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‘Every Night For A Thousand Years’ by Chris Adrian

Every Night For A Thousand Years by Chris Adrian, 1997 Continue reading →

September 22, 2025August 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chris Adrian, criticism, Every Night For A Thousand Years, fiction, historical fiction, short stories, Walt Whitman, Washington D.C. Leave a comment

‘Rough Deeds’ by Annie Proulx

Rough Deeds by Annie Proulx, 2013 Continue reading →

December 30, 2024August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Annie Proulx, Canada, criticism, fiction, historical fiction, Rough Deeds, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Sire de Maletroit’s Door’ by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Sire de Maletroit’s Door by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1878 Continue reading →

June 5, 2018November 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Gothic, historical fiction, Hundred Years War, Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish lit, Scottish literature, short stories, The Sire de Maletroit's Door 1 Comment

‘The Drummer Boy Of Shiloh’ by Ray Bradbury

The Drummer Boy Of Shiloh by Ray Bradbury, 1960 Continue reading →

September 22, 2016December 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, historical fiction, Ray Bradbury, short stories, Tennessee, The Drummer Boy Of Shiloh Leave a comment

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