Sextet; Six Story Discoveries in the Novella Form

"Sextet is six unusual stories in an uncommon fiction form. They are rich, full stories too long to be labeled short stories, and not long enough for novels. They have their own special characteristics, as novellas, employing all the unities of the short story with a more leisurely, often more dramatic, and usually deeper development. Each story was sent to the editors of Story before or during its two-year suspension..."--Page vii.