This cumulative volume of "Short Story Index" covers short stories written in or translated into English that have appeared in collections and selected periodicals published from 1984-1988. The periodicals are those indexed in two other Wilson publications: "Readers" Guide to Periodical Literature" and "Humanities Index". "Short Story Index" is issued annually with a cumulation every five years. The continued appeal of the short story is reflected in the number contained in this cumulation, which indexes 22,431 stories. Of those, 19,579 stories appeared in 1,221 collections and 2,852 in 84 periodicals. As in previous volumes, the arrangement is by author, title, and subject in one alphabet. Stories in periodicals are indexed only by author and title. The author entry, which mentions the collection or periodical where the story can be found, is the fullest entry. A list of Collections indexed, a Directory of Publishers and Distributors, and a Directory of Periodicals complete the volume.