River of names / Dorothy Allison -- All the way in Flagstaff, Arizona / Richard Bausch -- A vintage Thunderbird / Ann Beattie -- Talk of heroes / Carol Bly -- The darling / Scott Bradfield -- Tall tales from the Mekong Delta / Kate Braverman -- Cathedral / Raymond Carver -- The fat girl / Andre Dubus -- Chopin in winter / Stuart Dybek -- Rock springs / Richard Ford -- A romantic weekend / Mary Gaitskill -- Minor heroism / Allan Gurganus -- Testimony of pilot / Barry Hannah -- Wickedness / Ron Hansen -- Emergency / Denis Johnson -- The first day / Edward P. Jones --
A white horse / Thom Jones
Departures / John L'Heureux
Men under water / Ralph Lombreglia
Murderers / Leonard Michaels
Where are you going, where have you been? / Joyce Carol Oates
The things they carried / Tim O'Brien
Aunt Granny Lith / Chris Offutt
Cody's story / Robert Olmstead
Home / Jayne Anne Phillips
Rules of the game / Amy Tan
Dog heaven / Stephanie Vaughn
Daddy garbage / John Edgar Wideman