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‘Best Western’ by Louise Erdrich

Best Western by Louise Erdrich, 1990 Continue reading →

September 4, 2025August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Best Western, criticism, Detroit, fiction, Louise Erdrich, Native American lit, Native American literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘Our Eyes Couldn’t Stop Opening’ by Megan Abbott

Our Eyes Couldn’t Stop Opening by Megan Abbott, 2007 Continue reading →

October 18, 2024August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, Akashic Books, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Detroit, fiction, Grosse Pointe, Megan Abbott, Michigan, noir, Our Eyes Couldn't Stop Opening, short stories Leave a comment

‘Detroit Skyline, 1949’ by Bobbie Ann Mason

Detroit Skyline, 1949 by Bobbie Ann Mason, 1981 Continue reading →

February 3, 2022September 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Bobbie Ann Mason, Communism, criticism, Detroit, Detroit Skyline 1949, fiction, Kentucky, Michigan, short stories Leave a comment

‘Through The Safety Net’ by Charles Baxter

Through The Safety Net by Charles Baxter, 1985 Continue reading →

January 31, 2022October 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Charles Baxter, criticism, Detroit, fiction, Michigan, short stories, Through The Safety Net Leave a comment

‘The Dead’ by Joyce Carol Oates

The Dead by Joyce Carol Oates, 1972 Continue reading →

November 16, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Buffalo, criticism, Detroit, fiction, Joyce Carol Oates, Michigan, short stories, The Dead 1 Comment

‘The Story Of A Scar’ by James Alan McPherson

The Story Of A Scar by James Alan McPherson, 1973 Continue reading →

May 29, 2019November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Detroit, fiction, James Alan McPherson, short stories, The Story Of A Scar 1 Comment

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