Best American Short Stories 2009/ edited by Alice Sebold/ 2009/ 314 pp

I love this series and was anxiously awaiting its newest edition. Alice Sebold's introduction is so positive and inspiring that I want to read more by her. Almost all the stories were outstanding, but my favorites were Daniel Alarcon; Steve De Jarnatt (heroin addict trapped in hurricane katrina!); Joseph Epstein; Eleanor Henderson; Ethan Rutherford.