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Best of 2008 The very best stories from East of the Web during 2008. Includes 'The Wicker Husband', 'Flash of Bright' and 'Professor Panini'. The Wicker Husband . . . Ursula Wills-Jones . . . 14 pages When the ugly girl decides to find herself a husband she has no idea what she’s letting herself in for. Baggio's Story . . . Charlie Fish . . . 10 pages Baggio discovers that becoming a philosopher isn’t as simple as he thought. Flash of Bright . . . Russell Golman . . . 13 pages When Percy is seventeen, his life changes irrevocably, from one moment to the next Professor Panini . . . Matthew Grigg . . . 3 pages Professor Panini is too clever for his own good. A Betting Man . . . Wayne Harper . . . 7 pages Sometimes everything depends on the odds. Fear No More . . . George Anthony . . . 18 pages Jonte has spent his whole life in a radiation shelter, but the arrival of eight strangers is the start of an adventure that will change his life forever. I Should Have Been Kissing You . . . David Ensminger . . . 11 pages "He said follow the beat. Teddy thought, this is the beat, isn’t it?" Someone To Care For . . . Maria Goodin . . . 3 pages It isn’t always easy having someone to care for. The Banana Season's Over . . . Jon Mallalieu . . . 19 pages A young Englishman recalls his time on a kibbutz I Told You! . . . Suvi Mahonen . . . 8 pages Jake gets home from school, but can’t find his key… Metropolis . . . Crystal Gail Shangkuan Koo . . . 11 pages "This is how you talk about a city you love. You talk about it as if it’s the only place in the world where this story can happen."