Editing Damon Runyon (section)

===Stories===
There are many collections of Runyon's stories, in particular ''Runyon on Broadway'' and ''Runyon from First to Last''. A publisher's note in the latter claims that collection contains all of Runyon's short stories not included in ''Runyon on Broadway'',<ref>Publisher's Note included in ''Runyon from First to Last'' (1954), Constable</ref> but two Broadway stories originally published in ''Collier's Weekly'' are not in either collection: "Maybe a Queen"<ref>''Collier's Weekly'', December 12, 1931</ref> and "Leopard's Spots",<ref>''Collier's Weekly'', May 6, 1939</ref> both collected in ''More Guys And Dolls'' (1950). The radio show, in addition, has a story, "Joe Terrace", that appears in 'More Guys and Dolls' and the August 29, 1936, issue of ''Colliers''. It is one of his "Our Town" stories that does not appear in the "In Our Town" book, and the only episode of the show which is not a Broadway' story, however, the action is changed in the show from Our Town to Broadway.

The "Our Town" stories are short vignettes of life in a small town, largely based on Runyon's experiences. They are written in a simple, descriptive style and contain twists and odd endings based on the personalities of the people involved. Each story's title is the name of the principal character. Twenty-seven of them were published in the 1946 book ''In Our Town''.

''Runyon on Broadway'' contains the following stories:
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'''More Than Somewhat'''
* Breach of Promise
* Romance in the Roaring Forties
* Dream Street Rose
* The Old Doll's House
* Blood Pressure
* The Bloodhounds of Broadway
* Tobias the Terrible
* The Snatching of Bookie Bob
* The Lily of St. Pierre
* Hold 'em, Yale
* Earthquake
* 'Gentlemen, the King!'
* A Nice Price
* Broadway Financier
* The Brain Goes Home

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'''Furthermore'''
* Madame La Gimp
* Dancing Dan's Christmas
* Sense of Humour
* Lillian
* Little Miss Marker
* Pick the Winner
* Undertaker Song
* Butch Minds the Baby
* The Hottest Guy in the World
* The Lemon Drop Kid
* What, No Butler?
* The Three Wise Guys
* A Very Honourable Guy
* Princess O'Hara
* Social Error
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'''Take It Easy'''
* Tight Shoes
* Lonely Heart
* The Brakeman's Daughter
* Cemetery Bait
* It Comes Up Mud
* The Big Umbrella
* For a Pal
* Big Shoulders
* That Ever-Loving Wife of Hymie's
* Neat Strip
* Bred for Battle
* Too Much Pep
* Baseball Hattie
* Situation Wanted
* A Piece of Pie
* A Job for the Macarone
* All Horse Players Die Broke
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''Runyon from First to Last'' includes the following stories and sketches:
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'''The First Stories''' (early non-Broadway stories):
* The Defence of Strikerville
* Fat Fallon
* Two Men Named Collins. First published in Reader Magazine, [Date Unknown]
* As Between Friends
* The Informal Execution of Soupbone Pew
* My Father
'''Stories à la Carte''' (Broadway stories written in Runyonese):
* Money from Home
* A Story Goes With It
* Broadway Complex
* So You Won't Talk!
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* Dark Dolores
* Delegates at Large
* A Light in France
* Old Em's Kentucky Home
* Johnny One-Eye
* Broadway Incident
* The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown
* The Melancholy Dane
* Barbecue
* Little Pinks
* Palm Beach Santa Claus
* Cleo
* The Lacework Kid
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'''The Last Stories''' (Broadway stories written in Runyonese):
* Blonde Mink
* Big Boy Blues
'''Written in Sickness''' (sketches):
* Why Me?
* The Doctor Knows Best
* No Life
* Good Night
* Bed-Warmers
* Sweet Dreams
* Passing the Word Along
* Death Pays a Social Call

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''In Our Town'' contains the following stories:
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* Our Old Man (originally titled On Good Turns)
* Samuel Graze
* Pete Hankins
* Jeremiah Zore
* Mrs. Judson
* The Happiness Joneses
* Mrs. McGregor
* Doc Brackett
* Officer Lipscomber
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* Marigold and Maidie So
* Sterling Curlew
* Doc Mindler
* Mrs. Pilplay
* Sheriff Harding
* Boswell Van Dusen
* Dr. Davenport
* Mrs. Bogane
* Sam Crable
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* Ancil Toombs
* Amy Vederman
* Peter Chowles
* Judge Juggins
* Banker Beaverbrook
* Judge Joes
* Angel Kake
* Bet Ragle
* Hank Smith
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The following "Our Town" stories were not included in ''In Our Town'':
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* Joe Terrace
* Burge McCall
* Lou Louder
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