment

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