The Best of
The First Line
Editors' Picks: 2002 - 2006

Anthology - Paperback
168 pages
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ISBN 10: 0-9745900-6-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-9745900-6-6
ISSN: 1525-9382

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This anthology contains twenty-three of our favorite stories from The First Line, beginning with Volume 4 Issue 1 (our first perfect-bound issue) and ending with Volume 8 Issue 4 (Jeff's last issue).

2002
Spring: Gabe Posey. Hunting
Summer: Craig Waldron. Armelle of Leeds
Fall: Margaret B. Davidson. Derailment
Winter: Nicole Burris. When Lester Stopped Asking
2003
Spring: Laila Strickland. Open Mic Night at Beethoven's Tenth
Summer: Wolf Finkbeiner. Zero Mountain
Fall: Melissa Mead. Jewels and Cinders
Winter: John Vanderslice. Proof
2004
Spring: Matt McHugh. Freak Showing
Spring: Bojan Pavlovic. Death in Sarajevo
Summer: Rati Mehrotra. Having Left it Behind
Fall: Mary Robinette Kowal. The Shocking Affair of the Dutch Steamship Friesland
Winter: Rebecca Wolfe. Of Fresh Baked Bread and Frozen Pizza
2005
Spring: Matt McHugh. See You in the Funny Papers
Summer: Jason Gossard. A Boy's Best Friend
Fall: Scott Bailey. The Solicitor's Clerk
Winter: Jennifer Schwabach. Seven Days
2006
Spring: Swapna Kishore. Usha Tai's Lost Something Again
Spring: Cheryl Hicks. Legacy
Summer: Chris Gauthier. The King of Left-Handed Bullfrogs
Summer: Jesee Cole. Birthday
Fall: M. M. De Voe. Dulce Domum
Winter: Caroline Taylor. Enough