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Tag: American lit

‘Dagon’ by H.P. Lovecraft

Dagon by H.P. Lovecraft, 1919 Continue reading →

October 27, 2025October 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Dagon, fiction, H.P. Lovecraft, horror, short stories Leave a comment

‘Minotaur’ by Jim Shepard

Minotaur by Jim Shepard, 2009 Continue reading →

October 20, 2025August 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Jim Shepard, Minotaur, short stories Leave a comment

‘Intruders Of Sleepless Nights’ by Pamela Painter

Intruders Of Sleepless Nights by Pamela Painter, 1982 Continue reading →

October 13, 2025August 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Intruders Of Sleepless Nights, Pamela Painter, short stories Leave a comment

‘Delivery’ by Bruce Barrow

Delivery by Bruce Barrow, 2022 Continue reading →

October 6, 2025August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Bruce Barrow, criticism, Delivery, fiction, short stories Leave a comment

‘Nothing To Declare’ by Richard Ford

Nothing To Declare by Richard Ford, 2020 Continue reading →

September 29, 2025August 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Iceland, Louisiana, New Orleans, Nothing To Declare, Richard Ford, short stories Leave a comment

‘Every Night For A Thousand Years’ by Chris Adrian

Every Night For A Thousand Years by Chris Adrian, 1997 Continue reading →

September 22, 2025August 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chris Adrian, criticism, Every Night For A Thousand Years, fiction, historical fiction, short stories, Walt Whitman, Washington D.C. Leave a comment

‘The Hollow Children’ by Louise Erdrich

The Hollow Children by Louise Erdrich, 2022 Continue reading →

September 5, 2025August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Louise Erdrich, Native American lit, Native American literature, short stories, The Hollow Children Leave a comment

‘Best Western’ by Louise Erdrich

Best Western by Louise Erdrich, 1990 Continue reading →

September 4, 2025August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Best Western, criticism, Detroit, fiction, Louise Erdrich, Native American lit, Native American literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘Scales’ by Louise Erdrich

Scales by Louise Erdrich, 1982 Continue reading →

September 3, 2025August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Louise Erdrich, Native American lit, Native American literature, Scales, short stories Leave a comment

‘Snares’ by Louise Erdrich

Snares by Louise Erdrich, 1987 Continue reading →

September 2, 2025August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Louise Erdrich, Native American lit, Native American literature, short stories, Snares Leave a comment

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