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‘A Summer Tragedy’ by Arna Bontemps

A Summer Tragedy by Arna Bontemps, 1933 Continue reading →

November 20, 2017November 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, A Summer Tragedy, American lit, American literature, analysis, Arna Bontemps, criticism, fiction, Louisiana, short stories Leave a comment

‘Until The Girl Died’ by Anne Enright

Until The Girl Died by Anne Enright, 2008 Continue reading →

November 16, 2017November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, Anne Enright, criticism, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, short stories, Until The Girl Died Leave a comment

‘He Also Loved’ by Claude McKay

He Also Loved by Claude McKay, 1928 Continue reading →

November 14, 2017August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Caribbean lit, Caribbean literature, Claude McKay, criticism, fiction, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, He Also Loved, Jamaican lit, Jamaican literature, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Jockey’ by Carson McCullers

The Jockey by Carson McCullers, 1941 Continue reading →

November 13, 2017October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Carson McCullers, criticism, fiction, short stories, The Jockey 2 Comments

‘The Cousins’ by Joyce Carol Oates

The Cousins by Joyce Carol Oates, 2004 Continue reading →

November 9, 2017November 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, epistolary, fiction, Joyce Carol Oates, short stories, The Cousins Leave a comment

‘There Was Once’ by Margaret Atwood

There Was Once by Margaret Atwood, 1993 Continue reading →

November 7, 2017November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, analysis, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, comedy, criticism, fairy tales, fiction, Margaret Atwood, short stories, There Was Once 1 Comment

‘Offertory’ by Amy Hempel

Offertory by Amy Hempel, 2005 Continue reading →

November 6, 2017November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, Amy Hempel, analysis, criticism, fiction, Offertory, short stories Leave a comment

‘Love Song, For A Moog Synthesizer’ by John Updike

Love Song, For A Moog Synthesizer by John Updike, 1976 Continue reading →

November 2, 2017August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, John Updike, Love Song For A Moog Synthesizer, short stories Leave a comment

‘There Will Come Soft Rains’ by Ray Bradbury

There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury, 1950 Continue reading →

October 31, 2017August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, nuclear war, Ray Bradbury, short stories, There Will Come Soft Rains 1 Comment

‘Closing Time’ by Neil Gaiman

Closing Time by Neil Gaiman, 2004 Continue reading →

October 30, 2017November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, British lit, British literature, Closing Time, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, Neil Gaiman, short stories Leave a comment

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