short story
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Now it’s planning to monetize a more surprising type of media: the short story.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
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
As the memory of it washes back over you, “Omaha” lingers, like a devastating short story — devastating because it’s about a pained father for whom the road ahead only seems to get narrower.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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
Du Bois included in his seminal work, The Souls of Black Folk, a brilliant but haunting short story.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
