Introduction / Richard Russo
Donkey greedy, donkey gets punched / Steve Almond
Into silence / Marlin Barton
The cousins / Charles Baxter
Someone ought to tell her there's nowhere to go / Danielle Evans
The valetudinarian / Joshua Ferris
Delicate edible birds / Lauren Groff
Least resistance / Wayne Harrison
The hollow / James Lasdun
Painted ocean, painted ship / Rebecca Makkai
My last attempt to explain to you what happened with the lion tamer / Brendan Mathews
Further interpretaions of real-life events / Kevin Moffett
The Seagull Army descends on Strong Beach / Karen Russell
The Netherlands lives with water / Jim Shepard
The cowboy tango / Maggie Shipstead
