Scribner's best of the fiction workshops, 1998

Carol Shields, John Kulka, Natalie Danford, Judith Claire Mitchell, Kiran Desai, Adam Johnson, Timothy A. Westmoreland, Carolyn Moon, Richard Elson, Natasha Waxman, Tenaya Darlington, Greg Changnon, Athena Paradissis, Colleen Conn Dunkle, Melanie Little, Christopher A. Pasetto, Aimee LaBrie, Sheldon Robert Walcher, Andrew J. McCann, Nelinia Cabiles, Wendi Kaufman, Christina Milletti, Daniel Halpern, Naama Goldstein, Julie Otsuka

A man of few words -- by Judith Claire Mitchell The toilet and Rampal the government official -- by Kiran Desai Your own backyard -- by Adam Marshall Johnson Near to gone -- by Timothy A. Westmoreland Through the timber -- by Carolyn Moon The shooting -- by Richard Elson Forager -- by Natasha Waxman Relevant girl -- by Tenaya Rahel Darlington How the nurse feels -- by Greg Changnon Clean -- by Athena Paradissis Breathe in breath out -- by Coleen Conn Dunkle Apnea -- by Melanie Little Waiting for a crash -- by Christopher A. Pasetto Visitation -- by Aimee LaBrie Durian -- by Sheldon Robert Walcher Zentih -- by Andrew J. McCann Waiting for the Kala -- by Nelinia Cabiles Helen on 86th street -- by Wendi Kaufman The retrofit -- by Christina Milletti The Golem's record -- by Daniel Noah Halpern Pickled Sprouts -- by Naama Goldstein Evacuation order...