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‘Diem Perdidi’ by Julie Otsuka

Diem Perdidi by Julie Otsuka, 2011 Continue reading →

September 10, 2018November 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Diem Perdidi, fiction, Julie Otsuka, short stories Leave a comment

‘Miracle Polish’ by Steven Millhauser

Miracle Polish by Steven Millhauser, 2011 Continue reading →

September 6, 2018August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Miracle Polish, short stories, Steven Millhauser 3 Comments

‘Grammar Questions’ by Lydia Davis

Grammar Questions by Lydia Davis, 2002 Continue reading →

September 4, 2018November 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Grammar Questions, Lydia Davis, short stories Leave a comment

‘You Must Be This Happy To Enter’ by Elizabeth Crane

You Must Be This Happy To Enter by Elizabeth Crane, 2008 Continue reading →

September 3, 2018August 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Elizabeth Crane, fiction, magical realism, short stories, You Must Be This Happy To Enter 1 Comment

‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank’ by Nathan Englander

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander, 2011 Continue reading →

September 1, 2018November 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, fiction, Holocaust, Nathan Englander, short stories, What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank Leave a comment

‘Dogs Go Wolf’ by Lauren Groff

Dogs Go Wolf by Lauren Groff, 2018 Continue reading →

August 30, 2018August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Dogs Go Wolf, fiction, Florida, Karen Russell, Lauren Groff, short stories 2 Comments

‘A Pair Of Silk Stockings’ by Kate Chopin

A Pair Of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin, 1897 Continue reading →

August 28, 2018November 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, A Pair Of Silk Stockings, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Kate Chopin, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘A Mother’s Tale’ by James Agee

A Mother’s Tale by James Agee, 1958 Continue reading →

August 27, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, A Mother's Tale, American lit, American literature, analysis, cows, criticism, fiction, James Agee, short stories 2 Comments

‘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

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