short story

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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

The project, based on a short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer, took 14 years to bring to the screen, but got seven Oscar nominations in 1984.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Written and directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson from a short story by Ursula Wills-Jones, the satirical comedy covers much of the same thematic territory as the Oscar winner “The Shape of Water.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

We would like to see whatever you do, especially if you were to write a short story or two.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan