I bought this book last Fall but didn’t read it until recently. You know how it goes, so many books, so little time. I love short stories and I have been reading this series since the mid 8’s. The 2010 edition should be coming out in October or so.

This year’s edition has some great stories.

“The Idiot President” by Daniel Alarcon -(No, it is not about W!)

“Rubiaux Raising” by Steve de Jarnatt – A story that incorporates the war in Iraq and hurricane Katrina.

“Hurricanes” by Adam Johnson – (One guess which hurricane it refers to .)

“Modulation” by Richard Powers – This story about music and viruses, and musica piracy is brilliant.

“Them Old Cowboy Songs” by Annie Proulx – Another story of the how hard life in the west was. This story is set back in the 1800’s. Annie Proulx may be my favorite author. Many people don’t realize that “Brokeback Mountain” was a short story by Proulx.

“Into the Gorge” by Ron Rash.

“The Peripatetic Coffin” by Ethan Rutherford. – A story incorporating the confederates submarine , the H.L. Hunley, used in the Civil War.

If you don’t want to buy the book, get a copy from your local library to read any of the above stories.

I give this book a solid four stars out of five. It is great.