as in tale
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel
her very first short story was accepted for publication in a local journal
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Recent Examples of short story
Moffett is the author of two short story collections, as well as The Silent History, a narrative app for mobile devices.
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Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
The Valbanera shipwreck made the front page of the Miami Herald and other newspapers, and Ernest Hemingway once wrote a short story about it.
—Raul A. Reyes, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
The series is based on author Manuel Gonzales’ short story and was created by Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner (Boardwalk Empire, Goliath), who are showrunners and executive producers.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
There’s an apocryphal anecdote about Hemingway being challenged to write a complete story, with all the emotional impact of one of his own short stories, in just six words.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
The Valbanera shipwreck made the front page of the Miami Herald and other newspapers, and Ernest Hemingway once wrote a short story about it.
—Raul A. Reyes, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
The series is based on author Manuel Gonzales’ short story and was created by Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner (Boardwalk Empire, Goliath), who are showrunners and executive producers.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
There’s an apocryphal anecdote about Hemingway being challenged to write a complete story, with all the emotional impact of one of his own short stories, in just six words.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short story
Noun
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Musicalizing the story does little to ground the audience in Jackie’s world and instead pulls and stretches the tale, when the themes alone could speak for themselves.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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As the title suggests, this sprawling tale centers on Raja, a man in his sixties who lives with his mother in Beirut, a city shaking with political and ecological turmoil.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This show has always been a part of our love story.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Bee’s Darrell Smith contributed to this story.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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The novella is a haunted house, dual point of view ride where the metaphors from the top down are consistently delivered.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Edgerton stars as an itinerant worker in the early 1900s Pacific Northwest in the adaptation of the Denis Johnson novella, which premiered at Sundance.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Part of the reason why there are so few of these conversations about podcasting is a general lack of criticism for narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The organization is working to transform cultural norms and narratives surrounding aging, disability and care, as well as make change through federal and state-level policies and build power among the people who have been touched by care.—
Katherine Schaffstall,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Short story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20story. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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