Weights and Measures by Jodi Picoult (2011) in Stories, edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio, Harper Perennial

Miss Picoult’s poetic, ability to move the reader comes into full force here over the tragic loss of a seven-year-old daughter and the heart-rending attempt of parents trying to get past the grief.  And the extreme effects that can happen in the imagination come to life.

I read this out loud so Margaret could hear it.  Her response was that from now on, whenever someone says her stories are too sad, they should read this story.