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short story

NOUN
short work of fiction
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WEAK


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He was reviewing the 1968 television movie “The Thanksgiving Visitor,” an adaptation of the Truman Capote short story.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Galsworthy did not take up these characters again until 1918 when he wrote a radiant, nostalgic short story called “Indian Summer of a Forsyte.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The video could be seen as a reference to 88-year-old Sir Anthony's latest project, as he is set to start shooting a film based on a short story by Thomas based in the Welsh countryside.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Xuan Juliana Wang is author of the short story collection “Home Remedies” and assistant professor of English at UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

A sculpture of a man’s head sat in front of the expansive windows, and thanks to the small illustration on the cover of the short story collection Hollister had given Emily, she recognized it immediately.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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