One hundred stories under fifteen hundred words in length and with surprise endings bring fun and excitement from the likes of Anderson, Clarke, Del Ray, Pohl, and Boucherxv The Science Fiction Blowgun (1978) essay by Isaac Asimov1 A Loint of Paw (1957) short story by Isaac Asimov2 The Advent on Channel Twelve (1958) short story by C. M.Kornbluth5 Plaything (1974) short story by Larry Niven10 The Misfortune Cookie (1970) short story by Charles E.Fritch13 I Wish I May, I Wish I Might (1973) short story by BillPronzini16 FTA (1974) short story by George R. R. Martin19 Trace (1961) short story by Jerome Bixby22 The Ingenious Patriot [Fantastic Fables] (1891) shortstory by Ambrose Bierce23 Zoo (1958) short story by Edward D. Hoch25 The Destiny of Milton Gomrath (1967) short story byAlexei Panshin27 The Devil and the Trombone (1948) short story by MartinGardner30 Upstart (1977) short story by Steven Utley33 How It All Went (1976) short story by Gregory Benford37 Harry Protagonist, Brain-Drainer [Harry Protagonist] (1965)short story by Richard Wilson39 Peeping Tommy (1965) short story by Robert F. Young42 Starting from Scratch (1970) short story by RobertSheckley46 Corrida (1968) short story by Roger Zelazny49 Shall the Dust Praise Thee? (1967) short story by DamonKnight52 Bug-Getter (1960) short story by Reginald Bretnor [as byR. Bretnor]55 The Deadly Mission of Phineas Snodgrass [Editor's Page(Galaxy)] (1962) essay by Frederik Pohl58 Fire Sale (1964) short story by Laurence M. Janifer62 Safe at Any Speed [Known Space] (1967) short story byLarry Niven65 The Masks (1959) short story by James Blish69 Innocence (1955) short story by Joanna Russ71 Kin (1956) short story by Richard Wilson73 The Long Night [The Exploits of Argo 2] (1961) shortstory by Ray Russell75 Sanity Clause (1975) short story by Edward Wellen79 If at First You Don't Succeed, to Hell with It! (1972) shortstory by Charles E. Fritch85 The Question (1963) short story by Laurence M. Janiferand Donald E. Westlake88 The Perfect Woman (1953) short story by Robert Sheckley91 The System (1968) short story by Ben Bova93 Exile to Hell (1968) short story by Isaac Asimov97 Inaugural (1976) short story by Barry N. Malzberg andBill Pronzini99 Martha (1976) short story by Fred Saberhagen101 Kindergarten (1963) short story by Fritz Leiber103 Landscape with Sphinxes (1962) short story by KarenAnderson106 The Happiest Day of Your Life (1970) short story by BobShaw110 The Worlds of Monty Willson (1971) short story byWilliam F. Nolan112 Punch (1961) short story by Frederik Pohl116 Doctor short story by Henry Slesar (variant of After1960)117 The Man from When (1966) short story by Dannie Plachta119 Crying Willow (1973) short story by Edward Rager123 January 1975 (1975) short story by Barry N. Malzberg125 Mail Supremacy [Chap Foey Rider 1] (1975) short story byHayford Peirce128 Mistake (1976) short story by Larry Niven130 Half-Baked Publisher's Delight (1974) short story byIsaac Asimov and Jeffrey S. Hudson134 Far from Home (1958) short story by Walter Tevis138 Swords of Ifthan (1973) short story by James Sutherland[as by James E. Sutherland]140 Argent Blood (1967) short story by Joe L. Hensley144 Collector's Fever (1964) short story by Roger Zelazny147 Stubborn (1972) short story by Stephen Goldin147 Sign at the End of the Universe (1974) short story byDuane Ackerson149 The Re-Creation (1972) short story by Robert E. Toomey,Jr.151 The Better Man (1966) short story by Ray Russell154 Oom (1951) short story by Martin Gardner155 Merchant (1978) short story by Henry Slesar157 Don't Fence Me In (1956) short story by Richard Wilson160 The Die-Hard (1958) short story by Alfred Bester165 The First (1952) short story by Anthony Boucher167 Eripmav (1958) short story by Damon Knight168 Feeding Time (1953) short story by Robert Sheckley172 The Voice from the Curious Cube (1937) short story byNelson S. Bond [as by Nelson Bond]175 I'm Going to Get You (1974) short story by F. M. Busby178 The Room (1961) short story by Ray Russell180 Dry Spell (1970) short story by Bill Pronzini182 Bohassian Learns (1971) short story by William Rotsler186 Star Bride (1951) short story by Anthony Boucher188 Latest Feature (1972) short story by Maggie Nadler192 Chief (1960) short story by Henry Slesar193 After You've Stood on the Log at the Center of theUniverse, What Is There Left to Do? (1974) short story by Grant Carrington197 Maid to Measure (1964) short story by Damon Knight199 Eyes Do More Than See (1965) short story by Isaac Asimov202 Thang (1948) short story by Martin Gardner203 How Now Purple Cow (1969) short story by Bill Pronzini207 Revival Meeting (1969) short story by Dannie Plachta208 Prototaph (1966) short story by Keith Laumer212 The Rocket of 1955 (1939) short story by C. M. Kornbluth214 Kindergarten (1970) short story by James E. Gunn214 Science Fiction for Telepaths short story by E. MichaelBlake216 A Little Knowledge (1975) short story by Paul Dellinger218 A Cup of Hemlock (1978) short story by Lee Killough219 Present Perfect (1974) short story by Thomas F.Monteleone223 A Lot to Learn (1978) short story by Robert T. Kurosaka224 The Amphibious Cavalry Gap (1974) short story by JamesE. Thompson226 Not Counting Bridges (1963) short story by Robert L.Fish228 The Man Inside (1969) short story by Bruce McAllister231 The Mars Stone (1974) short story by Paul Bond233 Source Material (1974) short story by Mildred DowneyBroxon235 The Compleat Consumators (1964) short story by Alan E.Nourse239 Examination Day (1958) short story by Henry Slesar243 The Man Who Could Turn Back the Clock (1950) short storyby Ralph Milne Farley245 Patent Rights (1974) short story by Daniel A. Darlington247 The Sky's an Oyster; the Stars Are Pearls (1975) shortstory by David Bischoff [as by David F. Bischoff]250 Alien Cornucopia (1959) short story by Walt Liebscher251 The Last Paradox (1958) short story by Edward D. Hoch254 Course of Empire (1956) short story by Richard Wilson257 Synchronicity (1978) short story by James E. Thompson262 Sweet Dreams, Melissa (1968) short story by StephenGoldin266 The Man on Top (1951) short story by Reginald Bretnor[as by R. Bretnor]271 Rejection Slip (1978) short story by K. W. MacAnn