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Tag: Canadian lit

‘Wild Swans’ by Alice Munro

Wild Swans by Alice Munro, 1977 Continue reading →

July 21, 2026July 18, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, Alice Munro, analysis, Canada, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, fiction, short stories, Wild Swans 1 Comment

‘Vandals’ by Alice Munro

Vandals by Alice Munro, 1993 Continue reading →

August 13, 2024August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, Alice Munro, analysis, Canada, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, cancel culture, Constance Grady, criticism, fiction, short stories, Vandals Leave a comment

‘Death By Landscape’ by Margaret Atwood

Death By Landscape by Margaret Atwood, 1989 Continue reading →

July 1, 2024August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, Death By Landscape, fiction, Margaret Atwood, short stories 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

‘Chance’ by Alice Munro

Chance by Alice Munro, 2004 Continue reading →

March 29, 2024August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, Alice Munro, analysis, Canada, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, Chance, criticism, fiction, Julieta, Pedro Almodóvar, short stories, Vancouver Leave a comment

‘The Intruder’ by Nada Alic

The Intruder by Nada Alic, 2019 Continue reading →

October 27, 2023September 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, Canada, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, fiction, Nada Alic, short stories, The Intruder Leave a comment

‘Trash’ by Souvankham Thammavongsa

Trash by Souvankham Thammavongsa, 2022 Continue reading →

September 3, 2023August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, analysis, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, fiction, Laotian lit, Laotian literature, short stories, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Trash 1 Comment

‘The Meeting’ by Alix Ohlin

The Meeting by Alix Ohlin, 2021 Continue reading →

July 15, 2023September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, Alix Ohlin, analysis, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, fiction, short stories, The Meeting Leave a comment

‘Meneseteung’ by Alice Munro

Meneseteung by Alice Munro, 1988 Continue reading →

December 2, 2021August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, Alice Munro, analysis, Canada, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, fiction, Meneseteung, short stories Leave a comment

‘Rape Fantasies’ by Margaret Atwood

Rape Fantasies by Margaret Atwood, 1975 Continue reading →

December 1, 2021August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 1970s, analysis, Canada, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, fiction, Margaret Atwood, Rape Fantasies, short stories Leave a comment

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