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‘Some Like Them Cold’ by Ring Lardner

Some Like Them Cold by Ring Lardner, 1921 Continue reading →

February 20, 2023September 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chicago, comedy, criticism, epistolary, fiction, New York City, Ring Lardner, romantic comedy, short stories, Some Like Them Cold Leave a comment

‘The Media’ by Ben Lerner

The Media by Ben Lerner, 2020 Continue reading →

January 20, 2023September 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Ben Lerner, criticism, epistolary, fiction, short stories, The Media 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

‘The Last Thing We Need’ by Claire Vaye Watkins

The Last Thing We Need by Claire Vaye Watkins, 2010 Continue reading →

June 8, 2022September 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Claire Vaye Watkins, criticism, epistolary, fiction, Nevada, short stories, The Last Thing We Need Leave a comment

‘A Bundle Of Letters’ by Henry James

A Bundle Of Letters by Henry James, 1878 Continue reading →

June 19, 2019August 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, A Bundle Of Letters, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, criticism, epistolary, fiction, France, Henry James, Paris, short stories Leave a comment

‘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

‘A Novel In Nine Letters’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

A Novel In Nine Letters by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1847 Continue reading →

January 10, 2017September 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1840s, A Novel In Nine Letters, analysis, criticism, epistolary, fiction, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘Children Of The Sea’ by Edwidge Danticat

Children Of The Sea by Edwidge Danticat, 1993 Continue reading →

September 16, 2015August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, analysis, Children Of The Sea, criticism, Edwidge Danticat, epistolary, fiction, Haiti, short stories Leave a comment

‘Marjorie Daw’ by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Marjorie Daw by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, 1869 Continue reading →

August 27, 2015September 27, 2015 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1860s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, epistolary, fiction, Marjorie Daw, short stories, Thomas Bailey Aldrich Leave a comment

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