short stories
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Her third husband, playwright Arthur Miller, suggests the purchases were largely a pose: In his memoir, he wrote that aside from some short stories and Colette’s “Cheri” she likely never read anything start to finish.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
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
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
He got his start writing short stories in horror and fantasy comics anthologies for DC and Marvel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
I gave up the idea of the biographical sketches and settled finally upon writing a series of short stories, using the material I had got from Ross and his friends, building upon it, inventing.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
