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‘Wild Plums’ by Grace Stone Coates

Wild Plums by Grace Stone Coates, 1929 Continue reading →

January 8, 2018September 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Grace Stone Coates, short stories, Wild Plums Leave a comment

‘Mary Elizabeth’ by Jessie Faucet

Mary Elizabeth by Jessie Faucet, 1919 Continue reading →

January 4, 2018October 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Jessie Faucet, Mary Elizabeth, short stories Leave a comment

‘Figures In The Distance’ by Jamaica Kincaid

Figures In The Distance by Jamaica Kincaid, 1983 Continue reading →

January 2, 2018November 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, Antiguan lit, Antiguan literature, Caribbean lit, Caribbean literature, criticism, fiction, Figures In The Distance, Jamaica Kincaid, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Looking Glass’ by Anton Chekhov

The Looking Glass by Anton Chekhov, 1885 Continue reading →

January 1, 2018October 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, Anton Chekhov, criticism, fiction, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Looking Glass Leave a comment

‘The Last Night Of The World’ by Ray Bradbury

The Last Night Of The World by Ray Bradbury, 1951 Continue reading →

December 31, 2017October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Ray Bradbury, short stories, The Last Night Of The World Leave a comment

‘Christmas Poem’ by John O’Hara

Christmas Poem by John O’Hara, 1964 Continue reading →

December 25, 2017September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Christmas Poem, Christmas stories, criticism, fiction, John O'Hara, Pennsylvania, short stories Leave a comment

‘Christmas Freud’ by David Rakoff

Christmas Freud by David Rakoff, 1996 Continue reading →

December 24, 2017August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, analysis, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, Christmas Freud, comedy, criticism, David Rakoff, fiction, memoir, New York City, personal essay, short stories Leave a comment

‘Christmas Gift’ by Robert Penn Warren

Christmas Gift by Robert Penn Warren, 1937 Continue reading →

December 23, 2017August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Christmas Gift, criticism, fiction, Robert Penn Warren, short stories 2 Comments

‘The Sunday After Christmas’ by Mavis Gallant

The Sunday After Christmas by Mavis Gallant, 1967 Continue reading →

December 22, 2017August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, fiction, Italy, Mavis Gallant, short stories, The Sunday After Christmas Leave a comment

‘Where You’ll Find Me’ by Ann Beattie

Where You’ll Find Me by Ann Beattie, 1986 Continue reading →

December 21, 2017September 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Ann Beattie, criticism, fiction, short stories, Where You'll Find Me Leave a comment

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