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‘A Wagner Matinée’ by Willa Cather

A Wagner Matinée by Willa Cather, 1904 Continue reading →

March 31, 2022August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, A Wagner Matinée, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boston, criticism, fiction, Massachusetts, Nebraska, opera, short stories, Willa Cather Leave a comment

‘Giving Blood’ by John Updike

Giving Blood by John Updike, 1963 Continue reading →

March 30, 2022October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boston, criticism, fiction, Giving Blood, John Updike, Massachusetts, short stories 1 Comment

‘Impulse’ by Conrad Aiken

Impulse by Conrad Aiken, 1934 Continue reading →

March 29, 2022August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boston, Conrad Aiken, criticism, fiction, Impulse, Massachusetts, short stories Leave a comment

‘My Kinsman, Major Molineaux’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne

My Kinsman, Major Molineaux by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1831 Continue reading →

March 28, 2022October 3, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1830s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boston, criticism, fiction, Massachusetts, My Kinsman Major Molineaux, Nathaniel Hawthorne, New England, short stories Leave a comment

‘Hair Jewellery’ by Margaret Atwood

Hair Jewellery by Margaret Atwood, 1977 Continue reading →

November 24, 2021August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, analysis, Boston, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, fiction, Hair Jewellery, Margaret Atwood, Massachusetts, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘A Temporary Matter’ by Jhumpa Lahiri

A Temporary Matter by Jhumpa Lahiri, 1998 Continue reading →

November 27, 2020October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, A Temporary Matter, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boston, criticism, fiction, Interpreter Of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri, Massachusetts, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Maypole Of Merry-Mount’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Maypole Of Merry-Mount by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1832 Continue reading →

March 12, 2020October 17, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1830s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boston, Colonial America, criticism, fiction, Massachusetts, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Quincy, short stories, The Maypole Of Merry-Mount Leave a comment

‘What’s Your Problem?’ by Robert Boles

What’s Your Problem? by Robert Boles, 1964 Continue reading →

August 19, 2019October 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boston, criticism, fiction, Robert Boles, short stories, What's Your Problem? Leave a comment

‘Gesturing’ by John Updike

Gesturing by John Updike, 1980 Continue reading →

June 26, 2017August 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boston, criticism, fiction, Gesturing, John Updike, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Man Who Saw Through Heaven’ by Wilbur Daniel Steele

The Man Who Saw Through Heaven by Wilbur Daniel Steele, 1925 Continue reading →

April 10, 2015November 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, Africa, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boston, criticism, fiction, short stories, The Man Who Saw Through Heaven, Wilbur Daniel Steele Leave a comment

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