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Tag: American literature

‘Ocracoke Island’ by Alice Adams

Ocracoke Island by Alice Adams, 1987 Continue reading →

March 12, 2024September 7, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, Alice Adams, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New York City, Ocracoke Island, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Kid Nobody Could Handle’ by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

The Kid Nobody Could Handle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., 1955 Continue reading →

March 10, 2024August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Indiana, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., short stories, The Kid Nobody Could Handle Leave a comment

‘Seeing Ershadi’ by Nicole Krauss

Seeing Ershadi by Nicole Krauss, 2018 Continue reading →

March 8, 2024August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, Abbas Kiarostami, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, England, fiction, Homayoun Ershadi, Israel, London, Nicole Krauss, Seeing Ershadi, short stories, Taste Of Cherry Leave a comment

‘Those As Are Brothers’ by Nancy Hale

Those As Are Brothers by Nancy Hale, 1941 Continue reading →

March 7, 2024August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Holocaust, Nancy Hale, New York, short stories, Those As Are Brothers, World War II Leave a comment

‘Take Half, Leave Half’ by Thomas McGuane

Take Half, Leave Half by Thomas McGuane, 2022 Continue reading →

March 6, 2024September 7, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, short stories, Take Half Leave Half, Thomas McGuane Leave a comment

‘The Glass House’ by Chris Adrian

The Glass House by Chris Adrian, 2000 Continue reading →

March 5, 2024August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chris Adrian, criticism, fiction, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, short stories, The Glass House, Virginia 1 Comment

‘You Never Get It Back’ by Cara Blue Adams

You Never Get It Back by Cara Blue Adams, 2021 Continue reading →

March 3, 2024August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boston, Cara Blue Adams, criticism, fiction, Massachusetts, New Year's Eve, short stories, You Never Get It Back Leave a comment

‘Three Women Of Chuck’s Donuts’ by Anthony Veasna So

Three Women Of Chuck’s Donuts by Anthony Veasna So, 2020 Continue reading →

March 2, 2024September 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Anthony Veasna So, Calilfornia, Cambodian lit, Cambodian literature, criticism, fiction, short stories, Three Women Of Chuck's Donuts Leave a comment

‘What Feels Like The World’ by Richard Bausch

What Feels Like The World by Richard Bausch, 1985 Continue reading →

March 1, 2024August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Richard Bausch, short stories, What Feels Like The World Leave a comment

‘The Leap’ by Louise Erdrich

The Leap by Louise Erdrich, 1990 Continue reading →

February 29, 2024August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Louise Erdrich, short stories, The Leap Leave a comment

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