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‘Control Negro’ by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

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May 5, 2024August 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Control Negro, criticism, fiction, Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, short stories, Virginia Leave a comment

‘Foster’ by Bryan Washington

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May 4, 2024August 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Bryan Washington, criticism, fiction, Foster, short stories, Texas Leave a comment

‘Annunciation’ by Clare Sestanovich

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May 3, 2024August 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Annunciation, Clare Sestanovich, criticism, fiction, Los Angeles, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘What Feminism Is’ by Louise Nealon

What Feminism Is by Louise Nealon, 2017 Continue reading →

May 2, 2024August 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, Louise Nealon, Northern Ireland, short stories, What Feminism Is Leave a comment

‘Comfort’ by Jamel Brinkley

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May 1, 2024August 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Comfort, criticism, fiction, Jamel Brinkley, New York, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Sea Latch’ by Cara Blue Adams

The Sea Latch by Cara Blue Adams, 2013 Continue reading →

April 30, 2024August 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Cara Blue Adams, criticism, fiction, Maine, short stories, The Sea Latch Leave a comment

‘Life Without Children’ by Roddy Doyle

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April 29, 2024August 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, analysis, COVID-19, criticism, England, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, Life Without Children, Newcastle, Roddy Doyle, short stories Leave a comment

‘Unknown Unknowns’ by Vauhini Vara

Unknown Unknowns by Vauhini Vara, 2020 Continue reading →

April 28, 2024August 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, short stories, Unknown Unknowns, Vauhini Vara Leave a comment

‘I, Buffalo’ by Vauhini Vara

I, Buffalo by Vauhini Vara, 2013 Continue reading →

April 27, 2024August 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, California, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, fiction, I Buffalo, San Francisco, short stories, Vauhini Vara Leave a comment

‘The Swan’ by Roald Dahl

The Swan by Roald Dahl, 1977 Continue reading →

April 26, 2024August 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, Henry Sugar, Roald Dahl, short stories, The Swan, Wes Anderson Leave a comment

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