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The 300 Best American Short Stories - Page 4

Okay -- so this is my opinion. If you don't see your favorite, odds are I considered it a novella. What have I left out, where have I flubbed and, most importantly, which have you read?
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A Horseman in the Sky (Ambrose Bierce)
A Horseman in the Sky
121
Ambrose Bierce
Hot Ice (Stuart Dybek)
Hot Ice
122
Stuart Dybek
Hunters in the Snow (Tobias Wolff)
Hunters in the Snow
123
Tobias Wolff
The Ice Palace (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Ice Palace
124
F. Scott Fitzgerald
I'm a Fool (Sherwood Anderson)
I'm a Fool
125
Sherwood Anderson
Indian Camp (Ernest Hemingway)
Indian Camp
126
Ernest Hemingway
In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried (Amy Hempel)
In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried
127
Amy Hempel
In the Garden of the North American Martyrs (Tobias Wolff)
In the Garden of the North American Martyrs
128
Tobias Wolff
In Time Which Makes Monkeys of Us All (Grace Paley)
In Time Which Makes Monkeys of Us All
129
Grace Paley
I Stand Here Ironing (Tillie Olsen)
I Stand Here Ironing
130
Tillie Olsen
I Want to Know Why (Sherwood Anderson)
I Want to Know Why
131
Sherwood Anderson
Janus (Ann Beattie)
Janus
132
Ann Beattie
The Jewbird (Bernard Malamud)
The Jewbird
133
Bernard Malamud
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (Katherine Ann Porter)
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
134
Katherine Ann Porter
Johnny Bear (John Steinbeck)
Johnny Bear
135
John Steinbeck
Johnny Mnemonic (William Gibson)
Johnny Mnemonic
136
William Gibson
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams (Sylvia Plath)
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams
137
Sylvia Plath
The Jolly Corner (Henry James)
The Jolly Corner
138
Henry James
A Jury of Her Peers (Susan Glaspell)
A Jury of Her Peers
139
Susan Glaspell
The Killers (Ernest Hemingway)
The Killers
140
Ernest Hemingway
Killings (Andre Dubus)
Killings
141
Andre Dubus
Kindred Spirits (Alice Walker)
Kindred Spirits
142
Alice Walker
King of the Bingo Game (Ralph Ellison)
King of the Bingo Game
143
Ralph Ellison
The Kuglemaas Episode (Woody Allen)
The Kuglemaas Episode
144
Woody Allen
The Lady or the Tiger? (Frank R. Stockton)
The Lady or the Tiger?
145
Frank R. Stockton
The Last Leaf (O. Henry)
The Last Leaf
146
O. Henry
The Last Question (Isaac Asimov)
The Last Question
147
Isaac Asimov
A Late Encounter With the Enemy (Flannery O'Connor)
A Late Encounter With the Enemy
148
Flannery O'Connor
The Laughing Man (J. D. Salinger)
The Laughing Man
149
J. D. Salinger
The Law of Life by Jack London (Jack London)
The Law of Life by Jack London
150
Jack London
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
151
Washington Irving
The Lesson (Toni Cade Bambara)
The Lesson
152
Toni Cade Bambara
The Life You Save May Be Your Own (Flannery O'Connor)
The Life You Save May Be Your Own
153
Flannery O'Connor
Ligeia (Edgar Allan Poe)
Ligeia
154
Edgar Allan Poe
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Sherman Alexie)
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
155
Sherman Alexie
The Looking Glass (Edith Wharton)
The Looking Glass
156
Edith Wharton
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
157
Shirley Jackson
The Luck of Roaring Camp (Bret Harte)
The Luck of Roaring Camp
158
Bret Harte
The Magic Barrel (Bernard Malamud)
The Magic Barrel
159
Bernard Malamud
A Man Called Horse (Dorothy M. Johnson)
A Man Called Horse
160
Dorothy M. Johnson
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