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Tag: Southern literature

‘The Walled Garden’ by Peter Taylor

The Walled Garden by Peter Taylor, 1941 Continue reading →

August 22, 2022August 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Memphis, Peter Taylor, short stories, Southern literature, Tennessee, The Walled Garden Leave a comment

‘A Respectable Woman’ by Kate Chopin

A Respectable Woman by Kate Chopin, 1894 Continue reading →

July 28, 2022August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, A Respectable Woman, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Kate Chopin, Louisiana, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘Désirée’s Baby’ by Kate Chopin

Désirée’s Baby by Kate Chopin, 1893 Continue reading →

July 25, 2022October 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Désirée's Baby, fiction, Kate Chopin, Louisiana, racism, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘White Girl, Fine Girl’ by Shirley Ann Grau

White Girl, Fine Girl by Shirley Ann Grau, 1955 Continue reading →

June 2, 2022September 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, Alabama, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Shirley Ann Grau, short stories, Southern literature, White Girl Fine Girl Leave a comment

‘Children On Their Birthdays’ by Truman Capote

Children On Their Birthdays by Truman Capote, 1948 Continue reading →

May 30, 2022August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, Alabama, American lit, American literature, analysis, Children On Their Birthdays, criticism, fiction, short stories, Southern literature, Truman Capote Leave a comment

‘Sucker’ by Carson McCullers

Sucker by Carson McCullers, 1934 Continue reading →

May 10, 2022October 12, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Carson McCullers, criticism, fiction, Georgia, short stories, Southern literature, Sucker Leave a comment

‘A View Of The Woods’ by Flannery O’Connor

A View Of The Woods by Flannery O’Connor, 1957 Continue reading →

May 9, 2022August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, A View Of The Woods, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, Georgia, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘Blackie’ by Elizabeth Spencer

Blackie by Elizabeth Spencer, 2012 Continue reading →

March 21, 2022August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Blackie, criticism, Elizabeth Spencer, fiction, short stories, Southern literature, Virginia Leave a comment

‘Displaced’ by Richard Ford

Displaced by Richard Ford, 2018 Continue reading →

January 19, 2022September 27, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Displaced, fiction, Mississippi, Richard Ford, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘Clytie’ by Eudora Welty

Clytie by Eudora Welty, 1940 Continue reading →

January 18, 2022August 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Clytie, criticism, Eudora Welty, fiction, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

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