Each bi-annual volume presents vital information on approximately 15 of the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Titles featured in vol. 18 of Short Stories for Students include:
"Africans" by Sheila (May) Kohler
"Brazzaville Teen-ager" by Bruce Jay Friedman
"Far and Near" by Thomas Wolfe
"If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth..." by Arthur C. Clarke