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Tag: 2010s

‘The Years Of My Birth’ by Louise Erdrich

The Years Of My Birth by Louise Erdrich, 2011 Continue reading →

July 12, 2022October 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Louise Erdrich, North Dakota, short stories, The Years Of My Birth Leave a comment

‘Hellion’ by Julia Elliott

Hellion by Julia Elliott, 2018 Continue reading →

July 6, 2022October 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Hellion, Julia Elliott, short stories, South Carolina Leave a comment

‘Magnificent Desolation’ by Jess Walter

Magnificent Desolation by Jess Walter, 2019 Continue reading →

June 23, 2022October 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Jess Walter, Magnificent Desolation, short stories, Washington Leave a comment

‘Road’s End’ by Alexis Smith

Road’s End by Alexis Smith, 2018 Continue reading →

June 22, 2022October 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, Alexis Smith, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Road's End, short stories, Washington Leave a comment

‘The Weave’ by Charles Johnson

The Weave by Charles Johnson, 2015 Continue reading →

June 20, 2022October 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Charles Johnson, criticism, fiction, Seattle, short stories, The Weave, Washington Leave a comment

‘The Last Thing We Need’ by Claire Vaye Watkins

The Last Thing We Need by Claire Vaye Watkins, 2010 Continue reading →

June 8, 2022September 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Claire Vaye Watkins, criticism, epistolary, fiction, Nevada, short stories, The Last Thing We Need Leave a comment

‘Ghosts, Cowboys’ by Claire Vaye Watkins

Ghosts, Cowboys by Claire Vaye Watkins, 2012 Continue reading →

June 6, 2022October 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, California, Charles Manson, Claire Vaye Watkins, criticism, fiction, Ghosts Cowboys, Nevada, Reno, short stories, The Manson Family 1 Comment

‘This Is Paradise’ by Kristiana Kahakauwila

This Is Paradise by Kristiana Kahakauwila, 2013 Continue reading →

May 23, 2022October 3, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Hawaii, Kristiana Kahakauwila, short stories, This Is Paradise Leave a comment

‘Buck Boy’ by James McBride

Buck Boy by James McBride, 2017 Continue reading →

May 19, 2022October 3, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Buck Boy, criticism, fiction, James McBride, Pennsylvania, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Intermediate Class’ by Sam Allingham

The Intermediate Class by Sam Allingham, 2018 Continue reading →

May 18, 2022October 3, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Sam Allingham, short stories, The Intermediate Class 1 Comment

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