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‘At The Animal Shelter’ by Amy Hempel

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September 8, 2017August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, Amy Hempel, analysis, At The Animal Shelter, criticism, fiction, short stories Leave a comment

‘And Lead Us Not Into Penn Station’ by Amy Hempel

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September 7, 2017November 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, Amy Hempel, analysis, And Lead Us Not Into Penn Station, criticism, fiction, Gloomy Tune, Grace Paley, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘Murder’ by Amy Hempel

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September 6, 2017October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, Amy Hempel, analysis, criticism, fiction, Murder, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Harvest’ by Amy Hempel

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September 5, 2017November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, Amy Hempel, analysis, criticism, fiction, metafiction, short stories, The Harvest Leave a comment

‘Daylight Come’ by Amy Hempel

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September 4, 2017August 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, Amy Hempel, analysis, At The Gates Of The Animal Kingdom, criticism, Daylight Come, fiction, Rapture Of The Deep, short stories Leave a comment

‘Rapture Of The Deep’ by Amy Hempel

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September 3, 2017August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, Amy Hempel, analysis, criticism, fiction, Halloween, Rapture Of The Deep, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Wind-Up Bird And Tuesday’s Women’ by Haruki Murakami

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September 1, 2017August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, The Wind-Up Bird And Tuesday's Women, The Wind-Up Chronicle 1 Comment

‘The Year Of Spaghetti’ by Haruki Murakami

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August 31, 2017August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, The Year Of Spaghetti Leave a comment

‘The Second Bakery Attack’ by Haruki Murakami

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August 30, 2017October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, The Second Bakery Attack Leave a comment

‘Dabchick’ by Haruki Murakami

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August 29, 2017November 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, Dabchick, fiction, Franz Kafka, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories Leave a comment

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