Short Story Magic Tricks

‘The Choc-Ice Woman’ by Mary Costello

The Choc-Ice Woman by Mary Costello, 2023 Continue reading →

May 27, 2024September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, analysis, criticism, Dublin, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Mary Costello, short stories, The Choc-Ice Woman Leave a comment

‘An Actor Prepares’ by Donald Antrim

An Actor Prepares by Donald Antrim, 1999 Continue reading →

May 26, 2024August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, A Midsummer Night's Dream, American lit, American literature, An Actor Prepares, analysis, comedy, criticism, Donald Antrim, fiction, Shakespeare, short stories Leave a comment

‘Referent’ by Ray Bradbury

Referent by Ray Bradbury, 1948 Continue reading →

May 25, 2024August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Ray Bradbury, Referent, science fiction, short stories Leave a comment

‘Keats At Twenty-Four’ by Caleb Crain

Keats At Twenty-Four by Caleb Crain, 2023 Continue reading →

May 24, 2024September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Caleb Crain, criticism, fiction, Keats At Twenty-Four, short stories, writing Leave a comment

‘Coyotes’ by Andrew Porter

Coyotes by Andrew Porter, 2003 Continue reading →

May 23, 2024August 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Andrew Porter, Coyotes, criticism, fiction, short stories Leave a comment

‘Bayonne’ by John Cheever

Bayonne by John Cheever, 1936 Continue reading →

May 22, 2024September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Bayonne, criticism, fiction, John Cheever, New Jersey, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘The New Englander’ by Sherwood Anderson

The New Englander by Sherwood Anderson, 1921 Continue reading →

May 21, 2024August 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Iowa, Sherwood Anderson, short stories, The New Englander, Vermont Leave a comment

‘Admirals’ by Michael Chabon

Admirals by Michael Chabon, 1987 Continue reading →

May 20, 2024August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, Admiral, American lit, American literature, analysis, Annapolis, criticism, fiction, Maryland, Michael Chabon, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Colonel’s Daughter’ by Robert Coover

The Colonel’s Daughter by Robert Coover, 2013 Continue reading →

May 19, 2024September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Robert Coover, short stories, The Colonel's Daughter Leave a comment

‘Five Weddings’ by Kevin Maloney

Five Weddings by Kevin Maloney, 2022 Continue reading →

May 18, 2024September 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, COVID-19, criticism, fiction, Five Weddings, Kevin Maloney, short stories Leave a comment