tess gallagher published five carver stories after he died in a book called "call if you need me". one of the stories, "kindling", won an o. henry award in 1999. throughout his lifetime carver won six o. henry awards: the winning stories were: "are these actual miles" (originally titled "what is it?") (1972), "put yourself in my shoes" (1974), "are you a doctor?" (1975), "a small, good thing" (1983), and "errand" (1988).