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‘Rumm Road’ by Alice Elliott Dark

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March 14, 2024August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, Alice Elliott Dark, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New Jersey, Rumm Road, short stories Leave a comment

‘Korean Jesus’ by Pete Hsu

Korean Jesus by Pete Hsu, 2019 Continue reading →

March 13, 2024August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, California, criticism, fiction, Korean Jesus, Pete Hsu, short stories 1 Comment

‘Ocracoke Island’ by Alice Adams

Ocracoke Island by Alice Adams, 1987 Continue reading →

March 12, 2024September 7, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, Alice Adams, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New York City, Ocracoke Island, short stories Leave a comment

‘A Story Without A Title’ by Anton Chekhov

A Story Without A Title by Anton Chekhov, 1888 Continue reading →

March 11, 2024August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, A Story Without A Title, analysis, Anton Chekhov, criticism, fiction, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Kid Nobody Could Handle’ by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

The Kid Nobody Could Handle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., 1955 Continue reading →

March 10, 2024August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Indiana, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., short stories, The Kid Nobody Could Handle Leave a comment

‘Brigid’ by Mary Lavin

Brigid by Mary Lavin, 1944 Continue reading →

March 9, 2024August 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, analysis, Brigid, criticism, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Mary Lavin, short stories Leave a comment

‘Seeing Ershadi’ by Nicole Krauss

Seeing Ershadi by Nicole Krauss, 2018 Continue reading →

March 8, 2024August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, Abbas Kiarostami, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, England, fiction, Homayoun Ershadi, Israel, London, Nicole Krauss, Seeing Ershadi, short stories, Taste Of Cherry Leave a comment

‘Those As Are Brothers’ by Nancy Hale

Those As Are Brothers by Nancy Hale, 1941 Continue reading →

March 7, 2024August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Holocaust, Nancy Hale, New York, short stories, Those As Are Brothers, World War II Leave a comment

‘Take Half, Leave Half’ by Thomas McGuane

Take Half, Leave Half by Thomas McGuane, 2022 Continue reading →

March 6, 2024September 7, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, short stories, Take Half Leave Half, Thomas McGuane Leave a comment

‘The Glass House’ by Chris Adrian

The Glass House by Chris Adrian, 2000 Continue reading →

March 5, 2024August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chris Adrian, criticism, fiction, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, short stories, The Glass House, Virginia 1 Comment

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