Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Skin and Bone David Walton

South of the Border Leigh Allison Wilson

Horror Show Sandra Thompson

Banquet Susan Neville

A Country Girl Mary Hood

Peacock Blue François Camoin

Pie Dance Molly Giles

Trinity Daniel Curley

The Ponoes Peter Meinke

World Without End Tony Ardizzone

The Mouthpiece Salvatore La Puma

La Bête: A Figure Study Melissa Pritchard

Wilbur Gray Falls in Love with an Idea Philip F. Deaver

Inside Dope Gail Galloway Adams

What My Mother Knows Carole L. Glickfeld

The Expendables Antonya Nelson

The Metal Shredders Nancy Zafris

The Source of Trouble Debra Monroe

Appetizer Rohert H. Abel

Jet Stream T. M. McNally

Voici! Henri! Alfred DePew

Space and Light Dennis Hathaway

Mother Rocket Rita Ciresi

A Brief History of Male Nudes in America Dianne Nelson Oberhansly

All My Relations Christopher McIlroy

Tommy Alyce Miller

Nervous Dancer Carol Lee Lorenzo

The Jaguarundi C. M. Mayo

Guest Speaker Wendy Brenner

Home and Family Paul Rawlins

Home Burial Harvey Grossinger

In Broad Daylight Ha Jin

Winter Money Andy Plattner

Titles in the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction Series