128 short stories, one winner! Choose your favorite short story in each of the battles below. The winners will advance until we have one winner per bracket. There are four brackets. Those bracket winners will then face off against each other. The short story in each of the battles that gets five votes first wins, that's when voting for that battle will end. You can vote in all, some, or none of the battles, it's up to you. Have fun!

Bracket One, Round Two
BATTLE OVER! 1. "In the Tall Grass" (2) vs. "Suffer the Little Children" (5)

BATTLE OVER! 2. "The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands" (2) vs. "The Monkey" (5)

BATTLE OVER! 3. "A Face in the Crowd" (2) vs. "The Man in the Black Suit" (5)

BATTLE OVER! 4. "The Road Virus Heads North" (5) vs. "Before the Play" (0)

BATTLE OVER! 5. "Umney's Last Case" (2) vs. "Crouch End” (5)

BATTLE OVER! 6. "L. T.'s Theory of Pets" (0) vs. "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" (5)

BATTLE OVER! 7. "I Know What You Need" (3) vs. "The Lawnmower Man" (5)

BATTLE OVER! 8. "One for the Road" (5) vs. "The Death of Jack Hamilton" (1)