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short story

NOUN
short work of fiction
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Antonyms
WEAK


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“The story continues as a short story, and maybe those shorts turn into novels, maybe those shorts turn into a serialized vertical series,” said Drucker Mann.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Now it’s planning to monetize a more surprising type of media: the short story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

In his short story “Intimacy,” Raymond Carver uses the metaphor of “dead leaves” to describe the unresolved wounds between the narrator and his ex-wife.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

When Dame Hilary published her original short story in 2014, its title was meant to provoke a reaction, according to playwright Alexandra Wood.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

We would like to see whatever you do, especially if you were to write a short story or two.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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