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Tag: 1970s

‘The Neighbor’ by Russell Banks

The Neighbor by Russell Banks, 1975 Continue reading →

February 9, 2023September 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Russell Banks, short stories, The Neighbor 1 Comment

‘Sisters’ by Mary Robison

Sisters by Mary Robison, 1977 Continue reading →

January 30, 2023August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Catholicism, criticism, fiction, Mary Robison, short stories, Sisters Leave a comment

‘The Johnson Girls’ by Toni Cade Bambara

The Johnson Girls by Toni Cade Bambara, 1972 Continue reading →

January 26, 2023September 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Ann Beattie, Bobbie Ann Mason, criticism, fiction, Gordon Lish, New York City, Raymond Carver, short stories, The Johnson Girls, Toni Cade Bambara Leave a comment

‘Evening On The Côte D’Azur – 1952’ by Richard Yates

Evening On The Côte D’Azur – 1952 by Richard Yates, 1974 Continue reading →

January 3, 2023August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Evening On The Côte D'Azur, fiction, France, Richard Yates, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Artichoke’ by Marilyn Krysl

The Artichoke by Marilyn Krysl, 1976 Continue reading →

December 7, 2022September 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Marilyn Krysl, short stories, surrealism, The Artichoke 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

‘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

‘May Queen’ by Mary Robison

May Queen by Mary Robison, 1978 Continue reading →

July 19, 2022August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Indiana, Indianapolis, Mary Robison, May Queen, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Old Halvorson House’ by Larry Woiwode

The Old Halvorson House by Larry Woiwode, 1971 Continue reading →

July 14, 2022August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Larry Woiwode, North Dakota, short stories, The Old Halvorson Place Leave a comment

‘Why I Like Country Music’ by James Alan McPherson

Why I Like Country Music by James Alan McPherson, 1974 Continue reading →

July 5, 2022August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Brooklyn, criticism, fiction, James Alan McPherson, short stories, South Carolina, Why I Like Country Music Leave a comment

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