The New York Stories is Writers Recommend at Poets&Writers.

Yes, that Poets&Writers. For real. And much appreciated it is. Excerpt? Cool.

"With each step I begin to sort things out. I see the kernels of a story connect, and unwrap, and build upon themselves. I picture the characters. I feel their confusion. I hear their dialogue. And then at some point I stop, and I write, and it is glorious."