About
A unique collection. The only anthology of short-short stories to focus on youth.
In these 65 stories of no more than a thousand words, well-known and emerging American authors spotlight crucial moments of change during coming-of-age. Their young protagonists face matters of great consequence, such as death of a parent, unwanted pregnancy, and violence, as well as lighter if perplexing circumstances—how to give a prom when being home-schooled; what to do when the babysitter suddenly sees the Rapture. The stories are of this moment—a girl who falls in love and then is pressured to lose her virginity in a cyberspace world. They also remember the past, including slavery, the 1950s, the Nixon era, and the Vietnam War. Whether action-packed or meditative, realistic or fantastical, these brief stories brim with the vitality and intensity of youth. Among the contributors are Steve Almond, Peter Bacho, Richard Bausch, Daphne Beal, Gayle Brandeis, Ron Carlson, Kelly Cherry, Stuart Dybek, Dave Eggers, Pia Z. Ehrhardt, Jim Heynen, Meg Kearney, Bill Konigsberg, Paul Lisicky, Anne Mazer, Naomi Shihab Nye, Pamela Painter, Jonathan Papernick, Todd James Pierce, Sonia Pilcer, Bruce Holland Rogers, Robert Shapard, Jeffrey Vasseur, Nance Van Winckel, Alice Walker, Katharine Weber, Lex Williford, Leigh Allison Wilson, and Sholeh Wolpé.
About the Editors
Christine Perkins-Hazuka has taught English in public and private schools for more than thirty years. She lives in Berlin, Connecticut.
Tom Hazuka has published three novels and co-edited four anthologies of short fiction, including Flash Fiction and You Have Time for This. He teaches fiction writing at Central Connecticut State University.
Mark Budman, author of the novel My Life at First Try, publishes Vestal Review, a magazine of flash fiction. He lives in Vestal, New York.
