Writing the Short Story

This is a form that I've come to enjoy very much. I've written a few stories (and will include one in my next post). I have to confess that I am only recently rediscovering the "rules" for short stories and short fiction so my sample story should NOT be used as any sort of example of how to do it right. I'd like to share some of the resources I've collected on writing the short story so here they are...