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‘Boy And Girl Games Like Coupling’ by Jamie Paige

Boy And Girl Games Like Coupling by Jamie Paige, 2016 Continue reading →

March 24, 2025August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boy And Girl Games Like Coupling, criticism, fiction, Jamie Paige, Mississippi, short stories Leave a comment

‘First Dark’ by Elizabeth Spencer

First Dark by Elizabeth Spencer, 1959 Continue reading →

October 25, 2024August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Elizabeth Spencer, fiction, First Dark, ghost stories, Mississippi, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘Oxford Girl’ by Megan Abbott

Oxford Girl by Megan Abbott, 2016 Continue reading →

October 15, 2024August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Megan Abbott, Mississippi, Oxford Girl, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Eclipse’ by Elizabeth Spencer

The Eclipse by Elizabeth Spencer, 1958 Continue reading →

April 8, 2024August 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Elizabeth Spencer, fiction, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Orleans, short stories, Southern literature, The Eclipse Leave a comment

‘Alaska’ by Tom Franklin

Alaska by Tom Franklin, 1999 Continue reading →

December 28, 2023September 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, Alaska, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, fiction, Mississippi, short stories, Tom Franklin Leave a comment

‘The Whole World Knows’ by Eudora Welty

The Whole World Knows by Eudora Welty, 1949 Continue reading →

January 20, 2022October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Eudora Welty, fiction, Mississippi, short stories, The Whole World Knows Leave a comment

‘Displaced’ by Richard Ford

Displaced by Richard Ford, 2018 Continue reading →

January 19, 2022September 27, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Displaced, fiction, Mississippi, Richard Ford, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘Uncle High Lonesome’ by Barry Hannah

Uncle High Lonesome by Barry Hannah, 1996 Continue reading →

January 17, 2022October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Barry Hannah, criticism, fiction, hunting, Mississippi, short stories, Southern literature, Uncle High Lonesome Leave a comment

‘Cattle Haul’ by Jesmyn Ward

Cattle Haul by Jesmyn Ward, 2008 Continue reading →

July 5, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Arizona, Cattle Haul, criticism, fiction, Jesmyn Ward, Louisiana, Mississippi, short stories, Texas, truckers Leave a comment

‘An Error In Chemistry’ by William Faulkner

An Error In Chemistry by William Faulkner, 1946 Continue reading →

April 23, 2020August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, An Error In Chemistry, analysis, criticism, fiction, Mississippi, mystery, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature, William Faulkner Leave a comment

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