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Tag: 1990s

‘At The Animal Shelter’ by Amy Hempel

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September 8, 2017August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, Amy Hempel, analysis, At The Animal Shelter, criticism, fiction, short stories Leave a comment

‘And Lead Us Not Into Penn Station’ by Amy Hempel

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September 7, 2017November 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, Amy Hempel, analysis, And Lead Us Not Into Penn Station, criticism, fiction, Gloomy Tune, Grace Paley, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘Murder’ by Amy Hempel

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September 6, 2017October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, Amy Hempel, analysis, criticism, fiction, Murder, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Harvest’ by Amy Hempel

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September 5, 2017November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, Amy Hempel, analysis, criticism, fiction, metafiction, short stories, The Harvest Leave a comment

‘Daylight Come’ by Amy Hempel

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September 4, 2017August 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, Amy Hempel, analysis, At The Gates Of The Animal Kingdom, criticism, Daylight Come, fiction, Rapture Of The Deep, short stories Leave a comment

‘Playing With Dynamite’ by John Updike

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June 28, 2017November 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, John Updike, Playing With Dynamite, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Brown Chest’ by John Updike

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June 27, 2017August 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, John Updike, short stories, The Brown Chest Leave a comment

‘Good Intentions’ by Etgar Keret

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June 20, 2017August 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, analysis, criticism, Etgar Keret, fiction, Good Intentions, Israeli lit, Israeli literature, short stories 1 Comment

‘To Those Of You Who Missed Your Connecting Flights Out Of O’Hare’ by Amy Hempel

To Those Of You Who Missed Your Connecting Flights Out Of O’Hare by Amy Hempel, 1990 Continue reading →

June 1, 2017September 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, Amy Hempel, analysis, Chicago, criticism, fiction, short stories, To Those Of You Who Missed Your Connecting Flights Out Of O'Hare Leave a comment

‘The Barber’s Unhappiness’ by George Saunders

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May 26, 2017August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, George Saunders, short stories, The Barber's Unhappiness 1 Comment

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