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‘This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona’ by Sherman Alexie

This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona by Sherman Alexie, 1993 Continue reading →

July 30, 2015August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, American West, analysis, criticism, fiction, Sherman Alexie, short stories, Smoke Signals, This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix Arizona Leave a comment

‘Amusements’ by Sherman Alexie

Amusements by Sherman Alexie, 1993 Continue reading →

July 29, 2015August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, Amusements, analysis, criticism, fiction, Sherman Alexie, short stories Leave a comment

‘What You Pawn I Will Redeem’ by Sherman Alexie

What You Pawn I Will Redeem by Sherman Alexie, 2003 Continue reading →

July 28, 2015November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Seattle, Sherman Alexie, short stories, What You Pawn I Will Redeem Leave a comment

‘The Only Traffic Signal On The Reservation Doesn’t Flash Red Anymore’ by Sherman Alexie

The Only Traffic Signal On The Reservation Doesn’t Flash Red Anymore by Sherman Alexie, 1993 Continue reading →

July 27, 2015August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, basketball, criticism, fiction, Sherman Alexie, short stories, The Only Traffic Signal On The Reservation Doesn't Flash Red Anymore Leave a comment

‘Referential’ by Lorrie Moore

Referential by Lorrie Moore, 2012 Continue reading →

July 24, 2015September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Lorrie Moore, Referential, short stories, Symbols And Signs, Vladimir Nabokov Leave a comment

‘The Case Of Four And Twenty Blackbirds’ by Neil Gaiman

The Case Of Four And Twenty Blackbirds by Neil Gaiman, 1984 Continue reading →

July 23, 2015January 17, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, British lit, British literature, comedy, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, Neil Gaiman, short stories, The Case Of The Four And Twenty Blackbirds Leave a comment

‘The Angel In The Alcove’ by Tennessee Williams

The Angel In The Alcove by Tennessee Williams, 1948 Continue reading →

July 22, 2015October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New Orleans, short stories, Southern literature, Tennessee Williams, The Angel In The Alcove Leave a comment

‘The Artificial N—–‘ by Flannery O’Connor

The Artificial N—– by Flannery O’Connor, 1955 Continue reading →

July 21, 2015August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature, The Artificial N----- Leave a comment

‘Weekend’ by Ann Beattie

Weekend by Ann Beattie, 1976 Continue reading →

July 20, 2015November 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, analysis, Ann Beattie, criticism, fiction, short stories, Weekend Leave a comment

‘Shall Not Perish’ by William Faulkner

Shall Not Perish by William Faulkner, 1943 Continue reading →

July 17, 2015August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Shall Not Perish, short stories, Southern literature, William Faulkner Leave a comment

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