Many of Clay Reynolds’ short stories have been included in numerous collections and anthologies and special collections of prose fiction dedicated to specific themes. Many of these were originally published in literary reviews or journals, and some were reedited for publication as chapters of full-length books.
“A Better Class of People.” in New Growth: Contemporary Short Stories by Texas Writers. Ed., Lyman Grant. San Antonio: Corona Publishing Company 1989: 100-120.
“New York, New York: An Excerpt.” in This Place of Memory: A Texas Perspective. Ed. Joyce Gibson Roach. Denton: University of North Texas Press, 1992.
“Mexico.” in That’s What I Like (About the South) And Other Stories for the Nineties. George Garrett and Paul Ruffin, eds. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1993: 299-323.
“Summer Seeds.” in Careless Weeds. Ed., Tom Pilkington. Dallas: SMU Press, 1993: 187-247.
“Fist Fight.” in Texas Short Ficton: A World in Itself. Mike Hennech & Billy Bob Hill, eds. Fort Worth: ALE Publishers, 1993: 189-218.
“Etta’s Pond.” in Higher Elevations: Stories from the West. Alexander Blackburn & Kenneth Pellow, eds. Athens, OH: Swallow/Ohio University Press, 1993: 25-49; rev. & rpt. in New Growth 2. Ed., Mark Busby. San Antonio: Corona Publishing Company, 1993: 229-269.
“Right Field Blues.” [rev.] Texas Short Fiction: A World in Itself II. Michael Hennech & Billy Bob Hill, eds. Dallas: ALE Publishers, 1995: 62-82.
“Goodnight . . . Sweetheart.” Texas Short Stories. Ed. Billy Bob Hill. Dallas: Browder Springs Press, 1997: 389-403.
“A Trilogy: ‘Blue,’ ‘Coach,’ & ‘The Player.’” Suddenly: Prose Poetry and Sudden Fiction. Ed. Jackie Pelham. Houston: Martin House, 1998: 49-54.
“Sex on the Beach.” Texas Short Stories 2. Billy Bob Hill & Laurie Champion, eds. Dallas: Browder Springs Press, 2000: 263-285.
“A Train to Catch” [rev.] Lone Star Literature: From the Red River to the Rio Grande. Ed., Don Graham. New York: W. W. Norton, 2003: 563-588.
“People and Wolves.” Falling from Grace: A Literary Response to the Demise of Paradise. Rick Bass & Paul Christensen, eds. San Antonio, TX: Wings Press, 2004: 125-138.
“Beer Bread (Burp!)”; “Black-Eyed Peas”; “Grits”; “Chicken-Fried Steak and Cream Gravy”; “Never-Fail Turkey”; & “Never-Fail Fudge With Whiskey.” Vittles Champagne. Ed. Jackie Pelham. Conroe: Stone River Press, 2005: 42-45, 111-113, 118,, 127-130, 157-159, 229.
“Agatite.” Lone Star Sleuths: An Anthology of Texas Crime Fiction. Bill Cunningham, Steven L. Davis & Rollo K. Newsom, Eds. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2007: 240-248.
“From Players.” Literary Dallas.” Frances Brannen Vick, Ed. Fort Worth: TCU Press, 2008: 443-449.
“The Deacon’s Horse.” Texas Soundtrack. Terry Dalrymple, Ed. Temple, TX: Inkbrush Press. 2011: 93-118.
“Gethsemane.” A Shared Voice: A Tapestry of Tales. Tom Mack & Andrew Geyer, Eds. Beaumont, TX: Lamar University Press. 2013: 13-27.
“Night Work.” Dallas Noir. David Hale Smith, Ed. New York: Akashic Books. 2013: 121-140.
“Gethsemane.” A Shared Voice: A Tapestry of Tales. Tom Mack & Andrew Geyer, Eds. Beaumont, TX: Lamar University Press. 2013: 13-27.
“Night Work.” Dallas Noir. David Hale Smith, Ed. New York: Akashic Books. 2013: 121-140.
“Behind the Moon.” The Winners, 2015. The Hour of Writes Annual. London: The Hour of Writes. 2016: 81-85.