Synonyms of short stories

short stories

noun

plural of short story

as in stories

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stories
• tales
• novellas
• narratives
• yarns
• fairy tales
• histories
• novelettes
• jokes
• bedtime stories
• anecdotes
• myths
• fables
• records
• parables
• romances
• legends
• reports
• annals
• chronicles
• exempla
• folktales
• accounts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of short stories

According to EduTopia, putting images and short stories or quotes around the classroom can inspire students and give them a greater sense of belonging. — Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026

The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty Published in 1980, this collection brings together Mississippi writer Eudora Welty’s celebrated short stories, all teeming with her sensitive eye for details and landscapes. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

His short stories and travel writing have appeared in Granta, Boston Review, The Georgia Review, the Sunday Times, and other publications. — Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026

The project is based on four short stories by Mariana Enríquez and tells the story of Ema, a woman with the ability to see and hear the dead. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

That’s the opening line of the latest in our Flash Fiction series of very short stories for summer. — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

In addition to acting, Beaumont wrote screenplays, radio scripts, and short stories for magazines. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

In many classic short stories, the real action occurs in the silences. — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Yates brought out three more novels in the 1980s, along with another book of short stories, Liars in Love (1981). — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026