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‘The (Unhealthy) Breakfast Club’ by Monica Roe

The (Unhealthy) Breakfast Club by Monica Roe, 2020 Continue reading →

June 23, 2023August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Monica Roe, short stories, South Carolina, The (Unhealthy) Breakfast Club, YA, young adult Leave a comment

‘River Of Names’ by Dorothy Allison

River Of Names by Dorothy Allison, 1988 Continue reading →

July 7, 2022August 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Dorothy Allison, fiction, River Of Names, short stories, South Carolina, The Virgin Suicides 1 Comment

‘Hellion’ by Julia Elliott

Hellion by Julia Elliott, 2018 Continue reading →

July 6, 2022October 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Hellion, Julia Elliott, short stories, South Carolina Leave a comment

‘Why I Like Country Music’ by James Alan McPherson

Why I Like Country Music by James Alan McPherson, 1974 Continue reading →

July 5, 2022August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Brooklyn, criticism, fiction, James Alan McPherson, short stories, South Carolina, Why I Like Country Music Leave a comment

‘The Appropriation Of Cultures’ by Percival Everett

The Appropriation Of Cultures by Percival Everett, 2004 Continue reading →

July 4, 2022August 12, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Dixie, fiction, jazz, Percival Everett, short stories, South Carolina, The Appropriation Of Cultures 2 Comments

‘Christmas For Sassafrass, Cypress And Indigo’ by Ntozake Shange

Christmas For Sassafrass, Cypress And Indigo by Ntozake Shange, 1982 Continue reading →

December 8, 2015September 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Christmas For Sassafrass Cypress And Indigo, Christmas stories, criticism, fiction, Ntozake Shange, short stories, South Carolina, Southern literature 2 Comments
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