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Flash Fiction Forward Pa

by Shapard,Robert

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9780393328028

ISBN10:

0393328023

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Trade Paper

Pub. Date:

8/17/2006

Publisher(s):

W W NORTON

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Summary

The eagerly anticipated anthology from the editors who coined the term "Flash," with stories by today's best fiction writers. 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.

Stories

(2)

John Edgar Wideman

Editors' Note

(6)

Jumper Down

(3)

Don Shea

The Memory Priest of the Creech People

(2)

Paul Theroux

Sashimi Cashmere

(2)

Carolyn Forde

The Barbie Birthday

(2)

Alison Townsend

Sweet Sixteen

(2)

Gary D. Wilson

Before the Bath

(3)

Ismail Kadare

Baker's Helper

(3)

Cynthia Anderson

Rumors of Myself

(2)

Steve Almond

Mandela Was Late

(4)

Peter Mehlman

Sleeping

(2)

Katharine Weber

Traditional Style Indian Garage

(4)

Chrystos

How to Set a House on Fire

(2)

Stace Budzko

The Jalapeno Contest

(3)

Ray Gonzalez

Currents

(2)

Hannah Bottomy

1951

(3)

Richard Bausch

Bullet

(3)

Kim Church

Consuming the View

(3)

Luigi Malerba

The Great Open Mouth Anti-Sadness

(2)

Ron Carlson

Things You Should Know

(4)

A. M. Homes

Rose

(3)

John Biguenet

Tiffany

(3)

Stacey Richter

The Fallguy's Faith

(2)

Robert Coover

The Cats in the Prison Recreation Hall

(3)

Lydia Davis

Level

(3)

Keith Scribner

Blind Fish

(3)

Melanie Rae Thon

The Voices in My Head

(3)

Jack Handey

The Old Truth in Costa Rica

(2)

Lon Otto

Why You Shouldn't Have Gone in the First Place

(3)

Samantha Schoech

Mythologies

(3)

R. L. Futrell

Reviving Pater

(3)

John Goulet

Bullhead

(2)

Leigh Allison Wilson

Accident

101

(2)

Dave Eggers

All Girl Band

103

(2)

Utahna Faith

I Never Looked

105

(4)

Donald Hall

My Date with Neanderthal Woman

109

(3)

David Galef

Fab 4

112

(3)

Jenny Hall

The Peterson Fire

115

(3)

Barry Gifford

Words

118

(3)

John A. McCaffrey

The Black City

121

(3)

Leonardo Alishan

Justice --- A Beginning

124

(3)

Grace Paley

That Could Have Been You

127

(3)

Jim Heynen

The Wallet

130

(3)

Andrew McCuaig

How to End Up

133

(2)

Jennifer A. Howard

The Orange

135

(2)

Benjamin Rosenbaum

137

(2)

Jim Crace

Geometry Can Fail Us

139

(2)

Barbara Jacksha

To Reduce Your Likelihood of Murder

141

(2)

Ander Monson

Oliver's Evolution

143

(3)

John Updike

The Doctor

146

(3)

Ann Hood

Crazy Glue

149

(3)

Etgar Keret

Pledge Drive

152

(3)

Patricia Marx

The Handbag

155

(2)

Michael Augustin

A Patriotic Angel

157

(2)

Mark Budman

What Were the White Things?

159

(3)

Amy Hempel

Map of the Lost World

162

(2)

James Tate

Bill

164

(2)

Dan Kaplan

The Kettle

166

(2)

Eva Marie Ginsburg

Quill

168

(3)

Tony Earley

Nicaragua

171

(2)

Kirk Nesset

Parrot Talk

173

(3)

Kit Coyne Irwin

I Didn't Do That

176

(2)

Tom Hazuka

What I Know of Your Country

178

(3)

John Leary

The Paperboy

181

(3)

Sherrie Flick

Birth

184

(3)

Robert Earle

Guidebook

187

(2)

Christopher Merrill

Test

189

(5)

G. A. Ingersoll

Drawer

194

(3)

Rick Moody

00:02:36:58

197

(3)

Bayard Godsave

The Good Life

200

(2)

David Ryan

Fruit Series

202

(3)

Opal Palmer Adisa

Initials Etched on a Dining-Room Table, Lockeport, Nova Scotia

205

(3)

Peter Orner

Mr. Nikos Nikou

208

(2)

Ersi Sotiropoulos

Three Soldiers

210

(2)

Bruce Holland Rogers

The Mesmerist

212

(4)

Michael Knight

Toasters

216

(2)

Pamela Painter

Diagnostic Drift

218

(3)

Michael Martone

You Don't Know Anything

221

(3)

Kathleen Wheaton

Traveling Alone

224

(2)

Rob Carney

The Death of the Short Story

226

(3)

J. David Stevens

Credits

229