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‘The View From The Balcony’ by Wallace Stegner

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June 9, 2014August 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Indiana, short stories, The View From The Balcony, Wallace Stegner, World War II Leave a comment

‘The Lottery’ by Shirley Jackson

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June 9, 2014August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, horror, Shirley Jackson, short stories, The Lottery Leave a comment

‘O City Of Broken Dreams’ by John Cheever

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June 9, 2014August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, John Cheever, New York City, O City Of Broken Dreams, short stories Leave a comment

‘Blackberry Winter’ by Robert Penn Warren

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June 9, 2014August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Blackberry Winter, criticism, fiction, Robert Penn Warren, short stories, Southern literature, Southern Renaissance Leave a comment

‘A Distant Episode’ by Paul Bowles

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June 9, 2014August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, A Distant Episode, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, criticism, fiction, Paul Bowles, short stories Leave a comment

‘A Day In The Open’ by Jane Bowles

A Day In The Open by Jane Bowles, 1945 Continue reading →

June 9, 2014August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, A Day In The Open, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Jane Bowles, short stories Leave a comment

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