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short stories

NOUN
short work of fiction
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The researchers then increased the complexity of the experiment by playing short stories while continuing to record brain activity.

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

The company this month plans to start publishing short stories in Drafting, its ad-supported Substack about culture and fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

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

Unlike the other artifacts with no traceable provenance, these short stories are bad.

From Salon May 12, 2026

“And there’s a kid in freshman AP English who writes these great fantasy short stories, and he submitted a few of them. I picked one of those, too.”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King



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