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Tag: American literature

‘Train’ by Joy Williams

Train by Joy Williams, 1972 Continue reading →

July 10, 2014August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Joy Williams, short stories, Train Leave a comment

‘City Boy’ by Leonard Michaels

City Boy by Leonard Michaels, 1969 Continue reading →

July 9, 2014August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, City Boy, criticism, fiction, Leonard Michaels, New York City, short stories 2 Comments

‘Are These Actual Miles?’ by Raymond Carver

Are These Actual Miles? by Raymond Carver, 1972 Continue reading →

July 8, 2014August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Are These Actual Miles?, criticism, fiction, Raymond Carver, short stories Leave a comment

‘White Rat’ by Gayl Jones

White Rat by Gayl Jones, 1971 Continue reading →

July 6, 2014August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Gayl Jones, short stories, Southern literature, White Rat Leave a comment

‘The Babysitter’ by Robert Coover

The Babysitter by Robert Coover, 1969 Continue reading →

July 5, 2014August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, metafiction, Robert Coover, short stories, The Babysitter Leave a comment

‘In The Heart Of The Heart Of The Country’ by William Gass

In The Heart Of The Heart Of The Country by William Gass, 1968 Continue reading →

July 4, 2014August 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, In The Heart Of The Heart Of The Country, metafiction, postmodernism, short stories, William Gass Leave a comment

‘A Solo Song: For Doc’ by James Alan McPherson

A Solo Song: For Doc by James Alan McPherson, 1968 Continue reading →

July 3, 2014August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, A Solo Song: For Doc, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, James Alan McPherson, short stories 1 Comment

‘The Indian Uprising’ by Donald Barthelme

The Indian Uprising by Donald Barthelme, 1968 Continue reading →

July 2, 2014August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Donald Barthelme, fiction, postmodernism, short stories, surrealism, The Indian Uprising Leave a comment

‘A Poetics For Bullies’ by Stanley Elkin

A Poetics For Bullies by Stanley Elkin, 1965 Continue reading →

July 1, 2014August 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, A Poetics For Bullies, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, short stories, Stanley Elkin Leave a comment

‘Upon The Sweeping Flood’ by Joyce Carol Oates

Upon The Sweeping Flood by Joyce Carol Oates, 1966 Continue reading →

June 30, 2014August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Joyce Carol Oates, short stories, Southern literature, Upon The Sweeping Flood Leave a comment

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