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‘The Bowl’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Bowl by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1928 Continue reading →

September 5, 2015October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, F. Scott Fitzgerald, fiction, football, Ivy League, New York City, Princeton, short stories, The Bowl Leave a comment

‘Winter In Yalta’ by Antonya Nelson

Winter In Yalta by Antonya Nelson, 2014 Continue reading →

September 2, 2015October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Antonya Nelson, criticism, fiction, New York City, short stories, Winter In Yalta Leave a comment

‘Reunion’ by John Cheever

Reunion by John Cheever, 1962 Continue reading →

August 28, 2015September 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, John Cheever, New York City, Reunion, short stories Leave a comment

‘Leave It To Jeeves’ by P.G. Wodehouse

Leave It To Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, 1916 Continue reading →

August 19, 2015August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, analysis, British lit, British literature, comedy, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, Leave It To Jeeves, New York City, P.G. Wodehouse, short stories 1 Comment

‘The Five-Forty-Eight’ by John Cheever

The Five-Forty-Eight by John Cheever, 1954 Continue reading →

April 27, 2015December 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, John Cheever, New York City, short stories, The Five-Forty-Eight Leave a comment

‘The Jewbird’ by Bernard Malamud

The Jewbird by Bernard Malamud, 1963 Continue reading →

April 17, 2015November 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Bernard Malamud, criticism, fiction, New York City, short stories, The Jewbird Leave a comment

‘Tosca’ by Stuart Dybek

Tosca by Stuart Dybek, 2012 Continue reading →

March 23, 2015August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chicago, criticism, fiction, New York City, short stories, Stuart Dybek, Tosca Leave a comment

‘To The Wilderness I Wander’ by Frank Butler

To The Wilderness I Wander by Frank Butler, 1956 Continue reading →

February 26, 2015November 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Frank Butler, New York City, short stories, To The Wilderness I Wander 1 Comment

‘Mammon And The Archer’ by O. Henry

Mammon And The Archer by O. Henry, 1906 Continue reading →

February 12, 2015October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Mammon And The Archer, New York City, O. Henry, short stories Leave a comment

‘Children Are Bored On Sunday’ by Jean Stafford

Children Are Bored On Sunday by Jean Stafford, 1948 Continue reading →

February 10, 2015September 27, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Children Are Bored On Sunday, criticism, fiction, Jean Stafford, New York City, realism, short stories 1 Comment

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