The Best American Short Stories 1985 Author:Gail Godwin (Editor), Shannon Ravenel (Editor) Short stories selected from U.S. and Canadian magazines by Gail Godwin with Shannon Ravenel ; with an introduction by Gail Godwin. — Sarah Cole: a type of love story by Russell Banks; Dogs' lives by Michael Bishop; Emperor of the air by Ethan Canin; The leather Man by E.L. Doctorow; Roses by Margaret Edwards; Walking, walking by Starkey Flyth... more »e; The sudden trees by H.E. Francis; You've come a long way, Mickey Mouse by Bev Jafek; Clothing by John L'Heureux; The piano tuner by Peter Meinke; Fellow-creatures by Wright Morris; Angela by Bharati Mukherjee; City of boys by Beth Nugent; Raven's Wing by Joyce Carol Oates; Instruments of seduction by Norman Rush; Secrets by Deborah Seabrooke; The Gittel by Marjorie Sandor; Lily by Jane Smiley; The Johnstown Polka by Sharon Sheehe Stark; The skater by Joy Williams.« less