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‘Jeeves And The Hard-Boiled Egg’ by P.G. Wodehouse

Jeeves And The Hard-Boiled Egg by P.G. Wodehouse, 1917 Continue reading →

August 18, 2024August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, analysis, British lit, British literature, comedy, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, Jeeves And The Hard-Boiled Egg, New York City, P.G. Wodehouse, short stories Leave a comment

‘Vandals’ by Alice Munro

Vandals by Alice Munro, 1993 Continue reading →

August 13, 2024August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, Alice Munro, analysis, Canada, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, cancel culture, Constance Grady, criticism, fiction, short stories, Vandals Leave a comment

‘Guests’ by Mary Terrier

Guests by Mary Terrier, 2019 Continue reading →

August 12, 2024August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Guests, Mary Terrier, short stories Leave a comment

‘My Heart Is Either Broken’ by Megan Abbott

My Heart Is Either Broken by Megan Abbott, 2013 Continue reading →

August 5, 2024August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Gone Girl, Megan Abbott, My Heart Is Either Broken, short stories Leave a comment

‘Witness’ by Jamel Brinkley

Witness by Jamel Brinkley, 2020 Continue reading →

July 22, 2024September 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Brooklyn, criticism, fiction, Jamel Brinkley, New York City, short stories, Witness Leave a comment

‘Rose’ by Guy de Maupassant

Rose by Guy de Maupassant, 1883 Continue reading →

July 16, 2024September 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, French lit, French literature, Guy de Maupassant, Rose, short stories Leave a comment

‘An Uncomfortable Bed’ by Guy de Maupassant

An Uncomfortable Bed by Guy de Maupassant, 1883 Continue reading →

July 15, 2024September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, An Uncomfortable Bed, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, French lit, French literature, Guy de Maupassant, short stories Leave a comment

‘Taylor Swift’ by Hugh Behm-Steinberg

Taylor Swift by Hugh Behm-Steinberg, 2015 Continue reading →

July 8, 2024August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Hugh Behm-Steinberg, short stories, Taylor Swift Leave a comment

‘Death By Landscape’ by Margaret Atwood

Death By Landscape by Margaret Atwood, 1989 Continue reading →

July 1, 2024August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, Death By Landscape, fiction, Margaret Atwood, short stories Leave a comment

‘You’re The Sweetest’ by LaShonda Katrice Barnett

You’re The Sweetest by LaShonda Katrice Barnett, 2017 Continue reading →

June 24, 2024September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Indiana, Indianapolis, LaShonda Katrice Barnett, short stories, You're The Sweetest Leave a comment

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