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‘Liquor Makes You Smart’ by Anita Loos

Liquor Makes You Smart by Anita Loos, 1927 Continue reading →

August 6, 2015October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Anita Loos, comedy, criticism, Cuba, fiction, Liquor Makes You Smart, short stories Leave a comment

‘Reeling For The Empire’ by Karen Russell

Reeling For The Empire by Karen Russell, 2013 Continue reading →

August 5, 2015August 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, George Saunders, Japan, Karen Russell, Reeling For The Empire, short stories, surrealism Leave a comment

‘Roy Spivey’ by Miranda July

Roy Spivey by Miranda July, 2007 Continue reading →

August 4, 2015September 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Miranda July, Roy Spivey, short stories Leave a comment

‘When The Light Gets Green’ by Robert Penn Warren

When The Light Gets Green by Robert Penn Warren, 1936 Continue reading →

August 3, 2015December 15, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Robert Penn Warren, short stories, Southern literature, When The Light Gets Green Leave a comment

‘Because My Father Always Said He Was The Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play The Star-Spangled Banner At Woodstock’ by Sherman Alexie

Because My Father Always Said He Was The Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ At Woodstock by Sherman Alexie, 1993 Continue reading →

July 31, 2015August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Because My Father Said He Was The Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix, criticism, fiction, Sherman Alexie, short stories Leave a comment

‘This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona’ by Sherman Alexie

This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona by Sherman Alexie, 1993 Continue reading →

July 30, 2015August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, American West, analysis, criticism, fiction, Sherman Alexie, short stories, Smoke Signals, This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix Arizona Leave a comment

‘Amusements’ by Sherman Alexie

Amusements by Sherman Alexie, 1993 Continue reading →

July 29, 2015August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, Amusements, analysis, criticism, fiction, Sherman Alexie, short stories Leave a comment

‘What You Pawn I Will Redeem’ by Sherman Alexie

What You Pawn I Will Redeem by Sherman Alexie, 2003 Continue reading →

July 28, 2015November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Seattle, Sherman Alexie, short stories, What You Pawn I Will Redeem Leave a comment

‘The Only Traffic Signal On The Reservation Doesn’t Flash Red Anymore’ by Sherman Alexie

The Only Traffic Signal On The Reservation Doesn’t Flash Red Anymore by Sherman Alexie, 1993 Continue reading →

July 27, 2015August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, basketball, criticism, fiction, Sherman Alexie, short stories, The Only Traffic Signal On The Reservation Doesn't Flash Red Anymore Leave a comment

‘Referential’ by Lorrie Moore

Referential by Lorrie Moore, 2012 Continue reading →

July 24, 2015September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Lorrie Moore, Referential, short stories, Symbols And Signs, Vladimir Nabokov Leave a comment

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