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‘The Orphaned Swimming Pool’ by John Updike

The Orphaned Swimming Pool by John Updike, 1970 Continue reading →

June 7, 2024August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Connecticut, criticism, fiction, John Updike, short stories, The Orphaned Swimming Pool Leave a comment

‘The Reverse Bug’ by Lore Segal

The Reverse Bug by Lore Segal, 1989 Continue reading →

April 5, 2024August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Connecticut, criticism, fiction, Holocaust, Lore Segal, short stories, The Reverse Bug Leave a comment

‘This Blessed House’ by Jhumpa Lahiri

This Blessed House by Jhumpa Lahiri, 1999 Continue reading →

July 27, 2023September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Connecticut, criticism, fiction, Jhumpa Lahiri, short stories, This Blessed House Leave a comment

‘Uncle Wiggily In Connecticut’ by J.D. Salinger

Uncle Wiggily In Connecticut by J.D. Salinger, 1948 Continue reading →

June 27, 2023August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Connecticut, criticism, fiction, J.D. Salinger, short stories, Uncle Wiggily In Connecticut Leave a comment

‘The Thing Around Your Neck’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

That Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2004 Continue reading →

November 3, 2022October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Connecticut, criticism, fiction, Nigerian lit, Nigerian literature, short stories, That Thing Around Your Neck Leave a comment

‘Correspondence’ by Carson McCullers

Correspondence by Carson McCullers, 1942 Continue reading →

November 2, 2022October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Carson McCullers, Connecticut, Correspondence, criticism, epistolary, fiction, short stories Leave a comment

‘I Get By’ by Mary Robison

I Get By by Mary Robison, 1986 Continue reading →

November 1, 2022September 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Connecticut, criticism, fiction, I Get By, Mary Robison, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Paper Menagerie’ by Ken Liu

The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu, 2011 Continue reading →

October 31, 2022October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Connecticut, criticism, fiction, Ken Liu, magical realism, short stories, The Paper Menagerie 1 Comment

‘Drinking Coffee Elsewhere’ by ZZ Packer

Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer, 2000 Continue reading →

December 16, 2020August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Baltimore, Connecticut, criticism, Drinking Coffee Elsewhere, fiction, Maryland, New Haven, short stories, Yale, ZZ Packer Leave a comment

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