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Tag: 2000s

‘Malta Sheffer’ by Nelson Eubanks

Malta Sheffer by Nelson Eubanks, 2004 Continue reading →

April 3, 2017September 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, baseball, criticism, fiction, Malta Sheffer, Nelson Eubanks, short stories Leave a comment

‘Good People’ by David Foster Wallace

Good People by David Foster Wallace, 2007 Continue reading →

March 23, 2017October 17, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, David Foster Wallace, fiction, Good People, short stories Leave a comment

‘How To Tell Stories To Children’ by Miranda July

How To Tell Stories To Children by Miranda July, 2007 Continue reading →

March 20, 2017August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, How To Tell Stories To Children, Miranda July, short stories Leave a comment

‘How To Talk To Girls At Parties’ by Neil Gaiman

How To Talk To Girls At Parties by Neil Gaiman, 2006 Continue reading →

March 16, 2017September 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, How To Talk To Girls At Parties, Neil Gaiman, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Paperhanger’ by William Gay

The Paperhanger by William Gay, 2000 Continue reading →

March 7, 2017August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, ghost stories, horror, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature, Tennessee, The Paperhanger, William Gay Leave a comment

‘How’ by Roxane Gay

How by Roxane Gay, 2009 Continue reading →

February 8, 2017November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, How, Michigan, Roxane Gay, short stories Leave a comment

‘It Was Romance’ by Miranda July

It Was Romance by Miranda July, 2003 Continue reading →

February 7, 2017August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, It Was Romance, Miranda July, short stories Leave a comment

‘Rest Stop’ by Stephen King

Rest Stop by Stephen King, 2003 Continue reading →

January 31, 2017November 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Florida, Rest Stop, short stories, Stephen King Leave a comment

‘Smother’ by Joyce Carol Oates

Smother by Joyce Carol Oates, 2005 Continue reading →

January 23, 2017November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Joyce Carol Oates, Pennsylvania, short stories, Smother, Virginia Leave a comment

‘O Tannenbaum’ by Maile Meloy

O Tannenbaum by Maile Meloy, 2007 Continue reading →

December 22, 2016November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Christmas stories, criticism, fiction, Maile Meloy, Montana, O Tannenbaum, short stories Leave a comment

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