Validity and merge targeting

[Emy]

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

At first I thought it was a proper book cover and was just missing it's format, but while searching around for any information on it at all, I came across a link to the image, and found this:
http://www.williamflew.com/omni106a.html

The "cover" actually appears to be a magazine spread image which preceded the publication of the story in Omno Science Fiction #106.

Possible merge targets:
a. And the Angels Sing (1992), author collection
b. The 1988 Annual World's Best SF
c. The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection
a) is an author collection, and b)&c) are both year's best anthologies.

Questions:
1. Do others agree that this is a record for the LitMag short story, not a separate publication?
2. Which merge target is better - my feeling is the first option?

[Sandra]

I agree that a. appears the better target.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Emy wrote: "Questions:
1. Do others agree that this is a record for the LitMag short story, not a separate publication?
2. Which merge target is better - my feeling is the first option?"

1 definitely shows strong evidence of being true, and I cannot find any evidence the story was published on its own.

As far as 2, I think a single author's collection is always a better option for such merges than "best of" anthologies, when both are options.

[Emy]

Combining and queuing now :)