The Best American Short Stories 2003 Author:Walter Mosley (Compiler), Katrina Kenison (Compiler) Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to twenty or so very best piec... more »es by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind.
Lending a fresh perspective to a perennial favorite, Walter Mosley has chosen unforgettable short stories by both renowned writers and exciting newcomers. The Best American Short Stories 2003 features poignant tales that explore the nuances of family life and love, birth and death. Here are stories that will, as Mosley writes in his introduction, "live with the reader long after the words have been translated into ideas and dreams. That's because a good short story crosses the borders of our nations and our prejudices and our beliefs."
Rationing / Mary Yukari Waters --
Mines / Susan Straight --
Coins / Mona Simpson --
Heaven Lake / Jess Row --
Kavita through glass / Emily Ishem Raboteau --
Ghost knife / Sharon Pomerantz --
Marie-Ange's ginen / Marilene Phipps --
Moriya / Dean Paschal --
Every tongue shall confess / ZZ Packer --
Future emergencies / Nicole Krauss --
Devotion / Adam Haslett --
Why the sky turns red when the sun goes down / Ryan Harty --