An Anthology Of Bite-sized Tales Represents The Work Of Some Of Today's Best Fiction Writers And Includes Rick Moody's Definition Of An Armoire, Lydia Davis's Sojourn Into The World Of Cats, And Dave Eggers's Exploration Of Narrow Escapes. Jumper Down / Don Shea -- The Memory Priest Of The Creech People / Paul Theroux -- Sashimi Cashmere / Carolyn Forde -- The Barbie Birthday / Alison Townshed -- Sweet Sixteen / Gary D. Wilson -- Before The Bath / Ismail Kadare -- Baker's Helper / Cynthia Anderson -- Rumors Of Myself / Steve Almond -- Mandela Was Late / Peter Mehlman -- Sleeping / Katharine Weber -- Traditional Style Indian Garage / Chrytos -- How To Set A House On Fire / Stace Budzko -- The Jalapeño Contest / Ray Gonzalez -- Currents / Hannah Bottomy -- 1951 / Richard Bausch -- Bullet / Kim Church -- Consuming The View / Luigi Malerba -- The Great Open Mouth Anti-sadness / Ron Carlson -- Things You Should Know / A.m. Holmes -- Rose / John Biguenet -- Tiffany / Stacey Richter -- The Fallguy's Faith / Robert Coover -- The Cats In The Prison Recreation Hall / Lydia Davis -- Level / Keith Scribner -- Blind Fish / Melanie Rae Thon -- The Voices In My Head / Jack Handey -- The Old Truth In Costa Rica / Lon Otto -- Why You Shouldn't Have Gone In The First Place / Samantha Schoech -- Mythologies / R.l. Futrell -- Reviving Pater / John Goulet -- Bullhead / Leigh Allison Wilson -- Accident / Dave Eggers -- All Girl Band / Utahna Faith -- I Never Looked / Donald Hall -- My Date With Neanderthal Woman / David Galef -- Fab 4 / Jenny Hall -- The Peterson Fire / Barry Gifford -- Words / John A. Mccaffrey -- The Black City / Leonardo Alishman -- Justice, A Beginning / Grace Paley -- That Could Have Been You / Jim Heynen -- The Wallet / Andrew Mccuaig -- How To End Up / Jennifer A. Howard -- The Orange / Benjamin Rosenbaum -- 21 / Jim Crace -- Geometry Can Fail Us / Barbara Jacksha -- To Reduce Your Likelihood Of Murder / Ander Monson -- Oliver's Evolution / John Updike -- The Doctor / Ann Hood -- Crazy Glue / Etgar Keret -- Pledge Drive / Patricia Marx -- The Handbag / Michael Augustin -- A Patriotic Angel / Mark Budman -- What Were The White Things? / Amy Hempel -- Map Of The Lost World / James Tate -- Bill / Dan Kaplan -- The Kettle / Eva Marie Ginsburg -- Quill / Tony Earley -- Nicaragua / Kirk Nesset -- Parrot Talk / Kite Covne Irwin -- I Didn't Do That / Tom Hazuka -- What I Know Of Your Country / John Leary -- The Paperboy / Sherrie Flick -- Birth / Robert Earle -- Guidebook / Christopher Merrill -- Test / G.a. Ingersoll -- Drawer / Rick Moody 00:03:36:58 / Bayard Godsave -- The Good Life / David Ryan -- Fruit Series / Opal Palmer Adisa -- Initials Etched On A Dining-room Table, Lockport, Nova Scotia / Peter Orner -- Mr. Nikos Nikou / Ersi Sotiropoulos -- Three Soldiers / Bruce Holland Rogers -- The Mesmerist / Michael Knight -- Toasters / Pamela Painter -- Diagnostic Drift / Michael Martone -- You Don't Know Anything / Kathleen Wheaten -- Traveling Alone / Rob Carney -- The Death Of A Short Story / J. David Stevens. Edited By James Thomas And Robert Shapard.

Thomas, James, 1946-; Shapard, Robert, 1942-

Thomas, James, Robert Shapard

Robert Shapard; James Thomas

James Thomas, 1946-

New York: W.W. Norton & Co.

Norton Professional Books

United States, United States of America

1st ed, New York, New York State, 2006

First edition, New York :, 2006

August 28, 2006

1, US, 2006

After publication of the first Flash Fiction anthology over a decade ago, flash became part of the creative writing lexicon for readers, writers, students, and teachers. In this follow-up collection, the editors once again tackle the question: How short can a story be and truly be a story? Determined to find the best flashes from America in the twenty-first century, James Thomas and Robert Shapard searched everywhere for stories that were not merely good but memorable. Moving, and certainly unforgettable, this collection includes stories from the best and most popular fiction writers of our time, including Ron Carlson, Robert Coover, Steve Almond, Amy Hempel, A. M. Homes, Grace Paley, and Paul Theroux. In addition, Rick Moody properly defines armoire, Lydia Davis delves into a world of cats, and Dave Eggers explores narrow escapes. Over and over, these stories prove that often less is more.

After publication of the first Flash Fiction anthology over a decade ago, "flash" became part of the creative-writing lexicon for readers, writers, students, and teachers. In this follow-up collection, the editors once again tackle the question: "How short can a story be and truly be a story?" Determined to find the best flashes from America in the twenty-first century, James Thomas and Robert Shapard searched everywhere for stories that were not merely good but memorable. Moving, and certainly unforgettable, this collection includes stories from the best and most popular fiction writers of our time, including Ron Carlson, Robert Coover, Amy Hempel, Grace Paley, Pamela Painter, and Paul Theroux. Also, Rick Moody properly defines armoire, Lydia Davis delves into a world of cats, and Dave Eggers explores narrow escapes. Over and over, these stories prove that less is often more.

2023-06-28