Prize Stories 1992: The O. Henry Awards

Widely regarded as the nation’s most prestigious awards for short fiction -The Atlantic Monthly

The O. Henry Prize Stories 1992 gathers 20 of the best short stories of the year, selected from thousands published in literary magazines.

Stories include:
Cynthia Ozick Puttermesser Paired (first prize)
Lucy Honig English as a Second Language

Tom McNeal What Happened to Tully

Amy Herrick Pinocchio’s Nose

Murray Pomerance Decor

Joyce Carol Oates Why Don’t You Come Live With Me It’s Time

Mary Michael Wagner Acts of Kindness

Yolanda Barnes Red Lipstick

David Long Blue Spruce

Harriett Doerr Way Stations

Perri Klass Dedication

Daniel Meltzer People

Ken Chowder With Seth in Tana Toraja

Alice Adams The Last Lovely City

Frances Sherwood Demiurges

Antonya Nelson The Control Group

Millicent Dillon Lost in L.A.

Kent Nelson The Mine from Nicaragua

Ann Packer Babies

Kate Braverman Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta

What readers can put their trust in is the ability of William Abrahams … to amass a selection of the finest short stories published in America. -New York Times Book Review