Stormy Weather by Lisa Alther; Headaches and Bad Dreams by Lawrence Block; Baby-sitting Ingrid by Larry Collins; Wrong Time, Wrong Place by Jeffery Deaver; Untitled by E.L. Doctorow; Mother's Day by Joy Fielding; Paranoia by Stephen Frey; The Price of Tea in China by Eileen Goudge; Six Shades of Black by Joan Hess; The Naked Giant by Wendy Hornsby; Songs in the Key of I by Erica Jong; L.T.'s Theory of Pets by Stephen King; Djinn & Tonic by Tabitha King; Where or When by Ed McBain; An Autumn Migration by Sharyn McCrumb; Color Blind by Joyce Carol Oates; A Place for Nathan by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg; and The Unsung Song of Mary Galliger by Linda Lay Shuler.

Published in a hardcover edition as The best of the best.

Stormy weather / Lisa Alther -- Headaches and bad dreams / Lawrence Block -- Baby-sitting Ingrid / Larry Collins -- Wrong time, wrong place / Jeffery Deaver -- Untitled / E.L. Doctorow -- Mother's Day / Joy Fielding -- Paranoia / Stephen Frey -- The price of tea in China / Eileen Goudge -- Six shades of black / Joan Hess -- The naked giant / Wendy Hornsby -- Songs in the key of I / Erica Jong -- L.T.'s theory of pets / Stephen King -- Djinn & tonic / Tabitha King -- Where or when / Ed McBain -- An autumn migration / Sharyn McCrumb -- Color blind / Joyce Carol Oates -- A place for Nathan / Nancy Taylor Rosenberg -- The unsung song of Mary Gallinger / Linda Lay Shuler.