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 Three, Round Two
BATTLE OVER! 1. "Graduation Afternoon" (5) vs. "The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates" (2)

BATTLE OVER! 2. "Gray Matter" (4) vs. "The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet" (5)

BATTLE OVER! 3. "The Crate" (5) vs. "The Old Dude's Ticker" (0)

BATTLE OVER! 4. "Lunch at the Gotham Café" (5) vs. "The Little Sisters of Eluria" (2)

BATTLE OVER! 5. "Rest Stop" (5) vs. "Hotel at the End of the Road" (1)

BATTLE OVER! 6. "Graveyard Shift" (5) vs. "The Wedding Gig" (0)

BATTLE OVER! 7. "The Night Flier" (1) vs. "Survivor Type" (5)

BATTLE OVER! 8. "The Jaunt" (5) vs. "Rainy Season" (0)