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‘Consolation’ by Richard Bausch

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May 16, 2022May 5, 2022 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: short stories, American literature, American lit, criticism, analysis, fiction, 1990s, Richard Bausch, The Fireman's Wife, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Consolation Leave a comment

‘Strange Moonlight’ by Conrad Aiken

Strange Moonlight by Conrad Aiken, 1925 Continue reading →

May 12, 2022May 5, 2022 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Conrad Aiken, criticism, fiction, Georgia, Savannah, short stories, Strange Moonlight, Tybee Island Leave a comment

‘Back Then’ by Mary Grimm

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April 20, 2022April 7, 2022 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Back Then, criticism, fiction, Lake Erie, Mary Grimm, Ohio, short stories Leave a comment

‘On The Oregon Trail’ by Caitlin Horrocks

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March 15, 2022March 5, 2022 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 2000s, Caitlin Horrocks, On The Oregon Trail, Oregon Leave a comment

‘Three-Ten To Yuma’ by Elmore Leonard

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‘Mr. Salary’ by Sally Rooney

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December 22, 2021December 2, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 2010s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Dublin, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Mr. Salary, Sally Rooney, short stories Leave a comment

‘You Are My Dear Friend’ by Madhuri Vijay

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December 13, 2021December 2, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 2020s, analysis, Bangalore, criticism, fiction, India, Indian lit, Indian literature, Madhuri Vijay, short stories, You Are My Dear Friend Leave a comment

‘Rape Fantasies’ by Margaret Atwood

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December 1, 2021November 18, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 1970s, analysis, Canada, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, fiction, Margaret Atwood, Rape Fantasies, short stories Leave a comment

‘Ivan And Ivan’ by Isaac Babel

Ivan And Ivan by Isaac Babel, 1926 Continue reading →

September 22, 2021September 3, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 1920s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Isaac Babel, Ivan And Ivan, Red Cavalry, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘Bluebell Meadow’ by Benedict Kiely

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August 31, 2021August 20, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 1970s, analysis, Benedict Kiely, Bluebell Meadow, criticism, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, Northern Ireland, short stories Leave a comment

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