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‘Dear Life’ by Alice Munro

Dear Life by Alice Munro, 2011 Continue reading →

January 24, 2019August 31, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, Alice Munro, analysis, autobiography, Canada, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, Dear Life, fiction, memoir, short stories 2 Comments

‘Voices’ by Alice Munro

Voices by Alice Munro, 2012 Continue reading →

January 23, 2019November 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, Alice Munro, analysis, autobiography, Canada, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, Dear Life, fiction, memoir, short stories, Voices Leave a comment

‘Night’ by Alice Munro

Night by Alice Munro, 2012 Continue reading →

January 22, 2019November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, Alice Munro, analysis, autobiography, Canada, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, Dear Life, fiction, memoir, Night, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Eye’ by Alice Munro

The Eye by Alice Munro, 2012 Continue reading →

January 21, 2019October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, Alice Munro, analysis, autobiography, Canada, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, Dear Life, fiction, memoir, short stories, The Eye 3 Comments

‘O Youth And Beauty’ by John Cheever

O Youth And Beauty by John Cheever, 1953 Continue reading →

January 17, 2019August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, John Cheever, Long Island, New York, O Youth And Beauty, Shady Hill, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Beginning Of A Long Story’ by Maeve Brennan

The Beginning Of A Long Story by Maeve Brennan, 1961 Continue reading →

January 16, 2019November 15, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Dublin, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Maeve Brennan, short stories, The Beginning Of A Long Story 1 Comment

‘Real Estate’ by Lorrie Moore

Real Estate by Lorrie Moore, 1998 Continue reading →

January 15, 2019November 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Lorrie Moore, Real Estate, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Enduring Chill’ by Flannery O’Connor

The Enduring Chill by Flannery O’Connor, 1958 Continue reading →

January 14, 2019November 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature, The Enduring Chill Leave a comment

‘The Trouble With Mrs. Blynn, The Trouble With The World’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Trouble With Mrs. Blynn, The Trouble With The World by Patricia Highsmith, 2002 Continue reading →

January 10, 2019August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, England, fiction, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Trouble With Mrs. Blynn The Trouble With The World Leave a comment

‘Armistice’ by Bernard Malamud

Armistice by Bernard Malamud, 1940 Continue reading →

January 8, 2019August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Armistice, Bernard Malamud, criticism, fiction, New York City, short stories, World War II Leave a comment

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