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‘It’s Just Another Day In Big Bear, California’ by Ann Beattie

It’s Just Another Day In Big Bear City, California by Ann Beattie, 1974 Continue reading →

June 21, 2023September 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Ann Beattie, criticism, Donald Barthelme, fiction, It's Just Another Day In Big Bear California, Robert Coover, short stories, The Babysitter Leave a comment

‘Wish’ by Bobbie Ann Mason

Wish by Bobbie Ann Mason, 1988 Continue reading →

June 20, 2023September 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Bobbie Ann Mason, criticism, fiction, Kentucky, short stories, Wish Leave a comment

‘Waves Of Darkness’ by Cord Meyer Jr.

Waves Of Darkness by Cord Meyer Jr., 1946 Continue reading →

June 19, 2023August 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Cord Meyer Jr., criticism, fiction, short stories, Waves Of Darkness, World War II Leave a comment

‘Flotsam’ by Diane Cook

Flotsam by Diane Cook, 2013 Continue reading →

June 18, 2023September 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Diane Cook, fiction, Flotsam, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Descent Of Man’ by Edith Wharton

The Descent Of Man by Edith Wharton, 1904 Continue reading →

June 17, 2023September 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Edith Wharton, fiction, short stories, The Descent Of Man Leave a comment

‘An Imperial Message’ by Franz Kafka

An Imperial Message by Franz Kafka, 1919 Continue reading →

June 16, 2023September 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, An Imperial Message, analysis, criticism, Czech lit, Czech literature, Europe, fiction, Franz Kafka, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Night Of The Curlews’ by Gabriel García Márquez

The Night Of The Curlews by Gabriel García Márquez, 1953 Continue reading →

June 15, 2023August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, analysis, Colombian lit, Colombian literature, criticism, fiction, Gabriel García Márquez, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, magical realism, short stories, The Night Of The Curlews Leave a comment

‘Paddle To Canada’ by Heather Monley

Paddle To Canada by Heather Monley, 2015 Continue reading →

June 14, 2023August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Heather Monley, Paddle To Canada, short stories Leave a comment

‘Girls In Their Summer Dresses’ by Irwin Shaw

Girls In Their Summer Dresses by Irwin Shaw, 1939 Continue reading →

June 13, 2023September 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Girls In Their Summer Dresses, Irwin Shaw, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘Billy Goats’ by Jill McCorkle

Billy Goats by Jill McCorkle, 2001 Continue reading →

June 12, 2023September 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Billy Goats, criticism, fiction, Jill McCorkle, North Carolina, short stories Leave a comment

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