(Feel free to dip a bit below or above 1-2k, or just rely on "I recall this story being in that range" memory without actually checking the precise word count. 
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What are some of your favorite 1000-2000 word stories?
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Perdition by Richard Salsbury clocks in at just under 2000 words.
It's one of the few shorts I read more than once.
It's one of the few shorts I read more than once.
Almost any of the flash or very short fiction by Fredric Brown, Robert Sheckley, Robert Silverberg and Roger Zelazny. I grew up on the stuff and their short stories are largely responsible for shaping my love of the SF/F genre.
Some great examples would be "Naturally" by Brown and
"Audo-da-fe" by Zelazny.
Some great examples would be "Naturally" by Brown and
"Audo-da-fe" by Zelazny.
Richard Matheson's "Born of Man and Woman" is only a little over 1,200 words, but it's incredible.
I'm a fan of Joe Lansdale's weird/humorous stories in that length. Some memorable ones are Fish Night, My Dead Dog Bobby, and Godzilla's 12 Step Program.
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