Short Story Magic Tricks

‘Heaven’ by Mary Gaitskill

Heaven by Mary Gaitskill, 1988 Continue reading →

September 7, 2020August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Heaven, Mary Gaitskill, short stories Leave a comment

‘On The Divide’ by Willa Cather

On The Divide by Willa Cather, 1896 Continue reading →

September 4, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Nebraska, On The Divide, short stories, Willa Cather Leave a comment

‘The Profile’ by Willa Cather

The Profile by Willa Cather, 1907 Continue reading →

September 3, 2020October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Europe, fiction, France, Paris, short stories, The Profile, Willa Cather Leave a comment

‘The Garden Lodge’ by Willa Cather

The Garden Lodge by Willa Cather, 1905 Continue reading →

September 2, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Long Island, New York City, short stories, The Garden Lodge, Willa Cather Leave a comment

‘The Namesake’ by Willa Cather

The Namesake by Willa Cather, 1907 Continue reading →

September 1, 2020October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, short stories, The Namesake, Willa Cather 1 Comment

August 2020 favorites

August 2020 Continue reading →

August 31, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: FavoritesTags: Denis Johnson, Elizabeth Crane, Ian McEwan, Jane Bowles, John Oliver Killens, John Updike, Louise Erdrich, Lydia Davis, Ottessa Moshfegh, P.G. Wodehouse, Sherwood Anderson, Steven Millhauser, Willa Cather Leave a comment

‘A Gold Slipper’ by Willa Cather

A Gold Slipper by Willa Cather, 1917 Continue reading →

August 31, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, A Gold Slipper, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New York City, Pennsylvania, short stories, Willa Cather 1 Comment

‘A Man Of Ideas’ by Sherwood Anderson

A Man Of Ideas by Sherwood Anderson, 1918 Continue reading →

August 29, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, A Man Of Ideas, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Ohio, Sherwood Anderson, short stories, Winesburg Ohio Leave a comment

‘Godliness’ by Sherwood Anderson

Godliness by Sherwood Anderson, 1919 Continue reading →

August 28, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 1910s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Godliness, Industrial Revolution, Ohio, Sherwood Anderson, short stories, Winesburg Ohio Leave a comment

‘Nobody Knows’ by Sherwood Anderson

Nobody Knows by Sherwood Anderson, 1919 Continue reading →

August 27, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Nobody Knows, Ohio, Sherwood Anderson, short stories, Winesburg Ohio 2 Comments