Stories chosen by Michael J. Jasper (in no particular order):

1. “Klokwerk’s Heart,” Anna Tambour, STRANGE HORIZONS.
2. “Bringweather and the Portal of Giving and Taking,” Barth Anderson, STRANGE HORIZONS.
3. “Shepherd’s Calendar,” Alan DeNiro, STRANGE HORIZONS.
4. “Show and Tell,” Greg van Eekhout, STRANGE HORIZONS.
5. “Miss Parker Down the Bung,” Kate Bachus, STRANGE HORIZONS.
6. “Sea Change,” Michael Belfiore, STRANGE HORIZONS.
7. “Little Gods,” Tim Pratt, STRANGE HORIZONS.
8. “Laika Comes Back Safe,” Maureen McHugh, POLYPHONY 1
9. “Even a Worm Will Turn,” Kristin Livdahl, RABID TRANSIT.
10. “Wetting the Bed,” Heather Shaw, FLOODWATER.
11. “Secret Murders,” Darrell Schweitzer, CEMETERY DANCE 39.
12. “The Ethical Treatment of Meat,” Claude Lalumiere, THE BOOK OF MORE FLESH.
13. “The Trick of Disaster,” Jay Lake, IDEOMANCER April 2002.
14. “Madonna of the Maquiladora,” Gregory Frost, ASIMOV’S May 2002.
15. “Black Dust,” Graham Joyce, F&SF February 2002.
16. “The Hanging Curve,” Gardner Dozois, F&SF April 2002.
17. “Creation, Jeffrey Ford, F&SF May 2002.
18. “Will You be an Astronaut?” Greg van Eekhout, F&SF September 2002.
19. “What I Didn’t See,” Karen Joy Fowler, SCI FICTION.
20. “In for a Penny, or, The Man Who Believed in Himself,” James Blaylock, SCI FICTION.

Honorable Mentions:
1. “Porcelain,” James A. Hartley, FANGORIA’S FRIGHTFUL FICTION.
2. “The Fat Suit,” Steven Bratman, LADY CHURCHILL’S ROSEBUD WRISTLET 10.
3. “Hounds of Love,” Scott Nicholson, THE BOOK OF MORE FLESH.
4. “The Banquet of the Lords of Night,” Liz Williams, ASIMOV’S June 2002.
5. “4’33,” Paul Tremblay, GOTHIC.NET.
6. “Watch the Pretty Girls, Kid,” Jay Lake, THE 3RD ALTERNATIVE 29.
7. “Bone Sigh,” Tim Pratt, TWILIGHT SHOWCASE.
8. “Beer on Sunday,” Nick Mamatas, HORRORFIND.
9. "Three Nights in Big Rock City," Jon Hansen, BLACK GATE Winter 2002.
10. “Ye Olde Ephemera Shoppe,” Carol Orlock, THE SILVER WEB 15.
11. “People Stuff,” Greg van Eekhout, LADY CHURCHILL’S ROSEBUD WRISTLET 10.

Stories that made other best-of anthos that I plan on reading just in case...
1. “Droplet,” Benjamin Rosenbaum, F&SF July 2002.
2. “The Political Officer,” Charles Coleman Finlay, F&SF April 2002.
3. “Coelecanths,” Robert Reed, F&SF March 2002.
4. “Presence,” Maureen McHugh, F&SF March 2002.
5. “Grandma,” Carol Emshwiller, F&SF March 2002.
6. “Breathmoss,” Ian R. MacLeod, ASIMOV’S May 2002.


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With thanks for the idea to Jim Henry and his list