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‘Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story’ by Paul Auster

Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story by Paul Auster, 1990 Continue reading →

December 17, 2015September 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Auggie Wren's Christmas Story, Christmas stories, criticism, fiction, New York City, Paul Auster, short stories Leave a comment

‘An Old-Time Christmas’ by Paul Laurence Dunbar

An Old-Time Christmas by Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1900 Continue reading →

December 14, 2015January 13, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, American lit, American literature, An Old-Time Christmas, analysis, Christmas stories, criticism, fiction, New York City, Paul Laurence Dunbar, short stories Leave a comment

‘Zelig’ by Benjamin Rosenblatt

Zelig by Benjamin Rosenblatt, 1915 Continue reading →

November 17, 2015January 3, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Benjamin Rosenblatt, criticism, fiction, New York City, short stories, Zelig Leave a comment

‘1408’ by Stephen King

1408 by Stephen King, 1999 Continue reading →

October 16, 2015October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1408, 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, horror, New York City, short stories, Stephen King Leave a comment

‘The Standard Of Living’ by Dorothy Parker

The Standard Of Living by Dorothy Parker, 1941 Continue reading →

September 28, 2015August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Dorothy Parker, fiction, New York City, short stories, The Standard Of Living Leave a comment

‘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

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