Short Story Magic Tricks

‘A Temple Of The Holy Ghost’ by Flannery O’Connor

A Temple Of The Holy Ghost by Flannery O’Connor, 1954 Continue reading →

January 19, 2018September 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, A Temple Of The Holy Ghost, American lit, American literature, analysis, Catholicism, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘Enoch And The Gorilla’ by Flannery O’Connor

Enoch And The Gorilla by Flannery O’Connor, 1952 Continue reading →

January 18, 2018November 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Enoch And The Gorilla, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature, Wise Blood Leave a comment

‘The Barber’ by Flannery O’Connor

The Barber by Flannery O’Connor, 1948 Continue reading →

January 17, 2018November 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, Georgia, short stories, Southern literature, The Barber Leave a comment

‘Why Do The Heathens Rage?’ by Flannery O’Connor

Why Do The Heathens Rage? by Flannery O’Connor, 1963 Continue reading →

January 16, 2018August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, short stories, Southern literature, Why Do The Heathens Rage? Leave a comment

‘The Displaced Person’ by Flannery O’Connor

The Displaced Person by Flannery O’Connor, 1954 Continue reading →

January 15, 2018November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, Holocaust, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature, The Displaced Person, Trump, World War II 4 Comments

‘The South’ by Jorge Luis Borges

The South by Jorge Luis Borges, 1953 Continue reading →

January 11, 2018November 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, analysis, Argentina, Argentinian lit, Argentinian literature, Buenos Aires, criticism, fiction, Jorge Luis Borges, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, short stories, The South Leave a comment

‘Keela, The Outcast Indian Maiden’ by Eudora Welty

Keela, The Outcast Indian Maiden by Eudora Welty, 1939 Continue reading →

January 9, 2018November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Eudora Welty, fiction, Keela The Outcast Indian Maiden, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘Wild Plums’ by Grace Stone Coates

Wild Plums by Grace Stone Coates, 1929 Continue reading →

January 8, 2018September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Grace Stone Coates, short stories, Wild Plums Leave a comment

‘Mary Elizabeth’ by Jessie Faucet

Mary Elizabeth by Jessie Faucet, 1919 Continue reading →

January 4, 2018October 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Jessie Faucet, Mary Elizabeth, short stories Leave a comment

‘Figures In The Distance’ by Jamaica Kincaid

Figures In The Distance by Jamaica Kincaid, 1983 Continue reading →

January 2, 2018November 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, Antiguan lit, Antiguan literature, Caribbean lit, Caribbean literature, criticism, fiction, Figures In The Distance, Jamaica Kincaid, short stories Leave a comment