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
But Montgomery, the writer of hundreds of short stories and 20 novels, was also a woman ahead of her time.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
But the relationship between these once close, now slightly estranged relatives mirrors the ant-and-grasshopper dynamic of the short story’s unlikely traveling companions.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Or during a project meeting, ask each person to tell a short story about the most interesting thing that happened to them over the past month.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Based on the short story by MacMillan Hedges, Deadline first reported that package was hitting the market before Thanksgiving holiday last Wednesday and had every major bidder in town chasing.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
But the relationship between these once close, now slightly estranged relatives mirrors the ant-and-grasshopper dynamic of the short story’s unlikely traveling companions.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Or during a project meeting, ask each person to tell a short story about the most interesting thing that happened to them over the past month.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Based on the short story by MacMillan Hedges, Deadline first reported that package was hitting the market before Thanksgiving holiday last Wednesday and had every major bidder in town chasing.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
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But sales also told a tale of two markets, with its domestic and U.S. markets continuing to see slower sales growth, while international and especially Asia have provided new sales growth channels.Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The project is heavy on woozy tales of the erotic ups and emotional downs of falling hard, and the deadpan, adrift flows of Scoob and friends, like professional skirt-chaser Shaudy Kash, are like bumping Baby Smoove and Veeze with brain fog.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
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This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.Michael D. Carroll AND Shannon McDonagh, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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The eight dramatic minutes that epitomised Nottingham Forest's transformation (Top photo: Nuno Espirito Santo by Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images) Get all-access to exclusive stories.Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Burroughs, the author of the novella the film is based on, had a similar encounter with his second wife, writer Joan Vollmer.Barry Levitt, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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Otherwise, the film is remarkably faithful to Charles Dickens’ original novella, preserving the gothic elements and darker themes without too much sentimentality.Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Now, a similar narrative is building once again, this time for her supporting turn in the August Wilson adaptation of The Piano Lesson, for which she’s earned standout critical praise for her arresting performance.Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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In the book, Andrews entwines two main suspenseful narratives.Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Short story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20story. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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