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‘The Night Of Chancellorsville’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Night Of Chancellorsville by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1935 Continue reading →

December 6, 2018September 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, F. Scott Fitzgerald, fiction, short stories, The Night Of Chancellorsville, Virginia Leave a comment

‘The Lynching Of Jube Benson’ by Paul Laurence Dunbar

The Lynching Of Jube Benson by Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1904 Continue reading →

February 6, 2018November 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Paul Laurence Dunbar, short stories, The Lynching Of Jube Benson, Virginia Leave a comment

‘The Emerald Light In The Air’ by Donald Antrim

The Emerald Light In The Air by Donald Antrim, 2014 Continue reading →

January 30, 2017November 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Donald Antrim, Eudora Welty, fiction, Joyce Carol Oates, short stories, The Emerald Light In The Air, Virginia Leave a comment

‘Smother’ by Joyce Carol Oates

Smother by Joyce Carol Oates, 2005 Continue reading →

January 23, 2017November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Joyce Carol Oates, Pennsylvania, short stories, Smother, Virginia Leave a comment

‘The Swimmers’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Swimmers by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1929 Continue reading →

May 30, 2016December 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, F. Scott Fitzgerald, fiction, short stories, The Swimmers, Virginia Leave a comment

‘A Horseman In The Sky’ by Ambrose Bierce

A Horseman In The Sky by Ambrose Bierce, 1889 Continue reading →

February 2, 2016January 13, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, A Horseman In The Sky, Ambrose Bierce, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, short stories, Virginia Leave a comment

‘Falalalalalalala’ by Nikki Giovanni

Falalalalalalalala by Nikki Giovanni, 1994 Continue reading →

December 7, 2015November 11, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Christmas stories, criticism, Falalalalalalala, fiction, Nikki Giovanni, short stories, Virginia Leave a comment

‘The Warm Fuzzies’ by Chris Adrian

The Warm Fuzzies by Chris Adrian, 2010 Continue reading →

November 24, 2015October 3, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chris Adrian, criticism, fiction, short stories, The Warm Fuzzies, Virginia, Virginia Beach Leave a comment

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