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
The event, which was inspired by the classic Mark Twain short story and hosted this year by state Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil, R-Jackson, drew a small crowd to promote the upcoming Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee.
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Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
The award recognizes novels, short story collections and graphic novels written by women and non-binary authors published in the United States and Canada.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 May 2025
Emily Dean directs this wildly inventive period adaptation of Siobhan Carroll’s short story.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
The film is adapted from the short story by Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx, which was originally published in The New Yorker in 1997.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
The award recognizes novels, short story collections and graphic novels written by women and non-binary authors published in the United States and Canada.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 May 2025
Emily Dean directs this wildly inventive period adaptation of Siobhan Carroll’s short story.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
The film is adapted from the short story by Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx, which was originally published in The New Yorker in 1997.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short story
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The story splits its time between young Wash's misadventures and the older, adult Wash's tale of first love with a biracial woman, Tanna (Iola Evans), and a brush with danger in the form of bounty hunter, Willard (Billy Boyd).—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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While the sight of Lamia carrying around the proud cockerel has the makings of an image straight out of a children’s tale, nothing in the little girl’s life has storybook qualities.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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After a long, arduous wait, her story caught the attention of Royal Canine.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Subsequent seasons of Off Campus, the show, will presumably follow the other books, The Mistake, The Score, The Goal and The Legacy (a novella compiling stories from all of the couples).—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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Directed by Bart Layton, Crime 101 is based on author Don Winslow’s novella of the same name.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
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Netflix has been pushing its own games business lately, focusing on games based on mainstream IP, party games, narrative games and kids games.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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So that was probably reflected more in the narrative.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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“Short story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20story. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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