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
In addition to Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer, which Kelley created based on Connelly’s novel The Brass Verdict, Kelley previously tackled Michael Connelly’s short story Avalon.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Many times turning to a short story has saved me and saved the novel.
—Longreads, 26 May 2026
The series was based on a short story by Katherine Heiny and followed the employees at a Department of Motor Vehicles office in East Hollywood.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
The Book Catapult Specializing in literary fiction, short stories and narrative nonfiction.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Many times turning to a short story has saved me and saved the novel.
—Longreads, 26 May 2026
The series was based on a short story by Katherine Heiny and followed the employees at a Department of Motor Vehicles office in East Hollywood.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
The Book Catapult Specializing in literary fiction, short stories and narrative nonfiction.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short story
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There is a little more to it, as the tale of the boy from Yonkers has some of the same up-and-down flair of the Knicks and Mets during his Hall of Fame career.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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And hey, if this movie racks up the views, perhaps the next tale will make it to theaters, with bigger co-stars to boot.—
Mark Meszoros,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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This two-story house has three bedrooms and four bathrooms.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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Building on a concept devised by the director and producer Pierre-Henri Léon, Santiago Otheguy’s script plays fast and loose with Bizet’s opera and the Prosper Mérimée novella that inspired it — to the point of inventing an entirely new protagonist.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 May 2026
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But this world premiere from writer Ashley Robinson at Chicago Shakespeare Theater actually is based on the source novella by Annie Proulx.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Pine Valley, our narrative home.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Digwa was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, concluding a case that the far-right has co-opted for its false narrative that British institutions, including the police, are biased against White Britons.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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