目录 1
ANIMALS动物 1
The Chicken小鸡 LIDNA ELEGANT 2
The Yellow Butterfly黄蝴蝶 SIMONETTE JACKSON 4
Pork Chop猪排 ERIC WYNN 6
B B SUZANNE STROH 10
Two Loves两种挚爱 WILL COFFEY 14
Rabbit Story兔子的故事 BARRY FOY 16
Carolina卡罗琳娜 KELLY O NEILL 20
Andy and the Snake安迪与蛇 RON FABIAN 24
Blue Skies蓝天 CORKL STEWART 30
Exposure暴露 MICHAEL OPPENHEIMER 32
OBJECTS物品 38
Star and Chain星星链子 STEVE LACHEEN 38
A Bicycle Story自行车的故事 EDITH RIEMER 40
Grandmother s China祖母的瓷器 KRISTINE LUNDQUIST 46
Mother s Watch母亲的表 RAYMOND BARRY 50
The Photo相片 BEVERLY PETERSON 54
Ms.Found in an Attic阁楼新生 MARCUS ROSENBAUM 56
A Lesson Not Learned没有吸取的教训 CAROL SHERMAN-JONES 58
A Family Christmas家庭圣诞节 DON GRAVES 62
My Rocking Chair我的摇椅 DOCK BAIN 64
The Doll洋娃娃 ROBERT MCGEE 68
The Purse钱包 BARBARA HUDIN 74
A Gift of Gold金子般的礼物 JOHN KEITH 78
Rainout泡汤 STAN BENKOSKI 86
FAMIL IES家庭 86
Isolation孤独 LUCY HAYDEN 88
How My Father Lost His Job父亲如何丢了工作 FRED MURATORI 92
Danny Kowalski丹尼·科瓦尔斯基 CHARLIE PETERS 98
Aunt Myrtle默特尔姨婆 LAURA BRAUGHTON WATERS 102
American Odyssey美国式的“奥德赛” JANE ADAMS 106
A Plate of Peas一碟豌豆 RICK BEYER 110
Double Sadness双重悲伤 MARTHA RUSSELL HSU 114
A Picture of Life生活写照 JEANINE MANKINS 120
Margie玛吉 CHRISTINE KRAVETZ 126
One Thousand Dollars一千美元 I.Z. 130
Taking Leave告假 JOE MICELI 136
Act of Memory追忆 MARY GRACE DEMBECK 148
SLAPSTICK闹剧 156
Bicoastal两岸 BETH KIVEL 156
A Felt Fedora费多拉毡帽 JOAN WILKINS STONE 158
Man vs.Coat男人VS.外套 MEL SINGER 160
That s Entertainment娱乐 NANCY WILSON 162
The Cake蛋糕 GERARD BYRNE 164
Riding with Andy与安迪同行 JIM FURLONG 168
Sophisticated Lady成熟女人 JOAN VANDEN HEUVEL 170
My First Day in Priest Clothes穿牧师服的第一天 EUGENE O BRIEN 172
Jewish Cowboy犹太牛仔 JENNIFER PYE 174
How to Win Friends and Influence People交友之道 JERRY YELLIN 176
Airport Story机场故事 RADNY WELCH 178
A Conversation with Bill和比尔的一次谈话 JOHN BRAWLEY 184
STRANGERS陌生人 184
Greyhounding“灰狗”大巴旅行 BETH TWIGGAR GOFF 188
A Little Story about New York纽约小事 DAYNA T.PAYNE 194
My Mistake我之错 LUDLOW PERRY 200
No Forwarding Address无处可寄 JOSH DORMAN 204
The New Girl新来的女孩 MARC MITCHELL 206
The Iceman of Market Street街市冰人 R.C.VAN KOOY 212
Lives of the Poets诗人的生活 CLAYTON ESHLEMAN 218
Land of the Lost失落的世界 ERICA HAGEN 220
Rainbow彩虹 KATIE LETCHER LYLE 224
Rescued by God上帝救了我 MARY ANN GARRETT 228
My Story我的故事 RACHEL WATSON 232
Small World世界真小 PAUL K.HUMISTON 240
Christmas Moming,1949 1949年的圣诞节早晨 SYLVIA SEYMOUR AKIN 246
A Shot in the Light一线生机 LION GOODMAN 250
Snow雪 JULIANA C.NASH 264
The Fatest Man in the Union Army联邦军队中跑得最快的人 MICHAEL KURETICH 270
WAR战争 270
Mount Grappa格拉帕山 MARY PARSONS BURKETT 272
Savenay萨维内 HAROLD TAPEER 274
Fifty Years Later五十年后 GISELA CLOOS EVITT 276
He Was the Same Age as My Sister他和我的姐姐同龄 MIEKE C.MALANDRA 278
Betting on Uncle Louie打赌 JEANNE W.HALPERN 282
The Ten-Goal Player“十分”球员 PAUL EBELTOFT 286
The Last Hand最后一把 BILL HELMANTOLER 290
August 1945 1945年8月 294
ROBERT C.NORTH DOROTHY NORTH 294
The Celebration庆祝 REGINALD THAYER 298
Christmas,1945 1945年的圣诞节 LLOYD HUSTVEDT 302
A Trunk Full of Memories满载记忆的箱子 MORTON N.COHEN 306
A Walk in the Sun阳光下的行军 DONALD ZUCHER 312
A Shot in the Dark黑暗中的一枪 DAVID AYRES 316
Forever永远 MARIA BARCELONA 320
What if如果 THEODORE LUSTlG 326
LOVE爱 326
The Mysteries of Tortellini神奇的意大利饺子 KRISTINA STREETER 330
An Involuntary Assistant无意的帮助 C.W.SCHMITT 334
The Plot墓地 BEV FORD 338
Table for Two两个人的桌子 LORI PEIKOFF 342
Top Button领扣 EARL ROBERTS 346
Lace Gloves蕾丝手套 KAREN CYCON DERMODY 350
Edith伊迪丝 BILL FROKE 352
Souls Fly Away飘逝的灵魂 LAURA MCHUGH 358
Awaiting Delivery待产 JOHN WLEY 362
A Lesson in Love爱的教训 ALVIN ROSSER 364
The Fortune Cookie签饼 SHARLI LAND-POLANCO 366
DEATH死亡 370
Ashes骨灰 SARA WILSON 370
Harrisburg哈里斯堡 RANDEE ROSENFELD 374
Something to Think About有所思 P.ROHMANN 376
Good Night晚安 ELLISE ROSSEN 380
Charlie the Tree Killer树木杀手查理 FRANK YOUNG 384
Dead Man s Bluff死人的游戏 JOEL EINSCHLAG 386
My Best Friend我最好的朋友 OLGA HARDMAN 390
I Didn t Know我不知道 LIDNA MARINE 392
Cardiac Arrests心跳停止 SHERWIN WALDNAM,M.D. 396
Grandmother s Funeral祖母的葬礼 MARTHA DUNCAN 398
A Failed Execution劫后余生 DAVID ANDERSON 402
Heart Surgery心脏手术 DR.G. 406
The Crying Place伤心之地 TIM GLBSON 408
Lee李 JODIE WALTERS 410
South Dakota南达科他 NANCY PEAVY 414
Connecting with phil心系菲尔 TOM SELLEW 420
The Letter信 BRIAN F.MCGEE 424
Dress Rehearsal彩排 ELLEN POWELL 428
DREAMS梦 436
4:05 A.M.凌晨四点零五分 MATTHEW MENARY 436
Blood血 JAMES SHARPSTEEN 438
The Interpretation of Dreams解梦 V.FERGUSON-STEWART 440
Friday Night星期五晚上 STEVE HODGMAN 442
“Jill”“吉尔” KARA HUSSON 444
D-day登陆日 RICHARD R.ROSMAN 446
The Wall墙 VICKY JOHNSON 448
Heaven天堂 GRACE FICHTELBERG 452
My Father s Dream父亲的梦 MARY MCCALLUM 456
Anna May安娜·梅 JEFF RAPER 460
Long Time Gone岁月流逝 LYNN DUVALL 464
MEDITATIONS沉思 470
Sewing Lessons缝纫课 DONNA M.BRONNER 470
Seaside海边 TANYA COLLINS 476
After a Long Winter长冬过后 EILEEN O HARA 482
Peter彼得 MARK GOVER 484
Reflections on a Hubcap轮毂盖上的映像 ROGER BRINKERHOFF 488
Homeless in Prescott,Arizona普雷斯科特的流浪生涯 B.C. 492
Being There在那里 TIM CLANCY 498