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‘Electric Car, El Paso’ by Lucia Berlin

Electric Car, El Paso by Lucia Berlin, 1984 Continue reading →

January 1, 2026October 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, El Paso, Electric Car El Paso, fiction, Lucia Berlin, short stories, Texas Leave a comment

‘Sex Appeal’ by Lucia Berlin

Sex Appeal by Lucia Berlin, 1988 Continue reading →

June 1, 2024August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, El Paso, fiction, Lucia Berlin, Sex Appeal, short stories, Texas Leave a comment

‘Julia’ by Ada Zhang

Julia by Ada Zhang, 2023 Continue reading →

May 8, 2024August 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, Ada Zhang, American lit, American literature, analysis, Brooklyn, criticism, fiction, Julia, New York, New York City, short stories, Texas Leave a comment

‘Foster’ by Bryan Washington

Foster by Bryan Washington, 2021 Continue reading →

May 4, 2024August 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Bryan Washington, criticism, fiction, Foster, short stories, Texas Leave a comment

‘The Disappeared’ by Andrew Porter

The Disappeared by Andrew Porter, 2023 Continue reading →

April 14, 2024August 12, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Andrew Porter, Austin, criticism, fiction, short stories, Texas, The Disappeared 1 Comment

‘Texas’ by David Gates

Texas by David Gates, 2018 Continue reading →

April 1, 2024August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, David Gates, fiction, short stories, Texas, Vermont Leave a comment

‘The Kind Of Light That Shines On Texas’ by Reginald McKnight

The Kind Of Light That Shines On Texas by Reginald McKnight, 1992 Continue reading →

December 7, 2023August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Reginald McKnight, short stories, Texas, The Kind Of Light That Shines On Texas, Vietnam War, Waco Leave a comment

‘The Grave’ by Katherine Anne Porter

The Grave by Katherine Anne Porter, 1935 Continue reading →

December 3, 2023September 12, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Katherine Anne Porter, short stories, Texas, The Grave Leave a comment

‘Two Men’ by Andrew Porter

Two Men by Andrew Porter, 2022 Continue reading →

November 9, 2023August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Andrew Porter, criticism, fiction, short stories, Texas, Two Men Leave a comment

‘Tapioca Surprise’ by William Goyen

Tapioca Surprise by William Goyen, 1975 Continue reading →

April 24, 2023September 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, short stories, Tapioca Surprise, Texas, William Goyen Leave a comment

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