short stories
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The membership benefit is described as: “A living archive of lectures from the grave, letters never sent, and original short stories curated by Bob Dylan.”
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Strout has meticulously constructed these worlds in linked short stories and novels, set in imaginary small towns such as Crosby, Maine, and Amgash, Ill. With Artie Dam, she has chosen a new protagonist and setting.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
The short story made its way into Thomas' best-known collection of short stories, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog, which was published in 1940.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
A young Tennessee Williams wrote short stories while employed as a shoe-factory clerk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Miss Bell asked us to write short compositions analyzing short stories we read for class.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
