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
Students should read Tabone’s article after reading the short stories.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
Others include The Monkey, Osgood Perkins directed horror film based on Stephen King’s short story; Made-Up Stories drama Addition – a drama from Made-Up Stories; and Den of Thieves 2 – the sequel to the 2018 crime film featuring Gerard Butler.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, the Trump Administration, having now remade American medicine and remedied our higher education, is hard at work reforming our buildings, with memos on movie editing and how to write short stories doubtless on the way.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
There were many others who wrote and published books of poetry, short stories, and autobiographies.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
Others include The Monkey, Osgood Perkins directed horror film based on Stephen King’s short story; Made-Up Stories drama Addition – a drama from Made-Up Stories; and Den of Thieves 2 – the sequel to the 2018 crime film featuring Gerard Butler.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, the Trump Administration, having now remade American medicine and remedied our higher education, is hard at work reforming our buildings, with memos on movie editing and how to write short stories doubtless on the way.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
There were many others who wrote and published books of poetry, short stories, and autobiographies.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short story
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Arias weaves a lovely tale of unrequited love that isn’t as unrequited in this sapphic, slow-burn romance that also touches on weighty topics, including divorce and grief.—
Mia Sosa,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The tell-tale signs continued to add up.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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As a recent ProPublica story revealed, the promises of the H-2A visa program can be undermined by extreme abuses the workers suffer, mostly by labor contractors.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The dream drive package includes private transfer to The Barn, Napa Valley Car Club's exclusive clubhouse, post-drive drinks and stories and return transfer.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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One of the authors that Covici brought along with him to Viking was a young writer named John Steinbeck; his company had published Steinbeck’s novellas Tortilla Flat in 1935 and Of Mice and Men in 1937.—
Paul Slovak
September 16,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
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The novella was released in 1982, three years after the release of The Long Walk novel.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Viewed in this light, the old narrative of 1066 and its aftermath has much to recommend it.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Financials & Outlook Nevertheless, the fundamentals present a more complicated narrative.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Short story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20story. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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