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Tag: American literature

‘One Wicked Impulse!’ by Walt Whitman

One Wicked Impulse! by Walt Whitman, 1845 Continue reading →

June 21, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1840s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New York City, One Wicked Impulse!, short stories, Walt Whitman Leave a comment

‘Jupiter Doke, Brigadier General’ by Ambrose Bierce

Jupiter Doke, Brigadier General by Ambrose Bierce, 1885 Continue reading →

June 19, 2018August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, Ambrose Bierce, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, fiction, Jupiter Doke Brigadier General, Kentucky, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Lady, Or The Tiger?’ by Frank Stockton

The Lady, Or The Tiger? by Frank Stockton, 1882 Continue reading →

June 18, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Frank Stockton, short stories, The Lady Or The Tiger? Leave a comment

‘The Ingrate’ by Paul Laurence Dunbar

The Ingrate by Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1899 Continue reading →

June 7, 2018September 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Antebellum South, criticism, fiction, Paul Laurence Dunbar, short stories, slavery, The Ingrate Leave a comment

‘Bartleby, The Scrivener’ by Herman Melville

Bartleby, The Scrivener by Herman Melville, 1853 Continue reading →

June 1, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1850s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Bartleby The Scrivener, criticism, fiction, Herman Melville, New York City, short stories 1 Comment

‘Midair’ by Frank Conroy

Midair by Frank Conroy, 1984 Continue reading →

April 30, 2018October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Frank Conroy, Midair, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘Negocios’ by Junot Díaz

Negocios by Junot Díaz, 1996 Continue reading →

April 28, 2018August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Brooklyn, criticism, Dominican lit, Dominican literature, Dominican Republic, Drown, fiction, Junot Díaz, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, Negocios, New Jersey, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘No Face’ by Junot Díaz

No Face by Junot Díaz, 1996 Continue reading →

April 27, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Dominican lit, Dominican literature, Dominican Republic, Drown, fiction, Junot Díaz, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, No Face, short stories Leave a comment

‘Boyfriend’ by Junot Díaz

Boyfriend by Junot Díaz, 1996 Continue reading →

April 26, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boyfriend, criticism, Dominican lit, Dominican literature, Drown, fiction, Junot Díaz, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, New Jersey, short stories Leave a comment

‘Drown’ by Junot Díaz

Drown by Junot Díaz, 1996 Continue reading →

April 25, 2018November 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Dominican lit, Dominican literature, Drown, fiction, Junot Díaz, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, New Jersey, short stories Leave a comment

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