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- Short Story:"Ollie, oh..." (Carolyn Chute)
- Short Story:"Ollie, oh..." (Carolyn Chute)
- Short Story:1940: Fall (Alice Adams)
- Short Story:1940: Fall (Alice Adams)
- Short Story:2 B R 0 2 B (Kurt Vonnegut)
- Short Story:2 B R 0 2 B (Kurt Vonnegut)
- Short Story:2430 A.D. (Isaac Asimov)
- Short Story:2430 A.D. (Isaac Asimov)
- Short Story:5135 Kensington: August, 1903 (Sally Benson)
- Short Story:5135 Kensington: August, 1903 (Sally Benson)
- Short Story:A Birthday Present (Anne Sayre)
- Short Story:A Birthday Present (Anne Sayre)
- Short Story:A Blade of Grass (Edita Morris)
- Short Story:A Blade of Grass (Edita Morris)
- Short Story:A Blue Blonde in the Sky over Pennsylvania (Dennis Lynds)
- Short Story:A Blue Blonde in the Sky over Pennsylvania (Dennis Lynds)
- Short Story:A Boxer: Old (Harry Sylvester)
- Short Story:A Boxer: Old (Harry Sylvester)
- Short Story:A Cabin on the Coast (Gene Wolfe)
- Short Story:A Cabin on the Coast (Gene Wolfe)
- Short Story:A Can of Paint (A. E. van Vogt)
- Short Story:A Can of Paint (A. E. van Vogt)
- Short Story:A Change of Air (Ivan Gold)
- Short Story:A Change of Air (Ivan Gold)
- Short Story:A Change of Season (James Bond)
- Short Story:A Change of Season (James Bond)
- Short Story:A Christmas Carillon (Hortense Calisher)
- Short Story:A Christmas Carillon (Hortense Calisher)
- Short Story:A Chronicle of Love (H.E. Francis)
- Short Story:A Chronicle of Love (H.E. Francis)
- Short Story:A Chronicle of Love copy (H.E. Francis)
- Short Story:A Chronicle of Love copy (H.E. Francis)
- Short Story:A Circle In The Fire (Flannery O' Connor)
- Short Story:A Circle In The Fire (Flannery O' Connor)
- Short Story:A City of Churches (Donald Barthelme)
- Short Story:A City of Churches (Donald Barthelme)
- Short Story:A Country Killing (Annie Proulx)
- Short Story:A Country Killing (Annie Proulx)
- Short Story:A Country Love Story (Jean Stafford)
- Short Story:A Country Love Story (Jean Stafford)
- Short Story:A Country Passion (Morley Callaghan)
- Short Story:A Country Passion (Morley Callaghan)
- Short Story:A Courtship (William Faulkner)
- Short Story:A Courtship (William Faulkner)
- Short Story:A Curtain of Green (Eudora Welty)
- Short Story:A Curtain of Green (Eudora Welty)
- Short Story:A Day in the Country (Whit Burnett)
- Short Story:A Day in the Country (Whit Burnett)
- Short Story:A Day In The Life of the Boss (Hugh Geeslin, Jr.)
- Short Story:A Day In The Life of the Boss (Hugh Geeslin, Jr.)
- Short Story:A Day on Ragged (Donald Hall)
- Short Story:A Day on Ragged (Donald Hall)
- Short Story:A Death in the Family (Wingate Froscher)
- Short Story:A Death in the Family (Wingate Froscher)
- Short Story:A Death on the East Side (Herbert Gold)
- Short Story:A Death on the East Side (Herbert Gold)
- Short Story:A Delayed Hearing (Howard Nemerov)
- Short Story:A Delayed Hearing (Howard Nemerov)
- Short Story:A Distant Episode (Paul Bowles)
- Short Story:A Distant Episode (Paul Bowles)
- Short Story:A Distant Harbour (Paul Horgan)
- Short Story:A Distant Harbour (Paul Horgan)
- Short Story:A Dream of Armageddon (H. G. Wells)
- Short Story:A Dream of Armageddon (H. G. Wells)
- Short Story:A Family Affair (John L' Heureux)
- Short Story:A Family Affair (John L' Heureux)
- Short Story:A Family Man (Donald Hutter)
- Short Story:A Family Man (Donald Hutter)
- Short Story:A Father's Story (Andre Dubus)
- Short Story:A Father's Story (Andre Dubus)
- Short Story:A Few Things Wrong with Me (Lydia Davis)
- Short Story:A Few Things Wrong with Me (Lydia Davis)
- Short Story:A Fresno Fable (William Saroyan)
- Short Story:A Fresno Fable (William Saroyan)
- Short Story:A Friend of Napoleon (Richard Connell)
- Short Story:A Friend of Napoleon (Richard Connell)
- Short Story:A Fugitive From the Mind (Peggy Bennett)
- Short Story:A Fugitive From the Mind (Peggy Bennett)
- Short Story:A Game of Catch (Richard Wilbur)
- Short Story:A Game of Catch (Richard Wilbur)
- Short Story:A Gift From the City (John Updike)
- Short Story:A Gift From the City (John Updike)
- Short Story:A Girl for Walter (Theodore Jacobs)
- Short Story:A Girl for Walter (Theodore Jacobs)
- Short Story:A Girl I Knew (J.D. Salinger)
- Short Story:A Girl I Knew (J.D. Salinger)
- Short Story:A Glance in the Mirror (Harvey Swados)
- Short Story:A Glance in the Mirror (Harvey Swados)
- Short Story:A Glass of Blessings (Glendon Swarthout)
- Short Story:A Glass of Blessings (Glendon Swarthout)
- Short Story:A Good Loser (Elizabeth Cullinan)
- Short Story:A Good Loser (Elizabeth Cullinan)
- Short Story:A Great Reckoning In a Little Room (Geoffrey Bush)
- Short Story:A Great Reckoning In a Little Room (Geoffrey Bush)
- Short Story:A Guilty Woman (Glenway Wescott)
- Short Story:A Guilty Woman (Glenway Wescott)
- Short Story:A Gun for Dinosaur (L. Sprague de Camp)
- Short Story:A Gun for Dinosaur (L. Sprague de Camp)
- Short Story:A Heart of Furious Fancies (Winona McClintic)
- Short Story:A Heart of Furious Fancies (Winona McClintic)
- Short Story:A Kind of Simple Happy Grace (Richard Bausch)
- Short Story:A Kind of Simple Happy Grace (Richard Bausch)
- Short Story:A Kind of Sunset (Erling Larsen)
- Short Story:A Kind of Sunset (Erling Larsen)
- Short Story:A Letter to Mr. Priest (Margaret Cousins)
- Short Story:A Letter to Mr. Priest (Margaret Cousins)
- Short Story:A Life in the Day of a Writer (Tess Slesinger)
- Short Story:A Life in the Day of a Writer (Tess Slesinger)
- Short Story:A Lingering Death (Silvia Tennenbaum)
- Short Story:A Lingering Death (Silvia Tennenbaum)
- Short Story:A Little Something for Us Tempunauts (Philip K. Dick)
- Short Story:A Little Something for Us Tempunauts (Philip K. Dick)
- Short Story:A Little Walk (Alvah C. Bessie)
- Short Story:A Little Walk (Alvah C. Bessie)
- Short Story:A Loaf of Bread (Robert Gibbons)
- Short Story:A Loaf of Bread (Robert Gibbons)
- Short Story:A Local Skirmish (Noel Houston)
- Short Story:A Local Skirmish (Noel Houston)
- Short Story:A Logic Named Joe (Murray Leinster)
- Short Story:A Logic Named Joe (Murray Leinster)
- Short Story:A Loint of Paw (Isaac Asimov)
- Short Story:A Loint of Paw (Isaac Asimov)
- Short Story:A Long Day's Dying (William Eastlake)
- Short Story:A Long Day's Dying (William Eastlake)
- Short Story:A Long Story Short (Shirley Hazzard)
- Short Story:A Long Story Short (Shirley Hazzard)
- Short Story:A Man of the People (Chinua Achebe)
- Short Story:A Man of the People (Chinua Achebe)
- Short Story:A Martian Odyssey (Stanley G. Weinbaum)
- Short Story:A Martian Odyssey (Stanley G. Weinbaum)
- Short Story:A Master Time (James Still)
- Short Story:A Master Time (James Still)
- Short Story:A Matter of Price (Robert O. Bowen)
- Short Story:A Matter of Price (Robert O. Bowen)
- Short Story:A Mercenary (Cynthia Ozick)
- Short Story:A Mercenary (Cynthia Ozick)
- Short Story:A Mother's Tale (James Agee)
- Short Story:A Mother's Tale (James Agee)
- Short Story:A Mountain Summer (James Ballard)
- Short Story:A Mountain Summer (James Ballard)
- Short Story:A Mussel Named Ecclesiastes (George Dickerson)
- Short Story:A Mussel Named Ecclesiastes (George Dickerson)
- Short Story:A Name for the City (William Faulkner)
- Short Story:A Name for the City (William Faulkner)
- Short Story:A Night Among the Horses (Djuna Barnes)
- Short Story:A Night Among the Horses (Djuna Barnes)
- Short Story:A Nous La Liberté (David Shaber)
- Short Story:A Nous La Liberté (David Shaber)
- Short Story:A Nun No More (John Fante)
- Short Story:A Nun No More (John Fante)
- Short Story:A Pail of Air (Fritz Leiber)
- Short Story:A Pail of Air (Fritz Leiber)
- Short Story:A Pair of Shoes (Max White)
- Short Story:A Pair of Shoes (Max White)
- Short Story:A Partnership With Death (Vardis Fisher)
- Short Story:A Partnership With Death (Vardis Fisher)
- Short Story:A Party in Miami Beach (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
- Short Story:A Party in Miami Beach (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
- Short Story:A Passion For History (Stephen Minot)
- Short Story:A Passion For History (Stephen Minot)
- Short Story:A Piece of Bread (Frances Gray Patton)
- Short Story:A Piece of Bread (Frances Gray Patton)
- Short Story:A Postal Creed (Ben Brooks)
- Short Story:A Postal Creed (Ben Brooks)
- Short Story:A Postscript to Divorce (Gouverneur Morris)
- Short Story:A Postscript to Divorce (Gouverneur Morris)
- Short Story:A Pretty Cute Little Stunt (George Milburn)
- Short Story:A Pretty Cute Little Stunt (George Milburn)
- Short Story:A Private Landscape (Melissa Pritchard)
- Short Story:A Private Landscape (Melissa Pritchard)
- Short Story:A Questionnaire for Rudolph Gordon (Jack Matthews)
- Short Story:A Questionnaire for Rudolph Gordon (Jack Matthews)
- Short Story:A Reasonable Facsimile (Jean Stafford)
- Short Story:A Reasonable Facsimile (Jean Stafford)
- Short Story:A Red Coat For Night (Manuel Komroff)
- Short Story:A Red Coat For Night (Manuel Komroff)
- Short Story:A Ride On The Short Dog (James Still)
- Short Story:A Ride On The Short Dog (James Still)
- Short Story:A Run of Bad Luck (Annie Proulx)
- Short Story:A Run of Bad Luck (Annie Proulx)
- Short Story:A Russian Idyll (Frederic Prokosch)
- Short Story:A Russian Idyll (Frederic Prokosch)
- Short Story:A Sacrifice (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
- Short Story:A Sacrifice (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
- Short Story:A Sandstone Farmhouse (John Updike)
- Short Story:A Sandstone Farmhouse (John Updike)
- Short Story:A Secret Society (Howard Nemerov)
- Short Story:A Secret Society (Howard Nemerov)
- Short Story:A Sense of Danger (Mary Deasy)
- Short Story:A Sense of Danger (Mary Deasy)
- Short Story:A Sermon By Doctor Pep (Saul Bellow)
- Short Story:A Sermon By Doctor Pep (Saul Bellow)
- Short Story:A Ship to Tarshish (William Zukerman)
- Short Story:A Ship to Tarshish (William Zukerman)
- Short Story:A Short Walk Into Afternoon (Kaatje Hurlbut)
- Short Story:A Short Walk Into Afternoon (Kaatje Hurlbut)
- Short Story:A Sick Call (Morley Callaghan)
- Short Story:A Sick Call (Morley Callaghan)
- Short Story:A Silver Dish (Saul Bellow)
- Short Story:A Silver Dish (Saul Bellow)
- Short Story:A Simple Act of Piety (Achmed Abdullah)
- Short Story:A Simple Act of Piety (Achmed Abdullah)
- Short Story:A Simple Case (Cecil Dawkins)
- Short Story:A Simple Case (Cecil Dawkins)
- Short Story:A Sound in the Night (Ruth Herschberger)
- Short Story:A Sound in the Night (Ruth Herschberger)
- Short Story:A Sound of Thunder (Ray Bradbury)
- Short Story:A Sound of Thunder (Ray Bradbury)
- Short Story:A Spot in History (James B. Hall)
- Short Story:A Spot in History (James B. Hall)
- Short Story:A Statue for Father (Isaac Asimov)
- Short Story:A Statue for Father (Isaac Asimov)
- Short Story:A Stop on the Way to Texas (Ward Dorrance)
- Short Story:A Stop on the Way to Texas (Ward Dorrance)
- Short Story:A Story for Teddy (Harvey Swados)
- Short Story:A Story for Teddy (Harvey Swados)
- Short Story:A Story In An Almost Classical Mode (Harold Brodkey)
- Short Story:A Story In An Almost Classical Mode (Harold Brodkey)
- Short Story:A Story of Love, Etc. (Daniel Curley)
- Short Story:A Story of Love, Etc. (Daniel Curley)
- Short Story:A Summer Day (Jean Stafford)
- Short Story:A Summer Day (Jean Stafford)
- Short Story:A Summer in Puerto Rico (Eleanor Clark)
- Short Story:A Summer in Puerto Rico (Eleanor Clark)
- Short Story:A Summer’s Long Dream (Nancy Hale)
- Short Story:A Summer’s Long Dream (Nancy Hale)
- Short Story:A Tale From the Grave (Ira V. Morris, Jr.)
- Short Story:A Tale From the Grave (Ira V. Morris, Jr.)
- Short Story:A Tale of Inheritance (William Goyen)
- Short Story:A Tale of Inheritance (William Goyen)
- Short Story:A Telephone Call (Dorothy Parker)
- Short Story:A Telephone Call (Dorothy Parker)
- Short Story:A Tenderfoot in Space (Robert A. Heinlein)
- Short Story:A Tenderfoot in Space (Robert A. Heinlein)
- Short Story:A Thing of Beauty (Elias Lieberman)
- Short Story:A Thing of Beauty (Elias Lieberman)
- Short Story:A Thousand Deaths (Jack London)
- Short Story:A Thousand Deaths (Jack London)
- Short Story:A Tooth for Paul Revere (Stephen Vincent Benét)
- Short Story:A Tooth for Paul Revere (Stephen Vincent Benét)
- Short Story:A Toy for Juliette (Robert Bloch)
- Short Story:A Toy for Juliette (Robert Bloch)
- Short Story:A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud (Carson McCullers)
- Short Story:A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud (Carson McCullers)
- Short Story:A Trip to Czardis (Edwin Granberry)
- Short Story:A Trip to Czardis (Edwin Granberry)
- Short Story:A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (Un Señor Muy Viejo) (Gabriel García Marquez)
- Short Story:A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (Un Señor Muy Viejo) (Gabriel García Marquez)
- Short Story:A View of the Woods (Flannery O' Connor)
- Short Story:A View of the Woods (Flannery O' Connor)


