The PEN/O. Henry prize stories: 2012

Uncle Rock / Dagoberto Gilb --

Vandercook / Alice Mattison --

Leak / Sam Ruddick --

Nothing living lives alone / Wendell Berry --

First wife / Christine Sneed --

Birth in the woods / Kevin Wilson --

Naima / Hisham Matar --

Mickey Mouse / Karl Taro Greenfeld --

Things said or done / Ann Packer --

East of the West / Miroslav Penkov --

Brush / John Berger --

Kindness / Yiyun Li --

Phantoms / Steven Millhauser --

Boys Town / Jim Shepard --

Hare's mask / Mark Slouka --

Eyewall / Lauren Groff --

Rothko eggs / Keith Ridgway --

Deep / Anthony Doerr --

Woman who lived in the house / Salvatore Scibona --

Corrie / Alice Munro --

Reading the PEN/O. Henry prize stories 2011 : the jurors on their favorites / Mary Gaitskill, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Ron Rash --

Writing the PEN/O. Henry prize stories 2011 : the writers on their work.