short stories
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Kennedy describes her relationship with Róisín, as "unfinished business" as the lead character is the same unsympathetic teenager from her 2021 collections of short stories The End of the World is a Cul-de-sac.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
At first it was short stories, then came Trespasses in 2022.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Ship Fever,” the title novella in Andrea Barrett’s collection of short stories, is the tale of a young doctor who, stung by the derision of the woman he loves, offers his services at the station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“I’d love to take a crack at either short stories or writing a novel.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Kat writes lines in it that she wants to use in her short stories.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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