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‘A Solo Song: For Doc’ by James Alan McPherson

A Solo Song: For Doc by James Alan McPherson, 1968 Continue reading →

July 3, 2014August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, A Solo Song: For Doc, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, James Alan McPherson, short stories 1 Comment

‘The Indian Uprising’ by Donald Barthelme

The Indian Uprising by Donald Barthelme, 1968 Continue reading →

July 2, 2014August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Donald Barthelme, fiction, postmodernism, short stories, surrealism, The Indian Uprising Leave a comment

‘A Poetics For Bullies’ by Stanley Elkin

A Poetics For Bullies by Stanley Elkin, 1965 Continue reading →

July 1, 2014August 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, A Poetics For Bullies, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, short stories, Stanley Elkin Leave a comment

‘Upon The Sweeping Flood’ by Joyce Carol Oates

Upon The Sweeping Flood by Joyce Carol Oates, 1966 Continue reading →

June 30, 2014August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Joyce Carol Oates, short stories, Southern literature, Upon The Sweeping Flood Leave a comment

‘How Beautiful With Shoes’ by Wilbur Daniel Steele

How Beautiful With Shoes by Wilbur Daniel Steele, 1932 Continue reading →

June 29, 2014August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, How Beautiful With Shoes, short stories, Wilbur Daniel Steele 3 Comments

‘Resurrection Of A Life’ by William Saroyan

Resurrection Of A Life by William Saroyan, 1935 Continue reading →

June 28, 2014August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Resurrection Of A Life, short stories, William Saroyan Leave a comment

‘Only The Dead Know Brooklyn’ by Thomas Wolfe

Only The Dead Know Brooklyn by Thomas Wolfe, 1936 Continue reading →

June 27, 2014August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New York City, Only The Dead Know Brooklyn, short stories, Thomas Wolfe Leave a comment

‘Venus, Cupid, Folly And Time’ by Peter Taylor

Venus, Cupid, Folly And Time by Peter Taylor, 1959 Continue reading →

June 26, 2014August 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Peter Taylor, short stories, Southern literature, Venus Cupid Folly And Time Leave a comment

‘In The Zoo’ by Jean Stafford

In The Zoo by Jean Stafford, 1964 Continue reading →

June 25, 2014August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, In The Zoo, Jean Stafford, short stories Leave a comment

‘Welcome To The Monkey House’ by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Welcome To The Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., 1961 Continue reading →

June 24, 2014August 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, dystopia, fiction, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., science fiction, short stories, Welcome To The Monkey House Leave a comment

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