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Tag: Southern literature

‘Spunk’ by Zora Neale Hurston

Spunk by Zora Neale Hurston, 1925 Continue reading →

October 10, 2016August 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Florida, short stories, Southern literature, Spunk, Zora Neale Hurston Leave a comment

‘The Gilded Six-Bits’ by Zora Neale Hurston

The Gilded Six-Bits by Zora Neale Hurston, 1933 Continue reading →

August 30, 2016November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Eatonville, fiction, Florida, Harlem Renaissance, short stories, Southern literature, The Gilded Six-Bits, Zora Neale Hurston Leave a comment

‘Puppy’ by Richard Ford

Puppy by Richard Ford, 2001 Continue reading →

June 6, 2016September 27, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New Orleans, Puppy, Richard Ford, short stories, Southern literature, St. Louis Leave a comment

‘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

‘Old Christmas’ by Stephen Merion

Old Christmas by Stephen Merion, 2005 Continue reading →

December 3, 2015November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Christmas stories, criticism, fiction, Old Christmas, short stories, Southern literature, Stephen Merion Leave a comment

‘Kneel To The Rising Sun’ by Erskine Caldwell

Kneel To The Rising Sun by Erskine Caldwell, 1935 Continue reading →

November 18, 2015January 17, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Erskine Caldwell, fiction, Kneel To The Rising Sun, short stories, Southern literature 2 Comments

‘Eatonville Anthology’ by Zora Neale Hurston

Eatonville Anthology by Zora Neale Hurston, 1926 Continue reading →

September 11, 2015January 17, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Eatonville Anthology, fiction, Florida, short stories, Southern literature, Zora Neale Hurston Leave a comment

‘When The Light Gets Green’ by Robert Penn Warren

When The Light Gets Green by Robert Penn Warren, 1936 Continue reading →

August 3, 2015December 15, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Robert Penn Warren, short stories, Southern literature, When The Light Gets Green Leave a comment

‘The Angel In The Alcove’ by Tennessee Williams

The Angel In The Alcove by Tennessee Williams, 1948 Continue reading →

July 22, 2015October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New Orleans, short stories, Southern literature, Tennessee Williams, The Angel In The Alcove Leave a comment

‘The Artificial N—–‘ by Flannery O’Connor

The Artificial N—– by Flannery O’Connor, 1955 Continue reading →

July 21, 2015August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature, The Artificial N----- Leave a comment

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