Short Story Magic Tricks

‘End Of The World’ by Dean Doner

End Of The World by Dean Doner, 1959 Continue reading →

October 24, 2022October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Dean Doner, End Of The World, fiction, short stories, South Dakota Leave a comment

‘A Death In The Desert’ by Willa Cather

A Death In The Desert by Willa Cather, 1903 Continue reading →

October 20, 2022October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, A Death In The Desert, American lit, American literature, analysis, Cheyenne, criticism, fiction, short stories, Willa Cather, Wyoming Leave a comment

‘Job History’ by Annie Proulx

Job History by Annie Proulx, 1999 Continue reading →

October 19, 2022October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, American West, analysis, Annie Proulx, criticism, fiction, Job History, short stories, Wyoming Leave a comment

‘Rock Springs’ by Richard Ford

Rock Springs by Richard Ford, 1987 Continue reading →

October 18, 2022August 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Richard Ford, Rock Springs, short stories, Wyoming Leave a comment

‘The Half-Skinned Steer’ by Annie Proulx

The Half-Skinned Steer by Annie Proulx, 1997 Continue reading →

October 17, 2022September 27, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, American West, analysis, Annie Proulx, criticism, fiction, short stories, The Half-Skinned Steer, Wyoming Leave a comment

‘Happy’ by Jayne Anne Phillips

Happy by Jayne Anne Phillips, 1979 Continue reading →

October 13, 2022October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, flash fiction, Happy, Jayne Anne Phillips, short stories Leave a comment

‘Close Enough’ by Nora Shalaway Carpenter

Close Enough by Nora Shalaway Carpenter, 2020 Continue reading →

October 12, 2022August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Close Enough, criticism, fiction, Nora Shalaway Carpenter, short stories, West Virginia, YA, young adult Leave a comment

‘Home’ by Jayne Anne Phillips

Home by Jayne Anne Phillips, 1979 Continue reading →

October 11, 2022August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Home, Jayne Anne Phillips, short stories, West Virginia Leave a comment

‘Hollow’ by Breece D’J Pancake

Hollow by Breece D’J Pancake, 1982 Continue reading →

October 10, 2022August 7, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Breece D'J Pancake, criticism, fiction, Hollow, short stories, West Virginia Leave a comment

‘Soldier’s Home’ by Ernest Hemingway

Soldier’s Home by Ernest Hemingway, 1925 Continue reading →

October 6, 2022October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Ernest Hemingway, fiction, Oklahoma, short stories, Soldier's Home, World War I Leave a comment