The Habit of Art
Best Stories from the Indiana University Fiction Workshop

Anthony V. Ardizzone (Edited by)

9780253218070

Paperback / softback, published 29 September 2005

360 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg

"The authors brazenly embrace intimacy and repulsion with alluring ease. Daring is the best description of the collection; engaging is the best reason for them to be read and shared. February 2, 2006"—NUVO

"The scientist has the habit of science; the artist, the habit of art." —Flannery O'Connor
This collection of stories contains some of the best new short fiction from America. The stories display a wide range of styles, settings, and themes. In addition to being among the country's most talented, prize-winning writers, the authors gathered in The Habit of Art also share a common bond as former members of the fiction workshop at Indiana University, which celebrates its first 25 years with the publication of this book.

Contents
Introduction
BocceRenée Manfredi
Six Ways to Jump Off a BridgeBrian Leung
SurrogatesRachel Hall
In the Doorway of Rhee's Jazz JointD. Winston Brown
RamoneJudy Troy
Who's Your Daddy?Bob Bledsoe
Mouthful of SorrowDana Johnson
The Penance PracticumErin McGraw
Three Parting Shots and a ForecastChristie Hodgen
CasualidadesCarolyn Alessio
ScarletMandy Sayer
Ways to Kill a SnapperGregory Miller
Selling the ApartmentDanit Brown
Relevant GirlTenaya Darlington
A Morning for MilkSeamus Boshell
Pork ChopsEileen FitzGerald
The Nine Ideas for a Happier WholeAmos Magliocco
Stepping in Ms. Cent-Jean's ShoesCrystal S. Thomas
Dream HouseBarbara Bean
Home Course AdvantageClint McCown
All Saints DayAngela Pneuman
Contributors