SARAH COLE:A TYPE OF LOVE STORY.Russell Banks 1
ContentsPublisher s Note 9
Introduction by Gad Godwin 11
FROM THE MISSOURI REVIEWDOGS LIVES.Michael Bishop 24
FROM THE MISSOURI REVIEWEMPEROR OF THE AIR.Ethan Canin 44
FROM THE ATLANTIC MONTHLYTHE LEATHER MAN.E．L．Doctorow 58
FROM THE PARIS REVIEWROSES.Margaret Eduards 67
FROM THE VIRGINIA QUARTERLY REVIEWWALKING.WALKING.Starkey Flythe 84
FROM NORTHWEST REVIEWTHE SUDDEN TREES.H．E．Francis 96
FROM PRAIRIE SCHOONERYOU VE COME A LONG WAY,MICKEY MOUSE.Bev Jafek 116
FROM COLUMBIA MAGAZINE OF POETRY AND PROSECLOTHING.John L Heureux 126
FROM TENDRILTHE PIANO TUNER.Perter Meinke 139
FROM THE ATLANTC MONTHIYFELLOW-CREATURES.Wright Morr？ 150
FROM THE NEW YORKERANGELA.Bharati Mukherjee 157
FROM MOTHER JONFSCTTY OF BOYS.Beth Nugent 168
FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEWRAVEN S WING.Joyce Carol Oates 183
FROM ESQUIREINSTRUMENTS OF SEDUCTION.Norman Rush 192
FROM THE PARIS REVIEWSECRETS.Deborah Seabrooke 206
FROM THE VIRGINIA QUARTERLY REVIEWTHE GITTEL.Marjorie Sandor 220
FROM THE GEORGIA REVIEWLILY.Jane Smiley 235
FROM THE ATLANTIC MONTHLYTHE JOHNSTOWN POLKA.Sharon Sheehe Stark 256
FROM WEST BRANCHTHE SKATER.Joy Williams 273
FROM ESQUIREBiographical Notes 283
100 Other Distinguished Short Stries of the Year 1984 286
Editorial Addresses of American and CanadianMagazines Publishing Short Stories 290