Baker, William. "Williams' 'The Use of Force'." Explicator 37, No. 1 (Fall 1978): 7-8.

Suggests that "the power of the story is its sense of urgency and its brevity."

Bell, Barbara Currier. "Williams' 'The Use of Force' and First Principles in Medical Ethics." Literature and Medicine, Vol. 3, edited by William Claire, pp. 143-51. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1984.

Demonstrates the value of "The Use of Force" to the field of medical ethics.

Breslin, James E. "The Fiction of a Doctor." In his William Carlos Williams: An American Artist, pp. 125-67. New York: Oxford University Press, 1970.

Surveys Williams's fiction of the 1930s, including his short stories.

Deutsch, Babette. "Gusty Tales from over Passaic Way." New York Herald Tribune Book Review 27, No. 16 (December 3, 1950): 5.

Asserts that Make Light of It "helps us to realize the distinguishing features of [Williams's] contribution to American writing."

Gott, Peter H. A review of The Doctor Stories, by William Carlos Williams. Saturday Review 10, No. 2 (November/December 1984): 76-7.

Mixed review, claiming that "as sociological studies, the stories have merit."

Graham, Theodora R. "A New Williams Short Story: 'Long Island Sound' (1961)." William Carlos Williams Review VII, No. 2 (Fall 1981): 1-3.

Provides brief background information about the story, featuring the entire text.

Halsband, Robert. "'I Lived Among These People'." The Saturday Review of Literature 33 (December 9, 1950): 14-15.

Assesses Make Light of It, suggesting that "whatever his ultimate reputation will be, [Williams] is one of the hardiest and healthiest shrubs on the landscape of American writing."

Pearson, Norman Holmes. "Williams Collected." The Yale Review LI, No. 2 (December 1962): 329-32.

Positive assessment of The Farmers' Daughters, emphasizing the "local color" of Williams's stories.

Sorrentino, Gilbert. "Polish Mothers and 'The Knife of the Times'," in Man and Poet, edited by Carroll F. Terrell, pp. 391-95. Orono, Maine: The National Poetry Foundation, 1983.

Investigates the linguistic patterns of "The Knife of the Times."

——. "A Dose of Strong Medicine." The New York Times Book Review 89 (October 21, 1984): 9.

Favorable review of The Doctor Stories, remarking that "Williams was not so much telling stories as he was making forms."

Wagner, Linda W. "Williams' 'The Use of Force': An Expansion." Studies in Short Fiction IV, No. 4 (Summer 1967): 351-53.

Studies "The Use of Force" in the context of Williams's other writings.

Additional coverage of Williams's life and career is contained in the following sources published by The Gale Group: Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography, 1917-1929; Contemporary Authors, Vol. 89-92; Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vol. 34; Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vols. 1, 2, 5, 9, 13, 22, 42, 67; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vols. 4,16, 54,86; Discovering Authors; Discovering Authors: British; Discovering Authors: Canadian; Discovering Authors: Most-Studied Authors Module; Discovering Authors: Poets Module; Major 20th-century Writers; and Poetry Criticism, Vol. 7.