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Tag: American literature

‘Nairobi’ by Joyce Carol Oates

Nairobi by Joyce Carol Oates, 1983 Continue reading →

January 21, 2020October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Joyce Carol Oates, Nairobi, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘Greenleaf’ by Flannery O’Connor

Greenleaf by Flannery O’Connor, 1956 Continue reading →

January 20, 2020August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, Georgia, Greenleaf, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘Quiet Please’ by Aimee Bender

Quiet Please by Aimee Bender, 1998 Continue reading →

January 9, 2020August 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, Aimee Bender, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Quiet Please, short stories Leave a comment

‘Heart Attack’ by Max Apple

Heart Attack by Max Apple, 1976 Continue reading →

January 6, 2020September 27, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Heart Attack, Max Apple, short stories, surrealism Leave a comment

‘Goodbye, Pops’ by Joe Gores

Goodbye, Pops by Joe Gores, 1969 Continue reading →

January 2, 2020October 31, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Goodbye Pops, Joe Gores, Minnesota, short stories Leave a comment

‘Mother’ by Grace Paley

Mother by Grace Paley, 1985 Continue reading →

January 1, 2020October 3, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Grace Paley, Mother, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Artist’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Artist by Patricia Highsmith, 1975 Continue reading →

December 31, 2019October 31, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Artist Leave a comment

‘Bad Characters’ by Jean Stafford

Bad Characters by Jean Stafford, 1954 Continue reading →

December 25, 2019September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Bad Characters, Christmas stories, Colorado, criticism, fiction, Jean Stafford, short stories Leave a comment

‘All That’ by David Foster Wallace

All That by David Foster Wallace, 2009 Continue reading →

December 23, 2019October 17, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, All That, American lit, American literature, analysis, Christmas, criticism, David Foster Wallace, fiction, short stories 2 Comments

‘The Discovery Of Christmas’ by Carson McCullers

The Discovery Of Christmas by Carson McCullers, 1953 Continue reading →

December 21, 2019August 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Carson McCullers, Christmas stories, criticism, fiction, Georgia, short stories, Southern literature, The Discovery Of Christmas Leave a comment

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