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‘Thirteen And A Half’ by Maile Meloy

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September 21, 2018August 24, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Maile Meloy, Montana, short stories, Thirteen And A Half Leave a comment

‘Tome’ by Maile Meloy

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September 18, 2018August 24, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Maile Meloy, Montana, short stories, Tome Leave a comment

‘Red From Green’ by Maile Meloy

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September 17, 2018August 24, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Maile Meloy, Montana, Red From Green, short stories Leave a comment

‘Communist’ by Richard Ford

Ford, Richard 1985

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April 25, 2017April 2, 2017 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, American West, analysis, Communist, criticism, fiction, Montana, Richard Ford, short stories Leave a comment

‘Ranch Girl’ by Maile Meloy

Meloy, Maile 2000

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April 4, 2017March 4, 2017 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Maile Meloy, Montana, Ranch Girl, short stories Leave a comment

‘O Tannenbaum’ by Maile Meloy

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December 22, 2016November 19, 2016 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Christmas stories, criticism, fiction, Maile Meloy, Montana, O Tannenbaum, short stories Leave a comment

‘Old Friends’ by Thomas McGuane

McGuane, Thomas 2006a

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September 16, 2016August 19, 2016 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, American West, analysis, criticism, fiction, Montana, Old Friends, short stories, Thomas McGuane Leave a comment

‘Vicious Circle’ by Thomas McGuane

McGuane, Thomas 2006

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September 15, 2016August 19, 2016 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, American West, analysis, criticism, fiction, Montana, short stories, Thomas McGuane, Vicious Circle 1 Comment

‘Cowboy’ by Thomas McGuane

McGuane, Thomas 2005a

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September 13, 2016August 19, 2016 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, American West, analysis, Cowboy, criticism, fiction, Montana, short stories, Thomas McGuane 1 Comment

‘Gallatin Canyon’ by Thomas McGuane

McGuane, Thomas 2003

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September 12, 2016August 19, 2016 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, American West, analysis, criticism, fiction, Gallatin Canyon, Idaho, Montana, short stories, Thomas McGuane Leave a comment

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