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‘Something Nice’ by Mary Gaitskill

Something Nice by Mary Gaitskill, 1988 Continue reading →

February 17, 2022August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Mary Gaitskill, New York City, short stories, Something Nice Leave a comment

‘The Terrapin’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Terrapin by Patricia Highsmith, 1962 Continue reading →

February 15, 2022October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New York City, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Terrapin Leave a comment

‘Talkin Bout Sonny’ by Toni Cade Bambara

Talkin Bout Sonny by Toni Cade Bambara, 1967 Continue reading →

February 14, 2022October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, basketball, Brooklyn, criticism, fiction, New York City, short stories, Talkin Bout Sonny, Toni Cade Bambara Leave a comment

‘FAQs’ by Allegra Goodman

FAQs by Allegra Goodman, 2017 Continue reading →

January 27, 2022October 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, Allegra Goodman, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, FAQs, fiction, New Jersey, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘Cold And Sunny’ by Maeve Brennan

Cold And Sunny by Maeve Brennan, 1981 Continue reading →

December 31, 2021October 17, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, British lit, British literature, Cold And Sunny, criticism, Dublin, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, Maeve Brennan, New Year's Eve, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘Hair Jewellery’ by Margaret Atwood

Hair Jewellery by Margaret Atwood, 1977 Continue reading →

November 24, 2021August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, analysis, Boston, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, fiction, Hair Jewellery, Margaret Atwood, Massachusetts, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘Omakase’ by Weike Wang

Omakase by Weike Wang, 2018 Continue reading →

November 17, 2021October 17, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New York City, Omakase, short stories, Weike Wang Leave a comment

‘The Lily-White Boys’ by William Maxwell

The Lily-White Boys by William Maxwell, 1986 Continue reading →

December 24, 2020August 12, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Christmas stories, criticism, fiction, New York City, short stories, The Lily-White Boys, William Maxwell Leave a comment

‘Seven’ by Edwidge Danticat

Seven by Edwidge Danticat, 2001 Continue reading →

December 7, 2020November 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Brooklyn, criticism, Edwidge Danticat, fiction, Haitian lit, Haitian literature, New York City, Seven, short stories Leave a comment

‘Paranoia’ by Shirley Jackson

Paranoia by Shirley Jackson, 2013 Continue reading →

October 30, 2020September 6, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New York City, Paranoia, posthumously published, Shirley Jackson, short stories Leave a comment

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