The Best American Short Stories 2002, a volume in The Best American Short Stories series, was edited by Katrina Kenison and by guest editor Sue Miller.Kennison, Katrina and Miller, Sue(editors), The Best American Short Stories 2002 Sue Miller, New York, 2002.Nancy Pate, Orlando Sentinel October 7, 2002Publishers Weekly, Sept. 30, 2002
Short stories included Author Story SourceMichael Chabon "Along the Frontage Road" The New YorkerCarolyn Cooke "The Sugar-Tit" AgniAnn Cummins "The Red Ant House" McSweeney'sEdwidge Danticat "Seven" The New YorkerE. L. Doctorow "A House on the Plains" The New YorkerRichard Ford "Puppy" The Southwest ReviewMelissa Hardy "The Heifer" DescantKarl Iagnemma "Zilkowski's Theorem" ZoetropeJhumpa Lahiri "Nobody's Business" The New YorkerBeth Lordan "Digging" The Atlantic MonthlyAlice Mattison "In Case We're Separated" PloughsharesJill McCorkle "Billy Goats" BombTom McNeal "Watermelon Days" ZoetropeLeonard Michaels "Nachman from Los Angeles" The New YorkerArthur Miller "Bulldog" The New YorkerMeg Mullins "The Rug" The New YorkerAlice Munro "Family Furnishings" The New YorkerAkhil Sharma "Surrounded by Sleep" The New YorkerJim Shepard "Love and Hydrogen" Harper's MagazineMary Yukari Waters "Aftermath" Manoa
Other notable stories
Among the other notable writers whose stories were in the "100 Other Distinguished Stories of 2001" were Ann Beattie, Dan Chaon, Stuart Dybek, Louise Erdrich, Joyce Carol Oates, Bob Shacochis, John Updike and the late Richard Yates.
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