The opening story, 'Victory Lap,' is one of the strongest the author has ever written.

In the opening story of the game, the Water Buffalos' leader decides to retire.

"Futures", the absorbing opening story, describes a series of increasingly bizarre job interviews.

The opening story, for instance, is about an ordinary young man who writes obituaries for a newspaper.

The opening story is the most explicit in its message against cruelty to animals.

The opening story, "The Boat," first published in 1968, is already an astonishingly accomplished miniature.

The opening story is a good example, though it differs from most in that it has both a happy ending and a female protagonist.

The opening story is set during the Vietnam War.

Nonetheless, she read it, and was drawn in by the opening story.

"The Taste of Pennies," the collection's opening story, is both an intelligent commentary on reading and a beautiful piece in its own right.