Short Story Magic Tricks

May 2019

The May stories ordered solely on my personal tastes.

1. ‘How Can I Help?’ by Rivka Galchen
2. ‘Tom Wolfe’s My Name’ by Jessamyn West
3. ‘A Village After Dark’ by Kazuo Ishiguro
4. ‘The Faithful’ by James Alan McPherson
5. ‘White On Black’ by Tess Slesinger
6. ‘The Battle Of The Suits’ by Jessamyn West
7. ‘The Silver Bullet’ by James Alan McPherson
8. ‘Homecoming’ by Jessamyn West
9. ‘Vicious Circle’ by Langston Hughes
10. ‘By The Way Of Morning Fire’ by Michael Weaver
11. ‘A Sense Of Story’ by James Alan McPherson
12. ‘The Story Of A Dead Man’ by James Alan McPherson
13. ‘Can-Can’ by Arturo Vivante
14. ‘The Story Of A Scar’ by James Alan McPherson
15. ‘The Pink Pale Roast’ by Grace Paley
16. ‘Memorial Day’ by Peter Cameron
17. ‘Levitation’ by Cynthia Ozick
18. ‘Backwacking, A Plea To The Senator’ by Ralph Ellison

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