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• vii • Introduction (Fantastic Women) • essay by Joy Williams
• 1 • Americca • (2009) • short fiction by Aimee Bender
• 13 • Whitework • (2007) • short story by Kate Bernheimer
• 19 • Abroad • (2007) • short story by Judy Budnitz
• 35 • The Young Wife's Tale • (2007) • short story by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum
• 51 • The Entire Predicament • (2006) • short story by Lucy Corin
• 61 • Five Fictions in the Middle of the Night • short fiction by Lydia Davis
• 65 • The Dickmare • (2007) • short story by Rikki Ducornet
• 71 • The Wilds • (2007) • short story by Julia Elliott
• 87 • Beast • (2007) • short story by Samantha Hunt
• 107 • Oranges • (2007) • short story by Miranda July
• 115 • Light • (2007) • novelette by Kelly Link
• 151 • Snow White, Rose Red • (2010) • short story by Lydia Millet
• 163 • Hot, Fast, and Sad • (2007) • short story by Alissa Nutting
• 169 • Song of the Selkie • (2006) • short story by Gina Ochsner
• 187 • The Doll Awakens • (2007) • short story by Stacey Richter
• 197 • The Seagull Army Descends on Strong Beach • (2009) • novelette by Karen Russell
• 225 • Drive-Through House • (2007) • short story by Julia Slavin
• 245 • Big People • (2003) • short story by Gina Zucker