Baldwin, James, ()
--Sonny's Blues, 1948. (Going to Meet the Man, 1948.)
Beattie, Ann, ()
--Weekend, 1976. (The New Yorker, 1976; Secrets and Surprises, 1978.)
Berriault, Gina, (1926-1999)
--The Bystander, 1982. (The Infinite Passion of Expectation, 1982.)
Bourjaily, Vance, ()
--The Amish Farmer, 1980. (Esquire, 1980.)
Brautigan, Richard, ()
--1/3, 1/3, 1/3, 1973. (Revenge of the Lawn, 1973.)
Brodkey, Harold, (1930-1996)
--Verona: A Young Woman Speaks, 1977. (Esquire, 1977.)
Bly, Carol, ()
--Talk of Heroes, 1982. (Twin Cities Magazine, 1982; Backbone, .)
Carver, Raymond, (1939-1988)
--Fever, 1983. (The North American Review, 1983; Cathedral, .)
Connell, Evan S., ()
--The Fisherman from Chihuahua, 1980. (The Paris Review, 1980; Saint Augustine's Pigeon, .)
Conroy, Frank, ()
--Midair, 1982. (The New Yorker, 1985; Midair, .)
Doctorow, E. L., ()
--Willi, 1984. (The Atlantic Monthly, 1984; Lives of the Poets, .)
Dubus, Andre, ()
--The Fat Girl, 1975. (Adultery and Other Choices, 1975.)
Elkin, Stanley, ()
--A Poetics for Bullies, 1965. (Criers and Kibitzers, Kibitzers and Criers, 1965.)
Ford, Richard, ()
--Rock Springs, 1982. (Esquire, 1982.)
Gallagher, Tess, ()
--The Lover of Horses, 1986. (Zyzzyva, 1986; The Lover of Horses and Other Stories, .)
Gardner, John, ()
--Redemption, 1977. (The Atlantic Monthly, 1977.)
Godwin, Gail, ()
--Dream Children, 1976. (Ms., 1976.)
Hall, Lawrence Sargent, ()
--The Ledge, 1959. (The Hudson Review, 1959.)
Hannah, Barry, ()
--Water Liars, 1978. (Esquire, 1978; Airships, 1987.)
Halprin, Mark, ()
--Letters from the Samantha, 1976. (The New Yorker, 1976; Ellis Island and Other Stories, .)
Le Guin, Ursula K., (1929- )
--Ile Forest, 1976. (Orsinian Tales, 1976.)
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--The Magic Barrel, 1954. (The Magic Barrel, 1954.)
Mason, Bobbie Ann, ()
--Shiloh, 1982. (The New Yorker, 1982.)
McPherson, James Alan, ()
--The Story of the Scar, 1973. (The Atlantic Monthly, 1973; Elbow Room, .)
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--Murderers, 1971. (Quarry, 1971; I Would Have Saved Them If I Could, 1975.)
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--Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? 1965. (Epoch, 1965; The Wheel of Love, .)
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--The Used-Boy Raisers, 1959. (The Little Disturbances of Man, 1959.)
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--Walking Out, 1980. (TriQuarterly, 1980.)
Roth, Philip, (1933- )
--The Conversion of the Jews, 1959. (The Paris Review, 1959; Goodbye, Columbus, .)
Salter, James, ()
--Aknilo, 1981. (Grand Street, 1981.)
Updike, John, (1932- )
--The Christian Roommates, 1964. (The New Yorker, 1964; The Music School, 1984.)
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--The Wedding, 1982. (Taking Care, 1982.)
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