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‘Learn A Trade’ by John Updike

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February 23, 2024August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, John Updike, Learn A Trade, Missouri, New York, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘A Story In An Almost Classical Mode’ by Harold Brodkey

A Story In An Almost Classical Mode by Harold Brodkey, 1973 Continue reading →

April 28, 2022October 3, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, A Story In An Almost Classical Mode, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boston, criticism, fiction, Harold Brodkey, Missouri, short stories Leave a comment

‘Heathen’ by Mike Wilson

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April 27, 2022October 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Heathen, Mike Wilson, Missouri, short stories Leave a comment

‘Car Crash While Hitchhiking’ by Denis Johnson

Car Crash While Hitchhiking by Denis Johnson, 1989 Continue reading →

April 26, 2022September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Car Crash While Hitchhiking, criticism, Denis Johnson, fiction, Jesus' Son, Missouri, short stories Leave a comment

‘Donna’ by Michaella Thornton

Donna by Michaella Thornton, 2015 Continue reading →

April 25, 2022October 3, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Donna, fiction, Michaella Thornton, Missouri, short stories Leave a comment

‘Uncles’ by Peter Taylor

Uncles by Peter Taylor, 1947 Continue reading →

December 18, 2019November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Kenyon College, Missouri, Peter Taylor, short stories, St. Louis, Uncles Leave a comment

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