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Tag: American lit

‘The Strength Of God’ by Sherwood Anderson

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September 28, 2023August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Ohio, Sherwood Anderson, short stories, The Strength Of God, The Strength Of God Concerning The Reverend Curtis Hartman, Winesburg Ohio Leave a comment

‘Tandy’ by Sherwood Anderson

Tandy by Sherwood Anderson, 1919 Continue reading →

September 27, 2023September 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Ohio, Sherwood Anderson, short stories, Tandy, Winesburg Ohio Leave a comment

‘The Thinker’ by Sherwood Anderson

The Thinker by Sherwood Anderson, 1917 Continue reading →

September 26, 2023September 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Ohio, Sherwood Anderson, short stories, The Thinker, Winesburg Ohio Leave a comment

‘Respectability’ by Sherwood Anderson

Respectability by Sherwood Anderson, 1919 Continue reading →

September 25, 2023September 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Ohio, Respectability, Sherwood Anderson, short stories, Winesburg Ohio Leave a comment

‘Adventure’ by Sherwood Anderson

Adventure by Sherwood Anderson, 1919 Continue reading →

September 24, 2023September 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, Adventure, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Ohio, Sherwood Anderson, short stories, Winesburg Ohio Leave a comment

‘Roy’ by Timothy Willis Sanders

Roy by Timothy Willis Sanders, 2014 Continue reading →

September 23, 2023August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Roy, short stories, Timothy Willis Sanders Leave a comment

‘The Boy Upstairs’ by Joshua Ferris

The Boy Upstairs by Joshua Ferris, 2022 Continue reading →

September 22, 2023September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Joshua Ferris, New York, short stories, The Boy Upstairs 2 Comments

‘The Boundary’ by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Boundary by Jhumpa Lahiri, 2018 Continue reading →

September 21, 2023September 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Italy, Jhumpa Lahiri, short stories, The Boundary 1 Comment

‘On The Agenda’ by Lore Segal

On The Agenda by Lore Segal, 2023 Continue reading →

September 18, 2023September 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Lore Segal, On The Agenda, short stories Leave a comment

‘Ordinary Sins’ by Kirstin Valdez Quade

Ordinary Sins by Kirstin Valdez Quade, 2014 Continue reading →

September 17, 2023August 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Catholicism, criticism, fiction, Kirstin Valdez Quade, New Mexico, Ordinary Sins, short stories Leave a comment

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