Best Very Short Stories of 2001

These very short stories - the best of Story Bytes for 2001 - were chosen based entirely upon reader feedback.

They appear in reverse chronological order (newest first).

December

	Christmas In Tinsel Town by Carmen Ruggero
	Could be Christmas almost anywhere.
	512 Words, Published December, 2001
	Sunday Promise by Lad Moore
	A brief memoir...
	512 Words, Published December, 2001

November

	Skipping Stones by Glynn Sharpe
	Isn't it the universal game we all play at some time or another?
	256 Words, Published November, 2001
	The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes
	Not so old, yet almost ancient; a thanks to McKennitt and Phipps.
	1024 Words, Published November, 2001

October

	Within the Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
	My arrival abrupt. My departure...
	32 Words, Published October, 2001
	Suffer the Little Children by James D. Wright
	"...for of such is the kingdom of God."
	256 Words, Published October, 2001

August/September

	Too Late by M. Stanley Bubien
	Today, yes, but tomorrow... probably...
	8 Words, Published August, 2001
	The Letter from Massie by Dominic Martia
	Some letters can awake us to the most unexpected of realities.
	128 Words, Published August, 2001
	We Don't Need Oxygen by Stephen Tucker
	Sometimes not, but others...
	128 Words, Published August, 2001

July

	"Meno y Rosa" by M. Stanley Bubien
	Love, most worthy of being inscribed.
	128 Words, Published July, 2001
	Excuses by Lynn Gordon
	A brief, didactic interlude.
	256 Words, Published July, 2001

June

	It Hurts by Denise Howard
	Who was it that said there are two sides to every story?
	256 Words, Published June, 2001
	Paisley My Sky by Glynn Sharpe
	One of my favorite colors for a sky.
	256 Words, Published June, 2001

May

	The Counterrevolutionary Saves a Nation by M. Stanley Bubien
	With the most effective means...
	2 Words, Published May, 2001
	Amendment I: Freedom of Speech (And All the Rights and Privileges Thereof) by M. Stanley Bubien
	And that just about says it all.
	8 Words, Published May, 2001
	Loss by Gene Schmidt
	One of the worse feelings in the world...
	64 Words, Published May, 2001

April

	The Final Battle, Part I The Half-Deaf King Negotiating at the Table by M. Stanley Bubien
	Remember, the story ain't over until Part II.
	4 Words, Published April, 2001
	The Final Battle, Part II The Steadfast Soldier and Just Cause by M. Stanley Bubien
	Ah, as in so many finals, the first part is imperative.
	512 Words, Published April, 2001
	Let It Go by M. Stanley Bubien
	Inspired by the words of Steven Meincke.
	128 Words, Published April, 2001
	Leaving Sarah Behind by Glynn Sharpe
	Is it where you leave, or how?
	256 Words, Published April, 2001

March

	Pure Reflex by M. Stanley Bubien
	Is it?
	4 Words, Published March, 2001
	Kissing It Goodbye by Gary E. Holland
	Sometimes we are privileged to witness the rarest of events.
	256 Words, Published March, 2001
	A Different Kind of Careful by M. Stanley Bubien
	Often goes hand-in-hand with practicality.
	512 Words, Published March, 2001

February

	An Answer to Prayer by M. Stanley Bubien
	As in so many things, consider the question.
	2 Words, Published February, 2001
	Dancing on a Pin by Gary E. Holland
	The oldest of questions sometimes reap unexpected answers.
	256 Words, Published February, 2001
	Fleeing Miss Horace by Lad Moore
	The world might be different if all of us were allowed just one little peek.
	512 Words, Published February, 2001

January

	The Unforgiven by M. Stanley Bubien
	Different from the film version, except maybe in the end.
	8 Words, Published January, 2001
	One, Two, Three... And So On by W. Eric Martin
	The beginning of the sequence.
	64 Words, Published January, 2001
	O For the Wonderful Love by M. Stanley Bubien
	Music, sung by the most beautiful voice, can it be anything but... beautiful?
	256 Words, Published January, 2001
	She'll Never Admit by M. Stanley Bubien
	Apologies, if offered, often need to be accepted.
	1024 Words, Published January, 2001

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