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Tag: American literature

‘Debarking’ by Lorrie Moore

Debarking by Lorrie Moore, 2003 Continue reading →

February 18, 2015August 31, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Debarking, fiction, Iraq War, Lorrie Moore, realism, short stories 2 Comments

‘The Juniper Tree’ by Lorrie Moore

The Juniper Tree by Lorrie Moore, 2005 Continue reading →

February 17, 2015December 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Lorrie Moore, magical realism, short stories, The Juniper Tree 1 Comment

‘Foes’ by Lorrie Moore

Foes by Lorrie Moore, 2008 Continue reading →

February 16, 2015November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, 9/11, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Foes, Lorrie Moore, politics, realism, short stories, Washington D.C. Leave a comment

‘Mammon And The Archer’ by O. Henry

Mammon And The Archer by O. Henry, 1906 Continue reading →

February 12, 2015October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Mammon And The Archer, New York City, O. Henry, short stories Leave a comment

‘Alma’ by Junot Díaz

Alma by Junot Díaz, 2007 Continue reading →

February 11, 2015August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, Alma, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Dominican lit, Dominican literature, fiction, Junot Díaz, short stories 2 Comments

‘Children Are Bored On Sunday’ by Jean Stafford

Children Are Bored On Sunday by Jean Stafford, 1948 Continue reading →

February 10, 2015September 27, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Children Are Bored On Sunday, criticism, fiction, Jean Stafford, New York City, realism, short stories 1 Comment

‘The First Flower’ by Augusta Wallace Lyons

The First Flower by Augusta Wallace Lyons, 1956 Continue reading →

February 9, 2015October 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Augusta Wallace Lyons, criticism, fiction, short stories, The First Flower Leave a comment

‘To Build A Fire’ by Jack London

To Build A Fire by Jack London, 1908 Continue reading →

February 6, 2015August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, American lit, American literature, American West, analysis, criticism, fiction, Jack London, short stories, To Build A Fire Leave a comment

‘Death In The Woods’ by Sherwood Anderson

Death In The Woods by Sherwood Anderson, 1926 Continue reading →

February 5, 2015October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Death In The Woods, fiction, Ohio, Sherwood Anderson, short stories Leave a comment

‘Talk To The Music’ by Arna Bontemps

Talk To The Music by Arna Bontemps, 1971 Continue reading →

February 4, 2015October 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Arna Bontemps, criticism, fiction, Harlem Renaissance, New Orleans, short stories, Southern literature, Talk To The Music Leave a comment

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