short story
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The first short story that will run in Drafting is an 1,800-word tale based on the Showtime cable series “The L Word” and written by Ilene Chaiken, the show’s co-creator and another co-founder of Run-A-Muck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Now it’s planning to monetize a more surprising type of media: the short story.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
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
When Dame Hilary published her original short story in 2014, its title was meant to provoke a reaction, according to playwright Alexandra Wood.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
I began sending her stacks of information I uncovered about her mother—scientific journal articles, photos of the cells, even an occasional novel, poem, or short story based on HeLa.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
