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Tag: 1980s

‘The Ship Ahoy’ by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Ship Ahoy by Ursula K. Le Guin, 1987 Continue reading →

April 2, 2023August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Oregon, short stories, The Ship Ahoy, Ursula K. Le Guin Leave a comment

‘Ceil’ by Harold Brodkey

Ceil by Harold Brodkey, 1983 Continue reading →

March 23, 2023September 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Ceil, criticism, fiction, Harold Brodkey, Illinois, short stories Leave a comment

‘Smart’ by Mary Robison

Smart by Mary Robison, 1981 Continue reading →

February 3, 2023September 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Mary Robison, short stories, Smart, Washington D.C. Leave a comment

‘In The Woods’ by Mary Robison

In The Woods by Mary Robison, 1984 Continue reading →

February 2, 2023September 27, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, In The Woods, Indiana, Mary Robison, short stories Leave a comment

‘I Am Twenty-One’ by Mary Robison

I Am Twenty-One by Mary Robison, 1983 Continue reading →

February 1, 2023September 27, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, I Am Twenty-One, Mary Robison, short stories Leave a comment

‘Yours’ by Mary Robison

Yours by Mary Robison, 1982 Continue reading →

January 31, 2023September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Mary Robison, short stories, Virginia, Yours Leave a comment

‘The Lifeguard’ by Mary Morris

The Lifeguard by Mary Morris, 1987 Continue reading →

January 24, 2023September 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Mary Morris, New England, short stories, The Lifeguard Leave a comment

‘One Christmas’ by Truman Capote

One Christmas by Truman Capote, 1982 Continue reading →

December 25, 2022August 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New Orleans, One Christmas, short stories, Southern literature, Truman Capote Leave a comment

‘Camping Out’ by James Wilcox

Camping Out by James Wilcox, 1981 Continue reading →

December 24, 2022August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Camping Out, Christmas, criticism, fiction, James Wilcox, Louisiana, short stories Leave a comment

‘Spit In The Governor’s Tea’ by Shay Youngblood

Spit In The Governor’s Tea by Shay Youngblood, 1989 Continue reading →

December 23, 2022August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Christmas, criticism, fiction, Georgia, segregation, Shay Youngblood, short stories, Spit In The Governor's Tea Leave a comment

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