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‘Blight’ by Stuart Dybek

Blight by Stuart Dybek, 1985 Continue reading →

July 26, 2016August 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Blight, Chicago, criticism, fiction, short stories, Stuart Dybek, The Coast Of Chicago Leave a comment

‘Farwell’ by Stuart Dybek

Farwell by Stuart Dybek, 1990 Continue reading →

July 25, 2016October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chicago, criticism, Farwell, fiction, short stories, Stuart Dybek Leave a comment

‘Quality Time’ by Richard Ford

Quality Time by Richard Ford, 2000 Continue reading →

September 17, 2015January 13, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chicago, criticism, fiction, Quality Time, Richard Ford, short stories 2 Comments

‘A Silver Dish’ by Saul Bellow

A Silver Dish by Saul Bellow, 1978 Continue reading →

May 20, 2015January 17, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, A Silver Dish, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chicago, criticism, fiction, Saul Bellow, short stories 3 Comments

‘Waiting’ by Stuart Dybek

Waiting by Stuart Dybek, 2009 Continue reading →

March 27, 2015November 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chicago, criticism, Ernest Hemingway, fiction, short stories, Stuart Dybek, Waiting Leave a comment

‘Paper Lantern’ by Stuart Dybek

Paper Lantern by Stuart Dybek, 1995 Continue reading →

March 26, 2015August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chicago, criticism, fiction, Iowa, Paper Lanterns, short stories, Stuart Dybek Leave a comment

‘If I Vanish’ by Stuart Dybek

If I Vanish by Stuart Dybek, 2007 Continue reading →

March 25, 2015November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chicago, criticism, fiction, If I Vanish, Kevin Costner, short stories, Stuart Dybek Leave a comment

‘Seiche’ by Stuart Dybek

Seiche by Stuart Dybek, 2009 Continue reading →

March 24, 2015August 7, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chicago, criticism, fiction, Seiche, short stories, Stuart Dybek Leave a comment

‘Tosca’ by Stuart Dybek

Tosca by Stuart Dybek, 2012 Continue reading →

March 23, 2015August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chicago, criticism, fiction, New York City, short stories, Stuart Dybek, Tosca Leave a comment

‘The Burglar’s Christmas’ by Willa Cather

The Burglar’s Christmas by Willa Cather, 1896 Continue reading →

December 14, 2014November 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chicago, Christmas stories, criticism, fiction, short stories, The Burglar's Christmas, Willa Cather Leave a comment

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