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short stories

NOUN
short work of fiction
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WEAK


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They played short stories to the anesthetized patients while continuing to record activity from neurons in the hippocampus.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Something of the same process holds with the short stories collected in “20 Over 60,” a beguiling if uneven compendium of pieces written by 20 authors in their later years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Kennard said the former head of English, Paul Coffman, would read his short stories during break times, and leave him notes and suggestions.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“I’d love to take a crack at either short stories or writing a novel.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Poems and short stories I wrote, expressing sorrow and loneliness, were awarded high grades.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez


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