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short stories

NOUN
short work of fiction
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WEAK


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The researchers then increased the complexity of the experiment by playing short stories while continuing to record brain activity.

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

“A Landscape Painter,” one of his earliest short stories, follows the antiheroic Locksley, a painter with one foot in both of the neighborhood’s social worlds.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

After a celebrated career, she returns with a collection of 13 short stories that explore mortality, thorny relationships and intellectual curiosity — hallmarks of her writing.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

Unlike the other artifacts with no traceable provenance, these short stories are bad.

From Salon May 12, 2026

She’s read each of the short stories and poems and articles a dozen times.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri



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