short story
noun
: an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at unity of effect and often concentrating on the creation of mood rather than plot
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her very first short story was accepted for publication in a local journal
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Austrian writer-director Angela Summereder’s new film, B for Bartleby, uses the famous short story as an inspiration for a broader cinematic reflection.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
My older kids were given these nonsense short stories.
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The short stories, written in Lee’s youth, are all badly underdeveloped.
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Yang is best known for authoring the short story collection The Runaway Restaurant.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
My older kids were given these nonsense short stories.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
The short stories, written in Lee’s youth, are all badly underdeveloped.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Yang is best known for authoring the short story collection The Runaway Restaurant.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Short story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20story. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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