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‘Knowing He Was Not My Kind Yet I Followed’ by Barry Hannah

Knowing He Was Not My Kind Yet I Followed by Barry Hannah, 1975 Continue reading →

August 23, 2018November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, Barry Hannah, criticism, fiction, Jeb Stuart, Knowing He Was Not My Kind Yet I Followed, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘Hair’ by William Faulkner

Hair by William Faulkner, 1931 Continue reading →

August 22, 2018November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Hair, Mississippi, short stories, Southern literature, William Faulkner Leave a comment

‘Wunderkind’ by Carson McCullers

Wunderkind by Carson McCullers, 1936 Continue reading →

August 20, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Carson McCullers, criticism, fiction, music, short stories, Wunderkind Leave a comment

‘The Man With Two Left Feet’ by P.G. Wodehouse

The Man With Two Left Feet by P.G. Wodehouse, 1916 Continue reading →

August 18, 2018September 27, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, analysis, British lit, British literature, comedy, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, P.G. Wodehouse, short stories, The Man With Two Left Feet 1 Comment

‘My Side Of The Matter’ by Truman Capote

My Side Of The Matter by Truman Capote, 1945 Continue reading →

August 16, 2018October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, Alabama, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, My Side Of The Matter, short stories, Southern gothic, Truman Capote 1 Comment

‘Porte-Cochere’ by Peter Taylor

Porte-Cochere by Peter Taylor, 1949 Continue reading →

August 14, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Peter Taylor, Porte-Cochere, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘The Homecoming’ by Frank Yerby

The Homecoming by Frank Yerby, 1946 Continue reading →

August 13, 2018September 12, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Frank Yerby, short stories, Southern literature, The Homecoming Leave a comment

‘A Curtain Of Green’ by Eudora Welty

A Curtain Of Green by Eudora Welty, 1938 Continue reading →

August 10, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, A Curtain Of Green, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Eudora Welty, fiction, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘A Memory’ by Eudora Welty

A Memory by Eudora Welty, 1937 Continue reading →

August 9, 2018November 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, A Memory, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Eudora Welty, fiction, Mississippi, personal memoir, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘Petrified Man’ by Eudora Welty

Petrified Man by Eudora Welty, 1939 Continue reading →

August 8, 2018August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Eudora Welty, fiction, Mississippi, Petrified Man, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

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