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‘The Thing Around Your Neck’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

That Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2004 Continue reading →

November 3, 2022October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Connecticut, criticism, fiction, Nigerian lit, Nigerian literature, short stories, That Thing Around Your Neck Leave a comment

‘Correspondence’ by Carson McCullers

Correspondence by Carson McCullers, 1942 Continue reading →

November 2, 2022October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Carson McCullers, Connecticut, Correspondence, criticism, epistolary, fiction, short stories Leave a comment

‘I Get By’ by Mary Robison

I Get By by Mary Robison, 1986 Continue reading →

November 1, 2022September 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Connecticut, criticism, fiction, I Get By, Mary Robison, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Paper Menagerie’ by Ken Liu

The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu, 2011 Continue reading →

October 31, 2022October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Connecticut, criticism, fiction, Ken Liu, magical realism, short stories, The Paper Menagerie 1 Comment

‘The Boys’ by Ethan Coen

The Boys by Ethan Coen, 1998 Continue reading →

October 27, 2022August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Ethan Coen, fiction, short stories, South Dakota, The Boys Leave a comment

‘Before Crowned Heads’ by Dean Doner

Before Crowned Heads by Dean Doner, 1957 Continue reading →

October 26, 2022August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Before Crowned Heads, criticism, Dean Doner, fiction, short stories, South Dakota Leave a comment

‘Indian Burial’ by Dean Doner

Indian Burial by Dean Doner, 1958 Continue reading →

October 25, 2022August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Dean Doner, fiction, Indian Burial, short stories, South Dakota Leave a comment

‘End Of The World’ by Dean Doner

End Of The World by Dean Doner, 1959 Continue reading →

October 24, 2022October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Dean Doner, End Of The World, fiction, short stories, South Dakota Leave a comment

‘A Death In The Desert’ by Willa Cather

A Death In The Desert by Willa Cather, 1903 Continue reading →

October 20, 2022October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, A Death In The Desert, American lit, American literature, analysis, Cheyenne, criticism, fiction, short stories, Willa Cather, Wyoming Leave a comment

‘Job History’ by Annie Proulx

Job History by Annie Proulx, 1999 Continue reading →

October 19, 2022October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, American West, analysis, Annie Proulx, criticism, fiction, Job History, short stories, Wyoming Leave a comment

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