Matters of life and death : new American stories

The Burning House / Ann Beattie -- The Calm / Raymond Carver -- The Conventional Wisdom / Stanley Elkin -- Rock Springs / Richard Ford -- Redemption / John Gardner -- Testimony Of Pilot / Barry Hannah -- Can I Just Sit Here For A While? / Ron Hansen -- Thirty-four Seasons Of Winter / William Kittredge -- Departures / John L'heureux -- Murderers / Leonard Michaels -- Home / Jayne Anne Phillips -- Walking Out / David Quammen -- Pretty Ice / Mary Robison -- Applause, Applause / Jean Thompson -- Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog / Stephanie Vaughn -- Train / Joy Williams -- Oh, Joseph, I'm So Tired / Richard Yates. Edited And With An Introduction By Tobias Wolff. A Wampeter Press/george Murphy Book.